On Monday I had my thesis defense. This is the reason it's been a while since I posted. I was very, very nervous. But thanks to lots of help from my brother Rob and Matt from the lab, my presentation was ready (sorta). After the presentation nobody asked me hard questions. I was shocked. All of the questions were so easy for me to answer or say the scope of the project didn't cover that.
The final exam (the part where everyone else left the room) was a bit more difficult, and I found myself speaking loudly and quickly and maybe babbling a little as I tried to answer the questions my committee threw at me. I think I did ok-ish. They then sent me out of the room and told me to stick around until they came to get me. They made me sweat a little (honestly, how hard is it to say yes or no?) and then brought me back in and said I had passed. During the final exam part, they gave me some things to change, then later they handed back copies of my thesis they had marked up. This has to be fixed before I can leave.
So that's it. I passed, and as soon as I can get things squared away, I'll have that delightful feeling that school's out.
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What a relief! On second thought, maybe I'm glad I didn't do a thesis. It would have been cool, though. Good luck with the corrections!
ReplyDeleteI remember that feeling after my last final of each semester in collage. I always felt like doing cartwheels back to my car. If only I knew how to do a cartwheel....
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Now you have proof how scholarly you are. I'm intimidated.
ReplyDeleteYay!! Congratulations! Hope that feeling of relief comes soon.
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