So, I figure that Thesis Thursday is going to be my new blogging platform, at least for a little bit. I hope you all enjoy my thesis related adventures! Whether you're a senior, a first year, an alum or outside of the direct Pomona community, I hope people find my anecdotes at least marginally humorous or relatable.
Getting participants for a study is something I never thoug...
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Thesis Thursday!
So right now, I'm sitting in the Coop Fountain, attempting to work on the pre-write of my first chapter of my thesis. Scary stuff, right? I've heard it said before that the literature review of any thesis is the most difficult yet fulfilling part of the work: effectively establishing your arguments and your thoughts on paper through establishing a theoretical framework and a fo...
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A Performance-ful Weekend
As we near the end of the year, all sorts of things are coming to a close. Final papers, last assignments, concerts--all chances to put all the year's hard work on display in various capacities. For me this means a plethora of performances, many of which happened this past weekend. This made the weekend a bit crazy, but also a whirlwind of fun. I guess I like being busy...
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IT IS DONE
For the past several weeks, my thesis has consumed most of my life. It has been present since the beginning of the school year, but as I neared the deadline, it increasingly became the only thing that I could afford to worry about. I gradually gave up evening activities, socializing, and sanity as I sacrificed more and more to the altar of thesis-ness. My thesis also beca...
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Thesising
The first full draft of my thesis is due on Friday. As in this Friday, March 29. Like, in two days.
That is a terrifying statement. And yet, it is also kind of exciting, which is why I am taking a break from working on my thesis to write about writing my thesis (it’s so meta over here). My thesis is never allowed to be too far from my mind.
Why is it exciting? Well, ...
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I Broke Spring Break
Like many seniors, my Spring Break was not something I was especially looking forward to. Why? Well I had more or less tasked myself with working diligently on my thesis the entire time. Have I? Actually I think I have been pretty good about being productive. My thesis now totals over 85 pages!!! But while most people are going off to interesting places, I found mysel...
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Writing About Writer’s Block
I wasn’t sure what to write about for this post, so my friend suggested writing about writer’s block. I guess it’s not very relevant to this post, because once I write something I will have (in theory) gotten over it. On a related note, however, I am writing the first chapter of my thesis (ack!) and I’ve kind of gotten writer’s block on that as well. I mean, I have quite a b...
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A Senior? Already?
In two weeks time, I will begin my senior year of college.
That just might be the scariest sentence I have ever written. Wait! I’m not ready to be a senior! Don’t you need a license for that or something? In ten years when I have my life all figured out (haha….ha….) this anxiety will probably seem ridiculous. And in truth I’m not thinking about it that much as I’m still...
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