For those of you wanting a play-by-play of my PhD Qualifying Exams today, I offer you this quick vid clip. Ok, it’s not exactly the same because I wore my navy blue suit and left my bowtie at home. Oh, and my advisor forgot to wear his leather eyepatch. But otherwise, yah, this is exactly what it was like.
FYI: I passed, and that’s all that matters. And I am tired. So, so tired right now. Ready for a weekend with no studying!! :)
11 comments
Yeah! Congrats!
Congratulations! Good for you!
Hooray!
congrats, jana! that’s wonderful.
Congratulations! Enjoy the weekend!
Wonderful wonderful wonderful! You are the best.
Very, very good. Glad to hear it.
Jana! How exciting! Yippee!
Congratulations! You sound less traumatized than I was. What great news!
Gray:
I was plenty traumatized. What a difficult experience! I flubbed so many questions, but everyone has assured me that I did quite well.
What matters most, now, is that it’s over!! ;)
What was so traumatizing about your exam experience?
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