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: 9780374524777

ISBN-10: 0374524777

ISBN-13: 9780374524777

Edition: 1997

Authors: Robert L. Peters

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Is graduate school right for you? Should you get a master’s or a Ph.D.? How can you choose the best possible school? This classic guide helps students answer these vital questions and much more. It will also help graduate students finish in less time, for less money, and with less trouble. Based on interviews with career counselors, graduate students, and professors, Getting What You Came For is packed with real-life experiences. It has all the advice a student will need not only to survive but to thrive in graduate school, including: instructions on applying to school and for financial aid; how to excel on qualifying exams; how to manage academic politics—including hostile…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date: 4/11/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English




This Book Can Help (and You Probably Need It!)



What Is Graduate School Like?



Do You Need to Go?



Should You Work First?



Choosing a School: The Thesis Adviser



Choosing a School: Secondary Aspects



Application and Admission



Improving Your Credentials for Admission



Financial Aid



The Master's Degree: History and Hurdles



The Doctorate: History and Hurdles



Managing Yourself



Playing Politics: Building a Reputation



Master's Comprehensive and Ph.D. Qualifying Examinations



Choosing and Managing Your Thesis Committee



The Thesis Topic: Finding It



The Thesis Proposal



The Thesis: Writing It



The Thesis Defense



Oral Presentations: The Key to Being a Star



Dealing with Stress and Depression



The Social Milieu



Swimming with the Mainstream: Returning Students, Women, Minorities, and Foreign Students



Bringing It All Together: The Job



Buying Your Computer and Software



Useful Internet Addresses


Bibliography


Index