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The Stages Of Writing A Dissertation

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The Stages Of Writing A Dissertation

You get a 2:2. Oh well.

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You get really, really, completely drunk and probably fall asleep somewhere odd.

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Finally, it's complete. It’s handed in. It’s over. You never have to look upon it again. You cry (with joy) and jump up and down a lot.

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You realise that you’re 1000 words over the limit, but everything is important and nothing can be cut. You cry in your supervisor’s office with a KitKat in one hand and an energy drink in the other (again).

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Deadline day is rapidly approaching and you spend your life in the library surrounded by a sea of empty cans and frantic typing. You cry, eat chocolate and probably fall asleep on your keyboard at some point.

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You wake up in the morning with the biggest ever hangover and think of the time you have lost. You cry and probably vom.

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Despite laughing at third years that don’t go out all through your first two years, you now realise that Hustle Tuesdays are merely a distant memory. You cry, get drunk and go to Hustle.

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You realise that, despite the deadline being set at the end of Lent term, your supervisor is expecting a complete draft long before that. You cry and type.

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You start reading and/or collecting data. Nothing goes to plan and you have to restructure the whole thing. You cry in your supervisor’s office with a KitKat in one hand and an energy drink in the other.

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You work out your proposal and discover that writing it isn’t enough; it must be presented to your supervisor and a room full of other people. You cry (possibly in front of a full seminar room).

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You choose your supervisor/topic. It is not what you wanted. You cry.

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This article was written by Ellie Vowles.


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