The dream was too real, too possible, too totally and completely EXACTLY the kind of thing that would happen to me.<\/p>\n
So, I panicked.<\/p>\n
Although the building was quiet, it still felt exposed.\u00c2\u00a0 I closed the door as soon as I got into the office.\u00c2\u00a0 She answered the phone on the first ring.<\/p>\n
“No, no,” I tried to explain, “I turned the papers in months ago.\u00c2\u00a0 In October.\u00c2\u00a0 Mid-October.”<\/p>\n
“Well, you’re probably okay.\u00c2\u00a0 Are you on the list?”<\/p>\n
“What list?” Now I’m really panicking.\u00c2\u00a0 “I turned in the final copy for binding and filled out the paperwork…”\u00c2\u00a0 The last part came out fast as my voice started to rise in pitch. “…I put it on the desk at the registrar’s office.\u00c2\u00a0 I paid the final semester fees. Did I miss something?”<\/p>\n
“Let me check.”<\/p>\n
Wait.\u00c2\u00a0 Wait.\u00c2\u00a0 WaitWaitWait.<\/p>\n
I start to make nervous jokes.\u00c2\u00a0 “It’s just that, you know, it seemed so EASY… I just woke up this morning panicked, thinking I’d missed something.\u00c2\u00a0 There was this dream I had and it…”<\/p>\n
“Oh, I see it.\u00c2\u00a0 You’re right here.\u00c2\u00a0 PhD, right?”<\/p>\n
“Yes!\u00c2\u00a0 PhD!\u00c2\u00a0 That’s ME!”<\/p>\n
“In the first day of the New Year, your transcript will be ready and it will be official.”<\/p>\n
“For sure? You’re SURE?\u00c2\u00a0 For REAL?”<\/p>\n
“Yes.\u00c2\u00a0 I promise.\u00c2\u00a0 You’ll officially be a PhD, and can request a transcript to prove it.”<\/p>\n
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