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Graduate Exam Preparation @ Pitt

This guide will help you find graduate exam preparation materials from the University of Pittsburgh and local institutions.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) measures a student's verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills. The general test is not specific to any individual field of study, but measures skills important for success in graduate or business school.

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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is the assessment for graduate business school candidates—it was designed by business schools to measure the skills shown to help graduate business students succeed in the challenging curriculum.

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  • Enter the test name Graduate Management Admission Test or GMAT in the text box and press enter.
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Law School Admission Test (LSAT)

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a standardized test administered four times each year at designated testing centers throughout the world. The test is an integral part of the law school admission process in the United States, Canada, and a growing number of other countries. It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants.

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  • Enter the test name Law School Admission Test or LSAT in the text box and press enter.
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Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a standardized, multiple-choice examination designed to assess the examinee's problem solving, critical thinking, writing skills, and knowledge of science concepts and principles prerequisite to the study of medicine. Scores are reported in Physical Sciences, Verbal Reasoning, Writing Sample, and Biological Sciences.

Almost all U.S. medical schools require applicants to submit MCAT exam scores. Many schools do not accept MCAT exam scores that are more than three years old.

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  • Enter the test name Medical College Admission Test or MCAT in the text box and press enter.
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The PRAXIS Series

The Praxis Series tests measure teacher candidates knowledge and skills. The tests are used for licensing and certification processes and include:

  • Praxis I Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST) These tests measure basic skills in reading, writing and mathematics. In addition to licensure, these tests are often used to qualify candidates for entry into a teacher education program.

  • Praxis II Subject Assessments These tests measure subject-specific content knowledge, as well as general and subject-specific teaching skills, that you need for beginning teaching.

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  • Enter the test name PRAXIS I or PRAXIS II in the text box and press enter.
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  • Sort by "date newest" to find recently published books

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Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)  exam measures your ability to use and understand English at the university level. It also evaluates how well you combine your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks. The TOEFL test is the most widely respected English-language test in the world, recognized by more than 8,000 colleges, universities and agencies in more than 130 countries.

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  • Refine your search results by clicking on any term on the left to focus and narrow your results.
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  • Sort by "date newest" to find recently published books

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