Early thesis update

[onefixedstar]

I got an email from my MA advisor yesterday reporting that he'd been thrown off schedule and so gave up and read my thesis. The big news...he's not going to require any major revisions, just a few little things. Now I have to keep my fingers crossed that the rest of the committee feels the same way. I really hope, though, that he's actually satisfied with my work and not just being generous so that I'm not forced with withdraw from the PhD program. While I appreciate him not being nitpicky, I also want to actually earn my degree fairly.

The rest of the day/weekend will be spent finishing my editing of the second and third chapters of the thesis into the paper that's due today and then writing the other two papers due next week, and studying for Tuesday's stats midterm. Fun times!

Comments

[a-just-society.livejournal.com]

Congrats - that must feel like a huge weight off your shoulders. Fingers crossed for the rest of your committee!

[onefixedstar.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[semiotic-trader.livejournal.com]

I really hope, though, that he's actually satisfied with my work and not just being generous so that I'm not forced with withdraw from the PhD program.

Why would you be forced to withdraw from the PhD program if he were being generous? Or do you mean if he's not rigorous enough, and the examiners send it back for revisions... sort of like what happened to me?

(Thank God I hadn't registered for a PhD!)

While I appreciate him not being nitpicky, I also want to actually earn my degree fairly.

Yeah, I gave up on that desire a couple of months ago... ;)

[onefixedstar.livejournal.com]

Actually, unlike you, I don't have any external examiners--they're not standard for an MA defense. I just have my three committee members, and they'll let me know of any necessary revisions before I defend. The issue for me is that I hope he's not being generous by not demanding major revisions that he would have demanded were I not already eight months into a PhD program and facing withdrawing if I don't finish my MA soon.