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I did it!! I passed my PhD! Greatest Goal of my Life!
09-30-2009, 03:48 PM
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09-30-2009, 03:55 PM
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Wow... good for you, Doctor! And: In your face, Mr. Snide Thesis Adviser!
Congratulations!!!
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09-30-2009, 05:05 PM
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Lose the holiday lbs!
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Thank you sooooo much Julie!!!!!!  i'll join you in your carrot dance!! hehehehe 
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Wow... good for you, Doctor! And: In your face, Mr. Snide Thesis Adviser!
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Thank you so much Yoyoma!!!!
and LOL!!!! haha exactly 
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mini-goal to go below 161lbs
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09-30-2009, 05:44 PM
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Awesome!!! Congratulations!! 
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09-30-2009, 05:46 PM
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Taking care of me.
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Dr. Echo
We here at 3FC confer upon you the award for total dedication and sticktoitness.
You go girl!!!!!!
When my former boss told me how hard her doctorate team was on everybody, I decided I probably won't be going for one myself. She explained to me that it's kind of like a sorority/fraternity thing - they went thru ^%** to get theirs, so they figure it's their right and duty to put others thru it. Tradition you know. Personally I think that sucks, but hey I'm not in a sorority either.
CONGRATULATIONS.
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09-30-2009, 06:52 PM
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Awesome!!! Congratulations!!
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Awwww thanks so much SunshineCA!!! 
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Dr. Echo
We here at 3FC confer upon you the award for total dedication and sticktoitness.
You go girl!!!!!!
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aww thanks so much MoveMoveMove!! LOL!!! i thank you for the award!!
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When my former boss told me how hard her doctorate team was on everybody, I decided I probably won't be going for one myself. She explained to me that it's kind of like a sorority/fraternity thing - they went thru ^%** to get theirs, so they figure it's their right and duty to put others thru it. Tradition you know. Personally I think that sucks, but hey I'm not in a sorority either.
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lol!! thats funny!!! you're right, it is like a sorority.
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mini-goal to go below 161lbs
next goal to break into the 150s
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09-30-2009, 08:23 PM
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Congratulations on this momentous achievement!
I have an idea of how much hard work this is. My oldest daughter is close to finishing her lab project and will start writing her thesis for her PhD soon. She has certainly had her share of battles. Had to deal with a verbally abusive prof. first 3 years and finally had a falling out with him a year ago. He basically fired her after 3 years of lab work. She didn't take it lying down and filed a grievance with the university (sexual and verbal abuse). She also filed complaints against him through the medical board of the hospital they are associated with. He bad mouthed her so bad to other professors, she had a terrible time finding a new lab, especially with all the budget cuts and poor economy. He tried to contact her and pressure her during this time. The graduate department was very unsupportive and basically kept telling her to move on to a new university and start over. I'm so proud of her. She stuck to her story and would not be swayed. She talked to an attorney and was ready to file legal action with the school if she wasn't reassigned. The student advocate told her they were violating her contract with them if they did not do more to assist her to complete her degree (which they didn't seem to understand). She was finally reassigned to a new prof. (who told her all the nasty stories her old prof. had propagated against her). She is now in a wonderful lab, really enjoys her work and her new boss said she is such a hard worker and quick learner that he realizes they were all lies told about her. She is right on track to get her PhD and will be presenting her project in New Orleans next month at a neuro-oncology conference. It takes a really strong person who believes in themselves when you feel like you are swimming upstream. I'll bet your family is extremely proud!
PS, the horrible professor that my daughter filed complaints against left my daughter's university this fall and is teaching elsewhere this year. I pity who ever is working with him.
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Last edited by murphmitch : 09-30-2009 at 08:25 PM.
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09-30-2009, 08:33 PM
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Congratulations Doctor !!
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09-30-2009, 09:09 PM
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Maintaining :)
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What an awesome accomplishment!
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09-30-2009, 09:31 PM
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Amazing. You should be so incredibly proud of yourself.
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09-30-2009, 10:04 PM
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DR ECHO -- CONGRATS!!!! Your post was amazing and so inspiring! You should be so proud of yourself. If I were you I would write a *neener neener* letter to my professors that said it couldn't be done... or if you know someone going through a similar situation trying to get their PhD write them a note to encourage them. Thank you so much for sharing your story!
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10-01-2009, 07:51 AM
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Lose the holiday lbs!
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Originally Posted by murphmitch
Congratulations on this momentous achievement!
I have an idea of how much hard work this is. My oldest daughter is close to finishing her lab project and will start writing her thesis for her PhD soon. She has certainly had her share of battles. Had to deal with a verbally abusive prof. first 3 years and finally had a falling out with him a year ago. He basically fired her after 3 years of lab work. She didn't take it lying down and filed a grievance with the university (sexual and verbal abuse). She also filed complaints against him through the medical board of the hospital they are associated with. He bad mouthed her so bad to other professors, she had a terrible time finding a new lab, especially with all the budget cuts and poor economy. He tried to contact her and pressure her during this time. The graduate department was very unsupportive and basically kept telling her to move on to a new university and start over. I'm so proud of her. She stuck to her story and would not be swayed. She talked to an attorney and was ready to file legal action with the school if she wasn't reassigned. The student advocate told her they were violating her contract with them if they did not do more to assist her to complete her degree (which they didn't seem to understand). She was finally reassigned to a new prof. (who told her all the nasty stories her old prof. had propagated against her). She is now in a wonderful lab, really enjoys her work and her new boss said she is such a hard worker and quick learner that he realizes they were all lies told about her. She is right on track to get her PhD and will be presenting her project in New Orleans next month at a neuro-oncology conference. It takes a really strong person who believes in themselves when you feel like you are swimming upstream. I'll bet your family is extremely proud!
PS, the horrible professor that my daughter filed complaints against left my daughter's university this fall and is teaching elsewhere this year. I pity who ever is working with him. |
Awww thank you so much murphmitch!!! that really means alot to me.
thank you for sharing your story about your daughter. how horrible!! its sooo scary and so sad that these things are more common then people realise!!! i'm sorry she had to go through of all of that. but its clear that your daughter through your support is such a strong person and probably has become even MORE stronger by having to go through all of this.
each underdog has its day!!
im so happy that she's in a better place now and is appreciated for her hard work.
please please wish her all the best for her thesis writing !! and i recommend a book that REALLY helped me write my thesis.
its called - writing your dissertation in 15 minutes a day by Joan Bolker.
i wish her all the best!
aww you must be so proud of her. as my parents and family are of me
thanks again for your message!!
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10-01-2009, 07:54 AM
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Lose the holiday lbs!
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Congratulations Doctor !!
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thank you so much Sweetcaroline!!!
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What an awesome accomplishment!
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aww thanks so much Countingdown!!
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Originally Posted by crzymom6
Amazing. You should be so incredibly proud of yourself.
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aww such a nice thing to say. thank you so much crzymom6
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DR ECHO -- CONGRATS!!!! Your post was amazing and so inspiring! You should be so proud of yourself. If I were you I would write a *neener neener* letter to my professors that said it couldn't be done... or if you know someone going through a similar situation trying to get their PhD write them a note to encourage them. Thank you so much for sharing your story! |
Thanks so much Feral!! hehehe aww i'm so happy you found it inspiring!!
LOL @ neener neener LOL!! thats so funny!!!
thats an awesome idea! yep i will do that! thanks again
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Last edited by Echo : 10-01-2009 at 07:55 AM.
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10-05-2009, 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Echo
please please wish her all the best for her thesis writing !! and i recommend a book that REALLY helped me write my thesis.
its called - writing your dissertation in 15 minutes a day by Joan Bolker.
i wish her all the best!
aww you must be so proud of her. as my parents and family are of me
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I will pass this along to my daughter. We are very proud of her. She was very difficult as a teenager. She was one of those "strong-willed" children. I'm glad to see that attitude is helping her now. She is very determined and if you tell her she can't do something, she'll go out of her way to prove you wrong. Her lab director messed with the wrong girl this time. I told my husband, if she was a guy her attitude would be viewed as "normal", but to many guys, she's seen as being a hard-a$$.
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