posted about 5 years ago
@ Sunnychicka16
Trust me, I was afraid like you when making the decision too. And I felt as helpless when my supervisor being so controlling.
"My logic is this, even after spending 6 months there is no guarantee that I wont get RR or major corrections"- I used the same logic too!
To answer your question, although my supervisor was not happy when I submitted my thesis, she had no role in my viva. Once you submit your thesis, your internal examiner will take over the role of the viva and the rest of post-submission admin work. You do need to check this with your university as it might be different.
According to my experience, choosing the right "external examiner" is so CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT!! I have seen cases where some brilliant students ended up with major correction simply because their external examiners have different fundamental views on the the thesis topic. So choose carefully.
Ultimately it's the internal and external examiners who decide whether they want to pass or fail you. My internal examiner was fair and diplomatic when dealing with my case.
And not sure whether this would comfort you, some of the post-viva corrections were my supervisor's recommendations! I wished I have followed my guts when revising my thesis. So, don't follow your supervisor's advice blindly.
My advice to you is set a deadline for yourself, and if possible get someone you trust to read your thesis.
I did work like a cow during the last few months before submission, and yes, do leave substantial time to yourself to go through the final formatting & references etc.
I totally understand what you are going through now, and it's really scary when it seems to be totally unusual to go against your supervisor.
But ultimately, it's your thesis- and it's your decision what you want to do with it, and it's also your responsibility to deal with the outcomes- whether it's good or bad.
You are not alone here :-)