I tend to agree with the others in here that iit is very unlikely that a whole department was against you and therefore gave you a bad grade!!!
After all, maybe your fellow students didn't have the appropriate knowledge on the subject and told you it was great (if they had, I guess they would have been marking essays too). If you think it again later, whne you will be more calm, you may see things that had to be in the essay or things that needn't be there, or possible mistakes, that were the reasons for the grade you got.
I think you are being very harsh on people who are just expressing their opinions.

Well, maybe you are not depressed. But maybe you have mild depression.
A counsellor would be good for you, not only because you may have mild depression, but also because a counsellor knows how to make you talk about things that are in your mind. Things that maybe even you haven't thought of and yet they can be bothering you, like (I guess it is a good question based on my experience) why did you end up with so much work that need to be done in so little time?
I am not judging you. I believe you had a perfectly good reason for that. It is just an example of what a counsellor might help you discover about yourself.
He/She can als help you lots of other staff, so you can have things going from now on. Seeing a counsellor doesn't always mean that you are sick or something!!
I'd love to have been able to see a counsellor during my MBA and the problems I had (regarding both the course and personal/health issues), but it wasn't possible since I was at a different country. Take advantage of this opportunity!!

Well, my supervisor sent me the document.
Although I called the admin staff, there was no answer!!!! I nearly lost the scholarship, because someone is not doing his job...
I think it is sad, at least!!!!

Well, I am Greek and I am doing a PhD in UK. I think that the best thing (although not the easiest one) is to try to think in English!!!! Forget your language, watch TV, listen to radio, read books (outside your PhD), meet people and start conversations. All in English!!!
As far as academic English.....read a lot of papers in your field and it will come naturaly.
I hope I've helped a little
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Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
I am waiting for my turn now!! I hope it will be sometime soon....

Well, I have been graded unfairly but not because of internal politics. It was rather because I had a really bad tutor, who believed that I shouldn't do my MBA because I was a foreiner and a woman!!!!! My mistake was that I didn't say anything to anybody, I just did my best and, despite hiw attempts to fail [he was saying that this degree is not suitable for me, that I can't study for postgraduate (even if I had 2 more masters), that all my explanations were wrong (even if I he had given them to me) and so on] I managed to pass and now I am studying for a PhD.

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I agree with all. You sound like you NEED to see a specialist. I think that your health is more important than any degree. Have you considered getting an extension? #Also, ahve you spoken to your tutor/supervisor? What do they think about it?

Sorry!!!
The site is ethos.bl.uk

Try also looking at ethos.co.uk It's a database with all (they wished!) PhDs digitised. Actually, some are digitised, so it maybe helpful

Going there in person was the best thing, but it can't be done, as I am in my country doing my research. So, I guess I will have to phone them or email my supervisor, who is very helpful and understanding and maybe she can prepare the letter for them.:-s

Sorry, but I have to let it out!!
I want to apply for a scholarship at my country, and among other things I need a document verifying that I am a PhD student at my X university and I will now be at my second year.
Is it so difficult?
I have asked admin staff to send me one. I have emailed them 3 times (the last one yesterday morning) indicating that it is urgent, as the deadline for application is on June the 16th, and still no response.
What else can I do? If I don't get this letter, I won't be able to apply for the scholarship and as a result I will end up losing 13000 euros! I think it is unfair as I am certain that I will get it, since it depends on the people that apply in every geographical area, and where I live, I am the only one applying.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr:-s:-s

I know how to analyse the results. It's just that I haven't done it before and I am not sure about what I am going to do...

So, after almost a year in a part-time PhD in social sciences, I've come to the point where I say "and now what?".
I have completed my pilot research and I have to analyse my findings.... So far so good! The problem is I don't know how to do it!!!!
I mean, OK I have read how to analyse qualitative data, I know the theory, BUT the real thing is soooooo much different than the theory!!!

I just wanted to say to someone who could understand!!!! Sorry if I sound silly....

I feel very angry when I read that people pay to have their essays written. I got my bachelor from my university (not UK) after 4 years of hard work, I got a decent grade of 75% and I am proud of that, because it is MY grade! Then I did 2 masters in UK (an MA and an MBA). It was very hard for me, as it was a different way of studying at a different country and at a different language. But I made it! I didn't get any help, although I could afford it (being lucky to have parents who could fully support me). I wouldn't be able to look at myself if I did get someone to write my essays for me.
After all, this is the meaning of studying! To be able to do your own work. If you can...I am sorry, but not everyone is able to study!!!

Well, my job (which is connected to my first masters and has nothing to do with my reserach) involves a lot of P.R. In trying to do so, I have to explain what I do to people who don't know a thing about it. This has given me a lot of recognition, as many believe that I am a pioneer in this field. BUT I don't like the fact that I have to break my job into very very small pieces so that everyone understands it. It may have brought me "fame" and "recognition" and "media coverage", but it is not what I want.
One could say that oversimplifying was my choice. Well, it wasn't. It was a matter of understanding in order to achieve goals, and understanding could come only through this procedure, because as someone wisely said, people don't want to learn! They just want to believe that they have the necessary knowledge. That is why celebrities who "appear" to be brainless are so successful!
As far as the age is concerned... I am 31 and I don't feel old at all!!! I think it's how old your mind is, and mine is till very young!!!!