I have turned Comps in. No more revisions no more nail biting about whether I remembered everything.
I should know in a week.
I need to continue to flesh out chapter 2. I have added two more pages to it but now I just need more and use all my sources.
Its in G-d's hands now.
At least today was pretty and Brian and I went on a walk to the synagogue and paid for tickets for the purim carnival and bought some stuff at the Judaica store. Then we got back and went swimming.
Part of this process has to be getting me active again and healthy.
I plan on starting out slow and then maybe joining the Gym.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Comps weekend
So my questions arrived last night at 2:15 from my professor.
I didn't do anything last night, instead I chilled with my husband and ate corned beef and cabbage and drank wine.
I made french toast this morning and had some coffee. Orenda is over and grading papers while I work on my comps. The 10th kingdom is on as a distracter for my ADD.
Ok so I guess I am still procrastinating a little. To be fair I did finish one question and I am working on question 2 its just that the question is very different then I was told originally so I need some time to really think. I hate researchy questions. Qualitative research.....I'm not even doing qual research. sucks.
I have until Monday at 5pm to get the questions in.
I will turn it in tomorrow night.
I want to finish up question 2 today and start on or finish three today as well. Thats my goal, so better get to it.
I didn't do anything last night, instead I chilled with my husband and ate corned beef and cabbage and drank wine.
I made french toast this morning and had some coffee. Orenda is over and grading papers while I work on my comps. The 10th kingdom is on as a distracter for my ADD.
Ok so I guess I am still procrastinating a little. To be fair I did finish one question and I am working on question 2 its just that the question is very different then I was told originally so I need some time to really think. I hate researchy questions. Qualitative research.....I'm not even doing qual research. sucks.
I have until Monday at 5pm to get the questions in.
I will turn it in tomorrow night.
I want to finish up question 2 today and start on or finish three today as well. Thats my goal, so better get to it.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Comps are coming
In fact they start in 10 hours.
I was able to find via google the answer to that dreaded qual research question. Thank goodness for google and google scholar.
I have written out answers and have been memorizing it all week.
I'm more nervous about these comps then when I did the Masters comps. My Masters comps we didn't even have what the questions we had to restudy every class that we took. But this I have the questions basically.
I am responsible to make sure that Dr. R sends me the questions via e-mail. I will have from 5pm Friday until 8am Monday to finish.
It will take a week to know if I passed my comps, so next Friday I should know. Though I hope earlier.
I want to be finished with comps by Saturday early afternoon and then work on adding more to my chapter 2. I meet with my chair Monday afternoon. Who knows she might tell me if I passed by Wednesday.
I played hooky from supervision....well the migraine forces me to. I hate the spring and the rain.
Thank goodness for husbands who clean and don't guilt trip me.
Poor guy will be neglected this weekend.
I was able to find via google the answer to that dreaded qual research question. Thank goodness for google and google scholar.
I have written out answers and have been memorizing it all week.
I'm more nervous about these comps then when I did the Masters comps. My Masters comps we didn't even have what the questions we had to restudy every class that we took. But this I have the questions basically.
I am responsible to make sure that Dr. R sends me the questions via e-mail. I will have from 5pm Friday until 8am Monday to finish.
It will take a week to know if I passed my comps, so next Friday I should know. Though I hope earlier.
I want to be finished with comps by Saturday early afternoon and then work on adding more to my chapter 2. I meet with my chair Monday afternoon. Who knows she might tell me if I passed by Wednesday.
I played hooky from supervision....well the migraine forces me to. I hate the spring and the rain.
Thank goodness for husbands who clean and don't guilt trip me.
Poor guy will be neglected this weekend.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Where is the motivation?
Its gone, oh so gone.
Maybe it is fear of failing this written comps exam....who knows.
I am preparing for comps by writing out the answers and then memorizing them throughout the week. I know that this is getting ahead of myself but how do you know when you are done writing. True its I only have two pages double spaced. I worry that I didn't use up all of the two pages for answering one question. But seriously I can't think of anything that I've missed.
Guilt is a bad thing. I feel guilty that the house isn't all clean and guilty that I went out shopping last night and slept part of yesterday. I did need new sneakers and I did only get 4 hours of sleep yesterday night. I did work for 3 hours on comps yesterday. Today so far an hour and now I am writing this blog....yup classic signs of procrastination. To be fair I have written a page and two sentences on this new question on my supervision model. Then I have another question which maybe I am trying to avoid its on Qualitative research. In my defense I think that most people except my chair would avoid this question. Funny enough its her question. I have to wait a whole week before I will find out if I passed my written comps. So I should know by March 4th whether I passed. I'll post it when I find out that I passed.
Apologizes to Nessa, I thought I would help her move and I didn't because I honestly thought it was next weekend that I would be helping her move. We were so busy we didn't get to talk this week. So please forgive my brain farting there. Too much going on. I hope we will still get together tomorrow, Monday for lunch.
Ok I am done procrastinating. I think.
Maybe it is fear of failing this written comps exam....who knows.
I am preparing for comps by writing out the answers and then memorizing them throughout the week. I know that this is getting ahead of myself but how do you know when you are done writing. True its I only have two pages double spaced. I worry that I didn't use up all of the two pages for answering one question. But seriously I can't think of anything that I've missed.
Guilt is a bad thing. I feel guilty that the house isn't all clean and guilty that I went out shopping last night and slept part of yesterday. I did need new sneakers and I did only get 4 hours of sleep yesterday night. I did work for 3 hours on comps yesterday. Today so far an hour and now I am writing this blog....yup classic signs of procrastination. To be fair I have written a page and two sentences on this new question on my supervision model. Then I have another question which maybe I am trying to avoid its on Qualitative research. In my defense I think that most people except my chair would avoid this question. Funny enough its her question. I have to wait a whole week before I will find out if I passed my written comps. So I should know by March 4th whether I passed. I'll post it when I find out that I passed.
Apologizes to Nessa, I thought I would help her move and I didn't because I honestly thought it was next weekend that I would be helping her move. We were so busy we didn't get to talk this week. So please forgive my brain farting there. Too much going on. I hope we will still get together tomorrow, Monday for lunch.
Ok I am done procrastinating. I think.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The freak out take one
It all started very good. I worked on my dissertation and comps for 8 hours this past week.
I just haven't looked at my class syllabus for dissertation seminar and low and behold, no class but I had a project due. So I facebooked a friend of mine and so he told me what to do. I spent an hour and over a half working on the project. It was frustrating. Since when aren't there grants for school counseling research? Crazy right? Well at least its done but now have no motivation to work on my dissertation any more. I think I will call it a night.
On a great note we went out for Valentine's day at 456 Fish. It was yummy. My OBYGN was eating dinner there too. Haven't figured out what to do if that happens. So I smiled at her. I'll see her soon.
I had a good day on Monday but then today made it hard for me to like my job. Sometimes you just want to slap some of these kids.
I just haven't looked at my class syllabus for dissertation seminar and low and behold, no class but I had a project due. So I facebooked a friend of mine and so he told me what to do. I spent an hour and over a half working on the project. It was frustrating. Since when aren't there grants for school counseling research? Crazy right? Well at least its done but now have no motivation to work on my dissertation any more. I think I will call it a night.
On a great note we went out for Valentine's day at 456 Fish. It was yummy. My OBYGN was eating dinner there too. Haven't figured out what to do if that happens. So I smiled at her. I'll see her soon.
I had a good day on Monday but then today made it hard for me to like my job. Sometimes you just want to slap some of these kids.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
My first blog
My name isn't too important. After all, its the journey you will read about that is the most interesting.
Out of our population, about 55% of people in my state will graduate high school, of that 50% will go to college. Within the first year 35% of the people who made it to college will drop out. Of those that graduate college 15% will start a Masters degree. Only half will make it. Then the crazies will start a PhD. Only 50% will finish their doctorate.
I am one of those....I have a BA in Communication Studies (journalism) MS in Counseling and now am working on my PhD in Counseling. I have beat several odds. I just have to finish to be in only about 10% of the entire population.
It is not the classes that are hard. I have maintained my 3.6 GPA, after all my chair is famous for saying "Bs make degrees" It is the dissertation. I have started this process. I am in my last class dissertation seminar. I meet with my chair every two weeks. She is having me write chapter 2 first.
I also have my written comps coming up Feb 25-27. A whole weekend to write a perfect 6 pages answering 3 questions, from memorization, no notes, no research studies.
Then my oral comps will be in March. I have to present a 20 minute presentation. I can do that off the cuff, I'm a natural but there is something about having to pass that is well a little daunting.
I started this blog to vent and to organize my feelings. Who knows I may make this a book. But that would be way in the future. After all, I have to write 115-150 pages which is a book.
Even if I am the only one who reads this I know that it is helping me.
Out of our population, about 55% of people in my state will graduate high school, of that 50% will go to college. Within the first year 35% of the people who made it to college will drop out. Of those that graduate college 15% will start a Masters degree. Only half will make it. Then the crazies will start a PhD. Only 50% will finish their doctorate.
I am one of those....I have a BA in Communication Studies (journalism) MS in Counseling and now am working on my PhD in Counseling. I have beat several odds. I just have to finish to be in only about 10% of the entire population.
It is not the classes that are hard. I have maintained my 3.6 GPA, after all my chair is famous for saying "Bs make degrees" It is the dissertation. I have started this process. I am in my last class dissertation seminar. I meet with my chair every two weeks. She is having me write chapter 2 first.
I also have my written comps coming up Feb 25-27. A whole weekend to write a perfect 6 pages answering 3 questions, from memorization, no notes, no research studies.
Then my oral comps will be in March. I have to present a 20 minute presentation. I can do that off the cuff, I'm a natural but there is something about having to pass that is well a little daunting.
I started this blog to vent and to organize my feelings. Who knows I may make this a book. But that would be way in the future. After all, I have to write 115-150 pages which is a book.
Even if I am the only one who reads this I know that it is helping me.
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