Yesterday I passed my defense! What a relief. At Wisconsin, Masters' students are required to prepare a thesis & defend the document in front of a committee of 3 professors. My 1.5 year project (and 100+ page thesis) was summarized in a 30 minute talk (kind of sad really), and then my committee asked me questions for about 1.5 hours. It actually sounds scarier than it really is- my committee is very supportive, and the questions they ask are mostly geared at getting you to think critically about your data & help prepare you for what journal reviewers might bring up when I submit my project as a manuscript. After the defense we celebrated as a lab with beers at the union. It was a great time, & among some very thoughtful gifts they gave me a funny card- I guess they figured I'll be looking for friends after moving to Salt Lake City.
Later that afternoon, I failed an OChem quiz---what a great way to get snapped back into reality! Must pass last 2 classes to graduate. The endless, pointless studying continues- for 2 months.
Later that afternoon, I failed an OChem quiz---what a great way to get snapped back into reality! Must pass last 2 classes to graduate. The endless, pointless studying continues- for 2 months.
Dr. Hottie wasn't able to be there (that's medical marriage for you!), but he sent beautiful flowers and a card. This Sunday is our 11 year "1st date" anniversary. He showed up 15 min early to pick me up- I hadn't changed yet so went in jeans and a hoodie- he ordered pad thai and slurped his noodles- now that's romance! Have a great weekend!