Succeeding in Graduate School

Resources:

These resources will help you succeed in graduate school:

• 5 Secrets to Surviving (and Thriving in) a PhD Program (Elsevier Connect)

• 10 Tips to Finishing Your PhD Faster (Elsevier Connect)

• How Should Grad Students Learn to Write? (from the blog, Scientist Sees Squirrel) 

• Writing & Speaking Guides (from TAMU Writing Center)

• Writing Commons, the open-education home for writers

• Writing and Presenting Your Thesis or Dissertation

Successful Management:

Managing your time is critical for success in graduate school; these resources are designed to help you manage your time:

• Managing Your Time (from Dartmouth's Academic Skills Center)

• 6 Time Management Tips for College Students (from Rasmussen College)

• Writing Assignment Calculator (from UP's Clark Library)

Reading lots, lots, and lots of scholarly literature is required in graduate school; these resources (videos) are designed to show you how to read faster:

• Speed Reading for Graduate Students (from University of Oregon Graduate School)

• Speed Reading Workshop (from UNC Charlotte)

Adapted from a list provided at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health LibGuide.

Why Grad School?

"Here is the only good reason to go to grad school. I am intellectually curious about a particular academic topic; I enjoy reading, thinking, writing, and researching about this topic and my motivation for studying this topic comes entirely from within. I understand that in order to gain further expertise in my chosen topic, I need to pursue a post-graduate degree. I hope to use this degree in order to land a job in an academic or applied environment that takes advantage of my expertise." 

(Adapted from Dr. Richard Lawler's "So You Want to Go to Grad School")