What You Know

For your viva you can know what you did.

You can know what you thought about doing.

You can know why you didn’t do those things.

You can know what support your supervisor and others provided.

You can know what you decided was worth knowing.

You can know about the references that make a difference to your work.

You can know about your plans, how they changed and how you achieved your goals.

You can know why you did the work.

You can know what you wrote.

You can know what to expect at the viva.

You can know who your examiners are and what they do.

You can know what you need to do to be ready for your viva.

You can’t know everything. You’re not expected to anticipate every question. You can’t have read every paper. You can’t have photographic recall and you don’t need to. You don’t need to have thought about everything ahead of the viva.

What you know is enough.