Hello everyone! I haven't contributed to this blog in a long time. But the truth is, I haven't made a lot of progress on the diss worth mentioning. I've been stuck on my prospectus for various reasons. All in all, it has taken me about 8 frustrating months of writing, rewriting, and waiting. I'm now finished, though! No more revisions, edits, or conversations about it! All of my committee has verbally signed off, and I have successfully set a meeting where we'll make everything official. It's been a long, long, embarassingly long prospectus-writing process. I know I have a dissertation ahead of me, but I still feel like celebrating right now. Anyway, just thought I'd share.
Monday, January 21, 2008
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JK!!!!! CONGRATS! I know how hard you have worked and all the sweat that went into the prospectus. You have such an interesting subject that will make an impact on field. Again, CONGRATS!! (And we should have lunch sometime to catch up.) :-)
You should DEFINITELY celebrate! Those prospectuses (prospecti?) can take forEVER. Good for you!
Congrats on getting it done!
WOOHOO!
I am truly hoping mine doesn't take that long, but every step forward is a great thing!
Awesome work! Having a strong prospectus and a clear plan will really make a difference as you write the diss. Congrats!
JK,
My prospectus was a much longer and painful process than I anticipated. It's definitely a milestone to celebrate. Because, at my institution (Temple) anyway, it's not until the prospectus is approved that you are officially recognized as ABD.
Also, having a well-written prospectus is, as MB points out, a very useful tool once the writing begins. It'll help keep you on point.
I second (or sixth) what everyone here has said/written. Congratulations and -- celebrations of course. It took me a while to get the prospectus together and I think it was so worth it - not that dissertation writing has been painless or smooth but it has made the content all the better. Plus it's useful to have a tight prospectus for practical purposes such as pre-doctoral fellowships - heck even postdoctoral ones. Once again, celebrate both your genius and your persistence. And take a break before you plunge into dissertating. Cheers!
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