1st Year is Behind Me!!

Wow! I can't believe that my first year in graduate school has been completed. Through all the hyperventilation of "I wish I accepted that job offer!", "What in the world have I gotten myself into!", "Am I really capable of handling all this"...my first year has gone by and I feel like I've actually learned a significant amount of information! I have to attribute all of this to God because He was truly the source of my strength at time when I felt my weakest.

Now I must continue my preparations for the Ph.D. qualifier's examination this summer. I have to turn in a written proposal and go through an hour and a half oral defense regarding my submitted proposal. Talk about nerve-wrecking! However, I know that the same God that brought me through my first year of grad school will take me through this summer as well!

Alrighty...one year closer to that Ph.D. - The future Dr. T! : )

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I'm an NSF Fellow!!!

I just had to share the great news. I am now officially a National Science Foundation Fellow! I received news this past weekend that I was awarded the fellowship which is considered a great honor for graduate students and also comes with a much improved stipend : ) I immediately thanked God when I read the news! In fact, I had to reread the email a couple times to make sure I a) wasn't half-dreaming b) wasn't misreading and that I had actually been given honorable mention status, lol.

So with that, I'm feeling a bit more motivated as this semester from down under winds down (interesting how the workload simultaneously "winds up" exponentially!). This motivation is much needed as I have a mock NIH proposal due in class tomorrow. It's not finished yet..but we're getting there : )

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