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Dental Admission Test
(DAT)
The exam measures general academic aptitude, comprehension of
scientific information, and perceptual ability. The test is offered
exclusively on computer and consists of a battery of four distinct
tests: Survey of Natural Sciences, Perceptual Ability, Reading
Comprehension, and Quantitative Reasoning.
Graduate Management/Business
Admissions Testing
Sites (GMAT)
The Graduate Management Admission Test is designed to help
business schools assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in
business and management. It measures basic verbal, quantitative, and writing
skills and is available year-round at test centers worldwide. Of the
several thousand graduate management programs worldwide, nearly 1,700 use the GMAT
and more than 1,000 require it.
*If more time is needed for testing with the GMAT call 1-888-396-6273
Graduate
Record Exam Testing Sites (GRE)
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE*) General Test is designed to provide
graduate schools with common measures for comparing the qualifications of
applicants. The exam measures verbal, quantitative, and analytical reasoning
skills that have been developed over a long period of time and that are not
related to any specific field of study. To schedule a testing date in Salisbury for the General (only) GRE, Contact:
Prometric Testing Center-Salisbury - 3519.
The address is: 240 Tilghman Rd.
Salisbury, MD 21804. Local phone number
is: 410-341-4100.
The
numbers to register for tests are:
800-853-6769 for any test BUT PRAXIS
800-853-6773 for just the PRAXIS test.
You will need
a credit card to do this over the phone. Check and cash must be in
person. Call at least one week ahead to get the times you want.
Some graduate schools also require the subject exam. The GRE
Subject Testing is only given in paper and pencil format. Go to GRE's
website for further information and registration dates.
Scoring: In theory, any score above 550 for verbal and 700
for Quantitative can be considered acceptable.
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GRE-Graduate
Record Examine-Official Education Testing Services (ETS) site for all areas
of GRE, including registration, test explanation and preparation.
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Kaplan
GRE Information-Inclusive site for GRE test explanation and preparation.
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MyGRETutor-Free
GRE practice tests, tutorials, hundreds of
practice questions, and a vocabulary tutor, all at no cost.
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Peterson's.com-Take some
GRE practice tests.
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Princeton
Review
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Study
Guide Zone-This site is a treasure trove of free resources for
anyone else who wants to improve his or her score on a standardized
test.
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Testpreview.com
--Free Practice Tests, including GRE
Law School Admissions Test
(LSAT)
The LSAT is a half-day standardized test required for
admission to all 198 law schools that are members of the Law School Admission
Council (LSAC). It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal
reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in
assessing applicants. The test is administered four times a year
at hundreds of locations worldwide.
 Please
check out the SU Pre Law advising
website
LSAT Prep Courses:
Millers Analogy Test (MAT)
The MAT is a high-level
analytic ability test requiring the solution of problems stated as analogies.
Most of the analogies on the MAT are verbal analogies, and a few are
quantitative. The test consists of 100 partial analogies to be
completed in 50 minutes. The MAT is intended to assess ability to
recognize relationships between ideas, fluency in the English language, and
general knowledge of literature, philosophy, history, science, mathematics,
and arts.
Medical School Testing Sites
(MCAT)
The (MCAT is
the entrance exam required by the great majority of medical schools in the
United States and Canada. Designed by the Association of American Medical
Colleges, the exam is administered twice a year, in April and August. It is a
full day exam composed of four sections, Verbal Reasoning, Physical Sciences,
Writing Sample, and Biological Sciences.
Optometry Admissions Test
(OAT)
Just
like the LSAT, MCAT and other professional-school admission tests, the OAT
attempts to weed out those who, most likely, can not withstand the rigors of
graduate coursework. It evaluates general academic ability and scientific
knowledge. The OAT is offered twice,
usually in Feb. and October.
Pharmacy College Admission
Test (PCAT)
The PCAT is a
specialized test that helps identify qualified applicants to pharmacy college by
measuring general and scientific knowledge necessary for the commencement of
pharmaceutical education.
Teacher Certification Testing
Sites
All
candidates applying for an initial teacher certificate, except those meeting
requirement #2 on the Maryland Certification Information web page, are required
to present qualifying scores on the Praxis I Academic Skills Assessments and the
appropriate Praxis II Subject and Pedagogy Assessment, where required.
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Education
Testing Services - Very good site with information on Praxis Series.
Registration, test dates, test explanations, etc.
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Maryland
Teacher Certification and Testing Requirements - Excellent explanation
concerning Praxis testing for teaching certification in MD.
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of your results. Call Career Services
at 410-543-6075 or the
Center for Student Achievement (CSA) at
410-677-4865 for a user name and password to
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Veterinary College Admission Test
(VCAT)
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