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c13

The End is nigh...

Apr 18, 2006 15:17

So a week ago today, I completed my Masters thesis. This afternoon, I tracked down my last committee member and gave him his copy.

One week from tomorrow at 2 pm I defend it.

I'm really quite nervous about the whole thing, even though I don't think i'm going to be asked anything really hard. I just have NO IDEA what to expect, and it's really ( Read more... )

toronto, defense, blargh, thesis

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ladykutenay April 18 2006, 21:06:16 UTC

You are going to do so awesome!

Man, I'm so glad I didn't have to defend.

c13 April 18 2006, 23:13:01 UTC

Defenses aren't that bad once they're over! ;)

katylyn April 18 2006, 23:05:27 UTC

Ahem, and what about the OTHER PERSON in Toronto you may want to see??

Good luck with your defence. I did mine last year, and it was stressful, but in the end (this sounds sick) I actually kind of enjoyed it. I don't know what it's like for yours, but I mean in mine I was basically the expert on the topic in the room, and every question I got to be all authoritative and show off-y. Not at all as bad as I was expecting.

c13 April 18 2006, 23:11:16 UTC

Holy crap, I totally forgot you weren't in Kingston anymore! It's kind of funny actually, I know three Kathryns that either have gone to or are currently at Queens:

You
The Kathryn I stayed with when I was in K'ton a year and a half ago
A friend from Dal who's doing her PhD in Chem right now

But yeah, we'll totally have to hook up at some point! I know so many people in Toronto! :D

c13 April 18 2006, 23:16:39 UTC

Also, chem defenses are like that too. I think your undergrad defense ended up being kind of like my graduate defense is going to be. I basically have to give like a 20ish minute talk, after which I get grilled by my committee. I don't really like being the center of attention though, which is why I'm always nervous and whatnot. It takes significant effort for me to be able to think straight in that sort of situtation.

ladykutenay April 19 2006, 01:34:11 UTC

Undergrad defense! What the crap!

Oh man is no one ever the expert when they give a philosophy defense.

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c13 April 18 2006, 23:12:32 UTC

I appreciate the confidence! I'm sure it's mostly just nerves, having just finished writing a 72 page thesis on the topic, I think I'm pretty well versed in it. ;)

sweetmadness April 19 2006, 01:19:50 UTC

Congratulations. :)
Best of luck and all that jazz.

c13 April 20 2006, 02:37:29 UTC

Thank ya!

green_eyed_view April 19 2006, 09:46:36 UTC

Yaaaaaay Chris! *jumps up and down* (*makes fool of self*)
PS: I also knew a Kathryn when I went to Queen's.

c13 April 20 2006, 02:34:56 UTC

It seems to e the place for Kathryns to be!

green_eyed_view April 20 2006, 03:38:10 UTC

It's also one of my middle names