HopefulPhDer
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27 September 2026 23:50
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errors in dissertation
User: HopefulPhDer - 27 September 2026 23:50
Submitted dissertation but there are so many errors from typographical to citation that I didn't notice until after submission, terrified going to fail. Has anyone experienced this?
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gradroutes
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14 October 2026 00:36
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User: gradroutes - 14 October 2026 00:36
This is much more common than it feels, and it is almost never a fail. Examiners expect minor typos and citation slips in a submitted thesis; that is exactly what the corrections process exists for. The viva turns on the argument, the contribution and whether you can defend your choices, not on whether a comma survived proofreading.
Practical steps: keep a running list of the errors you have spotted, organised by chapter and page, so if corrections are requested you can turn them around quickly and look in control. Resist the urge to chase a replacement file now; most universities formally allow small corrections after submission, so one calm email to your supervisor or the PGR administrator asking what the process would be is safer than requesting anything mid-examination. Then do one careful proofread pass so your list is accurate rather than exhaustive anxiety.
At the viva, what matters is that you know your work. For each citation error, be ready to say the correct source and why the correction does not change the claim. If the argument holds, this ends as minor corrections at worst.
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