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Jodi Sta. Maria got grilled for 3 hours for her final defense. Now, she’s set to graduate.

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/06/07/20210607-jodi-sta-maria.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Jodi Sta. Maria beams in a photo attached to her announcement that she has passed her final defense for her college degree completion.<em> Twitter: @JodiStaMaria</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Like any student graduating from college, screen veteran Jodi Sta. Maria was “grilled” for her thesis defense — and going by her announcement over the weekend, the grueling session turned out for the best.</p><p>On Saturday, Sta. Maria shared on her social media pages that she passed her final defense that afternoon, and is finally set to graduate.</p><p>Sta. Maria, 38, has been studying BS Psychology in Southville International School and Colleges since June 2017.</p><p>“I wanted to share this with all of you! I passed my final defense this afternoon. Being grilled for more than three hours was no joke.</p><p>“But I must say the sleepless nights, the sacrifices, the hours spent in front of the computer to source out materials for my paper, were worth it. Marching soon!” she wrote.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">I want to thank everyone who prayed for me and those who sent messages of encouragement. Maraming salamat! Malapit na ang graduation!! 🤍 <a href="https://t.co/MWs0TBitTR">pic.twitter.com/MWs0TBitTR</a></p>— Jodi Sta.Maria (@JodiStaMaria) <a href="https://twitter.com/JodiStaMaria/status/1401153695459414018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Sta. Maria added: “I want to thank everyone who prayed for me and those who sent messages of encouragement. Maraming salamat! Malapit na ang graduation!”</p><p>Sta. Maria has been chronicling over the years milestones in her studies, including being a consistent dean’s lister. She has said she wants to specialize in oncology, once she finishes her college degree.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/01/30/19/watch-deans-lister-jodi-gives-message-after-receiving-award">WATCH: Dean’s Lister Jodi gives message after receiving award</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/08/18/watch-tearful-jodi-a-pre-med-student-tops-honors-list-with-38-gpa">WATCH: Tearful Jodi, a pre-med student, tops honors list with 3.8 GPA</a></li></ul><p>In the past four years, Sta. Maria has been juggling her education with major roles on the small and big screens. </p><p>Notably, between 2017 and 2021, she starred in projects like “Sana Dalawa Ang Puso,” “Sino Ang May Sala?”, “Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin,” and “Clarita,” among others.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1698222" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Like any student graduating from college, screen veteran Jodi Sta. Maria was “grilled” for her thesis defense — and going by her announcement over the weekend, the grueling session turned out for the best.</p>

Like any student graduating from college, screen veteran Jodi Sta. Maria was “grilled” for her thesis defense — and going by her announcement over the weekend, the grueling session turned out for the best.