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post Sep 1 2007, 05:28 AM
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This is for all you PhDs out there looking over MS theses: got some serious trouble here. Mine is in its 23rd draft, my main advisor is on vacation until Sept 10th, and my secondary hit me last week (finally, ater three weeks) with 5 pages of comments, which I just resolved today (I hope). I'm supposed to graduate on Sept 20, and was told that the accepted thesis processing time is 10 calendar days. Should also mention that out of a class of 23, only 3, in the words of the school, are "expected to graduate on time"...and I'm one of them (?!)

Two questions:

1. Is this sort of crunch-time nonsense normal?

2. What are the best ways to minimize endless back-and-forth? (Many if not all the comments were valid; problem is reaching a consensus remotely, since I'm geographically separated from the school).

If anybody has any tips to make this easier & faster, I'm all ears. As is, definitely not traveling to Monterey, CA just to walk through a silly ceremony & get a blank diploma; want this whole damn thing to be done. Again, any advice at all from those who have been there would be greatly appreciated!!!


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- nprev   Thesis Survival Help!   Sep 1 2007, 05:28 AM
- - elakdawalla   Hi nprev, My general impression is that although ...   Sep 1 2007, 03:40 PM
- - nprev   Thanks for the insight, advice, kind words, and en...   Sep 1 2007, 04:02 PM
- - tglotch   I agree with Emily. Sounds normal to me, which is ...   Sep 1 2007, 05:43 PM
- - nprev   Thanks, Tglotch; appreciate the understanding and ...   Sep 1 2007, 06:20 PM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (nprev @ Sep 1 2007, 02:20 PM) It...   Sep 5 2007, 11:36 AM
- - tty   I have no experience of this precise thesis proble...   Sep 1 2007, 06:22 PM
- - nprev   Great idea, TTY! Last night I just threw it ov...   Sep 1 2007, 06:26 PM
- - tasp   This doesn't really help your situation, but s...   Sep 1 2007, 06:30 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (tasp @ Sep 1 2007, 11:30 AM) I wou...   Sep 1 2007, 06:35 PM
|- - tedstryk   For my first graduate degree, I was the only one i...   Sep 5 2007, 03:28 AM
- - nprev   Now those were some words from one who has been th...   Sep 5 2007, 03:47 AM
- - Greg Hullender   nprev: as an older graduate student, you shouldn...   Sep 5 2007, 04:38 AM
- - nprev   This is just a master's as well, Greg (no way ...   Sep 5 2007, 11:27 AM
- - nprev   There, see? All I need is a good reason, and I...   Sep 5 2007, 11:49 AM
- - TheChemist   Actually, it's attributed to Euripides.   Sep 5 2007, 03:11 PM
- - nprev   Thanks, TC. Wonder if Euripides ever got his thesi...   Sep 5 2007, 03:31 PM
|- - TheChemist   QUOTE (nprev @ Sep 5 2007, 06:31 PM) Than...   Sep 5 2007, 03:42 PM
- - Greg Hullender   Nprev: I wish you luck with it. I just got my Mas...   Sep 5 2007, 04:28 PM
- - nprev   TC, that was perfect... Thanks! Greg, BIG c...   Sep 5 2007, 04:39 PM
- - Juramike   Q: Will your research make the world a better plac...   Sep 5 2007, 05:08 PM
- - nprev   ...I'm dyin', that's great, Mike!...   Sep 5 2007, 06:21 PM
- - nprev   Added all the references, polished it up...draft 2...   Sep 6 2007, 08:11 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Speaking of Euripides, what did the greek guy say ...   Sep 7 2007, 01:41 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Sep 6 2007, 05:41 PM...   Sep 7 2007, 05:34 AM
|- - TheChemist   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Sep 7 2007, 04:41 AM...   Sep 7 2007, 11:27 AM
- - nprev   Okay, that had to be ElkGroveDan that added the Ho...   Sep 7 2007, 01:52 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Well, no PhDs here... it's not Saturn. But ad...   Sep 7 2007, 12:39 PM
- - ngunn   Something to to with ripping and mending? a solar ...   Sep 7 2007, 12:43 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Hey Phil. I was correct, and that was a darn inte...   Sep 7 2007, 02:31 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Well, hint hint - it's on Mars, and a UMSF mem...   Sep 7 2007, 06:58 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Are you referring to the yardangs of the Eumenides...   Sep 7 2007, 07:54 PM
- - TheChemist   After Phil's clarifications, I suggest a small...   Sep 8 2007, 11:23 AM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, that's good! And congratulations to ...   Sep 8 2007, 08:49 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ Sep 8 2007, 12:49 PM...   Sep 9 2007, 02:40 AM
- - Phil Stooke   It's the Stooke University of Canadian Knowled...   Sep 9 2007, 01:33 PM
- - ugordan   That would be the best acronym, ever!   Sep 9 2007, 01:38 PM
- - nprev   And I'm just now finding out about this wonder...   Sep 9 2007, 08:44 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes, our mascot is a sleazy cigar-smoking robot. ...   Sep 9 2007, 09:23 PM
- - nprev   Dammit...I KNEW a cush job like that had to be tak...   Sep 11 2007, 12:16 AM
|- - tglotch   QUOTE (nprev @ Sep 11 2007, 12:16 AM) The...   Sep 11 2007, 11:26 AM
|- - tedstryk   QUOTE (tglotch @ Sep 11 2007, 11:26 AM) A...   Sep 11 2007, 07:35 PM
- - Juramike   ...and after five years of struggle in the lab, th...   Sep 11 2007, 02:20 AM
- - nprev   Mike, you'll probably appreciate this e-mail I...   Sep 11 2007, 03:05 AM
|- - Juramike   QUOTE (nprev @ Sep 10 2007, 11:05 PM) Can...   Sep 11 2007, 03:19 AM
- - nprev   Always heard "piled higher and deeper".....   Sep 11 2007, 03:45 AM
- - nprev   ...that's a great strip!!! Thanks,...   Sep 12 2007, 12:32 AM
- - nprev   Just signed the last form, e-mailed the last bit o...   Sep 14 2007, 04:14 PM
- - dvandorn   Congratulations, Nick!!!!! On...   Sep 14 2007, 05:01 PM
- - ElkGroveDan   Take a break, you earned it!   Sep 14 2007, 05:08 PM
- - Juramike   Congratulations!!!   Sep 14 2007, 06:11 PM
- - nprev   ...thanks, you guys! Actually, just getting re...   Sep 14 2007, 06:24 PM
|- - tedstryk   Congratulations! I remember a strange feeling...   Sep 16 2007, 03:49 AM
- - remcook   well done! I submitted my thesis about 2 month...   Sep 16 2007, 08:42 AM
- - nprev   Thanks, Ted & Remcook! Wow! Sorry to ...   Sep 17 2007, 01:30 AM
- - nprev   One more thanks to you all...flyin' up to Mont...   Sep 19 2007, 12:08 PM
- - nprev   As of an hour ago, I IS A GRADJIT!!!...   Sep 21 2007, 08:25 PM
|- - stewjack   QUOTE (nprev @ Sep 21 2007, 04:25 PM) As ...   Oct 7 2007, 11:42 PM
- - djellison   YAY   Sep 21 2007, 08:31 PM
- - helvick   Congratulations bud!   Sep 21 2007, 08:34 PM
- - nprev   Thanks, you guys! God, it feels good...never...   Sep 21 2007, 09:35 PM
- - ugordan   Congratulations, dude!   Sep 21 2007, 09:45 PM
- - jamescanvin   Congrats. Great work, well done. Now get on with ...   Sep 21 2007, 10:10 PM
- - nprev   Thanks, Gordan & James! Just called the ca...   Sep 21 2007, 10:28 PM
- - Juramike   Congratulations!! -Mike   Sep 22 2007, 01:12 AM
- - dvandorn   Way to go, bud! Now, hoist a few for me, sinc...   Sep 22 2007, 04:16 AM
- - mchan   Congratulations!   Sep 22 2007, 06:39 AM
- - nprev   Mike, oDoug, and mchan: tthanks! Just got back...   Sep 22 2007, 08:14 AM
- - Tesheiner   Congratulations "compaņero". I'm dr...   Sep 22 2007, 10:33 AM
|- - tedstryk   Congratulations! I too will celebrate by buyi...   Sep 22 2007, 12:57 PM
|- - nprev   Thanks, Tesh & Ted! The morning after......   Sep 22 2007, 03:25 PM
- - nprev   Just to cap this thread off, got at least some of ...   Oct 7 2007, 08:37 PM
- - Greg Hullender   I graduated in June, and just got my diploma last ...   Oct 7 2007, 10:34 PM
- - nprev   Let me add my belated thanks, Stew! And, fi...   Oct 18 2007, 02:17 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (nprev @ Oct 17 2007, 06:17 PM) And...   Oct 18 2007, 02:43 AM
- - PDP8E   Congrats! You The Man! ....now in the im...   Oct 18 2007, 02:54 AM
- - nprev   Damn straight, EGD!!! He stole a...   Oct 18 2007, 03:45 AM
- - djellison   "Congratulations, here's a pretend scroll...   Oct 18 2007, 06:30 AM
|- - ustrax   Man...you DESERVE it! My congratulations! ...   Oct 18 2007, 08:24 AM
|- - nprev   Thanks yet again, to you all...still sure I wouldn...   Oct 19 2007, 12:31 AM
- - marsbug   I only just caught up with this thread, congratula...   Oct 18 2007, 01:54 PM

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