Can you fail a Ph.D. thesis defense?

I in effect did. I showed up for what I thought would be my defense, and my chair wasn't there. He had been replaced without my knowledge. Two other professors were there instead, neither of who…

Top stories for Susan   Can you fail a Ph.D. thesis defense? Frank Popper, Professor at Princeton University, High Meadows Environmental Institute (2001-p... • Updated October 3 I in effect did. I showed up for what I thought would be my defense, and my chair wasn't there. He had been replaced without my knowledge. Two other professors were there i... Read more » 3.8M 2.8K 62   Mary E. Rossow upvoted this answer I emptied out my warm water bottle into the street. A cop saw me and gave me a ticket for littering. Is this even fair? Glenn Della-Monica, former Retired Law Enforcement (1971-1992) • Answered January 11, 2020 Federal law and almost all states allow two things to be deposited on public roads: clear water and feathers from live birds that escape from vehicles carrying them. Check ... Read more » 1.6M 4.8K 238   I received an offer from Oxford, but not from my first choice college. I know that this is common, but the college which made me an offer would be seen as an "upgrade". How common is this, and why might it happen? Benjamin Murphy, studied at University of Oxford • Answered January 20 So let me guess, you applied to Christ Church and, to your amazement, you were offered a place at Pembroke. Congratulations! It is very common for students to be accepted by... Read more » 602.5K 678 22   If video poker machines are not rigged, why don't they make the code open source? Andrew Olson, studied at University of Nevada, Reno • Answered January 14 Because the 'under the hood' code is about 50 years old. I'm not kidding. I worked on some video poker machines that were made in the early 1970's. Here's how they work. You ... Read more » 232.8K 887 78   I forgot to scan my one banana from Walmart and I realized it after I came home. Do I go back? Will I get in trouble? John K Williamsson, lives in United Federation of Planets (1951-present) • Updated December 12 May I make a suggestion that will help the environment? Call the store on the phone and apologize, say that you noticed when you got home that one banana did not get scanned... Read more » 4.9M 6.7K 377   Accepted to MIT, UCLA, Berkeley, UT Austin, U Michigan, NYU- which one to choose and why? Math major, CS. Love languages and want a college with strong humanities also. Want a big city. Mike Lieberman, BA Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Berkeley (1999) • Answered April 3, 2021 First off, congratulations on being accepted at a lot of excellent schools. I say this as a proud Berkeley alum - go to MIT. Berkeley has a great math and CS program, world... Read more » 1.1M 538 61   If the speed limit is 55 and I floored it until I hit 55, is that still considered speeding? Tim Hofstetter, Been exclusively my own mechanic since 1976 • Updated November 7, 2017 No. I was stopped for doing exactly that when I was young and hot-blooded. I waited until I had barely passed the highway speed limit sign before I dropped two gears and pun... Read more » 719.8K 2.2K 285   My professor gave me a recommendation letter on a letterhead with the college's logo as the watermark. Will it negatively affect my chances of getting considered? Jeff Erickson, CS professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign • Answered April 30, 2021 The fact that your professor gave you the letter, instead of submitting it directly, might negatively affect your chances of being considered. The watermark? It's definitely... Read more » 1.1M 1.8K 71   How do casinos pay out large winnings? Mustang Mark, Close? horseshoes, hand grenades, answers on Quora (1982-present) • Answered February 15 My largest win at one time was $59,000.00 - I went back to a room with security and they counted out 590 $100 dollar bills in stacks of 10, gave me a money bag to put it in... Read more » 76.2K 102 13   Why are FAANG salaries so high? Dmitriy Genzel, worked at Google, Quora, FB, now eng manager at Twitter • Answered September 8 The first question is why tech salaries are high in the first place. I have written several answers about this, so I don't want to repeat it all, but let me give a brief su... Read more » 3M 1.5K 25 Read more in your feed

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