“This is a book prospective students should buy before embarking on a graduate school career and that current students will keep close to their desks and computers. Haggerty and Doyle are knowledgeable, honest, open, and supportive. Moreover, their advice is spot-on. This is the kind of book I wish I had before starting graduate school.”
— Jon Gould, professor, American University and author of How to Succeed in College (While Really Trying)
“Graduate school is a high-stakes venture when you consider the time and cost invested in return for relatively meager job prospects. 57 Ways to Screw Up in Grad School provides useful advice to make a student’s time in grad school as productive and rewarding as possible.”
— C. Ray Chandler, professor, Georgia Southern University and author of The Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology
"A highly entertaining and informative list of pretested pitfalls."
— Inside Higher Education
"Haggerty and Doyle offer advice for how to maximize your chances of failing grad school—or, better yet, to steer well clear of the dangers."
— Science