A Doctoral Degree or Just Enormous Debt?

Oxnard, CA, June 30, 2007 --(PR.com)-- According to a study by the National
Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov) only 45 percent of the students entering doctoral
programs successfully finish and receive their degrees. Many of those students
fund their graduate journey with enormous student loans�in some cases, well in
excess of $100,000. This is a huge amount, especially for those who get nothing in
return. Once dropped out, students have to start paying back the loans for their
aborted education.

Adding insult to injury, many of these students get derailed years into the
endeavor�after all their coursework is completed and they have only one hurdle�the
dissertation�left. Why? The dissertation is an intensely emotional and challenging
experience for students, their friends and families, and their advisors. One
doctoral student explained, �I get frozen. My goal looks impossible and
impractical and I shut down. Managing anxiety, building a thicker skin and
learning what you need are important. I needed a whole year just to deal with
that. The biggest waste of time is worrying whether I�ll be able to finish as well
as sitting outside myself and thinking �Why don�t you have any friends? It�s
Friday night�why are you at home writing?� If I could have condensed all those
thoughts, I could have been done a year ago.�

From lacking understanding or preparation for the task, to having difficulties

managing their motivation, to challenges gaining support and communicating
effectively with their faculty, students can face one challenge after another. One
faculty member in a doctoral psychology program remarked, �Most of the problems
come up with people that just don�t learn basic research. They don�t really know
what they�re doing.� A doctoral student in a prestigious linguistics doctoral
program shared, �I don�t think any of the writing tasks we did prepared me to
write a dissertation. Not at all.�

In response to these challenges, coaches and consultants who have weathered the
storm are emerging to help others complete their journey successfully. For
example, Graduate Research Coaching, a division of Koepp Research Corporation
(http://www.koeppcorp.com), offers comprehensive services to help masters and
doctoral students produce their best work. Since 2002, the company has supported
more than 200 graduate students from across the United States, Canada, Europe, and
China in completing their theses and dissertations and earning their coveted
degrees. For these students who get help, their loans become a worthy investment,
indeed.

For more information about Graduate Research Coaching: Please visit

http://www.koeppcorp.com

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About KoeppCorp - Graduate Research Coaching

Koepp Research Corporation began in 2002 as Graduate Research Coaching, an
organization dedicated to helping executive graduate students produce their best
work.

Today, the organization serves corporations, individuals and entrepreneurs, and

graduate students in the common purpose of helping clients achieve their visions
through effective project planning, research, and writing.

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