I'm so sorry to post this as my first thread, I had been a research for 3 years, and had to submit by Nov 2008 because of limited funding and need to get back to home country due to personal commitments. Had my viva yesterday and terribly given the re-submission. I don't want to go in details of the lack of a proper supervision due to the sad death of my first supervisor and my current supervisor not an expertise in what I do. But I can't stop crying! can anyone advice on this, please? I certainly don't deserve a re-submission within one year! I had been excelling always academically.. but this is my lifetime shock! What do I do now?:-(

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Hi! A few people on this site are going through re-submission processes, so I'm sure you'll get good advice.

Although it is of little comfort, a good 20-25% of candidates are told to re-submit, so you're not alone by any means.

You need to get hold of the examiner's report as soon as possible - this should outline where you have gone wrong and then you can work specifically on those areas. You should also talk to your supervisor, or possibly your head of grad studies, about needing supervision from someone more specialised. I'm sure you'll be able to get supervision via email if you return home.