Published: Oct. 02, 2011
Words: 40,668 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466090125

Short description

Get the inside scoop on graduate school and the tenure track. This no-nonsense guide gives you blunt advice about everything from admissions to dissertations to getting tenure. Filled with concrete strategies for surviving graduate school while keeping your sanity.

Extended description

Grad Skool Rulz: Everything You Need to Know about Academia from Admissions to Tenure is for students in Ph.D. programs. These programs have a poor track record. Less than 50% of students who begin their Ph.D. program will leave with their degree. Many of those who graduate will needlessly spend a decade or more pursuing their degree.

Grad Skool Rulz is designed to help you finish graduate school in a reasonable amount of time and successfully land that tenure track job. This book gives blunt advice on dozens of graduate school topics, such as admissions, dissertations, advisors, and jobs. Grad Skool Rulz also offers advice and help for students who have decided that academia isn't the right career for them.

In addition to dozens of chapters dedicated to doctoral programs, the book also has material for tenure track professors and post-doctoral fellows. The book will take you from applying to graduate school to submitting your tenure review file.

This book is based on the author'.. (Read more) Grad Skool Rulz: Everything You Need to Know about Academia from Admissions to Tenure is for students in Ph.D. programs. These programs have a poor track record. Less than 50% of students who begin their Ph.D. program will leave with their degree. Many of those who graduate will needlessly spend a decade or more pursuing their degree.

Grad Skool Rulz is designed to help you finish graduate school in a reasonable amount of time and successfully land that tenure track job. This book gives blunt advice on dozens of graduate school topics, such as admissions, dissertations, advisors, and jobs. Grad Skool Rulz also offers advice and help for students who have decided that academia isn't the right career for them.

In addition to dozens of chapters dedicated to doctoral programs, the book also has material for tenure track professors and post-doctoral fellows. The book will take you from applying to graduate school to submitting your tenure review file.

This book is based on the author's nearly twenty years of experience in graduate education, both as a student and a tenured professor. The goal is to give you useful advice, help you avoid mistakes, and become the best scholar you can be.
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teaching, professors, academia, colleges, universities, graduate school, phd programs, tenure track, journal publication, dissertations, ma programs, liberal arts colleges, research universities

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Review by: Bernard Forgues on Sep. 05, 2012 :
Extremely helpful. I have advised all our PhD students to get a copy. It's valuable beyond the US system (we're in Europe), and beyond Sociology (we're in Management).
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Nicola Pocock on July 25, 2012 : (no rating)
I am so glad I read this before starting graduate school. Chock full of advice for the aspiring academic. I have already bought copies for friends considering the same path. Highly recommended!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: JLHowell on July 15, 2012 :
A well explained and written overview of academia that is helpful for anyone in or considering a profession in academia. A great sociological analysis of the process. Well worth one's time.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Cathrin Estafania on March 28, 2012 :
I start grad school this summer and this book is the most valuable resource!! It's really helping me fill in the blanks as far as what to expect, answering every question, and guiding me through the murky waters of academia. I have been passing info about this book (and website) on so my friends can buy it; Thank you Fabio and Smashwords!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Mal'akhim Mal'akhim on March 25, 2012 :
Wish I had this information at the beginning of my grad career!
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Review by: Mal'akhim Mal'akhim on March 25, 2012 : (no rating)
Awesome information - I wish I had it 4 years ago...glad to have it now!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Jiannbin Shiao on Feb. 14, 2012 :
This book is an excellent representation of the mainstream in professional sociology. It's especially valuable for my advisees, as our department is a historically critical/activist one. I wish I'd had it when I was in graduate school.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: pauli alin on Dec. 28, 2011 : (no rating)
Useful book for grad students and undergrad students who think about grad school. At $2 excellent value.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Brad Taylor on Nov. 06, 2011 :
A genuinely helpful book.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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