University of Washington Ronald E. McNair Program

Council of Graduate Schools
PhDs.Org (out of Dartmouth College)
Going to Graduate School from Embark.com
Carolyn Kleiner wrote an article on things you should consider before pursuing a PhD
How to Succeed in Graduate School" by Marie desJardins
Faculty Advice for Undergraduates Considering Graduate School" by Phil Agre
The University of Michigan Graduate School publishes "How to Get the Mentoring You Want," which offers fantastic and thorough advice to students in choosing the right mentors. Worthwhile reading for undergraduate and graduate students alike
The purpose of Accepted.com, according to their website, is "helping you to write the best personal statement or application essay that you can write"

Gradschools.com
Graduate School Directory (from Gradschools.com)
U.S. News and World Report 2001 Graduate School Rankings
Peterson's Online
Peterson's Graduate School Channel
Ratings page allows you to select a discipline, then choose criteria that are most important to you, and then ranks all the graduate programs in that discipline according to your criteria
US News listing of on-line graduate programs.

AMIE: Advancing Minorities' Interest in Engineering
Diversity Digest, from Association of American Colleges and Universities
The Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees is headquartered at Arizona State University. They have a nifty link to graduate funding sources based on major
The Black Graduate Engineering and Science Students of the University of California-Berkeley sponsor a Future Black Faculty Database for doctoral students and faculty of African descent
GEM: National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, Inc.

Educational Testing Service (ETS) homepage (this is the organization that administers the GRE)
The ETS also has a page dedicated to the GRE

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Box 355845
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-5845

Phone: 206-543-6460
--or-- 206-685-0328
Fax: 206-543-2746
uwmcnair@u.washington.edu

The University of Washington McNair Scholars Program is a TRIO Program funded by the United States Department of Education, and the University of Washington, and the UW Office of Minority Affairs (OMA).