Friday, February 10, 2012

Interested in Graduate or Professional School? Check our free practice tests!

From-
Katie Jones/Arensberg
I am pleased to announce that Kaplan’s Free Practice Test Event is back.  This semester we’re making the event even more convenient by offering it in our virtual classroom.  This dynamic environment allows students to take a free practice GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, PCAT, or OAT from anywhere they have internet access.
The test will be administered on February 18th in our Classroom Anywhere environment, giving students the ultimate test-like experience and helping them build comfort, speed, and technique in an environment similar to what most students will face on Test Day.  Space is limited; however, we have reserved spots specifically for UMKC students.
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FREE Practice Test
GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, PCAT or OAT
February 25th
On Saturday, February 25th Kaplan is holding a FREE Practice Test for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, PCAT, or OAT. The event will be more convenient than ever, as you’ll be able to take the exam live and online in our Classroom Anywhere environment, available from anywhere you have internet access.
As space is limited, this event does require pre-registration. However, a number of seats have been reserved for UMKC students.  Once registered, you will receive unique log-in information that you will use to enter Kaplan’s live, online classroom and begin the exam.  Take the test from home, the library, a coffee shop, or even an open computer lab on campus.
Each test will last up to 4 hours and will be proctored like an actual exam. Students will receive their score immediately following the exam. After the test, one of our expert instructors will give a short workshop on test-taking strategies and will answer any questions that you may have.
This is a great opportunity for you to see how you might score on the real thing, and also to become familiar with the kinds of questions that will be on the real test.  For most students, this exam will be a more realistic test-taking experience as you can practice in the format that mirrors nearly all graduate school exams. 

To register for this free event, fill out the following web form, it is case sensitive: http://bit.ly/UMKCpractice.
For additional information, visit www.kaptest.com/practice or call one of Kaplan’s test experts at   1-800-KAP-TEST begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-800-KAP-TEST      end_of_the_skype_highlighting. Before the event, we will send you an email confirming your registration and providing you with instructions for checking in on Saturday, February 25th.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Why exploring your interests and personality matter for choosing a major and career

What's your major?  Is probably one of the most common questions a college student will receive on any given day.  So what happens if you haven't declared your major or you are thinking about changing directions?  How do you know that you will like the major you select?  One of the best ways to begin exploring majors and careers is to schedule an appointment with Career Services.  During this appointment, you will have an opportunity to discuss your interests, skills, personality, and values.  Not sure what interests, values, personality, and skills you possess?  Career Services offers a wide-variety of career assessments (some have a small fee associated) to help you identify your career interests, values, personality, and skills.

Why would you want to explore these areas and take an assessment to identify them?  Check out this article- "Research Reveals that Personality-Major Match Strengthens Students' College Success"- by Lawrence Jones and Juliet Wehr Jones from the National Career Development Association- for more reasons why.

Highlights from the article:
Research is showing that the better fit between a student's personality and her/his major is correlated with her/his grades, persistence, and graduation.  This means that the better match there is, the better you will do not only in school, but potentially in your career.