A Day in the Life of a Ph.D.
Abstract
“A Day in the Life of a Ph.D.” is a reflective poem that captures the perseverance, self-doubt, and faith experienced throughout the doctoral journey. It intertwines personal struggle and spiritual gratitude, offering a heartfelt glimpse into the balance between human effort and divine guidance in academic life.
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SCHOLARLY LENS A LITERARY MAGAZINE FOR EDUCATORS DREAMER DREAMER PUBLISHING SERVICES Poems, Essays, Short Stories, Features and Others Inside Pages VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 4 OCT-DEC ‘25
A Literary Magazine for Educators BOOK DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (BDAP) Hey, I just graduated ranked 1 in my batch, st but who would have thought that I started with doubts in mind? doubt if I am going to make it through the trimester doubt if I can finance all the things that are needed for a Ph.D. For the past years, coffee has been my best friend PDFs and research are my confidants eyebags are the witness of my 2-3 hours of sleep Not just that, Efficascent products and the like fight alongside me All those years, it was a mix of success and failures persistence and hesitations faith and disbelief And of course, I, trying to do things and never giving up In the end, I realized that it was not me alone, But it was, and it will always be God I graduated with flying colors A great reminder of the fruit of my labor and the intervention of God DREAMER DREAMER PUBLISHING SERVICES PUBLISHING SERVICES SCHOLARLY LENS e-ISSN 3028-1768 p-ISSN 3028-175X VOLUME 02 | ISSUE 04 October-December 2025 POEM IAN JARABELO, LPT, PhD Professor, Undergraduate and Graduate Studies University of San JoseRecoletos Cebu City, Cebu A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PH.D.