{"product_id":"9780374524777","title":"Getting What You Came For : The Smart Student's Guide to Earning an M.A. or a Ph.D.","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGetting What You Came For\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Robert Peters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs graduate school right for you? \u003cbr\u003eShould you get a master's or a Ph.D.? \u003cbr\u003eHow can you choose the best possible school? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis classic guide helps students answer these vital questions and much more. It will also help graduate students finish in less time, for less money, and with less trouble. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on interviews with career counselors, graduate students, and professors, \u003ci\u003eGetting What You Came For\u003c\/i\u003e is packed with real-life experiences. It has all the advice a student will need not only to survive but to thrive in graduate school, including: instructions on applying to school and for financial aid; how to excel on qualifying exams; how to manage academic politics—including hostile professors; and how to write and defend a top-notch thesis. Most important, it shows you how to land a job when you graduate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“This is an excellent book. I don't know how Robert Peters was able to assemble all this highly relevant and valuable information after only one pass through the system known as graduate school, but he has produced a definitive piece of work.” —\u003ci\u003eDr. Gene Woodruff, Dean of the Graduate School, University of Washington, Seattle, President of the Association of Graduate Schools, Chairman of the GRE Board\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374524777\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593510301902,"sku":"9780374524777","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_2a364361-0384-468b-9dfc-304981bab701.jpg?v=1637789371","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374524777","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}