Getting what you came for
Subtitle: the smart student's guide to earning a Master's or a Ph. D
By: Robert L. Peters ; illustrations by the author
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-386) and index.
Table of contents: title: This book can help (and you probably need it!); title: What is graduate school like?; title: Do you need to go?; title: Should you work first?; title: Choosing a school: the thesis adviser; title: Choosing a school: secondary aspects; title: Application and admission; title: Improving your credentials for admission; title: Financial aid; title: The master's degree: history and hurdles; title: The doctorate: history and hurdles; title: Managing yourself; title: Playing politics: building a reputation; title: Master's comprehensive and Ph. D. qualifying examinations; title: Choosing and managing your thesis committee; title: The thesis topic: finding it; title: The thesis proposal; title: The thesis: writing it; title: The thesis defense; title: Oral presentations: the key to being a star; title: Dealing with stress and depression; title: The social milieu; title: Swimming with the mainstream: returning students, women, minorities, and foreign students; title: Bringing it all together: the job; title: Appendix A: Buying your computer and software; title: Appendix B: Useful internet addresses.