Hi,
How are you? Are you recovering from the jet lag now? You have a good time at home, right?
I had my committee meeting yesterday. In the past five days I've been through such an emotional fluctuation. Last week after I handed in my written report to my advisor and after he read it, he came into lab and told me that I should start to think about where I want to do my postdoc. His comments let me raise some unrealistic expectations. Then here came my meeting, which made me really upset. I was like climbing up and then all of sudden falling down into the deep valley.
One of the committee member said that there are two ways to be awarded a PhD degree. One is to achieve something, publish it, and get out. The other is to try a lot of things and then at the end people will 'generously' and 'graciously' reward you for your hard working, not for the real work itself. He said I can have 1.5 years to finish (7-5.5=1.5), and this committee should decide is it really the time NOW? Everyone in the room was silent for awhile. Then he said I should focus to reach the first one. In other words, at this point I'm not yet any closer to finish than where I was one or two years ago.
So... I was not happy. No, I was depressed, but then I know what he said is not wrong, and 7 years are not that different from 6. I guess I'm ok now. Keep working harder to find the way out, or at least keep staying until they give me the degree with their gracious generosity.
There's only less a week left before my departure toward home. So much do I look forward to seeing my family and friends....
C.C.
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