Getting what you came for : the smart student's guide to earning a Master's or a Ph. D / Robert L. Peters ; illustrations by the author.
| Author/creator | Peters, Robert L., 1951- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Rev. ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Noonday Press : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997, ©1992. |
| Description | xii, 399 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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 -- Appendix A: Buying your computer and software -- Appendix B: Useful internet addresses. |
| Local note | Little-354142--305131033450S |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-386) and index. |
| LCCN | 92027763 |
| ISBN | 0374524777 |
| ISBN | 9780374524777 |