Prelims: The Scoop
Days until prelims start: 1
Days until prelims end: 2
Well, today is my last day of waiting, fretting, and trying to ignore prelims.
Tomorrow is the day--Day #1. For those of you less familiar with prelims, here's the deal: Prelims last two days (Tuesday & Wednesday). Each day I'll have six hours to answer two questions....for a total of four questions answered (between 20 and 40 pages of writing in a total of 12 hours). When it's all over each day, I'll email my anonymous responses in to a secretary at school, who turns all of the students' answers in to the prelim readers. The readers, three professors, then read through all 10 students' answers, which amounts to a good 200 to 400 pages of reading for a each of them (poor things). They decide together who passes, who fails, and who gets a "conditional pass," meaning you need to rewrite one or two of your answers.
So, in case you're wondering, I won't know right away whether or not I've passed. I don't actually know how long it will be until I find out...I'm guessing about a week (?)...and then longer if I have to do any rewrites. Luckily, we have the excitement of getting our house ready to move into to distract me from wondering when I'll hear back from the readers--we are meeting Thursday with the owner to sign our rental agreement, and then can go in and start cleaning, moving boxes of stuff we don't actually use on a daily basis, etc.
Thanks to everyone for the happy thoughts and well wishes...if you have any extra brain power you could loan me for a couple of days, I'd appreciate it. You know, just telepathically send smart waves my way...
See you on the flip side.
Days until prelims end: 2
Well, today is my last day of waiting, fretting, and trying to ignore prelims.
Tomorrow is the day--Day #1. For those of you less familiar with prelims, here's the deal: Prelims last two days (Tuesday & Wednesday). Each day I'll have six hours to answer two questions....for a total of four questions answered (between 20 and 40 pages of writing in a total of 12 hours). When it's all over each day, I'll email my anonymous responses in to a secretary at school, who turns all of the students' answers in to the prelim readers. The readers, three professors, then read through all 10 students' answers, which amounts to a good 200 to 400 pages of reading for a each of them (poor things). They decide together who passes, who fails, and who gets a "conditional pass," meaning you need to rewrite one or two of your answers.
So, in case you're wondering, I won't know right away whether or not I've passed. I don't actually know how long it will be until I find out...I'm guessing about a week (?)...and then longer if I have to do any rewrites. Luckily, we have the excitement of getting our house ready to move into to distract me from wondering when I'll hear back from the readers--we are meeting Thursday with the owner to sign our rental agreement, and then can go in and start cleaning, moving boxes of stuff we don't actually use on a daily basis, etc.
Thanks to everyone for the happy thoughts and well wishes...if you have any extra brain power you could loan me for a couple of days, I'd appreciate it. You know, just telepathically send smart waves my way...
See you on the flip side.
posted by Jessica at
10:22 AM
3 Comments:
Mrs. Gubbins... We have the utmost confidence in you mental prowess. We know you can do it! Good luck!
Alex and Katie
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Alex, At
7:54 PM
I know you can do it, too. You've been doing wonderful things for all the years we've known you - which, come to think of it, is longer than anyone else has known you! Good luck, sweetie. Your brain power is enviable. You'll do great!
Love,
Mom
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Anonymous, At
11:13 PM
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, THIS IS EXCITING BECAUSE OF COURSE YOU ARE GOING TO DO AMAZINGLY WELL AND THEN YOU CAN RELAX AND ENJOY MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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a&e, At
7:10 PM
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