Sarah | Student Finance

Haven’t formally announced it here yet… I just successfully defended my master’s thesis!! 😆 Months leading up to the defence was the most stressed I’ve ever been. My brain played games, and I bought in on the scripts it was selling me. I realized the power of our internal dialog and the extent our mind will go just to protect us from “potential danger.” However, the morning of my defence, I was very calm. (I’d say it’s largely due to the conversation I had with my friend while running at 11pm, on a very dark & scary track, few days before) The 20min presentation went smoothly. The 1:30hr questioning was handled well. My supervisor was smiling. The prof I thought didn’t like me said he was “impressed.” And the two other profs were also so proud. Cheers to not needing to buy a one-way ticket to Mexico 🥂 If you’re defending soon, I hope this serves as insurance that it’s all going to be okay. 🫶 Sarah #thesisdefense #mastersthesis #phdjourney #student #gradschool