Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 24

Thread: Wish me luck - defending my PhD dissertation

  1. 11-03-2003, 10:43 AM #1
    emily_the_spoiled
    emily_the_spoiled is offline Owned by 40 paws
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Washington, DC USA
    Posts
    1,850

    Wish me luck - defending my PhD dissertation

    Hello everyone,

    There have been times when PT has literally saved my sanity during the course of my PhD. You gave me a laugh and showed me that there is more to my life than just this.

    I want to share with everyone that I am finally defending my dissertation this afternoon (3PM EST). Please keep all paws and fingers crossed that things will go well.

    Cheryl
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 11-03-2003, 10:59 AM #2
    Logan's Avatar
    Logan
    Logan is offline Registered User
    Join Date
    Feb 2001
    Location
    Greenville, SC, USA
    Posts
    17,925
    Wishing you lots of good luck, Cheryl!!!! I know you will do great!!!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 11-03-2003, 11:08 AM #3
    zippy-kat's Avatar
    zippy-kat
    zippy-kat is offline Drama Queen Rehab
    Join Date
    Jun 2000
    Location
    Drama Queen Rehab
    Posts
    6,984
    You got it!! Good luck to you!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 11-03-2003, 11:21 AM #4
    2kitties's Avatar
    2kitties
    2kitties is offline Can't resist a kitty!
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Wisconsin
    Posts
    1,381
    Good luck, I'm sure you will do very well. 8 paws and 10 fingers crossed for you.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 11-03-2003, 11:24 AM #5
    lizbud
    lizbud is offline Friend of Animals
    Join Date
    Apr 2001
    Location
    indianapolis,indiana usa
    Posts
    22,881
    Will do. Best of luck to you today.
    I've Been Boo'd

    I've been Frosted






    Today is the oldest you've ever been, and the youngest you'll ever be again.

    Eleanor Roosevelt
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 11-03-2003, 11:37 AM #6
    Samantha Puppy's Avatar
    Samantha Puppy
    Samantha Puppy is offline Kirin, Sushi, Maya & Kimi
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Posts
    3,250
    My best friend just had her PhD qualifying exam a week and a half ago and had been stressing over it for the last year. She passed and is now an official PhD candidate and I know she feels like 100,000 lbs has been lifted off her chest! You will feel the same. Good luck!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 11-03-2003, 12:09 PM #7
    emily_the_spoiled
    emily_the_spoiled is offline Owned by 40 paws
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Washington, DC USA
    Posts
    1,850
    Thank you everyone.

    I remember taking my qualifying exams and it was the same thing. Except they were written exams, whereas this is an oral exam. I keep trying to tell myself that I am the person who knows the most about the subject. But even so...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 11-03-2003, 12:10 PM #8
    Samantha Puppy's Avatar
    Samantha Puppy
    Samantha Puppy is offline Kirin, Sushi, Maya & Kimi
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Posts
    3,250
    Oh really? Hers had both written and oral, I believe. Then again, hers was in physiology. What's yours?

    By the way, where in MD are you?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 11-03-2003, 12:24 PM #9
    emily_the_spoiled
    emily_the_spoiled is offline Owned by 40 paws
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Washington, DC USA
    Posts
    1,850
    I am currently living in Baltimore and will soon be joining the commute down to DC (that is where the new job is). I "guess" we are fortunate in that our qualifying exams are just written (but 6 days of written exams...) and the final dissertation defense is oral. So we get a combination but maybe it is just our discipline. I will be getting a degree in Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, which in English means that I study the economics of prescription drugs.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 11-03-2003, 12:34 PM #10
    Samantha Puppy's Avatar
    Samantha Puppy
    Samantha Puppy is offline Kirin, Sushi, Maya & Kimi
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Posts
    3,250
    Oh, you're nearby to me - I work in Owings Mills and live in Carroll Co.

    Wow - sounds really nasty! Six days of written exams? Ugh. She had written first and then a presentation - she was absolutely over the moon when she finished.

    You'll do fine on yours!! Just keep telling yourself that you do know more than anyone else. Confidence shows!! Good luck. : )
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 11-03-2003, 12:40 PM #11
    KYS's Avatar
    KYS
    KYS is offline ----<---<--<{(@
    Join Date
    Oct 2000
    Location
    U.S.A.
    Posts
    8,039

    Re: Wish me luck - defending my PhD dissertation

    I am shure you will do just fine.
    But I am sending extra good vives
    your way just in case.


    ----<---<--<{(@
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 11-03-2003, 05:49 PM #12
    babolaypo65
    babolaypo65 is offline Registered User
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    35° 3' N 106° 37' W
    Posts
    1,213
    How did it go???? Dr. Emily the spoiled....has a nice ring to it! I thought good thoughts from 3-5 eastern time!
    -babolaypo


    Only that which is the other gives us fully unto ourselves.
    -Sri Yogananda

    It's important to have an end to journey toward but it's the journey that matters in the end.
    -Ursula Leguin
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 11-03-2003, 05:59 PM #13
    slick's Avatar
    slick
    slick is offline I'm Canadian......eh?
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    My life is God filtered :)
    Posts
    14,052
    Yes, do tell. Enquiring minds want to know. Can we call you Dr??
    Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand and strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!
    --unknown

    Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see
    --Polar Express

    Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.



    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 11-04-2003, 07:44 AM #14
    emily_the_spoiled
    emily_the_spoiled is offline Owned by 40 paws
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Washington, DC USA
    Posts
    1,850
    Yes, it is now official! I am Dr. Emily the spoiled

    The reality hasn't quite sunk in yet, so I am still getting used to the fact that I am finished!!!

    Thank you for all of the good wishes
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 11-04-2003, 07:47 AM #15
    Samantha Puppy's Avatar
    Samantha Puppy
    Samantha Puppy is offline Kirin, Sushi, Maya & Kimi
    Join Date
    Sep 2003
    Posts
    3,250
    Congrats, Dr.!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all!
    By Roxyluvsme13 in forum General
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 12-28-2011, 08:46 PM
  2. Shot 3X defending family, D-Boy expected to recover
    By columbine in forum Dog General
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 12-10-2008, 08:44 PM
  3. Defending my honor! ;)
    By catnapper in forum Cat General
    Replies: 19
    Last Post: 11-23-2005, 06:29 PM
  4. wish me luck!
    By davidpizzica in forum General
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 10-23-2004, 12:36 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules


Copyright © 2001-2013 Pet of the Day.com