I suppose I should give clove oil a chance. Also I'll go to Kings College Hospital and wait there until they see me. They open at 6pm for emergencies, an irony. Just like the emergency services at my old student halls where you had to leave a message to an answering machine, including to report fires

Thank you very much for all the replies. I have tried my dentist's emergency system. That enabled me to get an appointment to 2 weeks later instead of end of August apparently. I called Kings College Hospital and they say the only thing they can do is to give me painkillers until the set appointment date. I will call NHS direct again today and see what other options I have. Now I understand why people look miserable when their tooth hurts.

I've been having this unbearable pain for 4 days now. Couldn't get any help from the dental emergency services apart from being sent home with a pack of antibiotics and an "urgent" appointment for a treatment scheduled to 2 weeks later. I keep doing mistakes while working, either because of pain or the amount of pain-killers I've been taking. Has anyone found themselves in this situation? Is there anything one can do in this NHS system and actually get a proper urgent appointment? Thanks.. and sorry to sound boring :-(

Hi risenphoenix. Not everything is about the grades. Yes, as golfpro says, there is a high level of competition, however don't let that put you off. If your proposal is unique and you apply to right departments at the right time, there is always a possibility to get funding. Have you been checking the projects on this website and jobs.ac.uk? You can also search for supervisors and approach their departments with your proposal and see if they could offer you a place with the department's bursary. Your health condition can be a discretionary matter. Perhaps it would be a good idea to check the www.dfes.gov.uk to search for links to this specific subject. Good luck.

I had 2 offers at the time. For one of these it took ages, almost a month. But for the other one, I received the answer straight after the interview and the letter arrived within a few days. I guess it all depends on the workload of the academic and admin staff. I wouldn't worry about how it looks. It is your right to call and find out. But as you said, leave it to Monday. Good luck, I hope the result is positive.

I'm a PhD direct student too. I was informed by my supervisor on my first year that there is always option to submit the work for MPhil.

Tomorrow's headlines: DanB killed the internet

let's see if the server is going to be able to handle this. And I can already smell a system crash

Am I in the correct site? What happened to the forum? There are about 4 million replies with today's date and they all appeared after 6pm. Did someone suddenly feel like communicating, so decided to reply all posts? Did I miss a meeting? What happened...

lol @ H

Is it your grandmother's name? Is it your next assignment's code name with MI5?

Until I've read this thread, I was in such a great mood. I've just got back from a meeting with my external supervisor and she is lovely, full of positive energy, she made me feel so good about the way things are going. OK, I am back to my good mood again. Have a lovely holiday if you are having one this summer.

This is my 4th summer without a holiday and still no sight of a possibility this year. Coming from a very hot country originally, I really miss the sun

DanB, that's a great move to keep in mind. I'm sure it would be useful to anyone at some point in their lives.

When I was studying my masters degree, I was the only girl in the class. And one of the tutors always had sexist low-class jokes when he gave us our assignments; things like asking me to design an ironing board or cooking pan, or even to write an essay on kitchen life.