Thursday, May 20, 2010

Post-Finals Thoughts

Made it through fall and spring of Year 1.  I'm still waiting on a couple grades, but so far so good.  I will be taking a class this summer, but it's nice to have a couple weeks off before more academic stress sets in.  At this point, if all goes well, I'll be defending my Masters thesis next summer!  I've got a lot of work to do before then, because I have a project idea but not a question.  Time to brainstorm!

It's amazing how writing an undergraduate senior thesis has changed my perspective on the length of papers.  Just a couple years ago I dreaded 10-page papers and I would have stared in disbelief if you told me I'd be writing 30+ pages soon.  Now, I can crank out an 8-10 pager in a couple days without much trouble.  And that's with my succinct psychology writing style!  My problem seems to be coming up with a question to answer, not answering said question.