John gave his comprehensive on Friday and he passed! Actually I think he did really well, he was able to field questions about his research (questions that Dr. W probably should have had to answer for him) plus his written portion was 140 pages (instead of the normal 40).
Dr. W told us that during the private meeting where the committee votes to pass or fail they just sat there and talked about other subjects. They didn't think they could just immediately tell him he passed, had to make him sweat a little bit.
We celebrated all weekend with family. Now he has to start on the defense. He should give it this semester, but likely he won't actually walk and get hooded until next December. But either way he feels like he has accomplished something now.
And most importantly, I am very proud of him for everything he has accomplished.
