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Dissertation successfully defended.

April 18, 2011

I defended today. Passed with revisions which is normal. I’ll write up a full story later, but for now I …

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The end is in sight….

March 6, 2011

It’s starting to feel real.  I revised the document and sent it back to my chair last sunday evening, then …

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Hurry up and wait…

February 6, 2011

I am now deep in to the “hurry up and wait” phase of my dissertation. At the beginning of January …

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Show me the money…Funding in Graduate School

December 9, 2010

I’ve been thinking lately about how to pay for graduate school.  Now, obviously I’ve already paid for most of it …

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You can’t plan your time if you don’t know where you really spend it

December 7, 2010

I was talking to some new students and realized something.  One of the reasons we fail to integrate our school …

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Misaligned expectations

November 10, 2010

Yesterday was my dissertation proposal review.  As longer-time readers will know, I completed the proposal (which is essentially the intro, …

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10 books every graduate student should read

October 17, 2010

Regardless of what you are studying, there are a few books that can help just about any graduate student master …

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Demystifying Dissertation Writing Part 1: Chapters 1-5

July 17, 2010

In order to move myself forward on this process I have been reading Demystifying Dissertation Writing:A Streamlined Process from Choice …

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I will not become a statistic….

December 20, 2009

They used to say that only 50% of those who start a doctorate finish.  Updated statistics in the social sciences …

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Perspective: Useful thing that…

October 4, 2009

Often we are told to take a step back from things to gain some perspective.  It’s very hard when you …

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