I think it’s done!
August 7, 2007 by thinking girl
I really think my thesis is finished… I can’t think of anything else to say about it, and I’ve finished all the revisions my advisor asked for… yet I still feel uneasy and anxious, like there’s something I’ve missed. I’m not sure I want to send it out into the world just yet. But I think it’s kind of great, and I’m really happy that I’m finished with it… maybe I’ll jsut send it to a couple friends to look at before I hand it in… I still have a few days before it’s due…
is it normal to freak out slightly when you think you’re done your thesis?
Congratulations! Try reading it out loud in front of a friend or two, red pen in hand. That should help you proofread it.
What topic did you choose?
Congratulations
I hope it’s ranked as *excellent.*
TG, expect an email from me in the next 1-2 days…
Got some private news. 
in a word: yes. totally normal! i did one my senior year of college, and i remember having to wait out in the hall after defending it to my committee, and just looking around thinking, “huh? who am i? how did i get here??”
it’s a huge accomplishment - congratulations on getting it done, and here’s hoping all the bureaucratic and logistic blahdy-blah doesn’t give you any headaches!
Congrats! And yes, its normal. Lets say a few words for only a revision or two.
What a relief though, handing it in. For those few days when the prof is looking at it, it’s total freedom to do whatever with a clear mind. I remember that for sure.. 
Congratulations, TG! That’s absolutely awesome and deserves a week of champagne-drinking and sleeping in late! From memory, my honours thesis never felt like it was complete. I handed it in still feeling like it wasn’t quite done, like there were dozens of things that had been forgotten. But as numerous PhD survivors have told me, it always feels like that, and at some point, you just have to hand the damn thing in. They also said it’s useful to hate it, because it means you detach enough to just seek to get rid of it! In the end, there’s always more to be said, I guess… it’s just that the thesis feels like a significant place to say them. But don’t forget there are thousands of other places and ways to say whatever else needs saying! (Not least the bloggyblog!)
It is totally normal to freak out - Before/during/and after! Now, are you going to be picked apart with an oral defense?
Congratulations!
Yea!!! What you are feeling is completely normal. You wonder, “can’t this thing that has dominated my life actually be finished?” You kind of expect that “done” means a fanfare of trumpets and confetti, or something much more momentous. Instead, you think, “oh, god, did I consider that, and include this, and what about the other thing, and…” But, you are, in fact, done! I’m doing a Snoopy dance for you!
thanks everybody! feels pretty good. and after sleeping on it, there is no fucking way I am making any further adjustments! ha ha ha!
for those who asked, nope, no defense is necessary. I just submit it, and get a mark. Easy peasy.
Congratulations. This is my first visit to this blog, I’ve spent the night reading it and am in awe. It feels like coming home, what a great community.
thank you - and welcome!
Congrats, TG!
If you weren’t freaking out, I’d be worried.
I haven’t even started working on my dissertation yet, but this is exactly what my honors thesis advisor said to me. I think it’s good advice.
Someone, somewhere, once said something along the lines of “writing is never finished, it’s just due.”
So get yourself to a pub and start celebrating!
Congrats! I did an undergrad thesis, and like everyone else has said, it strikes me as totally normal to freak out about it. I agree with Talkingthebeat, too- when I turned mine in, and was waiting for the mark, it felt like a tremendous weight had been lifted, and I was free to completely decompress and just do whatever the hell I wanted, because… at that point? It didn’t matter anymore. My thesis was in and I was done! Woohoo!
Yep. Normal. And, you’ll probably have only one more bit of bother with revisions.
Another thing that might be frustrating is when you’re done with those and the thing is bound, opening it up and noticing a typo. After pouring so much effort into a thing, seeing a flaw like that feels embarrassing. But, it happens to lots of people. Student work is just that. And that seems frustrating too. Hmm. I seem to think I’m old and wise.
My apologies.