ProfLorax Posted December 17, 2015 Author Posted December 17, 2015 12 hours ago, bhr said: Not to jump on Prof's party, but since she already knows this, I thought I would share that I got my first PhD acceptance today. Mi fiesta es tu fiesta. Dr. Old Bill and knp 2
Dr. Old Bill Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 20 hours ago, bhr said: Not to jump on Prof's party, but since she already knows this, I thought I would share that I got my first PhD acceptance today. AWESOME NEWS!!!! Edited December 18, 2015 by Wyatt's Terps
xolo Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 My first year has had real ups and downs. I feel pretty good about having survived so far. The main "achievement" for me was teaching a class (I was the only "professor" in the classroom) and grading the papers. I wrote one exam. That probably doesn't measure up to going ABD (congratulations) or possibly publishing papers (congratulations) but I'm pretty happy overall about the life experience. dazedandbemused and ProfLorax 2
Dr. Old Bill Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Got my first grade back for a graduate course, and it was an A (in the Teaching First-Year Composition course), so I'm happy. Still no clue about the other two courses -- one of which I'm anticipating an A or A-, and the other I truly have NO idea, since there was nothing graded throughout the semester...but I'll take this first A as a sign that my thinking, research, and writing are up to snuff at graduate level, at the very least. I had always suspected they were, but there's nothing like having professorial affirmation. ProfLorax, hello_kitty and 1Q84 3
1Q84 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 On December 17, 2015 at 7:26 PM, bhr said: Not to jump on Prof's party, but since she already knows this, I thought I would share that I got my first PhD acceptance today. As the first recipient of an acceptance this cycle, I do believe you get to start this year's acceptances thread! Exciting! sarabethke, Dr. Old Bill, ProfLorax and 1 other 4
sarabethke Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 I'm getting published for the first time, and I just got an email asking me to do a final proof of my article so I guess this is real and actually happening. However, they asked me to write up a short "about the author," which brings that imposter syndrome right back. What do I include? What do I not include? ProfLorax, Dr. Old Bill and hello_kitty 3
Dr. Old Bill Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 22 minutes ago, sarabethke said: However, they asked me to write up a short "about the author," which brings that imposter syndrome right back. What do I include? What do I not include? "@sarabethke is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Her work is widely available to those who know where to find it. Her current interests have the potential to change the study of literature as we know it, but will only be revealed when the time is right." museum_geek and sarabethke 2
sarabethke Posted March 28, 2016 Posted March 28, 2016 Just now, Wyatt's Terps said: "@sarabethke is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Her work is widely available to those who know where to find it. Her current interests have the potential to change the study of literature as we know it, but will only be revealed when the time is right." hahahahaha I love it! I'm crying laughing--thank you! Dr. Old Bill 1
ProfLorax Posted March 30, 2016 Author Posted March 30, 2016 I guess I'll put this here: I'm trying to spend more time with the dissertation and the kid, so I'll be spending less time here on these boards. At least, that's my goal; we've see if I actually follow through! I've been here for a while and made some friends, so PM me if you'd like to stay in touch outside of GradCafe! TakeruK, echo449, Dr. Old Bill and 1 other 4
Dr. Old Bill Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 2 hours ago, ProfLorax said: I guess I'll put this here: I'm trying to spend more time with the dissertation and the kid, so I'll be spending less time here on these boards. At least, that's my goal; we've see if I actually follow through! I've been here for a while and made some friends, so PM me if you'd like to stay in touch outside of GradCafe! I guess I'm lucky, because I get to have face-to-face ProfLorax interaction on a somewhat regular basis, but I'm sad for the board because you are so damn wonderful! Still, good luck with the dissertation. From what I know about it, it will be a doozy, and academics will be talking about it for centuries to come...
BooksCoffeeBeards Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Well, I got into a PhD program finally! Also, I submitted a proposal to a journal a couple weeks back and should hear about it anytime soon. I'm just excited I got the damn thing done in the middle of a hectic last semester. Dr. Old Bill, EmmaJava and silenus_thescribe 3
TakeruK Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 4 hours ago, ProfLorax said: I guess I'll put this here: I'm trying to spend more time with the dissertation and the kid, so I'll be spending less time here on these boards. At least, that's my goal; we've see if I actually follow through! I've been here for a while and made some friends, so PM me if you'd like to stay in touch outside of GradCafe! PM didn't work for some reason, but just wanted to say good luck with everything! It was fun having you around as another regular poster and then also being a moderator with you!
bhr Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 16 hours ago, ProfLorax said: I guess I'll put this here: I'm trying to spend more time with the dissertation and the kid, so I'll be spending less time here on these boards. At least, that's my goal; we've see if I actually follow through! I've been here for a while and made some friends, so PM me if you'd like to stay in touch outside of GradCafe! If we don't have lunch in Houston I'm going to be furious!
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