Graduate/Professional School Search

The Academic and Career Planning office can assist with the graduate and professional school search and application process. Please contact our office if you'd like to schedule an appointment to discuss graduate/professional program plans.

 

FYI: 

Graduate School Rankings by U.S. News and World Report
 
(Note: Social Work is listed under the Health category)
 

Alma College Pre-Professional Programs 

 

Graduate Assistantships/Unique Scholarships:

One consideration in accessing additional funding for graduate school is to apply for a graduate assistantship. Graduate assistantships provide funding in exchange for doing some type of work on the campus, whether that is research or another type of professional role. Each institution has different deadlines; apply early and ask about the options for the best possibility of accessing this support!

LSAT Preparation Course—Minority Scholarship

 

Helpful links:

 

www.graduateguide.com

www.GradSchools.com - "The most comprehensive online source of graduate school information"

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/ - Statistics on Business/MBA programs

http://www.lsac.org/ - Law School Admissions Council

http://mygraduateschool.com/

 

Admission Tests:

 

For assistance with graduate school admission tests, please check out the following test prep websites:

www.test-preparation.net/

www.kaplan.com

http://www.knewton.com/  (Use codes for a $50 discount: ALMA-GMAT and ALMA-LSAT)

www.princetonreview.com/home.asp

www.ets.org/gre

 

Bob Devaney, a 1939 graduate of Alma College, went on to become known as one of the greatest coaches in collegiate football history. In his 11 years as head coach at Nebraska, Devaney produced 11 winning seasons with two national championships. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981. At Alma he played end and was the Scots’ Most Valuable Player in 1938.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. Jeff Turk
Departments: Chemistry

Dr. Jeff Turk’s parents sealed his fate when they bought him a chemistry set at age nine. The last three weeks of his high school AP Chemistry class sparked his interest in organic chemistry.

The assistant professor of chemistry joined Alma faculty in 2006 after earning his undergraduate degree at Cleveland State University and his masters and doctoral degrees at the University of Cincinnati.

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