Exam Season

I just got out of my Oral Exam.

Despite reassurances that they never fail anyone I went in there with the small worry that I might be the first that they do kick out of the program. A more likely result was that I would do badly and have to spend my summer writing a twenty-page paper on some question I'd answered poorly. I resigned myself to this when my advisor, Jordi, explained that it is only to make sure that all the students have learnt what they need to know.

I was not too surprised by Jordi's questions, they could have been much worse! Jim's were hard to answer just because they were so vague. He didn't mention the specific books much, just asking about the history of science as a discipline!

After they grilled me for half an hour on each of the three core class I took this year, they sent me out of the room so they could confer. Then they came out to tell me that I passed! They were happy with my performance and I don't have to write the extra paper.

Now I just have to get working on the two papers I do have to write for classes (due Thursday and Friday). I can't celebrate 'til Saturday but I will be celebrating.