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Education • --- • 1mo

I never finished my thesis

I had two chapters left. My data was solid. My advisor said one more push. I pushed for eight months and produced nothing usable. Asked for an extension. Then another. The day I missed my third deadline, I realized I was not going to finish, ever. I emailed my advisor. He said he was not surprised. Neither was I.
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