Phew

Well, I have finally done it. Last Thursday at 12:10 I successfully defended my master's thesis. It only took me 3.5 years. Everyone on my committee said I gave a great presentation and I answered all of their questions to everyone's satisfaction. I have only to make some minor changes to my thesis and turn it in in 6 weeks and I will graduate this coming June as Isaac J. Washburn MS.

I can now work on my doctorate, which I plan on completing in 1.5 years. I realize you must be asking yourself how I plan to complete a doctorate in 1.5 years when it took me 3.5 years to get a little master's degree. Multitasking.

I have spent the last 3 years getting everything ready for these last 2 years. I spent three years getting all of my classes out of the way, not just for my master's thesis but also my doctorate. So now I have a very short list of things left to do in graduate school:

Reapply to the program in order to be recognized as a PhD candidate

Write and defend my comprehensive exam

Write and defend my dissertation proposal

Write and defend my completed disseration.

The end is in sight.

In one year and 4 months I am going to make all of you call my Dr. Washburn for at least a week.