Thursday, December 11, 2008

Final thesis, finally done!


I never posted a huge thank you to everyone who took my survey for my final thesis, so I'll say it now. I couldn't have done it without your help!
I finished all of my data analysis and results discussion chapters on Monday, and yesterday I had the "opportunity" to present my findings. (I have to ask, though: is it really an opportunity if you're required to do something?) Everyone in the class set up their lovely tri-fold posters in one room--it felt so much like a high school science fair it wasn't even funny--and then the faculty and graduate students in my college came in and checked out our work. We were all graded by two faculty members and by at least one graduate student...And I was the lucky student that got to present my research and findings to the freaking DEAN of the College of Human Health and Sciences.
She was a very nice woman, but talk about an intimidating presentation! For the first time since I began the whole thesis process I felt like I was lacking something. But I still feel like I did fairly well, despite the fact that I was talking way too much with my hands and I was nervously shifting from foot to foot. I never stuttered or forgot what I wanted to say, though, so I think it went well.
When I spoke to my adviser (who, thankfully, was the other faculty member grading me) after the presentations, he said he was impressed with my study and was confident that the dean graded me well. Phew!
So now I'm done!
Okay, I still have two more presentations today, and then three days of finals next week, but other than that I'm done! I'm so close to the end. In less than a week, consider me an official Bachelor's degree attainer. It feels so good...

4 comments:

Doug & Robyn Ellis said...

Congrats! I can hardly believe time has flown so much that you are married and now graduated from college (well almost). It just seems like yesterday! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Molly said...

Holy cow. We need to celebrate!!!

jax from the harmon squad said...

Congrats!!!! That being done feeling is the BEST in the world!

Birches said...

Hooray for graduation. Now the real fun begins. But at least when you have a real job, you don't have homework to do when you come home.