Joseph Daniel Di Lella

Graduate School Blues is a useful guide for those considering grad school. By covering many aspects, it should help the prospective seeker of an advanced degree to think logically about the decision.
For those who have embarked on a program, the book offers encouragement and advice for all steps of the process, from selecting a topic, getting it approved, research and writing, then defending the completed project.
There is also useful advice for life after the degree, both for those who seek to remain in academia and for those who pursue other careers. And there is even advice on retirement.
This is all clearly organized, and helpfully laid out in the table of contents.
The author doesn’t only rely on his own experience, but incorporates testimonials from more than twenty academics who share their experiences.
The style is direct, as if the author is personally speaking to you.… (meer)