- I would say effective.
- Helpful.
- Efficient.
- Amazing.
- My thesis isn't really going
as smoothly as I would hope
and I need this concentrated time to just
get my writing going
and it's been fantastic.
- Sometimes you get
stuck and having an expert that
can help you get unstuck by
unpacking what you're doing
or asking some questions that help you
think the process through or think through
what you're trying to convey
has been extremely helpful.
- The best part of this
week was the one on one
writing consultation with
a writing specialist.
I mean, I study agricultural economics so
she's not in that field,
but for her to just look
at the flow of my thesis--
- I think just getting
that time uninterrupted
to just work on the thesis.
Everyone knew I was here,
family, friends, my work,
so there was no interruptions.
I didn't feel guilty about
not doing anything else
but coming here and writing and
taking that time for myself.
- Leaving this week, I have
such a clear idea about
what I have to do that I just
didn't have before I got here.
- I always had this
notion that I needed a large
amount of time to get stuff done,
but if you just put a little effort into
planning it beforehand it really helps.
- As the weeks goes on,
they make you see how manageable it is.
Dissertation Boot Camp is highly diverse,
so it caters to the
needs of students who are
already excelling and just need that time
or that structure to
thrive a little bit more
and it also helps out the students who may
not have those strengths and
allow them to develop them.
- I would recommend it to everyone
who does a masters or a PHD here.
- Honestly, I wish I had taken it earlier
is my only regrets.
Everyone take it.
- Coming into it, I had
incredibly high expectations
about what I wanted to get done this week
and also what DBC would provide
and it exceeded them in every way.
It's been such a helpful experience.
- It was very encouraging and fostered a
sense of accountability.
- We're all united in our
struggles as grad students.
