Tag Archives: graduate school

What Makes a Good Graduate Program Advisor?

Posted on July 20, 2016 by michael

This advice may not be immediately relevant, but today we’re presenting some things we appreciate about graduate program advisors: Research success: There’s no two ways about it: graduate school is about publications, and advisors with a good history of publishing give … Continue reading →

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What Graduate Programs Should I Apply To?

Posted on May 4, 2016 by michael

As summer begins, and the search for graduate schools ramps up, many of you may be asking “What graduate programs should I apply to? How do I know which ones are the best? We’ll be answering all that and more … Continue reading →

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GRE Subject Tests: To Take, or Not To Take

Posted on December 20, 2014 by James Scofield

Remember when you took the SAT for the first time? You were so anxious because it was the SAT AND IT WAS THE BIGGEST TEST YOU WERE EVER GOING TO TAKE! And just as you got up to the front … Continue reading →

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GRE Scores May be Down, but Competition is UP!

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Bill

Our mantra at “It’s Not GREek” is “The score you want is the score that will get you into your graduate school of choice.” Though every student has different goals and ambitions, this means that you do not need to … Continue reading →

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The New GRE – GMAT Killer?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Bill

At one point in time, the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) was the de facto exam that students took to get into business school. But in 2006, the creators of the GMAT, the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), decided to … Continue reading →

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Graduate Program Profile: Physics

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Bill

From Newton to Einstein to Hawking, humanity’s pursuit of knowledge and study of the natural world has never been closer to complete; conversely, humanity has never so fully understood how far from a complete knowledge of the universe we really … Continue reading →

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Ask Test Masters: Cost of Attendance and GRE Scores for an International Graduate Student

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Bill

Ask Test Masters is a free informational service offered by the experts at Test Masters; you ask, we answer. Shravan, an international student interested in attending graduate school in the United States and abroad, has a few questions about admission … Continue reading →

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GRE Analytical Writing Overview Part II: Analysis of an Argument

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Calvin

The GRE Analytical Writing section can be a stumbling block for many students. However, with practice it can become one of the easiest sections on the test. Scoring on the GRE Analytical Writing  section is based on a 6 point … Continue reading →

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