This spring I will be participating in a qualifying review as part of my graduate program to identify what I’ve done and what deficiencies exist in pursuing my research interests. I found out yesterday who was on my review committee, and also found out that one of the committee members would not be here for the entire month of May. So, after a flurry of e-mails, we established the review date for this coming Monday morning.
Oh crap.
So part of the review is to present the committee with a portfolio of previous work and a personal essay describing my interest in geography, what my research interests are, what classes I’ve taken and how they’ve contributed to my research interests, my future course work, my thesis topic, and my professional objectives. And it’s due 2 weeks before the review.
So in a second flourish of activity, I pulled together my previous coursework and crashed a late-night essay with an early morning editing session followed by Michelle’s more professional editing (“Shouldn’t this be more sciency?”). I managed to turn in the slightly abbreviated portfolio within 24 hours of finding out the slightly abbreviated timeline. Necessity can be a great thing.
Now back to my other two classes.
I would be more than happy to do a quick edit job for you if you need.
Thanks Ben, but I’m covered for the moment. That was just a quick turn-around issue, and the only other papers I have left are quite insubstantial this term. I’ll keep you in mind though.
Wow… impressive. They should give you some course credits just for pulling that all together so quickly.
I secound that !! :) Perhaps double credits and a 12-pack are in order?!? Even on a “good” day i don’t know as would have assembled half of what you had to prep!
The review is over. Went really well. Now, back to classes.