Graduate School Admission

Did you know that obesity can have an impact on graduate school admission? It may seem utterly outlandish but a study published in the journal “Obesity” indicates that applicants who are overweight have a more difficult time getting into graduate schools than do their non-overweight counterparts. As reported in an … 

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Applying to Graduate Schools

According to “The Huffington Post,” the U.S. Census Bureau reports that for the first time in U.S. history, more women than men are finishing college and receiving advanced graduate degrees. Writes Hope Yen of “The Huffington Post,” “Among adults 25 and older, 10.6 million in the U.S. who earned a … 

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MCAT Prep

Changes are coming to the medical school entrance exam (the MCAT), says the American Association of Medical Colleges. But fear not test-takers…the changes won’t go into effect until 2015 (for the incoming class of college freshmen). According to “The Yale Daily News,” the changes will encompass: “updating the exam’s two … 

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