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I'm preparing to submit my PhD thesis - AMA

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What has been the worst part?

Hmmmm, for me personally, it would have probably been the period what's known as the "valley of ****" for a good year and a half. I was trying to get my base cases to work but that failed, my new code development wasn't going anywhere and overall I was questioning whether or not I was good enough to finish.

It all picked up around September last year and honestly my enjoyment for research came back as a result. Would never do another PhD though! And I know people who've done 2!

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Obolinda

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Sweet or salted popcorn :biggrin:

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Slowbro93

Original post by Obolinda

Sweet or salted popcorn :biggrin:

Why not both? :teehee:

But if I had to pick one, I'd go sweet. Mostly cause after a massive tub I don't feel dehydrated :tongue:

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Obolinda

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Original post by Slowbro93

Why not both? :teehee:

But if I had to pick one, I'd go sweet. Mostly cause after a massive tub I don't feel dehydrated :tongue:

salt is best

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Slowbro93

Original post by Obolinda

salt is best

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Salty popcorn in a smaller quantity is the best. Too much makes me want to jug so much water. Which is always a risk at the cinema I find :rofl:

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Anndee

Good luck! Have you got examiners and a viva date yet?

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Slowbro93

Original post by Anndee

Good luck! Have you got examiners and a viva date yet?

Examiners yes, viva date, no. The viva will only be confirmed once the thesis is handed in. I have done a "dress rehearsal" in my head for what I need to do when I submit though :tongue:

How are you feeling?

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solark

Are you hoping to become a university professor? :smile:

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Clearing and Applications Advisor

What’s your favourite type of cloud?

Reply 29

Anndee

Original post by Slowbro93

Examiners yes, viva date, no. The viva will only be confirmed once the thesis is handed in. I have done a "dress rehearsal" in my head for what I need to do when I submit though :tongue:

How are you feeling?

Ah, I see. I haven't got examiners or viva date yet but handed in the form that I intend to submit, which fixes my submission date. Not sure how I'm feeling - mostly stressed and terrified, I think. How about you?

Reply 30

Slowbro93

Original post by solark

Are you hoping to become a university professor? :smile:

Ask me that in 5 years :tongue:

At the moment, no, but I find that I get scared when I think too far in advance. I do want to become my own boss of something though if that's an answer?

Original post by PQ

What’s your favourite type of cloud?

At the moment, a notilucent cloud, which is driven by the interactions between the stratosphere and mesosphere :teeth:

However, because water vapour is of short supply within the mesosphere, these clouds are super rare.

Still, look how pretty they are :love:

Reply 31

Slowbro93

Original post by Anndee

I go through cycles, today officially marks one month till I submit, yet I'm oddly calm. Although I have just come back from being ill hence the slight "okay, this is happening, of crap" attitude!

How much more editing do you have left?

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fourtreetwo

Was the PhD written on word or latex?

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Slowbro93

Original post by fourtreetwo

Was the PhD written on word or latex?

It's been written in Latex, I've mostly been using a program called Overleaf, which I've found to be super helpful as it's an online editor and the majority of the packages I need are already installed.