Finish my PhD

Hello all… I am still alive! heheh

I have been working on the corrections and am now about 1 month from the dealine for re-submition. I still have no idea if I will make it. But I will not give up!

All the best,
me

After several months of not even touching my “sick” PhD thesis, I pick it up. Then I emailed my examinors and told them I am ready to tackle the corrections.

I am sure it will be very hard.

I am a bit disappointed by the lack of messages after my last post… I really expected at least some people to say something positive.

However I do understand. It must be far too painfull for some people to read my posts since they may be worried the same thing happens to them. I understand. Still, I though the point of this site was for people to offer support to each other.

Well, I hope my story does help others. at least they may avoid the same errors I committed.

I will keep posting, maybe I will finish my thesis in the end and then we will have the happy ending we all want.

Viva took 5 hr. Questions on almost every page. Fair examinors who said very good things about my writing and my work. they also said I performed very well in the viva, thus why they had no problem passing me!

major changes are needed… to do with the original (i.e. before I started on the project) project plan.

I feel very cheated. I feel that once again the goal posts have been moved back, just as I am about to reach them.

I am not sure I will do all the corrections suggested, if I will make minor ones and get a Masters or if I just close this sad and depression chapter of my life right now.

I am sorry its not good news. but its the reality.

Back in February I had a half writen thesis and very little will to finish it. Somehow I have completed the thesis and tomorrow is the viva!

I just wanted to let you all know that even though I know its all my work and I know my stuff, I am still scared and (a bit) panicking… I hope this message will help ease the nerves of others who will have their viva after me.

I will let you know what happens tomorrow evening!

All the best!

This is it everyone… The viva date is booked and confirmed. It will be on Friday the 29th of June. I feel relaxed now but I am sure that as the date comes nearer this will change. Any suggestions on how to prepare or your experiences are very welcome! Thanks.

I handed it in TODAY at 4:45 pm after spending more than 24 hr printing!!!!

Its unreal! One less hurdle!! Now I just sit and way for the call. then its show time (viva)

I cant wait to get this over with.

Again, thanks for your comments and cheers, they really did help back in February when I was considering to give up!

1st of May. That is the deadline. I have less than 4 days to do it. I am working on the last of 5 chapters at the moment… I really dont know if I will make it. I feel tired and not that motivated. I guess I dont “belive” that this is it. can anyone pich me or kick me or something??? cheers.
better get back to it

Thank you all who cheered me and wrote comments. I have not quit my PhD also because of you. I have finished the main chapter of my thesis last week and now I am finilising another one. After that I have to rearange the conclusions and I will be done. It looks like 1 more month should be enought to finish! It sounds unbeliveable to say that. Let’s just see if it turns into reality. This could just be the biggest turn arround of my life, given that I was at the brink just over a month ago.
Cheers for all of you who are going through the same sh*t I am.

I am seriously considering to give up my PhD. I have no motivation to do it. I start to realise that the only reason I am doing it is essentially to not disapoint my peers, family and friends. Its not enough for me.

It all started when I realised I could not trust my supervisor. Unfortunatelly my thesis was not done so I could not easily move to another lab. The trust issues contined and it got to the point that I was not sure about his comments (in the thesis). He also started making very damaging comments regarding my abilities.

Now I have no motivation, and no support. I am alone with a “half-writen” thesis and a supervisor who I cannont trust. The worst thing is no one cares. Yet, the pressure for finishing it is as high as ever (family, etc.)

I think it is time to give up and look for happiness somewhere else. Surely life isnt a PhD thesis. if it is maybe I should give up all together since I know a PhD thesis will not make me happy.

I wrote this and I hope no one writing a thesis will read it. I dont want to de motivate others, I just needed to say this to “someone”. At present I dont think anyone wants or cares about me or my problems. Its ironic since I was always the first to offer my help whenever I saw someone in need… thats life I guess. it isnt fair. and we should not expect it to be.

Its been 4 years and 6 months since I started my PhD project which should have taken 3 years to complete. I guess many of you will know the feeling.

I have writen 3 drafts of my thesis and the last one (which I felt was “good to go”) was completelly trashed by one of my supervisors, with whom I had a string of problems.

I should say that normally I am quite upbeat and positive, always looking for the way to solve problems. but the past 6 months have been really hard. I will not give up! probably because I am too stuburn.

But also because of my family. They are all supporting me… in their own way. I will be the first in my family to have a PhD (if and when I get it). This is a big thing.

Anyway, today, after spending all day working on the thesis (that word is like a knife going through my neck everytime I said it) I could only write about as much as I wrote in this little text. Rather disappointing really.

So, I am feeling a bit frustrated and down beat. Will continue to work until mid night and then go to sleep or not depends how it is going.

If you all have any good ideas drop me a line. really appreciated it. Thanks.