MSU CLIMB* Program

CLIMB is a joint partnership between the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Learning Resources Center. It is open to all students considering a career in medicine.

In addition to special events and workshops throughout the year, MSU CLIMB offers two intensive MCAT preparation sessions open to both MSU students and others.

The CLIMB preparation program helps you prepare for the MCAT by building upon your undergraduate learning by helping you to synthesize a stronger overall command of related scientific and biological principles. We emphasize a review of biological and physical sciences, strategy development and guided practice in all the sections of the MCAT. We help you solidify the knowledge and skills you have already developed in your undergraduate work and show you how to tap the critical thinking skills necessary for success in the MCAT.

You’ve already had several years of university training in preparation for the MCAT. The CLIMB approach builds your confidence and efficiency by starting from what you have already learned in your college career. By working from your current strengths toward mastery of MCAT strategies, we help you go into exam day with confidence.

The summer MCAT review session is scheduled for July 21, 2008 through July 25, 2008. This will be an intensive one week session meeting from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. each day. All materials, including lunch will be provided. In addition to MCAT test preparation activities, the program also includes a series of lunch speakers whose topics will range from practical Medical School survival tips, to stress reduction exercises and financial aid issues.. Students interested in the summer session will need to make a $100.00 non-refundable deposit by June 1, 2008.

Call the Center at 355-2363 for information and to register. Cost for the program is $700 and includes all materials, pre- and post-testing and follow-up advising.

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Other Graduate and Entrance Examination Resources

 

Jessica DeForest's GRE help page

Learning Resource Center Testing Specialist Jessica DeForest has developed a resource for students seeking assistance in preparing for the verbal section of the GRE.

Other Graduate Entrance Examinations

Assistance is available for other Graduate Entrance Examinations such as the MCAT, GMAT and LSAT. Call the Center for information on the availability and type of assistance offered.

MSU Test Prep Consortium

The MSU Test Prep Consortium is a collaboration of on-campus units offering resources free of charge to MSU students preparing for national standardized exams (such as graduate and professional school entrance exams.)

The focus of the MSU Test Prep Consortium is:

• to provide a wide variety of self-help study materials in multiple formats
• to offer general reading, writing and math skills support to students preparing to take graduate/professional school entrance exams.
• to help students understand the nature and purpose of the exams, and also teach them how to perform a truly helpful "self diagnosis" prior to any test.
• to teach students how to "reduce or eliminate the unknowns" in any testing situation.
• to advertise and maintain a campus wide system of support, service and information in the area of test preparation.

The MSU Test Prep Consortium is founded on the belief that the university resources already available to our students are among the most beneficial tools a student can use to prepare of national standardized tests. Appropriate preparation can and should extend far beyond the test itself, and continue to prove beneficial throughout continuing education and professional endeavors. University students should not need to pay outside agencies to help them prepare for qualifying exams required for further university study, as this is part of the role of undergraduate education itself.

The MSU Test Prep Consortium is not a new service, but rather a partnership utilizing existing resources. Our intent is to share expertise, reduce redundancy, and open communication within the university community.

Testing Office
207 Student Services
355.8385 (voice)
353.7278 (TTY)

• National Test Center for graduate/professional school entrance exams
• CBT (Computer based testing) site for GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, PRAXIS, etc.
• Registration information for nearly all nationally-administered exams
• Workshops on general test prep strategies for all entrance exams

Graduate School
118 Linton Hall
355.0301 (voice)
355.0301 (TTY)

• Graduate program information for Michigan State University: application and assistantships
• General information about graduate education.