• What are some things you learned about researching, writing, the dissertation process, etc.?
• What are questions you still have about your dissertation experience? (You will always have questions, and everyone's experience in conducting his or her dissertation is different).
• What are some difficulties or challenges that are inherent in the dissertation process? What are some ways you may seek to overcome those difficulties or challenges?
• What are your plans for continuing to work on your dissertation leading up to your Qualifying Exam? What steps do you want to take to help get ready for entering the stage of being an "independent researcher"?