Getting What You Came For : The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D.

Name: Getting What You Came For : The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D.
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ISBN: 9780374523619

ISBN-10: 0374523614

ISBN-13: 9780374523619

Edition: N/A

Authors: Robert L. Peters

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Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Binding: Paperback
Weight: 24.2
Language: English

This Book Can Help (And You Probably Need It!)	p. 3
What Is Graduate School Like?	p. 6
Do You Need to Go?	p. 9
Should You Work First?	p. 23
Choosing a School: The Thesis Adviser	p. 28
Choosing a School: Secondary Aspects	p. 49
Application and Admission	p. 59
Improving Your Credentials for Admission	p. 76
Financial Aid	p. 92
The Master's Degree: History and Hurdles	p. 109
The Doctorate: History and Hurdles	p. 116
Managing Yourself	p. 123
Playing Politics: Building a Reputation	p. 141
Master's Comprehensive and Ph.D. Qualifying Exams	p. 153
Choosing and Managing Your Thesis Committee	p. 161
The Thesis Topic: Finding It	p. 178
The Thesis Proposal	p. 195
The Thesis: Writing It	p. 213
The Thesis Defense	p. 242
Oral Presentations: The Key to Being a Star	p. 255
Dealing With Stress and Depression	p. 271
The Social Milieu	p. 285
Swimming With the Mainstream: Returning Students, Women, Minorities, and Foreign Students	p. 292
Bringing It All Together: The Job	p. 326
Bibliography	p. 367
Index	p. 371
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