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Title: Getting What You Came For : The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. by Robert Peters ISBN: 0-374-52477-7 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 11 April, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (55 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: This is not the graduate school bible many claim it to be
Comment: After finishing my masters degree I decided to take this year off in order to refresh, get a little work experience, and pull together the strongest doctoral applications possible. In addition to talking to students and faculty in the programs I am interested in, I have been reading this book which was given to me during university by a professor who claimed it is the "bible" for potential doctoral students.
While there is some substantial advice in the book, Peters is overwhelmingly dramatic, discouraging and negative. His anecdotes about advisers stealing students work, failing to show up for orals, sabotaging funding opportunites etc. serve more as scare tactics than top issues to worry about when approaching the doctorate. Additionally, some of his advice is outdated and based on humanities and natural science programs which may be less than helpful for students in other areas.
Finally, this book really should have focused solely on the PhD process. Masters programs are extremely different with a unique set of issues around funding, faculty interaction, and final/comprehensive work (not necessarily a thesis).
Overall, a decent book worth checking out of the library perhaps, but one should read this book (and all such texts) in addition to conducting their own research of schools, programs, faculties, and students.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Only Book You'll Need for Grad School
Comment: This is an excellent overview of the entire graduate school experience. The book examines a variety of topics including reasons for pursuing graduate school, things you can do as an undergraduate to better your chances, the graduate school application process, managing your thesis committee, writing your thesis, dealing with stress, and finding a job. The book is easy to read and keeps you interested. Every chapter is backed up with plenty of personal stories on what to do and what not to do. The book is very inspirational and truly gave me a different perspective on graduate school, one that I had never considered. I would highly suggest this book to anyone who is even remotely interested in graduate school, especially if you're still in college. I always knew that I wanted to pursue graduate school and there are many tips that I could have used as an undergrad but didn't know about. I plan to keep this book by my side during graduate school and reread relevant sections as they arise. My only complaint about the book is that it is a bit out of date in regards to the Internet and computers.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Indispensable Reference
Comment: I thought I knew what I was getting into when I applied to graduate school the first time. I knew several professors in my field, had earned excellent grades and several top honors, but I didn't know a book like this existed. When I didn't get into any programs the first time around I had time to reassess my true interests (and actually switched fields of study). I also bought this book. It contained much of the advice I had gotten from various professors, but in a lot more depth and clarity, plus more. I read through it eagerly when I was re-starting the application process, and just recently when I was accepted. I'm sure I'll read it again come thesis time. This is an indispensable reference. I wish I had bought it years ago, but I'm glad to have it now.
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