It is a truth universally acknowledged that graduate school is a long, difficult, often painful experience. Below is a list of resources designed to help offer advice on the trials and tribulations that are part of the common experience of completing one’s graduate work.
WEB RESOURCES
Many people think of this site only for its extensive job postings, but there is much more! Explore this site for articles, columns, first-person accounts, recommended books and web sites, covering academic, quasi-academic, and non-academic careers. Recent print issues are also available in the OCS Reference Library, Shelf A3.
This is a great jumping-off-point for finding lots of support and advice on making the most of your grad school experience (i.e. surviving!), as well as completing the dissertation, funding, and best of all...grad school humor.
Resources on surviving doctoral programs in the arts and humanities, and thinking about career options.
A collection of resources that address preparation for a wide range of career options.
PRINT RESOURCES
by John A. Goldsmith, John Komlos and Penny Schine Gold. Three professors in different academic environments provide concrete advice to help you navigate successfully through graduate school and the academic profession. Available in the OCS Reading Room.
by Robert L. Peters. This book could be known as, "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Graduate School, but Were Afraid to Ask." While the first third of the book describes choosing and applying to graduate programs, most of the book is dedicated to advice on making the most of your graduate experience and to professional development prior to the academic job search. Available in the OCS Reading Room.
