Comments on: I Have Preliminarily Earned A PhD

By: nosugrefneb

nosugrefneb — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:39:59 +0000

Thanks man…good to know. I’m hearing more and more that schools, or at least some departments, have that format, so I guess it’s not so unique.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:32:08 +0000

FWIW, your prelims sound exactly like our quals. (at Baylor College of Medicine). We also have to write a grant proposal on a topic other than your area of research, then defend it to a committee of profs. What I’m trying to say, I guess, is that I can empathize.

Congrats on passing.

By: /weblog › Prelim Postscript

/weblog › Prelim Postscript — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:27:59 +0000

[...] I mentioned last week, I recently completed my prelim for grad school, something to which I was neither looking forward [...]

By: David Loeb

David Loeb — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:30:33 +0000

Oh, I remember my prelims well. The same way one remembers having a tooth pulled with inadequate anesthesia.

If you think that was bad, wait until you defend your thesis. Walking up the stairwell from the room where I gave my talk to the room where I met with the committee, Tom Jessell (http://sklad.cumc.columbia.edu/jessell/) whispered to me, “I read every page of this last night.”

I haven’t been that intimidated before or since.

Congratulations!

By: Old MD Girl

Old MD Girl — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:16:15 +0000

One hurdle down, 1,027,583 to go. I can’t tell you how jealous I am. I won’t even *start* my PhD for another 18 months.

By: lilpunk

lilpunk — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:39:15 +0000

at least its over. now its time to plan the wedding!