“The candidate should be granted the award of Doctor of Philosophy subject to corrections or revisions required by the examiners in the thesis to be made to the satisfaction of the Supervisor and the Head of Department in the copy intended for deposit with the University Library”

I have a meeting with my supervisor today, about the final draft of my theses. If this is the outcome I will be so happy. I just have to get through the next 96 hours, that’s all.

Please let her say I can submit…

Today I gave my supervisor a complete final draft, in full colour, from title page through to references. She has a week to give me any final changes, and then I’m sending it to the binders next Monday.

Fleur and I are off to decide on the paper and dividers that we need this afternoon.

I’m submitting the following Thursday, and then flying out the next Monday.

It’s all coming together.

Today, while sitting on the verandah on my mother’s house, looking out at the trees and the bright blue sky, I finished up the draft of my general discussion, finalising the complete draft of my thesis. From now on, everything is simply revision.

I have moved my flight to the 29th of January, so I have plenty of time for my supervisor to read my chapters, and for me to instigate her changes. What a great way to start 2007.