Dear Friends

I need an advice on writing a synopsis. I need to write A synopsis, of not more than 500 words, outlining your understanding of the theme for which you are applying, the approach you would envisage taking and what qualities you believe you bring to the research community.

Should I include references and things in a synopsis. I am not sure what are they looking for exactly ?

Thanks

I didnt get you, sorry. What is illegal in UK ? I had quit my PhD after discussing my personal problems with my supervisor and he himself advised me to leave and stay with my husband for the sake of saving marriage. We all thought that that will help a bit and he advised me to join PhD later in the same state where we are. But I moved to another country as nothing seemed working those days. I applied here and my supervisors were happy to provide me with the references as, I have always been a very good student and hard working. In the first year of PhD itself I have published two first author papers and I was writing my third one when I quit.

I am so passionate in doing my research at the same time I struggle to balance my family life. My husband would noway move to the place where I am as, he is my priority, but I am not his priority. He called me back and I am happy for that, but I dont think he will leave anything for me as I have done.

I understand that, but I am worried, due to my emotional vulnerability , I dont know wht they might be thinking about me. They may even consider me as not a good candidate to do PhD

Thanks a lot for the reply Linda, I have been offered a scholarship, but hasnt accepted it yet, becoz all sort of things happening.

I dont know, why I always end up at the worst end of my life and struggle there. My life has been surprising than a fairy tale so far. I will make it short.

I moved to another country immediately after my marriage, to lead a peaceful and happy life with my husband. After a few years when i got an offer to do PhD with scholarship, my husband supported me with whole heart and I was on cloud 9. It was only 3 hours of drive by car from my home to my university, so thought wouldnt be a problem for us to see each other every weekend. But things never go as we expect and mean while my husband developed and external affair. I really got shattered and coudlnt think of anything other than quitting my PhD to save my marriage. I went back home and stayed with my husband for 4 moths and things didnt change even a bit. I moved to another country to live with my relatives and started to look for a PhD so that I could come out of my personal trauma. Now that I am able to get a PhD in the place I live now, but my husband wants me back and he is seeking forgiveness. Inside my heart I still love him and I know I can only be happy with him. This all took nearly 2 years and all this time, my ex supervisors where really helpful and gave me references which really helped me to gain a scholarship here after quitting the first one. Now that I want to go back and do a PhD in the same place where my husband is, so that we can live together. But I am not sure, how can I approach my supervisors for references again and I really feel terrible about the things happening in my life. Pls advice me on wht should I be doing Please!

Thanks for the replies Bilbo and pjlu

Dear friends,

I am at the last stage of my M.Phil. I have to submit my thesis in one month, and at this stage my supervisor is not happy with the chapters and asking superficial things to do in one month and make the thesis looks stronger. Supervisory panel was happy with the thesis contents when i showed my thesis outline with all the result and showed a green signal to start writing my thesis. I am thinking of quitting at this stage as I feel I wont be able to do what he is asking me. Pls help me. I have already crossed my 2 years in my M.PHil due to the nature of my project and dont want to go this upto 3 years to get an M.Phil. :-(