Top 4 Graduate School Survival Books
Graduate school survival books abound. Some offer essential advice while others are a waste of your precious time. Don't lose lab and research time to reading hackneyed graduate school success books. Check out these picks Time Management for New Grad Students
The best way to avoid burnout in graduate school is to keep track of your days and maintain daily progress towards your goals
Get Organized!
Maximize your efficiency in graduate school by taking control of clutter and getting organized. Getting Started in Research: Your Research Journal
Research is critical to your success in graduate school. But just how do you do get started? Where do great research ideas come from? A research journal can help you sort out your ideas and get started on research for your dissertation. How Grad School's Different
New graduate students quickly discover that grad school is entirely different than college. Grad school is a whole different beast. Grad Student's Guide to Mentors and Advisors
Faculty are essential to your graduate school existence. Learn how to manage them. Midsemeter-itis
Are you suffering from midsemester-itis? Lose your midterm blues and get back to success in graduate school. Getting What You Came For
Review of "Getting What you Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or a Ph.D." by Robert L. Peters. This is the classic guide to getting in to grad school. It covers the entry process and so much more. The PhD 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 Survival Tips for Women
Grad school is tough enough without dealing with issues of gender. These links provide female grad students with tools and advice to deal with discrimination as well as info to help juggle the demands of school and family. How to Get a PhD
Review of "How to Get a PhD: A Handbook for Students and Their Supervisors," by Derek Salman Pugh and Estelle M. Phillips When it Comes to Learning Grad School is a New World
Success in graduate school requires a whole different approach towards studying. Stop Procrastinating and Complete Your Dissertation!
Are you an ABD (All-But Dissertation) student? The dissertation is the most difficult and time consuming academic requirement a doctoral student faces. Don't fall into a procrastination trap! Graduate Student Blues
Lose your graduate student blues How to be a Good Graduate Student
Maria desJardins’ classic guide on how to excel in grad school. A must-read. Life of a Grad Student
Discusses what to expect as a grad student, with great info on what it's like to be a teaching assistant and/or research assistant. Top 10 Tips for Surviving Grad School
Kaplan.com offers tips from successful grad students. Surviving Graduate School
Concise suggestions by Wanda Pratt on how to make it through grad school with your sanity intact. How to Succeed in Graduate School
This is a grad school survival guide intended for students and advisors. A good read. Characteristics of Graduate School Superstars
Grad school can be traumatic. Here are the qualities that you need to make it through and succeed in graduate school. Graduate Study Advice
Dianne Prost O'Leary provides a survival manual for graduate students in computer science and mathematics. Excellent guide that is worth a look by all grad students, regardless of specialty.
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