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MEGA - Grades! Majors? Graduation!!!

Great work, CB, and enjoy your holiday! I hope you get good praise for it - any chance of getting published?

I remember printing out my Master's thesis and holding (the four copies of) it in my arms like a newborn. It was a touching moment.

Redleader's advise: Do NOT read your PhD thesis for at least a month after submitting it. It's tempting to have a drink and want to browse it for self-confidence, or show it to others and stuff. Then you will inevitably find a type-o. Then a second, and a third. Then you're back at your computer WORKING ON YOUR THESIS. Turn it in and don't look back!
 
Swerz said:
That's awesome CB

Grats to you for your hard work.

May I ask what discipline your PhD is for?
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PhD in Chemical Engineering :)

Redleader said:
Great work, CB, and enjoy your holiday! I hope you get good praise for it - any chance of getting published?

I remember printing out my Master's thesis and holding (the four copies of) it in my arms like a newborn. It was a touching moment.

Redleader's advise: Do NOT read your PhD thesis for at least a month after submitting it. It's tempting to have a drink and want to browse it for self-confidence, or show it to others and stuff. Then you will inevitably find a type-o. Then a second, and a third. Then you're back at your computer WORKING ON YOUR THESIS. Turn it in and don't look back!
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Already have 2 journal articles published. My supervisor wants me to submit a third... I'll get to that later. Just glad to have the thesis in :)

I haven't actually submitted it yet. That will happen on Wednesday week likely, after I get back from the snow. I don't think there will be any spelling or grammar mistakes though as my supervisor is more anal about that stuff than I am, and I'm pretty damn anal about spelling and grammar ;) I'll do a final check over though ;) Even if there are some annoyances, I'll deal with them if I have to make corrections. I'm just glad that it is basically finished though :)

Thanks for the well wishes :)

CB :)
 
does this mean you can make us some acid? ;)


Actually, I'm happy (and jealous) for you. I'm not sure if I want to get my PhD yet, but it makes me happy to see anyone who got their PhD and didn't regret it. I've heard people tell me not to do it because it sucks so much. :p

What kind of work are you planning on doing?
 
hoopyfrood said:
does this mean you can make us some acid? ;)


Actually, I'm happy (and jealous) for you. I'm not sure if I want to get my PhD yet, but it makes me happy to see anyone who got their PhD and didn't regret it. I've heard people tell me not to do it because it sucks so much. :p

What kind of work are you planning on doing?
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Not quite... no acid for me :(

I'm kinda glad to just get it out of the way. I decided in about 3rd year of undergrad that I wanted to do it. Much better to get it out of the way now, than take a massive pay cut to do it later in my career. It is worth it, but I won't really see the benefits pay-wise for a few years.

Work? For now, anything I can get. Job market isn't ridiculously bad, and with my qualifications it should be fine. I plan to shift my focus to sustainability, sustainable fuels and the hydrogen economy etc when I can :)

samb834 said:
Congratulations... You should definitely make a cake that is shaped like Tw instead of Tg.... ;)
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Lol, will do ;)

Bob Loblaw said:
Cool story, bro :)
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Thanks :):)
 
Congratulations, that's an awesome achievement. Something that only a lot of time, effort and handwork can be attributed for. Well done.
 
Well, I must say... it's about freakin time ;)

Congrats dude!

You'll have to change your username to Dr Chaos Butterfly in honour.
 
Congratulations. Do you have any advice for those who will be writing a PhD thesis in the sciences in the future? Also, did you go to school in Australia or the US (or another country)? I'm not sure if there's a significant difference in the process between Australia and the US. Probably not anything major, but I don't know.
 
^ Australians typically do 3 years of undergraduate work, a year of "honours work" and then 3+ years for a PhD. They don't give the masters degree much merit (heck, I don't think there was a single Australian national in my master's program in Australia), and try and claim their honours degree is pretty much equivalent to an American masters (it's not :p;) ). You don't get a masters-by-default if you get an Aussie PhD, like you would in a lot of American PhD programs. Anyway, in general Australians tend to be able to obtain PhDs at a younger age if they work as quickly as possible. You pretty much jump right into your research at commencement of the program, whereas in America you typically take classes for 2 years before even selecting a research topic for your PhD thesis.
 
^ I see. I'd like to get my PhD relatively soon without wasting too much time, but at the same time I'm certainly in no rush to jump into the workplace. I've got the next half century or so to be a wage slave. I see some people who have their PhD by age 25 or even younger...It's impressive and everything, but I can't help but wonder what the point is.
 
Transcendence said:
Congratulations. Do you have any advice for those who will be writing a PhD thesis in the sciences in the future? Also, did you go to school in Australia or the US (or another country)? I'm not sure if there's a significant difference in the process between Australia and the US. Probably not anything major, but I don't know.
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I'm not 100% sure on what the American program does having not been through it. I went straight from my Engineering undergrad, which included honours (not as a separate year) directly to my PhD.

My advice? Don't fuck around too much. Get in and get done. A good supervisor will help immensely. You need someone who you can work with, but that person also needs to be able to give you the space or the support or both to help you succeed.

Redleader said:
^ Australians typically do 3 years of undergraduate work, a year of "honours work" and then 3+ years for a PhD. They don't give the masters degree much merit (heck, I don't think there was a single Australian national in my master's program in Australia), and try and claim their honours degree is pretty much equivalent to an American masters (it's not :p;) ). You don't get a masters-by-default if you get an Aussie PhD, like you would in a lot of American PhD programs. Anyway, in general Australians tend to be able to obtain PhDs at a younger age if they work as quickly as possible. You pretty much jump right into your research at commencement of the program, whereas in America you typically take classes for 2 years before even selecting a research topic for your PhD thesis.
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In non-Engineering fields (and sometimes in Engineering as well), they often ask you to start with a research masters, however that can be upgraded to a full PhD after a year or so, and in the end you will come out with a PhD.

There are a billion coursework masters out there that have various degrees of usefulness. Some are complete crap. Some are actually useful. We have a master of Professional Engineering in my School, that is basically the 2nd semester of 2nd year and the 1st semester of 3rd year of the undergrad course, with a research project in the 2nd year. The course is designed for people who have come from overseas with degrees from Universities that aren't as recognised, or that don't really offer practical experience, but you get less than what our undergrads get. While there are some good coursework masters, mostly, they are just a fundraising exercise...

Transcendence said:
^ I see. I'd like to get my PhD relatively soon without wasting too much time, but at the same time I'm certainly in no rush to jump into the workplace. I've got the next half century or so to be a wage slave. I see some people who have their PhD by age 25 or even younger...It's impressive and everything, but I can't help but wonder what the point is.
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I went straight into my PhD because I didn't get a job. I was offered a scholarship, so I took it. I'm glad that it is out of the way now, because if I went out into industry, for me to come back and do a PhD would have been a ridiculously massive pay cut, and I would have moved on in my life and possibly got myself a mortgage and all that sort of shit.

I'm a bit annoyed that I've taken so long about everything, but I only have myself, and my inherent laziness to blame. I've turned 30 earlier this year, still don't really have any industrial experience, but almost have a PhD. I'm not an eternal student, but I almost am. It's time to get my shit together and move on :)

CB.
 
Fuckin graduated!!!!!!!

alright welll i just wanted to show everyone this...
you have no idea how hard this was for me..
i just recently got my diploma yesterday..

i never knew a little piece of paper could make me this happy.=D

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