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Pictures speak louder than words, so I'll let the pictures of me and my office mates on the last day of school do all the talking.

The First Post...I just found out about my comps

...and I've unofficially passed!!!

There was some mix-up with the Score ID portion and somehow my history and theory exams were graded (passed those, as well), but Score ID did not. I received word yesterday that enough of the Scores have returned with a grade and I have a minimum of 42 points (could be 6 out of the 7 I answered could be 5, but who cares).

Barring any major mistakes and assuming I pass the three specialized comps in the fall (which I should), I'll finally begin my last full year (hopefully) as a student.

I've been school without breaks (excluding summer and winter, of course) since September 1988. 12 Years of primary and secondary school. 4 years of college. 2 years for my masters. And I begin my fourth year as a doctoral student this fall.

If all goes well, one year from now, I'll hopefully be holding a piece of 70 lb. paper with the words "...has conferred upon HERMES CASILLAN CAMACHO the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition..."

Fingers crossed.