Superficial Intelligence

I'm taking a short break from a dreaded Machine Learning homework to let all of you know the great news. I passed the WPE (Written Preliminary Exam)!! I took this 3-part exam in September and had been waiting for the results since then. Thankfully, I passed all three parts of the exam. This marks an important milestone in my PhD progress. The next steps are now finishing the required classes (I should be done by Fall of next year) and the Oral Examination (which I hope to do in Spring '10). If all goes well, I'm on track to finishing by 2012. The date seems far away, but passing the WPE just made it feel much closer.