Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D.

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	Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D. Robert Peters Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 86 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Should be required reading

IMHO, this book really should be issued out to every graduate student. I bought it because I was floundering on how to approach choosing a thesis topic, and more importantly, a thesis adviser.

By applying some of the techniques presented, and with great luck, I was able to land a research position with a very proactive research lab. And in fact, in my case, not only did I find just one professor to work with I actually found 3. In each case, when I interviewed with them, I felt very prepared as a result of this book.

Now some of you may be thinking that this topic is "common-sense"; but not really. This book formalizes it in such a way that it helps you understand your role in the overall "forest" of the Academic Political structure. The author provides insider info from the perspective of a-student-who-has-gone-through-it-already.

Overall, it really helped me in a positive way. Also, its priced right for fellow graduate students. So I would say its a "keeper", and is definitely worth checking out. If anything, it provides motivation and inspiration for those needing encouragement on how to transition from the class phase to the research phase of their graduate student life.

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How to get in, get done, and remain sane!

This book was informative from start to finish. Most importantly, it helped me to understand the qualities that are important in a prospective advisor and to be proactive in my pursuit of an academic career. Peters provides an insightful overview of the entire process of researching schools, applying, getting in, and succeeding in graduate school. I cannot tell you how many of my questions were answered by this manual. Peters provides real life examples from real students in sticky situations. I recommend this book highly - it is well worth your time and money.

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A MUST HAVE!!!

This book is perfect for anyone who is considering higher education. Even if it is just an idea, this book will set any questioning mind in the right direction. It answers every possible question and is extremely easy reading. It is a must have for any library and I encourage any undergraduate student or continuing education student to include it in their readings.

Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide....

Like many of the other reviewers have already said, Getting What You Came For is an invaluable tool for grad students. As informative as it was, though, it was just like all of the other stuff you end up reading in grad school, pretty stiff and boring--not that there's anything wrong with that...I bought this book along with another grad school guide called Playing the Game: The Streetsmart Guide to Graduate School. Both books contain excellent information, but Playing the Game was really funny and easy to read, too. Between the experiences related within these books, you won't likely be blindsided by any of the typical garbage that slows people down and makes them miserable.

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