a ISBN 0-374-52477-7

a ISBN 978-03-7452477-7

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Classification number LB2371.4

b Item number .P48 1997

a Personal name Peters, Robert L.,

d Dates associated with a name 1951-

a Title Getting what you came for :

b Remainder of title the smart student's guide to earning a Master's or a Ph.D /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Robert L. Peters ; illustrations by the author.

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Farrar, Straus and Giroux,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc c1997.

a Extent xii, 399 p. :

b Other physical details ill. ;

c Dimensions 23 cm

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-386) and index.

a Formatted contents note 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.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Universities and colleges

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Dissertations, Academic

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Dissertations, Academic.

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Universities and colleges

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Graduate-School information.

a Genre/form data or focus term Handbooks, manuals, etc.