I don't know when it's actually going to feel official, but I'm guessing when I finally get my diploma in the mail. But today I handed the final copies of my dissertation over to the graduate school for binding. So it's almost officially official, right?
There's a ton of nitpicky stuff that goes along with this whole process, post-defense. Revisions, formatting, having the formatting checked, fixing the formatting, printing copies on different kinds of paper, extra copies of the title page, extra copies of the abstract (one with your advisor's name and one without), a survey of earned doctorates, a microform agreement form, blah blah blah blah. Plus carrying a bazillion pounds of paper to the graduate school.
Anyway, it's done.
Now if only I could finish packing . . .
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Almost officially offical
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Abby this is so wonderful! I'm so happy for you!!!!!! Congratulations. I would think that you are "officially" Dr. Abby now. :-)
Thanks Billie. I should say that I thanked everyone at DBC in my acknowledgments. This site has been a HUGE help.
Other than the bureaucratic silliness I'm sure it's all blissful, yes?
Turning it in? Absolutely. I walked out of that office with a HUGE grin on my face. Felt much much lighter, both physically (because I just dropped off about 1300 pages of paper, but also psychologically, psychically, whatever that word would be.
And trust me, I am a HUGE procrastinator. If I can get this done, so can all of you.
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