Stick A Fork In Me, I’m Done
There is a seriously anticlimactic feel to this day. Partly because I finished on an easy unit and not a difficult one (brought about because I had Finn and took a leave of absence, and then did things a bit out of order). Partly because the exam was a bit… odd, in parts. Not that it was particularly difficult - I only needed about 90 minutes for the 3 hour exam. But there were obscure questions worth more marks than they should have been, and poorly worded questions where I felt it necessary to state my assumptions just in order to answer. And the lecturer came and read over my shoulder for a good five minutes, which I found terribly distracting, until I actually had to ask her to leave!
Anyway, it’s done and gone. I felt quite overwhelmed as I left. Relieved, yes, definitely, for the shedding of all the stress. A little bit sad, for the leaving behind of a big part of my life these last three years. Proud of myself, for having set my mind to do this, and having done it well. And just a pinch of “Well, what next…?” 
As I said to a friend a short time after the exam - this is officially the first time since starting primary school that I have been neither employed nor studying! Not sure how I’ll adjust to that, but I’m sure it will be nice for a while.
So… in case you’re wondering… although it isn’t official until about April when I get the bit of paper (and technically, it’s not even slightly official until next week when the results are out)… I have just completed one of these:
Master of Technology (Internet and Web Computing)
(or, for less of a mouthful, an MTech(IWEB))
Whoohoo!
February 13 2006 07:08 pm | Postgrad Study
7 Responses to “Stick A Fork In Me, I’m Done”
Gill on 13 Feb 2006 at 10.17 pm #
WooHoo! Congratulations! :D
Christine V on 14 Feb 2006 at 1.06 am #
Congratulations Melanie!!! That’s wonderful news!!! Make sure you celebrate!!!
Christine V on 14 Feb 2006 at 1.07 am #
P.S. I know you’re pregnant, so make sure that
is a virgin one! 
Annette on 14 Feb 2006 at 1.09 am #
Fantastic news! Congrats on the finish…and it’ll sink in as you realize you have just a bit more “spare” time now
Christine on 14 Feb 2006 at 1.46 am #
Congratulations on getting a few more letters to your name! Relax and enjoy your time!
Debi on 14 Feb 2006 at 5.54 pm #
Congratulations! Hrm, I’d love to get a Masters in that. I never completed my Masters in Computer Science and since then I became much more interested in web stuffs than if some abstract algorithm is NP-complete.Too bad my old uni hasn’t updated their cs curriculum much or else I’d go back.
Jenna on 18 Feb 2006 at 6.34 am #
WOOT! You go girl! That’s a great degree you have now! Will you take a picture of the paper when it’s official? Or post a photo of you in cap and gown? :)