Last post I said I would get the official exam results on September 7th. That's still true.
But my professor called me today to tell me unofficially that I have passed the exam. I am now, for real, a PhD student at Tokyo University!
Goukaku shimashita! Ureshii desu! (I passed! I'm happy!)
Officially I start October 1st, unofficially I can start pretty much right now. Of course the big first task is going to be finding a research topic.
Now let's hope life as a PhD student isn't too much like it's depicted in PHD Comics. :P
At last they're over.
Yesterday I had the written exam; today the oral exam. The written exam was difficult. I had to answer three problems. Two were fine, the third one was just the kind I didn't want, and I ran out of time. Not knowing precisely what they want, I'm always hesitant to comment on whether I did well enough. Better assume the worst and be pleasantly surprised than the other way around. Maybe that makes me a pessimist, I don't know. :)
The oral exam went well, I think. This was mainly on my previous research and no one knows more about that than me, so that's always an advantage. Plus I know I'm a good public speaker. They had some other general interview-style questions as well, and those went well too. I have a pretty good feeling about this part, anyway.
September 7th I should find out if I passed. Until then, I reserve all comment. :)
I finally got the results for the TOEFL test I took a few weeks earlier. My score was 118 (out of 120), so that's as expected. :)
If only the entrance exam would be this easy...
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