Dissertation Boot Camps
2012-13 Dissertation Boot Camps
- Fall Break: October 29 - November 2, 2012
- Intersession Break: January 28 – February 1, 2013
- Spring Break: March 18 - 22, 2013
- June Boot Camp (2 weeks!): June 10 - 21, 2013 Register Now!
- July Boot Camp: July 8 - 12, 2013
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
