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Don’t know about the US system. But I can imagine it can happen, at least in the UK system which I’m farmiliar with. External examiner who is in a related, but not same field for example. Or they’re just a buddies with the advisor and only give softball questions etc. The defense in the UK is not seen as a big deal, I don’t know anyone who has failed.

I can't imagine someone who isn't very familiar with their dissertation successfully defending here. Also to even get to that point were the advisor thinks you're ready to defend would require constant back and forth your advisor. Then committee is going to grill you. And finally the vast majority of dissertation defenses end with recommended changes. It really would require full time devotion on the part of the ghos…

I think you’re correct in your last point (and others, though I have no direct experience).

I guess I’m skeptical that any qualification is 100% effective at evaluating/training (but that possibly says more about my own biases).

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I've observed all of these in the USA. I suspect this sort of thing transcends cultural and international borders. Possibly amusing anecdote: I know a smart* technical colleague who wrote at least 2 PhD dissertations for former romantic partners. As in "best dissertation award" + famous people on committee + etc , etc. The former romantic partners went on to have distinguished careers in management. * Depending on yo…

I think your colleague may be lying. It’s next to impossible to be granted a PHD you didn’t write yourself after years of hard work. It’s really hard to even have your work accepted by the review board if the empirical evidence and the methods aren’t solid. A PHD is not a candidate or a bachelor, it’s where your work is reviewed by a board of experts in your field. Often some members of the board won’t necessarily wa…

Out of curiosity, do you have a PHD?

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