Your thesis isn’t perfect. It’s almost certain you have typos or passages to correct. There are likely other approaches you could take in your methods. Your recollection or knowledge might have gaps. And you can’t have done every possible thing even with years to complete your PhD.
So should you apologise to your examiners?
Or simply acknowledge?
- Yes, there’s a typo and I can correct that.
- No I didn’t do that and here’s why…
- I’m not sure about what would happen, but perhaps…
- Can you tell me more so I can understand…
I don’t know if there are no circumstances where it might be good to apologise to your examiners, but I think for the most part acknowledging and discussing the point is a better course of action.
