How to succeed in graduate school

Abstract

This is the second of a two part article on how to succeed in graduate school. The first part of this article discussed getting into graduate school, doing research, finding an advisor, writing a thesis, and obtaining financial support. In this issue Marie desJardins discusses actions graduate students can take to become part of the research community, provides some advice for advisors, addresses some issues unique to female grad- uate students, and offers advice on how to balance work and play while in graduate school.