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Heartbroken resubmission verdict
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Thank you all for your help, suggestions and advice! I have taken loads of the positivity onboard and am ready to work on these corrections. Some of the suggestions I can't do due to other commitments (international family/friends/relationship and no way of living without income) but I can definitely see ways to help motivate myself!
I haven't cried since the day of the viva and have really been trying to move forward emotionally and with my work. I have had to go to my job (need the money) but its actually been nice as it helps me focus on other items for a short period of time while I wait to get more information. I do think about it when I'm not doing anything in particular but I don't feel fear or dread, more contemplative.
The examiner has been really nice and I have already set up a meeting with them next week to discuss the corrections in further detail along with deadlines for chapter corrections (preliminary dates sorted, all by suggestions of the examiners). I feel very excited about it all now as I haven't had this support before and humbled by the results experience. I only can hope that I can do it this time.
Now I feel like how I did when I first started my PhD which I am not sure whether it is a good thing or not!

Heartbroken resubmission verdict
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I have tried for years however I think he might have dusted his hands of me a long time ago.
According to the general report that I was sent has stated highlighting areas that they feel need to be highlighted, altering figures and legends and of course the grammatical and spelling errors. There maybe some new statistical analysis that I may need to do however they are going to clarify what they think I will require done.
It does state that they thought I did a substantial amount of work butI have a lot of rewriting to do.
Depending on the quality of the resubmission they will decide whether I need a second viva.

I really hope that the next part goes smoothly and I'm trying to think of this time as gaining the support that I asked for a long time ago and did not receive. I'm definitely going to try and work hard with the examiner and their corrections and hope it can pass eventually. I'm just so terrified from my limited time/finances and failing again.

Heartbroken resubmission verdict
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I'm trying to build myself up. It was very distressing as I haven't heard of anyone doing resubmission in my department and so it's a very lonely experience also knowing that I can't depend on my supervisor.

I have already started contact with my examiners to get the information and meetings rolling so I can start corrections as soon as possible. Still feel awful but starting to think of it as the examiners can help me where I haven't received help before and make me a better researcher.

Heartbroken resubmission verdict
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Hi everyone.

This is my first time writing on here and I am currently heartbroken after my viva yesterday where I was told I have been given a revise and resubmit verdict.
The viva itself wasn't too bad although it was very rushed at points as one of the examiners was very late and didn't really like me pausing to think which just lead to me being cut off and looking a bit dumb at times.

However from the viva I could tell they already made their mind up regarding the thesis with suggestions like all my graphs were in the wrong format or how I did my figure legends or the placement of one of my chapters.

I'm horribly upset as this thesis was read by my supervisors and I feel like this should have been picked up on but I haven't had the best of relationships with my supervisor for the past year including complaints to various student support after he made the decision that he would only read my thesis once, in all its entirety and that's it. Didn't even want to see corrections or anything and from his comments I know he didn't read the last 2 chapters.

However I am now in a position where I can't be a student forever and will be leaving the country in a few months as I can't afford to live here anymore and need to get a real job.

The feeling of failure and loss of confidence is fully ingrained within me now and I can't really shack of the feeling of just throwing in the towel. I just don't want to cry anymore so suggestions/advice would be greatly appriciated.