The women's guide to surviving graduate school /

Rittner and Trudeau provide a useful practical guide that is rich in the nuts and bolts of getting started and surviving in graduate school. Important factors such as a detailed description of the application process, the primacy of the library in one's life as a graduate student, and the intense time demands of graduate student life are covered well. More expanded information on budgets and less information on syllabi might have been desirable. Although seeking to be inclusive of all graduate school experiences, the book is more appropriate for women entering master's programs rather than those going into doctoral programs; the many idiosyncratic aspects of full-time study in doctoral programs are not captured or addressed. This reviewer also noticed a slight slant toward women who go to graduate school immediately after taking their undergraduate degree. Despite numerous references to adult student issues, concerns such as children and spouses are not discussed much. The authors do succeed in being succinct and clear in their narrative, making the information in the book readable and accessible. This book adds to the existing set of graduate life guides by providing a focus on issues of particular concern to women. N. E. Sacks; Holyoke Community College