Proudest Mom of all and in forever!

[Mom]

I had the most amazing news today! To say I am proud does not even begin to explain how I am feeling. My big (little) girl got her marks back after submitting her thesis at the end of her Masters degree.

FIRST CLASS HONOURS!!!!

She tells me she has a Master of Arts, with First Class Honours.

Specifically it is a Masters Degree with First Class Honours in English, specialising in creative writing...

or something...

OMG! I am so, so proud of her!

Congratulations Rachy, I wish Grandma was alive to share this with.

[Akzle]

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[Akzle]

just sayin....

[caseye]

You'd better have every single lucky charm you've ever owned hanging round yer neck next time you met Mom.
Way to go Rachy, that really does take some doing.

[Hitcher]

In this age of dumbed-down tertiary education, it's great to see somebody gaining a proper degree. Congratulations!

[oldrider]

Well done Dr Mom's daughter! ... Congratulations .. and take another bow Anne! :first:

[mashman]

just sayin....

Fine Art and Printing degree + application (Director) = proud Dad ;) (http://vimeo.com/111296959) Just sayin :D

[amberzfire]

congradulations .. that's a lot of hard work, great to hear something positive :2thumbsup

[PrincessBandit]

That is wonderful news. Big congratulations to your daughter, and take a bow Mom for producing such a clever and creative young woman! :clap::clap:

[Winston001]

Outstanding as our American friends say. Excellent news.

[Banditbandit]

Cool. Congrats to rach and to the family ...

When's the first book due for publication ???

[willytheekid]

Congrats Rach:niceone:


...every right to be Ultra proud of her Mom, massive achievement! :first:

[Mom]

Cool. Congrats to rach and to the family ...

When's the first book due for publication ???

Well, she tells me she is about halfway done with her first novel. She is actually the editor of Nexus Magazine at Waikato University so writes a bit for the magazine, she also writes poetry and has had a bit of that published as well. Who knows where she will end up. Exciting future ahead I am sure of that.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Congratulations. Massive amount of work.

[Moi]

Congratulations to your wee lass...


What was the thesis topic?

[awa355]

In this age of dumbed-down tertiary education, it's great to see somebody gaining a proper degree. Congratulations!

Higher honours have always been achieveable in this country thank you, <_<<_< I onze got 52% in school cert inglesh.

[admenk]

Well done, but of course it begs the question as to who she got her brains from....:innocent:

[Mom]

Congratulations to your wee lass...


What was the thesis topic?

Write the Body Bloody:

Violence, Gender & Identity in the poetry of Silvia Plath and Ai

I cant reproduce the gold leaf vulva on the front cover...

Go figure.

I really cant explain where she got that wee streak from :innocent:

[slofox]

Well done everyone. :first:

[Ulsterkiwi]

nice, thesis writing is no walk in the park. You are right to be very proud. :first::niceone:

[Mom]

Higher honours have always been achieveable in this country thank you, <_<<_< I onze got 52% in school cert inglesh.

The thing is you have to try, you have to be inspired.

I was always good at English at school. I got a good mark at 5th form and then dropped out.

Maths, now there is a thing...

Ended 5th form with 25% average at the end of the year. Achieved 40% School C. Figured I could do better if I tried in 6th form. Actually paid attention and tried. Got 38% for the exam :wings:

I have made my living crunching numbers, go figure?

[bogan]

nice, thesis writing is no walk in the park.

Yeh, but seems like cheating when you're doing a writing degree anyway...

[Ulsterkiwi]

lol, well all academic writing is creative writing in its own way. You have to tell a story in a way that makes sense and is underpinned by theory and evidence.

[Winston001]

The thing is you have to try, you have to be inspired.

I was always good at English at school. I got a good mark at 5th form and then dropped out.

Maths, now there is a thing...

Ended 5th form with 25% average at the end of the year. Achieved 40% School C. Figured I could do better if I tried in 6th form. Actually paid attention and tried. Got 38% for the exam :wings:

I have made my living crunching numbers, go figure?

LOL I feel for you. I got an unexpected 74% in School Cert maths and thought 6th form maths would be ok. Disaster. Just appalling.

I now have to counsel my over-achieving Year 12 (6th form) daughter who was aghast at the NCEA II maths exam. She (like Rach) is a winner and hates low marks. But she is still in with a chance to be Head Girl or once again Outstanding Student of her year.

Anyway the jump from Year 11 to Year 12 maths is huge and Year 13 is university level.

Incidentally, when I was in practise I regularly mucked up double entry statements and had to get our accounting girl to help me. I know they are simple for accounts people but damned if I could ever work them out. You'd shame me in that department Anne.

[cc rider]

Awesome news hun. Must be big grins alround. :D

Congrats Rach

So nice to hear some positive news :niceone:


:heart: CC

[Banditbandit]

Higher honours have always been achieveable in this country thank you, <_<<_< I onze got 52% in school cert inglesh.

You beat me - I got 51%


The thing is you have to try, you have to be inspired.

I was always good at English at school. I got a good mark at 5th form and then dropped out.

Maths, now there is a thing...

Ended 5th form with 25% average at the end of the year. Achieved 40% School C. Figured I could do better if I tried in 6th form. Actually paid attention and tried. Got 38% for the exam :wings:

I have made my living crunching numbers, go figure?

And after getting 51% in SC English I was a paid writer for about 12 years ...

The school system was and still is, a complete farce ...

[Mom]

The school system was and still is, a complete farce ...

I agree in large parts. Too many of us failed at school only to have a pretty cool life outside of it. It is all about the desire to succeed. I know a young man who dropped out with no school qualifications. By young I mean 25ish. He has drifted around in hospitality type jobs for a few years. He just finished his first year of a business management degree with an A! He is delighted as are all of his other parents.

[HenryDorsetCase]

shitpost. deleted.

[Mom]

This...

http://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2014/10nexus-scoops-awards.shtml

I am so proud of her!

[cc rider]

Great review there Anne. So much to look forward to from a very talented young woman :D

:clap:

[Banditbandit]

This...

http://www.waikato.ac.nz/news-events/media/2014/10nexus-scoops-awards.shtml

I am so proud of her!

AWESOME. So we can look forward to an emerging New Zealand writer .. any relation of T.S ???

[Mom]

AWESOME. So we can look forward to an emerging New Zealand writer .. any relation of T.S ???

No. Totally different bloodline. I am really looking forward to where she ends up though.