How to Succeed in Postgraduate Study

Acknowledgements

by Marie desJardins

I would like to thank Susan Epstein, Diana Gordon, and Devika Subramanian for the original discussion that led to writing this paper. Many people provided useful feedback on an earlier draft that was circulated on the Internet, especially Mark Kantrowitz, John W. Buchanan (who suggested the idea and wrote the original draft for the section on social aspects of advising, and Marti Hearst. I gracefully acknowledge defeat with respect to the original title (it was supposed to be "How to be a Good {Graduate Student / Supervisor }," but was too often misinterpreted as "How to be a Good (Graduate Student) Supervisor"); thanks to Peter Soderquist for the first half of the new title. Any deficiencies remaining in the paper are entirely my fault!