Graduate Studies: Specialized Programs

Engineering

To start your exploration into engineering and technology graduate studies, talk with your faculty advisor and graduate school advisor. They will be able to direct you to relevant information and resources and be incredible sources of support. In addition, there are numerous print and electronic resources available in the PGP ( CC 314) library and graduate school catalogs and brochures, as well as a variety of graduate school guide books, are available in the Post-Graduate Planning Office (CC 314). For more resources that you may find useful, see our resources section.

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is the most widely required exam for admission to PhD and master’s programs in engineering.

Read General Tips on Applying to Graduate School and Graduate School Resources for detailed information on selecting schools and financial information.  Also, this graduate school application timeline can help you plan your application process.  Don’t worry if you haven’t completed every action item in the timeline. Your meetings with your graduate school advisor and academic advisor can help you plan a course of action.


Exploring Medical School

Getting Started - Graduate school advisor, Aarti Chellakere and Professor Alisha Sarang-Sieminski are excellent resources if you are interested in a career in medicine or health care. They can give you advice on pursing a medical career or a related profession, such as dentistry, veterinary practice or public health. They can also guide you through the application process. In addition, there are numerous print and electronic resources available to you in the PGP (CC 314) library.  To get started, you may want to review Dr. Janey Pratt’s Information for Students Interested in Medical School and take a look at the Medical School Application Calendar, for medical school applicants to use during the spring semester of their senior years.

The AAMC has excellent resources on their website for applicants including information on the new MCAT 2016. An important step in the application process is collecting letters of recommendation. This recommendation letter request form provides guidelines while the Guidelines for Writing Letters of Evaluation for Medical School document by the AAMC is a must share with your letter writers.   

 For more information, read 2008 class member Carmelle Tsai’s notes for pre-med Oliners. Also, the general medical school timeline can help you plan your deadlines. Your first step should be to meet with both the graduate school advisor and your academic advisor. Don’t worry if you haven’t completed every action item in the timeline. Your meetings with your graduate school advisor and your academic advisor can help you plan a course of action.


Applying to Law School

As part of our partnership with Babson College, Olin College of Engineering students interested in going to law school are able to meet with Eli Bortman, Babson’s law school advisor. You can also contact the Olin graduate school advisor, who will add you to a mailing list when useful law school information comes in.

Before scheduling an appointment with Bortman or the Olin graduate school advisor, please review this helpful document.

In addition, there are numerous print and electronic resources available in the PGP (CC 314) Library. Online resources include program web sites of the schools you’re interested in, Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and Vault.com. LSAC offers a bibliography of resources for the pre-law candidate that includes topics such as law school and legal education, the legal profession and jurisprudence.

The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is required for admission to most law schools in the United States and Canada.

See law school application timeline to help you plan for applying to graduate school. Your first step should be to meet with both the graduate school advisor and your academic advisor. Don’t worry if you haven’t completed every action item in the timeline. Your meetings with them can help you plan a course of action.


Exploring Business-related Graduate Studies

A good place to start your exploration of business-related graduate studies is by talking with your faculty advisor. She or he can give you valuable feedback about MBAs, ideas for schools to explore and how to proceed, including information on taking the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), which is required by nearly all MBA programs.

There are also many print and electronic resources available in the PGP (CC 314) library. Some additional online resources you might find helpful are:

USNEWS

MBA.com

Princeton Review

MBA.Today

You might find this MBA case interviews presentation, created by Stanford Graduate School of Business Class of 2006 graduate Marquis Parker, to be helpful. His project was designed to advise MBA students going through case interviews for internships.

This business school application timeline can help you plan for applying to graduate school. Don’t worry if you haven’t completed every action item in the timeline. Your meetings with your graduate school advisor and your academic advisor can help you plan the best course of action.