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People scared of you and your PhD
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What I am trying to fathom is why is this better than say working in a factory? It's different but not necessarily better or best is it?

People scared of you and your PhD
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I think it’s important to appreciate that neither life path [in therapy speak] is 'better' than the other. Just different. I prefer to do this. Others may find building Nissan's rewarding and fulfilling.

People scared of you and your PhD
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'I'm glad I got out while I did..I'd hate to end up like them'. Hmmm...you might want to have a look at yourself? What exactly is wrong with working in a shop or factory..its an honest days work isn't it!

I feel terrible...
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and your point is?

i dont know how much more i can take of my supervisor
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Weren't you thinking of becoming an investment banker W2DN?

Masters marks- does it matter?
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I would say probably yes. In my field entry to PHd's [via funding opp's] is very, very competitive. I would say even more so if you're not a Home or EU student. If you are a self-funder it's not such a big deal. Of course transcripts will show how close to the Distinction you were [if they read that far as I'm informed is not always the case].

PhD Students - Why is their grammar so poor?
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Alot of it is mostly laziness.

Proposal difficulties regarding methodology
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Thank you for the replies.

i dont know how much more i can take of my supervisor
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You can tell its school holidays. You obviously have some insecurity issue to address ginga. Do them somewhere else.

Back to the adults you obviously need some external 'mediation' on this in my opinion. The graduate school advisor is the obvious way. I still think it might be an idea to put your grievances [as they are becoming that] in writing just in case. Have you looked at what the 'handbook' advises in such issue btw? There will no doubt be a procedure to follow.

Proposal difficulties regarding methodology
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I'm onto version 6.X of my proposal. All the usual bunk in there. Nice snappy title, keywords, aims, motivation, basic lit review, significance, etc, etc. All this in 800 or so words. Where it falls down [badly] is in the proposed methodology. It is the grand total of 3 and a half lines.

I think the problem is that while I do have a Masters with some reseach training [anyone who has done a MSc at one of the old Poly's will probably appreciate that comment] my knowledge of research methodolgies is limited. Can anyone recommend a good site or indeed text that covers research methods for the Business field?

trying to generate outside interest in my project
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Quite practically, W2DN is correct. It's the Easter hol's so I would imagine most universities from a staff viewpoint resemble the Marie Celeste at present.

motivation gone missing
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Not too sure about taking time off to re-charge and such like. Just sounds like procrastination to me. My personal rationale is to just get on with it as it won't do itself [unless there is a 'genuine' reason why you can't]. You'll have to do it in the end so it might as well be now. Sorry if that sounds blunt. I bet you prefer the other solution[s].

i know there is a problem with supervision but I dont know what the problem is or if the problem is a problem
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Can you do a PhD for 10 years? There was a woman on my MSc that was into year six doing it p/t which was incredible.

i know there is a problem with supervision but I dont know what the problem is or if the problem is a problem
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'she takes over telling her how shes done all this work'.

I wouldn't have that. Stand up for yourself. Tell her exactly why you're not happy [re that anyway]. Email could be good as you have a record if it occurs again. The fact that she's not a PhD doesn't exactly place her in a strong position re this as well.

Lack of Role Models...
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Anita Roddick...gets bad press as a parent/person.