lol that was quite funny. typo error of the day i think! doh!

lol sorry

its not meant to be well dont .. lol that sounds so rude

its meant to be obviously WELL DONE!!! okay maybe i am abit more tired than i thought!!!

well dont tractorgirl, so proud of you for accomplishing your aim! have a good night sleep!

i am still plodding away at my summary. working on chapter 5 at the moment. took a nap earlier on, so am wide awake. wont go to bed until i am completely done with the summary, so i can actually start working on my chapters again tommorow!

Zvezda, oh dear what a terrible situation. If i were you i would be really upset also having to redo the second part and not being able to include the third part.

can you actaully approach the thesis advisory board for help ? doesnt seem like your supervisor is helping! is it possible you can try to figure it out on your own through the feebback you got from your advisory board.

i dont know what to advise you, but i am sure someone on this forum will come through with great help and advice.

and you're very welcome. i understand how you must be feeling. please let me know if i can be of any help.

yeh negligence in your supervisor has definately played a part! do not feel this is your fault.

have you had a chance to speak to the welfare advisor/counseller at your university or student representative? i would suggest that be your first step, before you bring in the big guns so to speak. or how about contacting the postgraduate tutor, that is actually in charge of cancelling your registration.

when i was faced with such a deadline. i contacted all of the above. and explained the situation to them. try that first, if that doesnt work, then seek legal advice. a university will not want to get a "bad" reputation about them failing a phd student. so they will avoid anything legal.

good luck!

you're welcome

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i am struggling with my summary! i keep going over the limit of only one sentence per paragraph or per result.

i think i will go back and cut down even more. otherwise supervisors will be peeved that its too long.

just finished chapter 4.

taking a break now. and then going to do chapter 5.

ugh i am getting bored of doing this summary outline of my whole 1st draft

whilst writing your thesis, keep the examiner in mind, point out limitations of your findings, or methodology yourself, so they cant. and answer such questions in the writing.

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"The truth is, one of the main things your examiners are trying to pin down is whether you can argue your case in appropriate scientific parlance. If it appears that you know your thesis inside out (and, by now, you should) and you can give a good account of why you did what you did, you are already a long way to winning your examiners over. The other thing they want to check out is whether you can think on your feet to produce a well-reasoned response to an unexpected question.

In other words, are you scholarly? " {end quote}

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Firstly, you are more of an expert than they are. You did the work and you wrote the thing.

So consider yourself as holding all the cards. If you can argue your point well, they'll just have to accept what you say.

Imagine that they are questioning your choice of experiment, and suggesting an alternative. Your response might be,

'I considered trying that approach but the necessary equipment wasn't available in the department, and I didn't have time to go elsewhere to do the experiment'. Since they weren't there at the time, what else can they come back at you with? {end quote}

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The 'Viva Thriver' Plan

Be confident: You are more of an expert than they are.

Know your thesis inside out: Imagine you are preparing evidence for a legal defence in court.

Be scholarly: You are asking to be let into the inner circle of your scientific community.

Stick to what you do know: All other ground is quicksand.

Ask questions: Appear keen to fill in gaps in your knowledge. {end quote}

came across this really good link on how to prepare for viva:

i think the advice will help me in my meetings with my supervisor.

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/1960/the_phd_viva_thrive_or_survive

i just had to write that all out, and share it with ya'll as it kept swooshing in my head and affecting my concentration at the task at hand.

thanks for listening

so moving forward:

1) produce a summary of my thesis. and include ideas for further work that i can include.

2) work on chapter 3 and make sure i undersatnd everything i have written.

3) make a list of things i do not understand and need further help in understanding (mainly statistics)

4) approach it in a methodical bit by bit manner.

5) i have a book which i call paper memory. i include all the ideas and problems i encounter whilst i write my thesis.

6) i should make a seperate book, of questions i have to ask my supervisor to help me with further understanding.