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Viva prep - your WORST viva questions

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Breakit · 21/01/2024 13:26

Hello!
I have my viva next week.
My guts are in knots.
My thesis was submitted very unpolished, 3m after having my baby. One can see I’ve done a lot of work in the research chapters and the fact that it’s quite lengthy, but my intro and discussion are basically incomplete. The examiners didn’t say it was unexaminable. I’m expecting big criticism for that, with major corrections, which is entirely fair.

PLEASE can you help me by giving me the most challenging questions you’ve ever asked or been asked. Come at me!
and any other pointers you might think helpful.
Thank you in advance!

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DrSpartacularsScathingTinsel · 27/01/2024 19:41

Fabulous, well done 🎉

SuspiciousLampshade · 28/01/2024 05:58

Congrats @Breakit!! Enjoy your well-deserved rest!

tishtishboom · 28/01/2024 10:19

Well done @Breakit! That is a terrific achievement and it sounds as if you experienced exactly that sense of owning your research which you’ve been working towards all this time. Great stuff!

IndigoSkye · 28/01/2024 15:36

Well done @Breakit, that's great news

nice2BeNice · 28/01/2024 20:04

Great news 👏 Well done, @Breakit

FloofCloud · 28/01/2024 20:22

Know what things in your intro mean, my friend wrote about a type of staining called H&E staining but didn't know what it was so couldn't explain it when she was asked

If you don't know something just say I don't know, rather than waffle and they'll know you don't know and you'll get flustered

Take a toilet break if you need time for a breather

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