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Graduate Record Examination (GRE) |
GRE test scores are often used by admissions and/or fellowship panels to supplement undergraduate records and other admissions materials. The scores provide common measures for comparing the qualifications of applicants and assist in the evaluation of grades and recommendations. The GRE General Test consists of three sections: Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing. Year-round computer-based testing is available at test centers worldwide. The Writing Assessment provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate, in a controlled situation, the kinds of high-level thinking and writing skills generally recognized as essential for success in most graduate programs. The GRE General Test is being revised, with a new version of the test being introduced in the fall of 2007. According to GRE, the revision is being introduced in order to increase the validity of the test, provide better information to faculty, address security concerns, and make better use of available technology. Overall, the Verbal section of the new test will have less emphasis on vocabulary and a broader field of reading passages, the Quantitative section will have the same mathematical content with fewer questions pertaining to geometry, and the content of the Analytical section will not change. For more information on the revised test, see www.gre.org The GRE Subject Test is designed to measure your knowledge of the subject matter as preparation for graduate study. The GRE Subject Test is administered three times a year (usually November, December, and April). The paper-based test is available in the following eight disciplines:
For information on fee waivers for the GRE, contact your campus financial aid office. To register for the GRE General Test, call 1-800-GRE-CALL. For further information about the GRE General, Writing and Subject Tests visit: www.gre.org |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA |
If you are enrolled in a University of California undergraduate degree program in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and will be graduating in two years, then you may be eligible to participate in the UC LEADS program. The goal of UC LEADS is to educate California’s future leaders by preparing promising students for advanced education in STEM disciplines. The program is designed to support upper division undergraduate students with the potential to succeed in these disciplines but who have experienced situations or conditions that have adversely impacted their advancement in their field of study. UC LEADS Scholars engage in a program of scientific research and graduate school preparation guided by faculty mentors and UC LEADS coordinators. Scholars have an excellent opportunity to explore their disciplines, experience a research environment, and improve their opportunities for doctoral study in their chosen field. Please visit www.ucop.edu/ucleads/ to learn more about UC LEADS and how to obtain an application for the program. The UC LEADS program thanks the Koret Foundation for its generous funding of the Koret UC LEADS Symposium and student scholarships. (www.koretfoundation.org) |
Audrey Gutierrez, Microbiology, UC Davis As an undergraduate, I visited UC Davis and fell in love with the campus. Upon learning of the great research being conducted there, I knew that the campus was my top choice. I entered the graduate |
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program as an Initiative for Minority Student Development Fellow, which allowed me to get a head start in lab rotations and campus life. As a student in the Microbiology Graduate Group, I am able to choose labs located in the medical school, veterinary school and basic science labs on the main campus. The professors and scientists at Davis really treat graduate students like junior colleagues—they’re willing to discuss science or just life in general. This type of atmosphere lends itself to obtaining quality science training and excellent mentoring. My advisor, Professor Sparger, drives me to become a good scientist, but also realizes that we are human and have lives outside of the lab. As a student with a family, I could not have asked for a better mentor. UC Davis provides the setting and support to allow students from all types of backgrounds to excel in their chosen discipline. The program and training have gone far beyond my expectations. I look toward graduation with bittersweet feelings; while I look forward to finishing my program, I will miss UC Davis.