Career Services
Graduate/Professional School
Reed faculty members are your most valuable sources as you pursue the question, "Do I want to attend graduate or professional school?" Seek a trusted faculty adviser to begin the conversation at least 18 months in advance of when most graduate and professional school programs would begin. Career services staff members are valuable resources to help in your advanced-study exploration and strategic planning. And, schedule a meeting with a career services graduate adviser. Call 503.777.7550 for your appointment today.
Click here to download the handout from Donald Asher '83 seminar, "Getting In to Competitive Graduate Programs," given at Reed in spring '08. This handout provides an excellent primer for the process.
Click here to download Joe Schall's excellent book, Writing Personal Statements, previously only available in career services for 24 hour loan.
The following links connect you to specific areas of interest in post-baccalaureate study.
Graduate school
Business school
Law school
Medical school and health care
Alumni career network (Learn where other Reedies have taken their education, and network with them!)
Test prep resources
The Career Services office has many resources to help you score your
best on standardized tests. Our resource library contains study guides, practice
tests, GRE subject test books, as well as information to help prepare
for the MCAT and LSAT.
A study guide for the GRE Literature Subject Test can be found here.
Personal statements (statements of purpose)
Check out our graduate and professional school library resources for good reference books on preparing personal statements for your applications. Staff memebers in career services and writing tutors in the writing center (academic support) are available to review your drafts.
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