Dissertation Boot Camps
2011-12 Dissertation Boot Camps
- Fall Break (October 31 - November 4, 2011)
- Spring Break (March 19-23, 2012)
- Summer Boot Camp 1 (June 11-22, 2012)
- Summer Boot Camp 2 (July 9-13, 2012)
Registration opens approximately one month in advance.
What Dissertation Boot Camp Alums say about the experience:
“I had a great experience all week. I reveled in the quiet niche I had, while enjoying the company of the other grad students (which I thought would be stressful, but totally wasn’t). Debriefing group was really refreshing."
What was useful about Boot Camp? "Having a quiet, clean, well-lit, air-conditioned work space I can leave my stuff in overnight—with plenty of table space, pleasant company, and easy access to snacks. Dissertation Boot Camp is a blatant misnomer; Dissertation Day Spa would be more appropriate. Really though, the biggest of all these elements would be the structure: having to be there at a certain time in the morning, for a certain time…"
Dissertation Boot Camp Schedule (participants commit to attend all sessions)
| Monday | Tuesday - Thursday | Friday |
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9-10:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m.-1:00 p.m. 1-1:20 p.m. 2-5 p.m. |
9 a.m.-1 p.m. 1-1:20 p.m. 2-5 p.m. |
9 a.m.-1 p.m. 1-2 p.m. |
Support and Materiel for Boot Campers
- Quiet space to write at the Writing Program, Whitman College
- A place to leave books and other materials
- A community of writers
- Healthy snacks balanced with plenty of caffeine
- Office supplies
Dissertation Boot Camp has limited enrollment. A motivational deposit of $50 is required, and is returned at the closing workshop to those participants who attend every session.
A joint initiative of the Princeton Writing Program and the Graduate School
