Just Submitted my application for a Dphil (a PhD by any other name), I'm really worried, because this is a perfect project for me, but I stumbled across it late, so the the application was not optimal in terms of preparation. Also, it's to do with Nuclear energy, so I even get moral credentials for helping mankind
Throw up your hands to all mighty Atheismo and beseech him to aid me! Beg the Noodley appendage of our pasta composed overlord to intervene on my behalf!
P.S. If I remember correctly, Squid is a Doctoral student, have we any other people on the long path to a career in academia? How do you find it?
Let us bow our heads and wish. Oh spaghetti monster, ruler of all that is starchy and delicious, if you can see it within your providence to allow our brother an opportunity to further our knowledge of science we will be grateful for as long as we breath air. Ahem.
I'll just send 'woo' out into the aether on your behalf and wish you luck
When do you expect a reply?
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Don't know, shouldn't be too long. It's going to be great if it works, I get to learn, work with a great group of people, help mankind, and they
pay me to do it. Who ever invented doctorates was a genius.
Thanks for the various spiritual assistances received so far chaps, I feel hungrier since making that post, maybe it's the FSM giving me a sign.
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Don't know, shouldn't be too long. It's going to be great if it works, I get to learn, work with a great group of people, help mankind, and they pay me to do it. Who ever invented doctorates was a genius.
I will have my fingers crossed as well, might dowse a crystal too, and sacrifice a pork chop later to the great God IO!
Good luck SSY! If your posts here are anything to go by, you'll bleedin' demolish your doctorate with flying colours!
Ramen.
I'll throw in a few good words for you with the almighty one ;-)
Go get 'em!
(gotta keep those protons honest),
JoeActor
Good luck, SSY! You're so clever, I can't imagine you have much to worry about, but that never stops us from worrying, right? Hahaha. I'll burn an offering in the name of Mighty Atheismo to shine his countenance upon you.
You're all far too kind to me.
Quote from: "SSY"You're all far too kind to me.
Meh.It's the Internet, what do you expect?
That was rather a /b/ moment
I hope you get it SSY. I'm still in school trying to go for my BA. I think I do want to get my PhD one day...gotta Looong way to go

Good Luck nonetheless!
Well, looks like the power of pray has been proven, I was just offered the place, though it did takes ages.
Thanks for all the support guys, I'm reasonably sure it didn't have a statistically significant detrimental effect, which is all I could have ever hoped for.
Congrats!!!!!
sweet! Congrats!!!
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Yes it was some kind of magic in the polonium halos. May your credentials lead to moral pot-noodles of goodieness.
:yay: :hail:
Well done mate.
Excellent news!
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Very good!
Chance favors the prepared mind.
Good job, doctor.