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Achieve your academic and professional goals with the help of Peterson’s Test and Career Prep’s comprehensive resources.

Your library card grants you free, unlimited access to this online resource and its extensive collection of practice tests, study guides, and expert advice.

Since 1966, Peterson’s has been connecting individuals, educational institutions, and workplaces with information about colleges and universities, career schools, grad programs, executive training, study abroad, fijnancial aid, test preparation, and career exploration. It is one of the leading education and finance services in the U.S.

The Peterson’s Test and Career Prep online resources that is free with your library card offers four main categories of information and preparation:

Improve Your Score

Whether you’re in high school, college or grad school, prepare for taking standardized tests like the SAT, ACT, MCAT, and GRE. You can start by brushing up on your foundational skills, such as English, writing, reading, science and math. Or jump right into taking practice tests. You can even take AP placement tests and high school GED practice tests.

This resource also offers practice exams for U.S. citizenship.

Watch a short video on how test prep works on Peterson’s.

Find A School

Search through nearly 4,200 two- and four-year accredited schools to find your perfect fit. You can also explore grad schools, find scholarship opportunities, and find advice and checklists for college planning.

Peterson’s has a financial aid database of nearly $5 billion worth of scholarships, grants, and academic prizes.

In this section you will also find advice on visiting colleges, increasing your chances of getting a scholarship, writing resumes, preparing for interviews, finding summer jobs, getting internships, and much more!

Watch a short video on how to search for schools on Peterson’s.

Explore Careers

Whether you’re looking for your first job, considering a career change, or just want to improve skills, this tool will help you find careers, create a great resume, get career advice and and coaching from experts, and explore education paths to help get you where you want to go.

Vocational Test Prep

Prepare for certification, credentialing, or licensing exams for vocational fields such as nursing, law enforcement, public safety, teaching, cosmetology, social work, real estate, plumbing, electrician, and more.

Looking to serve or advance in the U.S. military? You will also find a wide range of prep tests and officer candidate exams in this section.

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