Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Earlier today, six years and month or so after I started my PHD program, I finished the complete draft of my dissertation and sent it out to my committee. My major professor has already looked at it and said he likes it, so really nothing should stop me from graduating with my PHD this December (in my department, the dissertation defense is largely a formality, and if my major professor like my dissertation - as he does - then I will pass). The past several years have been really rough, physically and emotionally, and I've often doubted whether this day would ever come. But here it is! Level 1 Hermit, Zaego, keira and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Congratulations, near-doctor! Despite the name, a terminal degree is just the beginning. —Alorael, who confesses to not being certain of the field. What have you disserted on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Congratulations and it's all down hill from here. Don't be disappointed if the committee doesn't stay awake during your defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Triumph's time as a grad student is history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 As Slarty so punningly suggests, I studied history. My dissertation looks at the wartime experiences / ideology / attitudes of junior officers in one of the Union armies in the Civil War. The most fun I've seen at dissertation defenses is when the members of the committee start arguing with each other while the doctoral candidate quietly watches. Well, that and when the random professor who wasn't on the committee but showed up anyway asks a question completely out of left field that has absolutely no bearing on the dissertation, and you get to watch the candidate try to figure out how to diplomatically say "That's a dumb question that makes no sense in this context." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Kelandon Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Almost huzzah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Thaluikhain Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Sudanna Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Huzz- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt TriRodent Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Well, if the congrats from a random stranger on the internet mean anything.... congrats \o/ /which army? I've got some long dead relatives who were jr officers in one of the Iowa regiments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 The Army of the Tennessee. (For anyone wondering, the Army of THE Tennessee was a Union army named for the Tennessee River; nearly all Union armies were named after rivers. There was also a Confederate army called the Army of Tennessee, named for the state.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Edgwyn Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Contgratulations. The Army of the Tennessee certainly saw far more of the country than most of its soldiers could ever have imagined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 As of Saturday, 16 December, I am officially Dr. Triumph, PHD, and no longer a college student for the first time in forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Congratulation in joining the ranks of the well educated unemployed. Now you can relax and play Avernum 3: The Ruined World next year. Triumph 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Before assuming that, I'll ask the fraught question: do you have a next step? A job lined up, either in or out of academia, or a career in mind? —Alorael, who offers a virtual firm handshake and hearty greeting of "Doctor!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 No, Randomizer's prognostication is accurate. I want to teach college history, so that's what I'll be looking for. However, jobs are scarce and seem to be getting scarcer, so I'm open to other possibilities if an opportunity appears. In the short-term, besides looking for jobs, I plan to work on fixing up my dissertation and trying to get it published. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd notarockstar Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Quote I am late and nobody but congratulations on this! It is a serious proof of your commitment (or lack of quitting sense LOL). A tremendous effort and accomplishment! Hope your New Year opens a lot of doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Level 1 Hermit Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 Congratulations.... doctor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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