"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."
-- Dr. Gene Woodruff, Dean of the Graduate Shool, University of Washington, Seattle president of the association of graduate schools, Chairman of the GRE Board

"I hope your book becomes the crinkled, torn, scribbled road map for my generation of grad students. More than good advice, it explains why graduate school needs an overhaul."
- Danel Olson, Ph. D. Candidate, Department of English, Rice University

"Every graduate student should carry this book in her or his pocket. For women, students of color, and older students, the chapter "Swimming with the mainstream" is a primer on confronting the bias and stereotyping that, sadly, still exist in academia."
-- Leslie R. Wolfe, Ph. D., Executive drector, Center for Women Policy Studies, Washington, D.C.
from the backcover