OMG! I am both ecstatic and nervous at the same time.
This week I had a meeting with my dissertation chair regarding the latest draft of my dissertation proposal. At the meeting, she told me that if I could pull together another revision of the proposal in the next few weeks (by the end of July), she wants to schedule my general exam mid august! The general exam in my department is basically a defense of your dissertation ideas, and a discussion about the direction of your project. If I can pull this together I'll be a doctoral candidate before I know it! As I said, this makes me very happy--because, well, it means serious progress, and it makes me very nervous because that means I have a LOT to do in the next few weeks.
I've got a work trip next week to Boulder, so that time is off the table in terms of when I can work on the revision. I think the revisions are definitely do-able, I just need to do some additional reading to get them done. and that takes time....
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woo hoo! go liz. you can do it! let me know if you need last minute help from afar...
This is the time to "GO FOR IT!!" I will keep positive thoughts heading in your direction, I am positive you can do it. Keep focused and you will do well; I am sure.
Awesome! Congrats, Liz! Good luck on the revisions -- you'll get it done.
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