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Hi y'all

Just to say I upgraded from Mphil to PhD tpday (yes!!, at the end of 8 months) after an hour and a quarter long viva this morning following a near 15000 word doc.

I was given no corrections/edits/changes to anything and was told by one member of committee that it was one of the most intellectually sophisticated texts they'd examined!!

I am soooo thrilled, there was a bit of an anti climax moment right after for a couple of hours (I'd just finished organising a 300 people one day international conference on Thursday), and then the upgrade so it's like everything came to a halt...

but then to be told it was a 'truly thought provoking, intellectually sophisticated, methodologically innovative doc' on which they are 'waiting to read the thesis' and sup said 'you were so confident, and articulate and excellent with your responses to all the questions'....I am chuffed!!

Plus won two tiny pots of money for my fieldwork proper (this summer and autumn) all in a day :-)

Thought of sharing the good news with you!

Whooop Whooop! After everything that has happened to you over the past few weeks, and also the work you have had to do with your research job and struggling for cash, I can honestly say that I can't think of anyone who deserves it more.

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge kisses and hugs from Manchester

Well done, an amazing achievement and brilliant comments as well, the obviously think very highly of you - whats your PhD on? Good luck with it, I can't wait to start one myself!

Congrats PhDbug, you have obviously worked really hard for this and deserve all the positive comments, all the best with the rest of your PhD (up)

Thanks you guys, you're so sweet :-)

Natassia, I work very broadly speaking with young people in the UK, and their use of social networking sites. My work invovles a comprative analysis of 10 European social networks, and interviews and user-made fancy drawings etc with teens and young people in London. :-)

(That is NOT how I phrased it in my upgrade doc by the way, but that's also a way of putting it!!)

Well done bug!!
Many many congratulations on all of your hard work, and good luck for the future.
xxx

p.s. promise me you'll try and take a few hours off and get some 'you' time!?!?!

Congrats - excellent news! The future looks good!! May the good times keep rolling ... (up)

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Yayyyyyyy - congratulations bug!!!!!! Really pleased for you, and so quick!!! You deserve this so much, you're such a star and work so hard - couldn't be happier for you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Great news! Makes me want to get on and get my upgrade done too!

WOW...congratulations to u. Great news!!!!!!

I am wondering whether I would be upgraded from MPhil to PhD even in 12 months!! I am worried now. I wish I get some nice comments for my submissions as well.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
I am waiting for my turn now!! I hope it will be sometime soon....