I have one week and two days until my defense. I am in a strange place. I have edited my thesis and sent it off to my chair for comments. I am waiting for comments from one of my committee members (Mom and I are going to get those today.). That leaves me with nothing to do except (well, laundry of course, but I mean thesis-wise) wonder what exactly is going to happen May 25 at 1 p.m. in Anspach 110 (if Anspach 110 actually exists*).
What exactly am I supposed to do at this defense? Do I have to prepare a statement? What questions will I be asked? How long will it take? And the big question… What do I wear?
I have no idea and that is a wee bit unnerving. Just a teeny tiny bit. I best be off to Mt. Pleasant. The sooner I get those comments the sooner I have something to do besides obsess.
Kim Hoelzli, YOU have a master degree, so spill. What happens at a defense?
*Last Friday, May 11, I had to turn in a form to the grad school to schedule my oral defense. The form required listing a time and place, and I had no idea what place to list. And so I called my committee chair. He was so reassuring. He asked me where, and I was clueless. And then he said something like, well, write down Anspach 110, I think it exists. I know there are a bunch of committee rooms there somewhere. And so I did, but I can’t help but wonder is there an Anspach 110, and if there isn’t will my defense really exist? One. Two. Three. The world may never know.
Thanks for playing.
