Don't worry, you'll be .fi(nished) soong enough. Revisions don't take forever, and even poor theses are defended successfully all the time.

BTW, being a needy student is what teachers want. How else are they supposed to feel important?

Sucks about the tuition situation though. Maybe you can get it refunded after you defend.

In the words of Kuris Blow, "that's the breaks."