I passed my defense over two years ago and received the actual PhD degree in June 2007. However, I am a little annoyed with a certain person who calls himself a PhD, but has not received the degree in a ceremony and only passed with revisions.
What do you think? Is this guy jumping the gun? I would prefer answers from current or soon to be PhDs. Thank you.
In my program we consider someone as having completed the PhD successfully when they pass their defense. Even if they have revisions to do, if they pass the defense they’re fine. The revisions are never major if the defense is successful – usually something they can fix in the next week before turning it in.