SURVIVING AND FLOURISHING IN GRADUATE SCHOOL
Characteristics of Graduate School Superstars
Adapted from Appleby, DC (1990). A Handbook of the Marian College Psychology Department.Harvard Suicide
A Chronicle of Higher Education Colloquy: The suicide of a graduate student at Harvard University in August has set off a debate there about what can be done to prevent such tragedies in the future. (1998).How to Be a Good Graduate Student
By Marie desJardins, 1994. Abstract: "This paper attempts to raise some issues that are important for graduate students to be successful and to get as much out of the process as possible, and for advisors who wish to help their students be successful. The intent is not to provide prescriptive advice -- no formulas for finishing a thesis or twelve-step programs for becoming a better advisor are given -- but to raise awareness on both sides of the advisor-student relationship as to what the expectations are and should be for this relationship, what a graduate student should expect to accomplish, common problems, and where to go if the advisor is not forthcoming."How to Succeed in Graduate School: A Guide for Students and Advisors
by Marie desJardins, Part I | Part IIIn Search of a Dissertation Committee: Using a Qualitative Research Approach to Study a Lived Experience
Laurie L. Hernandez, Ph.D. Candidate, Nova Southeastern University. (1996). The Qualitative Report, Volume 2, No. 4. In this paper Laurie describes her personal experience as a doctoral candidate and qualitative researcher in a Family Therapy program in Florida. She discusses how she took a qualitative research posture in choosing her dissertation committee.Perfectionism
This paper, authored by Carole C. Peters, is included in the 1996 conference proceedings of The Australian Association for the education of the gifted and talented held in Adelaide, South Australia. Although the conference had a K-12 focus, the author grounds her paper on the work by Silverman who associates perfectionism with giftedness and it may provide readers with some useful insights.Promising Practices
From the The Re-envisioning the Ph.D. Project: topics include Graduate Student Experiences, Graduate Student Requirements, Institutional Partnerships and Collaborations, Administering Doctoral EducationReflections on the Grad Experience
by Geoffrey Rockwell, from the home page of Francois Lachance, University of TorontoSo long, and thanks for the Ph.D.!
a.k.a. "Everything I wanted to know about C.S. graduate school at the beginning but didn't learn until later." by Ronald T. Azuma 1997, revised March 2000Stanford University's Graduate School Survival Guide
Institutional guide and tips on such areas as choosing an advisor and a research topic as well as maintaining momentum to completion.Survival Skills for Graduate Students
A Tale of Graduate School Burnout
by Tutis Vilis, Department of Physiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. Includes topics such as Effective Oral Presentations, How to get the most out of a scientific meeting (Including presenting posters), Preparing and writing a manuscript. (and a thesis), Life-long learning skills, Grantspersonship, and Getting the Next Job.
One former student's story of the trials and tribulations of pursuing a doctorate.
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