supporting o'stoll, i don't think a part time PhD is as easy as people make it sound. motivation-wise especially. i think part time studies are great at masters level, where it takes two years. more than that is not fulfilling unless the PhD is not your first priority.

could you take a loan? this is an option i have taken to concentrate on my studies and finish asap full time and then pay it off. to me its a risk worth taking. i had to work for part time my first one and a half years and i was doing my PhD full time. I had supervisory problems and i found the work distracting- so i decided to take a loan for fees and expenses and try and finish as soon as possible. when am done, i will pay it back.

Goods - definitely looking forward to continuing the writing up without the pressure of a transfer. Piglet - not very sure about that , but thanks for the compliment

congratulations driven!

thanks everyone. am definitely over the moon. that's given me the energy to start my next chapter.

hi everyone! am so happy!!!! i finally passed my transfer from MPhil to PhD following a second submission after failing in my first year transfer due to supervisor problems. I've been approved to move on to my third year, so am really pleased. all the best everyone. don't give up. we'll all get there - eventually. :-)

enough to fool me that you're an economist.

happy for you

hmm.. thanks rick and UFO. rick, you're an economist?

i have just submitted a chapter - which is an improvement, but i always feel like i could still correct this, and that , and this .....so it takes me ages to finish anything is this normal or is it the perfectionist in me ?

don't worry. they're all referenced.

hey everyone, you all know how I've been happy later with my improved progress after a disastrous first year. i got up early this morning and trying to work up some motivation, i decided to check my supervisors publications and taught course handouts. she knows sooooooooooo much!! my work, which i thought was fantastic is a drop in the ocean compared to hers. she mentions all my points and adds others which i hadn't thought of - ever! she did the handouts well before my work improved so she has definitely not done much of transplanting of my work unless she recently improved her notes. she knows soooo much! i was hoping to hand in work on Monday. looks like am gonna be working crazy hours over the weekend trying to incorporate her ideas into my work.

thanks

congratulations! waiting for mine next week

i see - just don't don't procrastinate at others.