[ZenGum]

Ahh, paperwork. I remember my uni days with a strangely fond eye-rolling contempt for the red tape.
After three years, postgrads had to submit, every six months, a statement explaining why they hadn't finished their thesis. Most people handed in at least a couple of these, I and many others must have managed seven or eight. These statements were routinely circulated amongst friends and colleagues, cut-and-pasted, paraphrased, and generally short-circuited with routinely regurgitated bullshit.
Writing first year essays was therefore excellent preparation for my future career!