Offically the end of honours

As previously mentioned, I had my defence of thesis today. And got my result... 2nd Class Honours. Apparently I was half a mark from getting first class! which by the way is exactly what happened to my dad! Father like Daughter! 

This is what it involved; getting told by my examiners the good and bad things I did. My intro was awesome, my further research and management recommendations also awesome but the rest of it needed further polishing. 10 minutes of being told what I did wrong, and defended myself for about 5 minutes. I then sat outside for 25 minutes, fingers crossed and trying to hold back from throwing up due to serious nerves. 


It was pretty relaxed and they seemed to respect the insane amount of field work I completed in the time frame. So that's kinda nice that they respected that. We even had a laugh at how I attempted to walk the 20km with all of my equipment in the beginning. 


Anyway, my advice if you ever have to do a Thesis Defence:

• don't panic too much. I read my thesis a few times before I got there on the day so I was completely refreshed on everything. Trust me, you always forget a few things
• Write down their comments so if you want to fix it to be an ACTUAL scientific paper at least you have some professional pointers.
• Also I brought a copy of my thesis with me, which was a really good idea since I could see their issues and address it. Do the same! 
• Ensure that you have plenty of money saved up for the epic amount of partying you are going to do after it ends.
• This should go without saying, but be respectful and don't look sloppy. These are people who determine how worth while the last year (or 2) you just spent on your work. I went with Jeans, purple suede heels, purple cardigan and grey V-neck with some nice jewellery, neat hair and make up. 

Now back to my Midori!

Oh and this is what my shoes look like. They are a bit dirty so I didn't want to take a photo of them. I love how hot I feel when I wear heels, these are even epic comfortable