DanB! You're not???!!!

Lots of the girls who went to my Roman Catholic school got pregnant and dropped out of education so I guess there's a correlation there

The study is from Southampton - you don't want to believe any of the crap that comes out of here!

See what the restrictions are in terms of minimum registration periods

TBH the first thing you need to do is what I did and sit down and work out exactly how much you need each month to live on (bills, rent/mortgage, ect) and then see how many hours free you would have for study each month.

The other thing to consider is whether you can afford full time fees - I could only afford PT fees so that ruled out FT study for starters.

If it is over Xmas the uni will be completely shut for most of that anyway

I agree with pea - it depends on your situation

I work 4 days a week, but hopefully coming down to 3 soon.

For me personally, there is no blinking way on this planet I would ever study FT if I was working more than 2/3 days a week! It's very tough fitting in just PT study and nothing like doing an MSc FT and working PT (the Masters was much easier to do whilst working and even that was extremely difficult).

One of the reasons I chose my institution was that the minimum registration for PT study is 4 years (you don't have to commit to the full 6 years that some PT courses demand); if you think a lot of FT students take 4 years it means I've got the flexibility to complete earlier than a lot of PT students, but less pressure. There are some good 'deals' to be had for PT students so look around

Hubby couldn't get right of residence on the basis of his PhD - had to be working here (in his case as a lecturer). You have to be here for five years before applying for residence and they would only count his paid five years before approving residence (also had to wait for the three years probationary period to come to an end)

Look for a visa and permission to stay first - residency takes more time

On her tombstone it will say 'still intending to submit'

Probably will say that on mine too! LOL

I think the problem is a refusal to accept failure; by refusing to admit defeat, you never have to admit you are a failed PhD.

That women will still be claiming to be writing her thesis on her death bed

I had a hamster when I was younger...it was the fecking devil in an exercise wheel...

I completed my MSc FT and worked PT.

However, I'm only studying PT for my PhD (as well as working PT).

I saw this on the BBC site this week under deadling with nasty interview questions!

They said to say cake because they only begin to look like biscuits after you've left them out for a few days

Depending on how the Master's is structured you may have exam marks or a predicted grade that will be taken into account in considering you for a PhD

I agree with sylvester - focus on the methodology as opposed to the actual subject area