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3Had you published any of the results? This may be enough to convince an admissions committee that you are worth taking a risk on.– Dave ClarkeCommented Aug 10, 2012 at 8:02
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16From the limited details you provide, it seems like you'll need some far more personalized advice than we can offer you here. I'll leave the question open anyway, just in case, but I strongly suggest you seek guidance from someone qualified to answer who is more intimately aware of your situation.– eykanalCommented Aug 10, 2012 at 12:26
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Another thing in your favour, if you had done sufficiently well and had been working for 3 or 4 years, is that you probably have developed good research skills, which would make finishing a PhD the second time around much easier. (Are you in the US? If so, there's coursework to consider as well. Maybe you can get an exception, maybe not.)– Dave ClarkeCommented Aug 10, 2012 at 15:57
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4This seems to border on a legal issue.– RaphaelCommented Aug 16, 2012 at 9:35
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Some universities have a rule that you MUST complete your phd within X years of starting, and this is inflexible. Is it possible that such a rule has caught you out?– Jeremy MilesCommented Dec 19, 2013 at 17:40
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