I know a few others started around the same time as me and therefore due to finish around the same (jojo, DanB can't remember who else).

It feels strange that 2 years have zoomed by. I keep thinking to myself, 'have I done enough work' ,'what will I end up with'.

I think I'm in a fairly good position, have written everything up to day and have the last chunk to go. I know this can all change though....but I do hope to finish on time.

How is everyone else getting on, any thoughts about the final year

H, I am very terrified, I am also finishing my report; everyday i keep thinking will i make it, sometimes i get so sacred that I don't work all day then regret. So, for coping all this scary thoughts am just focusing on finishing the report and ignoring everything else. I just eat, sleep if i can and work on my report. I set small targets everyday and try achieving the target. Good luck, am sure we all will make it (positive thinking)

H, what area was your research on, I'm on social sciences final year and its going to go for a fourth year. It was not possible at all to finish data collection. Also, I'm at the start phase of my writing. So well done on keeping up . I have not seen DanB in posts for a while now.

I'm feeling quite positive as I go into my final year, but it's just so scary to see people who've finished at Christmas last year who haven't yet found a job. So I'm really not that worried about my thesis, I'm worried about the dead zone immediately afterwards when I'm going to be looking for work for what seems like a long time. Will I need a postdoc forum then?

am trying to finish this year (my third year). i've been procrastinating a bit and done my fair share of worrying about jobs. the thought of being a third year scares me, but i think its best just to keep going rather than to dwell on it. how about we keep each other posted on our progress? perhaps we start a new thread for pacing each other through the writing up process?