Chanandler

Not a single reply in this thread has been malicious or written in bad faith. Perhaps you would be better suited to kindergarten as opposed to pursuing academia at postgrad level. That way you'll never have to encounter any opinions that make you feel uncomfortable or force you to reconsider your own position; you'll find the universally positive environment you seem to be looking for. There, that was a bit mean - but it's the first time in 3 pages that anyone has been catty in the slightest.

Judging by your reaction to my input, which was meant to be helpful, and your following behaviour I would say you are probably not suited or accustomed to self-reflection or receiving criticism. It's becoming more clear that you can't handle these things and I feel sorry for other academics who are put in the position of having to critique your work because I don't think you're the type of person who can handle it very well. I hope you can sort through your issue but you aren't going to get very far when you have such emotional reactions and constantly blame others for everything that happens which you don't like. This involves receiving disappoints grades and blaming everyone except yourself as well as posting on a public forum then blaming everyone else for "misunderstanding" or "putting words" in your mouth (if so many people are 'misunderstanding' you, who is at fault then?) as soon as someone tells you something you don't want to hear. I think it's telling that for the first half of this thread, when everyone was telling you what you wanted to hear, you were happy to be around. Now that someone has said something you don't like, you just want to delete your account and run away. I prefaced my reply with admitting I don't know you or your thesis, and simply asked if you had considered the possibility that your fail was deserved. Even now I have no idea, and it could very well be that your thesis was treated too harshly, but your behaviour in reaction to that also indicates there's a problem with you which you may want to address so that you can become a better version of yourself. I could be totally wrong, but the way you reacted so extremely to what I said only further reinforces the idea that you are very resistant to the idea of admitting any fault. If you can't handle a stranger on an online forum posting constructive criticism then I don't think you're going to enjoy academia very much because that involves being able to take stock of your faults with a critical mind and accept input from others, in a way which is sometimes much harsher and more cutting than anyone here has done. I hope you find a decent and healthy way forward that works for you and your thesis problem is resolved.

Have you considered the possibility that your fail is deserved? Obviously we only know what you've told us and none of us have read your thesis, but you seem desperate to blame everyone except for yourself and cry about how unfairly you've been treated. Perhaps your work wasn't good enough to pass. I'm saying this because you've shown no indication that you consider this a possibility. If it is the case that your work wasn't good enough then you're wasting time blaming other people - time that could be spent improving your work. When professors fail a piece of work I'm sure they're used to having students throw it back at them and complain and say it's not fair. Do you really want to be one of those people, or do you want to pick yourself up and think about why your work wasn't good enough to pass? Then you can go back, fix it, and have a valuable learning and development experience. Self-reflection and accepting responsibility should be an important part of learning and growth. Saying this to help. Most posts here have been incredibly supportive, I feel that it's important to bring this other point up. I'm not saying it's impossible that you were unfairly failed because that sort of thing does indeed happen. However, it's rare that I've spoken with a failed student who was able to admit it was their fault.