Late last week I was able to obtain graded copies of my qualifying exam. (I swear, this will be the last post about the Quals ever.) It turned out that one of the problems on the Modern Physics exam, which I had failed, was very harshly graded -- despite a perfect solution!
It turns out that a vague question wording had me plug in an incorrect number in the beginning. Aside from that, my physics was correct. I was able to contest the grading of that particular problem successfully -- meaning that I eked through the exam!
Yes, that's right -- I passed all the qualifying exams! That means that the largest academic hurdle to getting the degree is now behind me -- and as long as I can pass my classes and be willing to slave away in the lab, I can confidently say that I will graduate with a Ph.D from UW-Madison.
It also means that I can actually be a real scientist for a living! Hooray!
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