Every year, U.S. News and World Report ranks the best grad schools in 10 different fields of study. Their 2008 report ranks the following ten graduate law schools as the best in the country:

1. Yale University (CT)
2. Harvard University (MA)
3. Stanford University (CA)
4. New York University 
5. Columbia University (NY)
6. University of Chicago 
7. University of Pennsylvania 
8. University of California–Berkeley 
9. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 
10. Duke University (NC)

Their ranking consider many factors, including peer assessment score, assessment score by lawyers and judges, average student GPA, average LSAT score, acceptance rate, student-teacher ratio, percentage of graduates employed at graduation, and BAR passage rate in both the student’s state and jurisdiction.

It has been announced that the General GRE, the test that many students must take prior to applying to graduate schools, is currently being revised and will change as of September of 2007. According to CBS News:
The GRE General Test, the bane of many applicants, is about to get more challenging. A much-delayed revamp debuts […]

While most law schools don’t have any course prerequisites, there are classes you can take as an undergraduate student that will better prepare you for both the LSAT and law school. Tara Kuther with About.com suggests that students take the following courses as an undergraduate:
Public Speaking
Accounting
Economics
Philosophy
History and Government
Composition and Literature
Psychology
Sociology
Political Science
Religion
Logic
Expository Writing
Beyond these courses, Kuther […]

If you’ve made the decision to attend grad school, the next step is deciding what degree you’ll pursue. There are many factors that determine which degree is right for your career goals. GradSchoolTips offers some advice on choosing which degree to pursue:
Which one is right for you? That’s a question you can only answer for […]

Many students fear that their low undergraduate GPA will severely damage their chances of getting into graduate school. However, this is not always true. There are ways of recovering from a low undergraduate GPA and still getting into the grad school of your choice. The Princeton Review offers this advice on recovering from a poor […]

A new website directory was launched this month that focuses solely on online schools that offer PhD programs. Doctorate-Degree-PhD-Directory.com recognizes the value of online education for individuals pursuing their PhD and scoured the Internet looking for the top online PhD programs for their database. According to EWorldWire Press:
The beauty of pursuing a degree online lies […]

Many students make the mistake of thinking that their graduate school education will be much like their undergraduate education. This is simply not true. The following excerpt taken from GradSchools Express News explains some of the differences between graduate and undergraduate education:
Unlike your undergrad degree, there are no general studies requirements in graduate school. There […]

Many people wait until their senior year of college to start thinking about what they need to do in order to get into the best grad school. However, making sure that you get into the best grad school is a process that starts as soon as you begin your undergraduate degree program. Tara Kuther, Ph.D., […]

The hardest part of making the decision to pursue a graduate degree may be choosing what grad schools to apply to. Many grad schools are extremely competitive, and mediocre students may have a hard time getting in. At the same time, a graduate degree from a relatively unknown grad school can be a waste of […]

There are careers that require that you hold a graduate degree. You can’t be a doctor, lawyer, or college professor without one. However, most real-world positions do not require that employees hold graduate degrees. In fact, many employers will hire a person with a bachelor’s degree over a person with a master’s degree because, in […]