Revising and thinking and talking about the proposal and problem statement...
In preparation for revising my proposal for Qual 1, I talked with a friend of mine that was traveling with me in Belize. She and I were taking a class together in Belize via OSU. We suffered so... I think that everyone should go to Belize to revise their proposals -- we'll see if I still think that after I get my grade and response on the proposal! She read my draft and loved all of the feedback that I had received. She is working on her first problem statement exercise for a class and as I read hers, I can see a little more about how these need to evolve and become so definite and concise. The reason I feel sorry for her is that she is just experimenting with a topic and doesn't even plan to keep with it for her ultimate study -- but this is just her second semester of course work, so I bet she'll be okay.
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