Dissertation Update: Week 7
I’ve had a week off from the dissertation. It was my birthday last Sunday, but I’d had so much on in the preceding days that I mostly ate, napped and read, especially after the anxiety-provoking...
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No news this week, I sent a slightly altered version to my supervisor last Friday and haven’t heard back yet. On the creative side, I spent an hour with google maps and satellite images, and now I...
View ArticleDissertation update: Week 9
I got a bit of feedback from my supervisor earlier in the week on the most recent draft. Still need more of the city in the description. So on Wednesday morning I added 1400 words describing the first...
View ArticleDissertation Update: Week 10
I am stressed. I think I’ve got the creative part of the dissertation done, but it’s the essay i’m struggling with. I’ve written one, that my supervisor says is ‘good’, but I want excellent. I emailed...
View ArticleDissertation Update: Week ‘I have no idea’!
Morning all. I slept downstairs last night, because the air was too hot in my room. It’s much cooler in the living room. My back aches a bit because the ‘put u up’ bed isn’t the most comfortable, but...
View ArticleThree weeks to D-Day!
That’s Dissertation hand-in day. I’m pretty certain I’ve finished my dissertation, but I want to do a final read through of the printed copy, to check for any mistakes I missed before. And now that...
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Last Wednesday my dissertation arrived with notes and my final score: 65% I was pleased but disappointed at the same time, because I’d really wanted a higher mark. I have high expectations of myself...
View ArticleHelp me get my dissertation bound, please!
I’m entirely serious today. I have to hand in two copies of my MA dissertation by 12th December 2018 and they have to be in hard binding. The university recommends Lincoln Binding. They do everything...
View ArticleDissertation printing and binding update
Thanks to a donation from scientist, poet and musician Divya M Persaud, I am able to afford the ring binding option for my dissertation copies. If anyone wants to help out, another £60 will allow one...
View ArticleFinal result
It’s officially official now. I checked blackboard. I have passed my MA with Merit. Graduation is 23rd January 2019. I can’t decide whether to focus on finishing Charlie’s War, Fire Storm and Her Last...
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