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Hi there
I'm a second year phd student but I spent the first year doing rotations so im technically first year, having my viva in May. My project isnt going very well as I've been unable to make the cell lines required for my screen. I've been troubleshooting this for well over 6 months and its not the first time I've got a project that tripped up at 'boring' parts of the project. Previously I was trying to set up a knockdown experiment but could never clone my vectors, then I had a protein interaction project with a protein that could not be detected by the antibodies. Other people try it too and they fail so its not just me, but I feel like I don't have much 'luck' in lab, nor am i very passionate about what im working on any more. I'm not very smart either.
I'd really like to quit my phd but the thing is I am being funded by a scholarship that paid for my undergrad and phd studies, so if I end my phd, I have to pay the undergrad part as well. it amounts to quite alot as they were very generous with funding (about quarter million pounds) and I dont know if I can pay it in installments like a loan. also if I dont pay everything off I might be able to work for them for 5 years, but it would be in an admin role which means I probably wouldnt be able to do anything sci related like medical writing or editorial stuff later on (i think)
also i dont know how future employers would view the move to quit my phd / scholarship.
I dont know whether i should continue, or tell the viva examiners to fail me so that i don't have to continue my phd. i dont know who to talk to without causing a fuss and alarming people (in case I decide to continue in the end). any advice? please?
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