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 resources available in PGP (CC 316) and the library. 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
The AAMC has excellent resources on their website for applicants including information on the MCAT. An important step in the application process is collecting letters of recommendation. 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. 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, you have access to Babson's Graduate & Law School resources page.
Other 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 Olin alumni or your faculty advisor. They 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:
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.