Getting More Information

The advice given here is a brief sampling of what some engineering graduate students at Cornell think is most important. For a broader perspective, there are many resources on the web about surviving and enjoying grad life. Here is a brief list of sites we recommend:

• Marie desJardins, How to be a good graduate student.
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  Aimed at beginning graduate students, this short introduction is considered by several Cornell students to be the standard work on what it means to be a graduate student.

• Phil Agre, Networking on the network.
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  Many graduate students don't realize just how much networking is necessary to begin building a research career. This essay is an excellent introduction to some of the things you need to know about building your research network. It contains an excellent list of references as well. Agre's stated goal is to get this article into the hands of every Ph.D. student on the planet.

• Ronald T. Azuma, So long and thanks for the Ph.D.
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  This is a good article written by a graduate school survivor.

Chapter 9 of this handbook also offers a selection of quotes from Cornell engineering graduate students about their experiences and advice.