See that kind of thing would really bug me-if I was close to a better mark. H what was your Masters in?

Science-based. It bugged me a bit because I was close but then it didn't really have any importance in my future so I got over it pretty quickly. I also knew I didn't deserve a distinction.

H, Me too, I needed 70% for a distinction and I got 69.4%

Roopa - Feeling a need to please your supervisor is pretty natural I think, particularly if they are charismatic. My supervisor was one of the best in his field, and it's a field which I love, so I was eager to please, too!

Don't worry though - as long as you work reasonably hard you'll do fine. Nobody expects you to work 120 hours a week. All they expect you to do is take your work seriously. Even if you don't get a distinction, but in your research project you come up with some good ideas, then I think you'll be fine. And if you've got three supervisors, you've got a good chance of pleasing at least one of them!