Gosh Darn My Thesis

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When it's time to bid this blog adieu, and head off into the real world.

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When me and my friends all graduate with Upper Second Class, or First Class Honours.

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When I get offered an even better Job, in Canberra.

I'm off to the little smoke!

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#tbt to 13 October 2014.

It's currently t-minus 24 hours before I hear about the scholarship result for my application, and I am freaking. out.

When someone questions my mental state, for wanting to go straight into a PhD next year.

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When it's the day my thesis grade will be posted online.

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#tbt to 9th of May 2014. I don't drink Vodka really, but Pinot Noir and a piece of toast sounds marvellous right now.

Dinner.

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When I get offered an industry job tangentially related to my field!

(policy officer, that's me!)

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When I'm freaking out about a grade for a research paper, because I took a completely unnecessary risk, and it's either going to pay off, or totally screw me.

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When I am pleasantly surprised by my first date post-thesis.

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When I hand in my final piece of coursework, and my Master's degree is officially done!

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When I can theoretically now go to brunch 6 days a week.

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#tbt to 22 August 2014.  My overworked grad student halloween costume was on point.

When people comment on how tired I look.

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When there's a summer of unemployment stretching out ahead of me.

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When I get in to a really good PhD programme*

*pending scholarship allocation

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When it's my last study session ever, in the secret study room where I've spent most of my waking hours this year.

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When I use the stats skills I learned for my thesis in a research paper for my coursework component.

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When I get to examine all the other areas of my life post-thesis, and this is what they remind me of.