Avoid petty competition and departmental rivalry
How to Get a PhD

Avoid petty competition and departmental rivalry
Academic departments can be competitive and cutthroat environments. With everyone competing for the same grants, awards, and respect, it can get ugly fast. Try your best to stay out of departmental politics, and make an active effort to reach out to others and collaborate. Put your head down and do your work. No matter how smart you may be, how great a teacher, or researcher, you will need the help of others in your research.
Submit a plan of study
A list of the required courses
Secure letters of recommendation from people familiar with your work
Obtain experience in the field with a research internship
In the humanities
Choose a major professor and committee
Balance teaching responsibilities with research and coursework
Write a statement of purpose
Start researching graduate programs in your junior year
Balance your budget
Make contacts in your field
Prepare for the oral defense of your dissertation More ...
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