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When it Comes to Learning Grad School is a New World
You've applied, been accepted, made it through the first semester, and now you're beginning your second semester of classes. Time to hone up on your study skills.

Make the Most of Your Study Time
The first days of graduate school speed by in a blur for most new students. The key to handling your new life is learning how to manage your time.

Tips on Finding and Securing an Apartment
Need a new living space for the new academic year?

Moving Tips for Students
Don't break more of your stuff than necessary during a move. Manage your move to your new place with ease.

Where Should You Live During Grad School?
So what are your living options during grad school? Learn about the pros and cons of each.

The Smart Student's Guide to Earnng a Masters or PhD
Review of Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or a Ph.D., an essential resource for new grad students.

The Career Guide for Psychology Students
Review of Succeeding in Graduate School: The Career Guide for Psychology Students, by Steven Walfish and Allen Hess. This book offers great advice for psychology students who are making the transition to graduate school and to the professional world.

The Ph.D. Process
Review of The Ph.D. Process : A Student's Guide to Graduate School in the Sciences, by Dale F. Bloom, Jonathan D. Karp, and Nicholas Cohen. Chapters cover much more than the transition to graduate school: choosing a mentor and project, the stages of grad school, tactics for success, dealing with stress, life as a grad student, writing, and more.

How to Get a PhD
"How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors," by Derek Salman Pugh and Estelle M. Phillips. Covers self-management, the research process, and the social and personal aspects of academia.

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