Entrance Exam Information and Links
Administered by the Law School Admissions
Council, this exam is required by all
students applying to an accredited law
program.
Format: Paper,5
multiple-choice sections, 35 minutes each,
plus 35 minute essay question.
Sections: Two Logical
Reasoning sections, one Logic Games section,
one Reaching Comprehension section, one
Experimental section (unscored), plus essay.
Dates offered: Four times
per year, typically every June, October,
December, and February. Upcoming dates are
October 6, 2001; December 1, 2001; February
9, 2001; June 10, 2002, October 5, 2002;
December 7, 2002; February 8, 2002. Tests are
always on Saturday, with accommodations for
Saturday Sabbath observers. Registration
deadlines are one month in advance; late
registration is ~three weeks in advance.
Cost: $96 (late
registration $54 additional).
Registration Information: http://www.lsat.org
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The Graduate Record Exam is widely used by
both professional and academic graduate
programs.
Format: Computer Adaptive
Test
Sections: Verbal (30
minutes); Analytic (60 minutes); Quantitative
(45 minutes). Beginning October 2002 a
Writing analysis section consisting of one
45-minute essay and a 30-minute essay will
replace the Analytic section.
Dates offered: First
three weeks of each month. You select day and
location when you register--first come, first
served. Plan far ahead, especially during
busy months November through January. You may
only take the test once per month, even if
you cancel your score.
Cost: $99
Registration Information: http://www.gre.org
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Required by most medical schools for
applicants to M.D. and other programs.
Format: Multiple Choice,
three sections plus writing section.
Sections: Verbal
Reasoning (85 minutes); Physical Sciences
(100 minutes); Biological Sciences (100
minutes); Writing (two 30-minute essays).
Dates offered: The MCAT
is offered only twice per year. Registration
information is typically given out through
Pre-Med Advisors.
Registration Information: http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm.
You are advised to coordinate your
application and test dates through the CSUF's
Health Professions Advising
Information office.
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Required of most applicants to business
and management programs.
Format: Computer Adaptive
Test
Sections: Quantitative
(75 minutes); Verbal (75 minutes); Analytic
Writing Assessment (two 30-minute essays).
Dates offered: Last three
weeks of each month. Registration is
first-come, first-served. Plan far ahead,
especially during busy months November
through January. You may only take the test
once per month, even if you cancel your
score.
Cost: $190.00
Registration Information: http://www.gmac.org
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