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Thank you.
Well I have read the thesis again carefully making sure I understand everything, and have gone over the mathematical models in it. I have also read some of the key references in the thesis, to remind myself how my work relates to them and how it is different, extending knowledge etc. I have also found this thread http://www.postgraduateforum.com/threadViewer.aspx?TID=13794 very useful and have tried to prepare for the questions Koturu wrote. Finally I have tried to make summaries of the chapters in the thesis, main questions, hypotheses, main results and conclusions.
I am not sure how helpful this is, or whether this is the right thing to do but I guess I will find out tomorrow. I think it will be key to remain calm, and polite. Easier said than done :p
I remember your story SK100. I wish you the best of luck. I will be thinking of you.
I do not think anyone is still around to remember me (http://www.postgraduateforum.com/threadViewer.aspx?TID=9921 ), but reading this forum has kept me going ever since.
I have my viva tomorrow afternoon and I am terrified. I feel ill every time I think of it :$
I am in the third year of my PhD and like you I missed all the funding deadlines, but was told by my then supervisor that my PhD had a good chance of getting funding later on. I trusted him, my family was willing to lend me the money to do it, so I started my PhD. It was one of the biggest mistakes I have ever made. There was only one chance to apply for funding and it went to another student, despite the fact that I had better grades than them. Now three years later I feel very guilty because I know I have deprived my family of a huge amount of money, and they are not rich, and I am one of the poorest students I know. My advice? Think long and hard about it, about the practicalities and not just about the dream.
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Basically I've come to a point where I need a specific dataset, but although I've tried everything (contacting supervisors, university library, datasets I can have access to), I can't get access to it . It costs a few thousands of US dollars to buy, which for me is unaffordable. I was wondering whether any of you have access to International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) data, and feel like doing a good deed today??? Obviously there will be a good mention in the
"I am grateful to" section of my PhD ;-)
Thank you for your replies, each and everyone of you.I wish I could ask my previous supervisor for help, but he is not associated with my university anymore. Early next week I will speak to my supervisor on the phone so hopefully this will clear things up a bit. Meanwhile I am considering whether to email the director of the graduate school, who is on my T.A.G., and let them know how things are. I do not know what I can hope for, but I feel I can't take the blame for all of this.
I am very disappointed and can't help feeling that I should do something to sort this mess out and stop it from happening again. But, I do not know what to do. Should I ask for a new supervisor? No one in my department shares the same research interests as me. And if so, how do I go about it.This is my 3rd year, and finding a new supervisor could take time. On the other hand I do not want to fail because I have not been getting the support and advice I should be. I am so confused and I do not know any other PhD students to talk to about this. I have been reading your posts for months and they have always been of great help for me. Can I please have some more help? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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