A New Push for ABD's to Cross the Finish Line

Stressed-out students turn to gurus and boot camps for support and discipline

By COURTNEY LEATHERMAN

Technically, A.B.D. stands for "all but dissertation." But for anyone who has languished in that purgatory, it might as well stand for "all but dead."

A.B.D. is the uneasy period in between finishing your course work and finally being handed your...