Yesterday I filed my thesis and walked away from UCLA with a certificate of completion, which states that I’ve met all the requirements for a Master’s of Arts in Biology and will receive a diploma dated September 16, 2005 (the end of summer term). My degree is an MA, even though I did original research and wrote a thesis, because that’s what the department offers. They’re not all that interested in master’s students and prefer to allocate the bulk of resources to PhD students. If I need to, for job purposes, I can explain that my MA is as good as an MS. It has worked already since I have been accepted into the lecturer vacancy pool at my alma mater and they require an MS.
While I’m officially done with the university, I still have to meet with my advisor on Thursday to go over my committee’s comments on my thesis, mostly to figure out how to expedite publishing it as an article in a peer-reviewed journal. I don’t feel very much stress about that. That process can take as long as it takes because I’m done! And today is my birthday 🙂
Congratulations and Happy Birthday. I enjoy reading about all your adventures, including Clipper, moving plans, vacations, pictures, etc.
C:
What a relief! All that work is finally over. Happy Birthday and congratulations! I liked your predictions for next year, also. 🙂
Though I’ve congratulated you at CJ, I just want to say again how very, very proud I am of you, Corinna. This is an incredible achievement. Now let’s get you and Dave back up to your home state. Thunder storms there today.