Another milestone in my Honours journey: Today, I finally submitted the second draft of my thesis! Whew, that took quite a while, about 2 months after I submitted my first draft. I couldn't help but take that much time though. In addition to thesis writing, I had to do compulsory coursework as part of my degree requirements. I tried to get as much coursework done as early as possible before May because I wanted to concentrate mostly on my thesis in May. Aside from the demanding thesis and coursework components of my Honours degree, I also started applying for some jobs and a conference. In between all that, I try to have fun by myself or with my friends, because I don't want my final semester to be remembered as one defined solely by my Honours work. This final semester will be one to remember in more ways than one.
So what's the deal about May? Well, the end of the month is The Big Submission. I can't help but feel anxious about it, even though I've been on track with my thesis - writing targets (albeit a little slow). Now that I've got my second draft out of the way, I'm gonna tackle my final coursework assignment while my supervisor reads the second draft, then start working on the third and final draft next week. Yep, it's full steam ahead this month! Stressful as this is going to be, I'll do my very best to keep calm and carry on :) I know I can do this. After all, I'm Singaporean, and I survived the stressful Singapore education system plus three major nation - wide exams back home. I guess you can say I'm a veteran when it comes to academia - related stress already!
For now, I'll just take a deep breath and relax, because tomorrow onwards it's time to really soldier on ......
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