Good luck to you @Ephiny..what kind of corrections did you get? And when is the deadline?

Thanks treeoflife and Ephiny. @Ephiny - yes more experiments were part of corrections they asked me to do. I am still nervous about the outcome of my corrections. So please wish me luck..

Hi all, here is my own story. I finished my PhD Viva in May 2016 and it ended very strange. The examiners took 45 mins of discussion to come to a conclusion that since I am working full time in the industry now, I needed to be given 6 months worth of corrections. I enjoyed the Viva, I really respect my examiners but somehow the experience and the way it concluded made me think that I am a complete failure. I suffered from depression for two months. Thanks to my external job which kept me sane. Once the list of corrections came (after 1 month from the date of the viva), I had a look at it and it was very very vague. But still, I got down to doing the corrections as I trusted my examiners. I have three journal papers before going for the viva, out of which one is in Royal Society (me as first author). The examiners made fun of my papers and mocked the time I took to write my thesis (I took 1 yr as was working as a post-doc to maintain a family) and don't know what to expect once I submit my corrections (in a weeks time). I conducted new experiments and got brilliant results, analysed these new data and also introduced a new way of analysis (inserted a whole new chapter). Are there still chances of me not having my degree?

Hi Scoutingforgreeks - Don't think any institution/supervisor would like any PhD candidate to fail and get an MPhil. So totally agree with pm133, please find out what would external examiner like for your friend to get her degree and if its minor corrections, then go for it. Else appeal and change of examiner is another option. However, before that, her supervisor needs to be absolutely sure that there is PhD worthy material in the thesis. Otherwise, a new examiner may reach the same conclusion. All the best and please keep us posted.