Manage To Keep Going In Difficult Circumstances
You can survive the viva, but you don’t just survive the viva.
“Manage to keep going in difficult circumstances” suggests someone has been doing this for a while.
“Manage to keep going in difficult circumstances” tells you someone has experience.
“Manage to keep going in difficult circumstances” is encouraging, not overwhelming.
“Manage to keep going in difficult circumstances” is honest, but not the full story.
Surviving doesn’t just happen in the viva: you survive because of the knowledge, skill and experience you take to the viva.