Passed the depth oral!

Yes, I just finished my depth oral and I passed! That's a great sign of relief. And I had a great Christmas lunch at the Faculty Club with my IML friends. You can check out the photos from the IML blog. Great, depth oral done, now to finish up 2 projects, mark assignments, study for an exam, and mark exams, all before the Christmas holidays!

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D-Day today

Today is what I like to call D-Day. No, it's not D-Day from World War II, but Depth oral day. I'm presenting my depth oral today as well as my research paper (which is my Masters thesis). Our lab will also have a nice Christmas buffet lunch, courtesy of a great supervisor. He's helped me so much in my research, proofreading my papers and documents, depth oral and presentations. The Christmas buffet lunch is amazing, I had it last year, and it was delicious! Of course, as a grad student, free (but delicious and high class food) is music to a grad student's ears!

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PhD depth oral on Tuesday

I'm presenting my PhD depth oral on Tuesday as well as presenting my research paper. What's a depth oral? Basically, I'm going to present about the background research and the problems with that research, that will lead me to develop a PhD thesis topic. So, I'm going to have a busy weekend finishing this up and practicing the presentation. Then, I have to mark assignments that week, mark a final exam, and write a exam. Oh yes, did I not mention, I will have to finish up 2 projects as well before December 20?
I can't wait for this term to be over, I'm definitely looking forward to the Christmas holidays with my family and friends.

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PhD depth oral

I've been busy like crazy finishing off this PhD depth oral which I will present before the end of this term. Plus, I have to finish up 2 projects, TA work, and writing an exam all before the Christmas holidays. I'm going to be extremely busy, so I'm looking forward to the Christmas holidays!

But I'm also finished writing the depth oral which I'll give to my PhD committee and give the depth oral in about 2 weeks. Then I'll complete two of my PhD milestones, which is presenting my research paper (My Masters thesis) and the depth oral (literature review). Next term, I will have to present my PhD thesis proposal and then hopefully I'll finish my PhD in a year. Then I'll be looking for either post-doc positions, research positions, or perhaps a professor positions. We'll see, as the saying goes, one step at a time.

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It's gonna be a busy hectic couple of weeks

I'm in for a busy hectic couple of weeks (as if I'm never busy). But especially for these coming weeks, because I have to finish up assignments for 2 courses, projects in 2 courses, write an exam, mark assignments for a course I'm TAing, mark final exams in December, and also complete my PhD depth oral and research paper presentation which will be in middle of December as well.

Then I can concentrate on my thesis proposal in January, I will have finished all my courses by end of this year, and hopefully if all goes according to plan, I will finish my PhD by end of next year (hopefully!). So, if you don't hear my blog that often, you'll know why.

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