The major problem was I kept looking at the full list of revisions and panicking. So I literally cut the list into strips(per revision) and gave them to my wife to hand me one at a time. Also, red bull and wine gums!

Guys, sorry for taking so long to reply, thank you for the pep talks. I'm happy to report that I did it!! And, I've already been informed that the revised thesis is approved, I'm officially a Doc!!

Hi, long time reader, first time poster.

I've seriously dropped the ball. In Feb of this year I was awarded my PhD subject to minor revisions (with a 6 month deadline). It is now roughly 2 weeks until I have to send my updated thesis to my internal examiner, and I have about 95 per cent of the required revisionS to do.

I have been working in a non-related job (48 hours per) week since Jan, on top of that, I have a wife and a two year old son. These are my excuses for not starting the revisions. The days that I did have free to focus on the thesis, I stared at the laptop screen wondering how I would ever start the list, never mind finish it. I have never had such little motivation. I feel like I was out of my depth to finish the thesis in the first instance. Now I have to add more to it.

I'm not sure why I'm posting this. Looking for tips, I guess. But, really, i think I may have said goodbye to my PhD.

I have contacted the head of the graduate school who will be taking my interview, he also took my Masters interview. I think I will just need to complete it. I am applying for AHRC funding but my chances aren't good as I got a 2:1 in my undergrad although most of my PHD subject relevant modules were in the 1st category. The funding I am on now and hoping to get for my PHD is DEL. It is not as competitive.

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Thanks, yeah it is hard to say as so many postgrad courses are different. They aren't terrible marks, but I was hoping for higher and after getting a great response to my presentation I was on a high then got broke back down to earth.

4 of those marks make up one strand/module so I averaged 67.5 for that. I came out with 66 in the second strand and I think 65 in the third. I have another whole semester to go with lots of assignments plus my dissertation which is the main part of my course and makes up the final semester (Masters in Research is my course) will make up a fair bit. Most marks lost were due to poor grammar/proof reading on my part. That is something I have not been guilty of in the past. But I find managing my time with a Masters much harder than undergrad. I know what is expected this semester and I know what mistakes to avoid. So if I keep my head down I should come out with a few marks in the 70s. I reckon if I finish on a high 60 average then i shud be able to progress to the PHD but I will be poushing for mid to high 70s. I am looking for a funded PHD. I got a fully funded masters and it is with the same university and department so I have a good chance. I just have to improve and show that I listened to the feedback.

The department treats the MRes as a learning process and as long as I show that I can improve on previous work and my Thesis is good then all should be okay.

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Hi

I am probably over reacting.

I got my first masters results

64
65
66
66
and 74 for my presentation.

I want to go on to do a PHD and I am worried that these results maycount against me. As I don't know anyone else doing a Masters I don'tknow if these results are good.

I have 2 more semesters left.

Am I worrying too much? :-(