...I always analyse them too much. I'm supposed to be filling in a form (today) giving "notice of intention to submit thesis" in three months time. My problem is that the form keeps saying 'the thesis IS ready for submission', and I need my supervisor to agree that 'the thesis IS ready for submission' (like I should have it ready three months in advance and wait around for the actual submission deadline to come, if it was ready for submission I would submit it NOW!!!). The reality is that the thesis MIGHT be ready for submission by the deadline, but it's more than likely that it won't be. What to do???

you have my sympathy Sue. I hate those sorts of forms too, always so inflexible.