So took me a while to come back to this, but just to say that I have passed with minor corrections. It was only nerve-wracking for the first 20 minutes or so, but I was fortunate to have 2 very professional and down-to-earth examiners who did very well in trying to ease me into the exam, and it was in the end a very good experience.

Thanks Dalmation.

So after a few days of depression but hard work, I have come to the last day before my viva. Iam still not sure if I have prepared enough, especially my introduction chapter I just sort of went through it rathe quickly. I feel alright about my results chapter, and I have a lot to say about future work and how my work can be carried over. I have prepared some generic viva questions and sort of have the ideas in my head....

I feel like I have really tried my best, not just preparing for the viva, but my past few years as a PhD student. Deep down I do feel that I can make it, but the wait to viva is so aggrevating....one hand I want it to come now, but then I fear of facing my examiners and the potential of not being able to answer questions. Nevertheless, tomorrow I will try to take the day look forward to the viva (or try)

Thanks. Man I am still a bit restless...

Even though I am not slacking, I am clinging onto the fact that I have publications, and I am in an advantage because of that heading in. However, there is this one unpublished chapter (I have 5 results chapters, three published, two not yet) which there is very little information outside my work about it. I am hoping that there is going to be a very open discussion, and that I can ask the examiners questions about what they think, because both me and my supervisors have little background knowledge of the topic.....

Thanks Dalmation. I read somewhere that there is a difference between methods and methodology, where methodology refers to the rationale for doing what I did....can someone elaborate on that?

Thanks

oh man why do my examiners have to publish so many papers >_<......

thanks so much for the suggestions. I shall do the things you mentioned and write about my viva experiences...as I am sure it will help others preping for it.

Dear all

I am a completing PhD student and is awaiting my viva next week. I am extremely worried and stressed about it. I have an internal examiner who is not in my field but has experience in conducting vivas, and my external is rather new to the game and she said she has little experience (I have referenced some of her papers in my thesis). Both of my supervisors believe that my thesis is excellent, and I managed to have 4 publications (3 original papers + 1 review) out of my degree. However I am still feeling super stressed and restless for the following reasons:

1) I may have put too many references in the introduction chapter, and I'm finding it extremely hard to remember them. I have also put 2-3 wrong references in this section, albeit on sections which have nothing to do with my results.

2) I'm finding little mistakes here and there throughout the thesis.

May someone provide some pointers as to how I can prepare myself better. Right now I am just going through my results chapters sentence by sentence, reading up on examiners' papers and trying to see what questions they will ask. I am having a mock viva with my sup later this week....

Is there anything else that I can do to prepare for my viva....thank you so much?