Navigating the murky waters of college admissions can be quite a rough ride. That’s why we’ve brought you an easy guide to America’s top universities. Take a glance and you’ll find both the locations as well as SAT ranges of first-rate universities like Stanford and Cornell. EMBED...

Thinking about going back to school? Ready to start the next step in your journey to a graduate degree? We’re here to help! In celebration of Teachstreet’s new websites, geared specifically at students preparing for two of of the most popular graduate school admissions examinations, the...

Training for a marathon is a serious task. Failing to train puts your body at risk of injury and also the possibility of not completing the race; but with proper instruction and disciple running can be a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. Even though one is largely physical and the other mental,...

Business school isn’t going to be cheap, neither are all the resources and tests needed to get ready to get into business school. Fear not, we have complied a list of free GMAT practice tests: GMAT Club – Free Verbal and Math GMAT Practice Test – GMAT Club’s online preparation tests...

Growing up good test taking skills were drilled into my brain. The one that stuck with me longest and served me best was the (formerly) conventional wisdom that on any multiple choice/standardized test if you don’t know an answer you should skip the question and come back to it. This skipping and...

There are a variety of ways to prepare for any standardized test, and I am a firm believer that mixing different preparation styles is beneficial and can keep you from hitting a rut during your studies. Choosing which style of test prep might work best for you should depend largely upon your learning...

A common theme I’ve heard amongst my friends of late is concern that going back to graduate school now might not be a good idea because in their words “everyone is going back to school.” Being a person that decided to return to school this past fall I no longer need to grapple with...

Asking for letters of recommendation is always difficult. It’s hard to know when to ask, how to ask, who to ask, how much time to give them, and what to tell them you need, but getting all these questions right is essential to gathering recommendations that will make your application stand out from...

Even though the graduate school essay is relatively short in comparison to other papers in college, it is often the most frustrating and difficult item in an application. I asked my friend Maran, a test prep consultant, to weigh in on the issue with some pointers she doles out to her students. The...