june 18, 2025 | 7:00am
looong time no see. last time you heard from me, i had just submitted my F31! well, now i come with even greater news: i passed my comprehensive exam last month.
the first of 3 major milestones in our phd program is the comprehensive exam, which consists of a 1 week long written exam and then an oral defense shortly after of your written responses. this is also when your committee asks you a bunch of questions trying to find the limits of your knowledge + seeing how you handle answering questions under pressure.
it feels GREAT to be done and preparing for that is one of the reasons I disappeared from april until now. but im so glad to be back.
other life update: we got another pup and her name is daisy.
sorry for disappearing!!
