Fri 28 Apr 2006
Dissertation Submitted to committee: check
Dissertation Successfully defended: check
All edits and final changes made: check
Advisor signed off: check
Paperwork submitted and inexplicable $115 paid to submit it:
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TO: G
SUBJECT: “Causal Inference with Group-Based Trajectories and Propensity Score Matching: Is High School Dropout a Turning Point?” has been accepted
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April 28th, 2006 at 11:26 am
Congratulations Gary! Enjoy a well-earned nap.
April 28th, 2006 at 11:44 am
At this point, they should be paying YOU $115.
No matter…
CONGRATULATIONS!
April 28th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
Congratulations, Mister Doctor!!!
April 28th, 2006 at 5:58 pm
Wahooo!!
And Tara raises a good point. Shall we now refer to him as ‘The Doctor’, or ‘Mister Doctor’, or ‘Doctor Mister’, ‘Doctor G’, or — my favorite– simply ‘G’?
May 1st, 2006 at 7:05 am
Congratulations! I’d be interested in your conclusions. Jason & I were just talking about the horrifying high school drop out rates.
May 1st, 2006 at 11:00 am
Thank you thank you. Mike, you should just go with whatever feels right. Julie, we should discuss in person sometime soon.