It's {almost} Over!

Today is the last day of my masters degree journey. It will end with a 5-minute presentation on my final project (http://sisdrupal.cci.utk.edu/egosset1). I do have a couple of other things to do for that particular class (commenting on other students' websites, writing a lessons learned type review). As of Saturday, I will be completely finished! 

Way back in 2011, I found out that The University of Tennessee offers an online, distance education program for Information Science. I read about InfoSci and the program and realized, "HEY This is the kind of stuff I like to do and I'm good at it!" I applied and was admitted to the program in Fall 2012. Since I work full time, I have only been able to take 2 classes at a time (Let's not remember Spring 2013 when I took 3 classes okay? That was HORRIBLE). And then I got pregnant. So add dealing with all the pregnancy stuff that went with his birth and being a first-time mother with a fragile, premature newborn. While still working half-time and taking 2 classes a semester. 

Cue reaction gif here:

But now the worst is over and all I need to do is finish up these last couple of assignments and wait for my diploma to be mailed to me.

I've also added the other final project website to this blog and linked to it on my Grad School Work page. I've added that site's pages here because I will be losing access to it some time after graduation and I kinda want to keep it since I worked on it for a few months. Plus, you never know when you'll need to cannibalize your previous work, right?

Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead to no more school ever again! 

 

(Yep, I sure did just link to a *gasp* Wikipedia page. ;P)

I'm still here!

Just a quick note: I'm still here! I'm right at the end of my very last semester and things are a bit hectic for me. I've got a few more assignments to finish up over the next two weeks and all of my energies are being poured into them. After the semester is over, however, I will be adding a couple of books reviews (since I've now finished two books and reading another). 

One small update: I've decided to not attend my hooding ceremony. Simple reasons: husband just got a new job and so time off for him is a bit iffy. Also, there are ZERO hotels available. I waited too long to book the hotel. UT has the university-wide graduation (mainly for undergraduates) on Thursday, May 7. Then on Friday, May 8, there is the College of Communications graduation ceremony in the morning and my School of Information Sciences hooding ceremony in the afternoon. Three graduation ceremonies in two days = no hotels within a 15-mile radius of Knoxville. I wasn't really strongly convicted on attending anyway. I'd rather save myself some stress of traveling and stay home to RELAX. Plus, the real icing on the "yay masters degree" cake is the actual degree, professionally framed. I have the frame choice selected and I cannot wait to hang it in my office.

Of course, all of this depends on my passing the comprehensive exam! I think I will, but my anxiety has me second-guessing myself. I'll find out Friday.