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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807795903321

Autore

Rittner Barbara

Titolo

The women's guide to surviving graduate school [[electronic resource] /] / Barbara Rittner, Patricia Trudeau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, : SAGE, c1997

ISBN

1-322-42085-8

1-4833-2797-3

1-4522-4951-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 155 p.)

Collana

Graduate survival skills series

Graduate survival skills

Altri autori (Persone)

TrudeauPatricia

Disciplina

378.155

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - United States - Graduate work

Women - Education (Graduate) - United States

Women graduate students - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

In the beginning: should you go to graduate school -- Taking the plunge -- The application process -- To be in or not to be in -- Paying for it -- Getting a running start -- Learning your way around -- Settling in -- The syllabus as a learning contract -- The road to "A" work -- Swimming rather than sinking.

Sommario/riassunto

Written by women for women, this book provides practical information and advice on graduate schools in the United States and Canada. Basic information is provided for each graduate school about selection, applications and acceptance processes, likely cost and funding sources. The authors also provide valuable advice on how to determine the best methods for planning a course of study and selecting programmes.