Peterson's the Ultimate Grad School Survival Guide: Getting In, Getting Money, Exams and Classes, the Profs, the Thesis/Dissertation

THE ULTIMATE GRAD SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE is a comprehensive, congenial, and down-to-earth book of wisdom from people who've learned to play the grad school game. Based on an extensive survey of graduate students from a wide range of disciplines and universities, The Ultimate Grad School Survival Guide is loaded with hundreds of practical tips on every aspect of grad school life, including finding the right school, studying for the GRE, preparing applications, writing high-impact application essays, maximizing financial aid, gathering vital information early, networking and building alliances, managing your course work, prepping for exams, taking your orals, learning to teach, balancing teaching obligations with your research, choosing a thesis or dissertation topic, picking the right adviser, publishing academic papers, and - finally - getting a job in a very competitive market.

Explains finding the right school, admissions, financial aid, teaching, thesis/dissertation, publishing, etc.

Finding the right university Admissions : getting in Financial aid Orientation : once you're in Course work and exams Teaching Research (or, the daily grind) Your thesis/dissertation Conferences and publishing Getting a job. Humorous insights from graduate students complement practical advice from admissions officers, financial aid professionals, and professors in this helpful, real-world handbook.