Run The Numbers

Success at your viva is not directly determined by:

• The number of papers in your bibliography.
• The number of pages in your thesis.
• The number of words on all those pages.
• How many days you showed up to do the work.
• How many meetings you had with your supervisor.
• How many times you failed.
• How often you were challenged.
• The number of times you overcame significant obstacles to get your thesis done.

Success isn’t directly determined by any of these numbers but your capability and confidence can be helped by simply considering just how much you’ve done to complete your PhD.

Run the numbers. Reflect on how much you’ve done, how far you’ve come and what that all means for you and your viva.