Day 2

Reflections on day 2 of 4 for written exam: Today was a bit like yesterday, 7 questions, 7 hours. I felt like the answers came more easily this time. I wrote out the general gist of each response within the first 2 hours, then spent the rest of my time filling in gaps, polishing, and drawing figures. Everything felt smoother, though I was still quite stressed-feeling. I was even more exhausted today, but less frustrated. I can see now why each PhD student in this program comes out of these exams a changed person.