Hi,
I have an progress interview this week, determining wither or not I'm allowed to continue my studies. I'm a bit nervous about it as I have no idea what to expect. Any advice on what to expect or how to prepare?
Thanks,
daydreamer
Hey daydreamer! Don't stress too much, these reviews are usually fairly informal in my experience, although I suppose it varies! For my first year review I prepared a report that included a document outlining what I had been doing that year (including details of teaching etc), a detailed proposal for my PhD study, my literature review, the ethics form that I had submitted to the NHS, and a plan for the rest of my PhD. It depends what you have been doing in your first year really, but they just need to see that you have been doing something productive with your time and have got a reasonable idea of what you'll be doing for the next couple of years. If you have data already then you can include a summary of that, but I didn't have data on time for my first review and it wasn't a problem. You'll be fine! Best, KB
Thanks for your replies Goodboy and Keenbean
Yes, I’m fully funded and have recently submitted a report containing preliminary data and my plan for the next few years. It’s just the interview to go now. Hopefully Keenbean it will be informal as you suggest, I’m just worried that a panel of academics will be tearing my years work apart!
Daydreamer
8-)
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