Dissertation Defense

[JPotter]

Hi to all,

I am a mere 5 weeks away from my Ph.D. defense and am quite nervous about 
the entire thing!  I was wondering if others who have gone through this 
would share their experiences....was it as bad as you thought it would 
be?  All of a sudden, my data just doesn't look as good as it did a month 
ago!  Is this common?  How did you prepare for the defense, both the 
seminar part and the defense part?  If you knew then what you know now, 
would you change anything about the defense or your preparation for it?

Thanks,
a somewhat panicky Jennifer Potter

jras at post.its.mcw.edu