*nod* Understood. I nearly utterly fucked up several semesters in my first degree for various reasons I shan't go into here. Something I'd forgotten to mention is that at the induction they said it's possible (particularly for those doing the degree part-time over two years, which I think you're doing?) to hand in the dissertation in April instead of October. It would move graduation by half a year, but it's something to look at. Again, not sure if it applies in your subject, but you could look into it. Er, my point was, all is not lost, or something.