Just really interested to know if there are many people who use this site that have dropped out of a PhD and either gone on to a successful career in something else, had another shot at a PhD or are taking a career break? whatever your story: the good, the bad, the ugly. im just interested to know.

I ended my rather miserable attempt at a PhD in December after one year.

Im working partime in a shop at the moment. Living at home with my parents. Its nice to be able to go into work with out the ever present cloud of stress which enveloped me in the final months of my PhD first year... the break has been refreshing so far.

I got great news the other day. I have been accepted onto an MSc course at Imperial starting next october. got an interview for a similar course at Oxford on Thursday, so I would say things are looking up for me at the moment :-)