No More College Fees

Last Friday I submitted my writeup to the thesis office. I’ve almost made it to the light at the end of the tunnel. In fact, now I’m only a few formatting corrections away from being done with my thesis forever.

Of course, nothing we ever do goes without a few bumps. The number of forms you have to get filled out and signed to graduate is insane. It’s like colleges deliberately attempt to confuse you so that you miss the deadlines and have to pay more fees.

Getting all of the paperwork done has been even more challenging since I moved away to a different state, so I’m doing everything remotely. Also, two out of my three committee members are in other countries at the moment. Somehow I’ve managed to get almost everything together. I just need a couple more signatures when my committee members get back, and I should be good to graduate this August.

Speaking of graduation, this summer marks the last time I’ll be paying college fees. I just paid off my graduation fee and abstracts and thesis fee. Personally, I’d be fine if they just kept my thesis in digital format, saved a few trees, and saved me some money. However, it is kind of cool knowing that my thesis is going to be nicely printed and bound. Maybe my great-great-great grandchildren will stumble upon it someday in the library.

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