Today is the start of my 13th--and hopefully final--term of working on my doctoral study (barring any unforeseen catastrophe). My dissertation has been resubmitted as is currently awaiting URR approval (which will be a Dinobot-worthy achievement). I am really ready to get this done.
As a recap, my doctoral journey began in August of 2016 while I was still working at Skyview. I was supposed to start in 2015, but I had delayed a year due to the move to Alaska. I took the accelerated class path of two courses (8-10 credits) per term (a term lasts for 11 weeks with a one or two week break between them). I finished the coursework in early June of 2018, officially becoming ABD (all but dissertation).
On June 19, 2018, I started working on my prospectus. A massive unexpected setback occurred in January of 2019 that required me to go back to scratch on my prospectus. I tried salvaging what I had already built for a few more months, but finally fully restarted my prospectus in April. My prospectus was approved on October 22 of that year, officially making me a doctoral candidate (although I have not put that in any of my signature lines).
My proposal finally reached university approval a little over a year later on November 2, 2020. I successfully defended it the following week on November 9th, but I did not receive approval to begin my research until January 20 of this year (there was an entire month lost over the word "video"--I'm trying not to be bitter about it). I closed my research on May 20th (two months later than planned due to reluctant participation). The last bit of May and first part of June saw a whirlwind of progress as I analyzed my data and wrote the final two chapters of my study by June 13th. Since that time, I have been in a review, revise, rewrite, and resubmit cycle.
At this point, I am waiting on URR approval to move my paper to Form and Style. I believe that my paper already meets their requirements, but I might have overlooked some small detail. I then defend my dissertation--a process that is not much of a concern as I do not have issues about presenting myself as an expert in front of people. From there, it moves to final approval and publication.
The timeline is a bit tight, but doable, for me to receive that final approval by the middle of November (the end of this 13th term). Prayer has been and will continue to be involved. It is also welcome.
As a recap, my doctoral journey began in August of 2016 while I was still working at Skyview. I was supposed to start in 2015, but I had delayed a year due to the move to Alaska. I took the accelerated class path of two courses (8-10 credits) per term (a term lasts for 11 weeks with a one or two week break between them). I finished the coursework in early June of 2018, officially becoming ABD (all but dissertation).
On June 19, 2018, I started working on my prospectus. A massive unexpected setback occurred in January of 2019 that required me to go back to scratch on my prospectus. I tried salvaging what I had already built for a few more months, but finally fully restarted my prospectus in April. My prospectus was approved on October 22 of that year, officially making me a doctoral candidate (although I have not put that in any of my signature lines).
My proposal finally reached university approval a little over a year later on November 2, 2020. I successfully defended it the following week on November 9th, but I did not receive approval to begin my research until January 20 of this year (there was an entire month lost over the word "video"--I'm trying not to be bitter about it). I closed my research on May 20th (two months later than planned due to reluctant participation). The last bit of May and first part of June saw a whirlwind of progress as I analyzed my data and wrote the final two chapters of my study by June 13th. Since that time, I have been in a review, revise, rewrite, and resubmit cycle.
At this point, I am waiting on URR approval to move my paper to Form and Style. I believe that my paper already meets their requirements, but I might have overlooked some small detail. I then defend my dissertation--a process that is not much of a concern as I do not have issues about presenting myself as an expert in front of people. From there, it moves to final approval and publication.
The timeline is a bit tight, but doable, for me to receive that final approval by the middle of November (the end of this 13th term). Prayer has been and will continue to be involved. It is also welcome.
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