a comparison between UPCAT, ACET and DLSUCET

[jepwi]

hey, i'm a senior here and share some of my 'entrance tests' experiences...

upcat
i can say that UPCAT is the easiest of the three. why? UPCAT questions basically involves basic and intermediate math, but not ADVANCED. English and Science questions are the most difficult among the three tests. but in general, it is the easiest. what makes it difficult for examinees is that MANY STUDENTS take this test. an estimated number of 70,000 take this test every year, kaya SOBRANG HIRAP! stiff competition...

acet
the most time-pressured, difficult test among the three. the test is divided into two parts - the aptitude and general knowledge parts... the aptitude part consists of Mathematics and English. Math questions are the most difficult among the three; on the other hand, the English part is the easiest. The general knowledge, as far as i can remember, consists of 4-5 subtests, 25 items each, to be answered in 5 minutes. Includes trigo questions...

dlsucet
for a student who took all three, he can conclude that this is the easiest. Well, quite. Questions here are basically on-the-average, and can be answered. Not that time-pressured, pero may essay... Includes trigo questions..

correct me if im wrong! :)

[Introvert_S]

acet
okay lang naman ang questions kaya lang the time limit was very short kaya naging mahirap. pero parang ang dami pa ring pumapasa. hindi ko nga natapos pero pumasa pa ko sa course na gusto ko (physics with coe ). mas nahirapan ako sa acet but I was sure na I'd make it. wala akong pera kaya di ako nag-aral don

upcat
this is the test na masasabi mong madali pero di mo pa rin masabi kung papasa ka dahil sa dami ng applicants. fortunately, I passed (got admitted in my chosen course)and I'm about to graduate this april (pray for me!)

dlsucet
dlsucet was a patsy then. ewan ko lang ngayon, hinirapan na raw. I remember a certain math question (2 X 2 = ?). I was really sure na papasa ako and I did.

[dekster]

Hmmm... this is the first time I saw anyone claim that the UPCAT was the easiest among the three because it's pretty much common knowledge that the dlsucet is the least difficult. Different strokes for different folks I guess ;)


Originally posted by Introvert_S
dlsucet
I remember a certain math question (2 X 2 = ?). I was really sure na papasa ako and I did.

Exag ka naman pare!

I remember wondering if some of the items were trick questions cos a lot of the english and abstract reasoning questions were ridiculously easy.

The math on the other hand wasn't as much a joke as the other two. Didn't have a hard time with them at all but I think it would be fair to just say that dlsucet's math section was/is reasonable (and definitely not "2 x 2 = ?").

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[archer_nemesis]

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[BlueVirago]

This is based on the experience of a senior highschool girl
who took the entrance exams last year (2002.)

UPCAT - For me, this is the easiest of the three although more competitive because of the gargantuan number of students all
over the Philippines who applied. I was a bit sleepy when I took
the test because my friends urged me to go out with them the
night before my scheduled date to take the exam.

ACET - This is the hardest because of the time-pressured
environment although the questions are relatively easy. We just
need more time to answer all of them. Imagine having to analyze
25 items in just 5 minutes! Anyway, it's not right minus wrong so
a little bit of shading this and shading that won't hurt.

DLSUCET - Well, I think people will react violently to this but
I find this the hardest when you base it on the contents of the
exam. This is partly because I ate a very heavy lunch but when I
took the exam, all those food I have eaten have already been
digested. So, without any food to help me think, I was really
having a hard time! Hehehe... Actually, I regret having taken the test after that. I just took the essay part (both in English and Filipino) and the English part seriously. That's it!

:)

[*keyah*]

Took all three.

I would have to admit

ACET was the hardest. DLSUCET #2. UPCAT easiest.

*okay*

[crashbandicot]

In our school:

95 percent passed DLSU for those who took the exam
70 percent passed UST
50 percent passed UP
35 percent passed ADMU


ergo: ACET was the hardest,next is UPCAT then USTET and the easiest was DLSUCET.......

yan yung totoo.......wag nang ipokrito, wag nang mangimbento

[mac_bolan00]

what holds for your school doesn't hold for all, stupid.

but wait...

what is your school?

[crashbandicot]

dont need such crap remarks.....mediocre

I came from a science high school<provincial>
now im in UP.........satisfied??/

[mac_bolan00]

Originally posted by crashbandicot
In our school:

95 percent passed DLSU for those who took the exam
70 percent passed UST
50 percent passed UP
35 percent passed ADMU


ergo: ACET was the hardest,next is UPCAT then USTET and the easiest was DLSUCET.......

yan yung totoo.......wag nang ipokrito, wag nang mangimbento

and then...

from the same person
dont need such crap remarks.....mediocre

I came from a science high school<provincial>
now im in UP.........satisfied??/
are you saying that 50% of UP students failed the UPCAT??? either that or you're referring to your degree program, the kind that doesn't require one to pass the UPCAT. so how can that be?

OH! you were referring to your HIGH school. stupid of me. :D do your numbers for the entrance tests reflect performance of all the seniors in your school or only those who bothered to take the tests? example: did the ACET passer also pass the UPCAT and vice-versa?

[gobbledygook]

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[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by gobbledygook
Funny how people would create "mediocre" statistics just to prove their claim.

Funny how people could hardly accept and cling to reality just to please themselves....

[IncX]

tsk tsk tsk ... modesty people ... it doesn't matter whether you are smart or dumb or which or what test is harder, it all depends on how modest and polite you are when disagreeing with someone :)



-IncX

[gerry_lim]

basta pumasa ako sa tatlong schools at pinili ko siempre ang UP dahil ang UP ang the best university in the country at malayo ang agwat nito sa dalawa.

mahirap ang ACET pero madali pumasa.

hindi kasing hirap ang UPCAT pero problema mo papano mag top para makuha sa cut kasi ang pinakamagaling lang ang kinukuha ng UP. So kung pang Ateneo lang ang kakayahan ng utak mo, sa ateneo ka lang.

[Scintillate]

Call me weird but I honestly found UPCAT the hardest. Maybe because it was the first exam I took and I had to resort to selective guessing :D Followed by ACET then DLSUCET.

The guessing seemed to work though ;) Hehe

[gerry_lim]

Even if there is a standardized test for all high school graduates who wished to be accepted in top schools, results will come out the same. The best ones still end up in UP, the most famous the most prestigious university in the country. The leftovers will be divided by DLSU and ADMU. This has been the trend ever since and this has become irreversible.

[archers_nemesis]

Originally posted by gerry_lim
Even if there is a standardized test for all high school graduates who wished to be accepted in top schools, results will come out the same. The best ones still end up in UP, the most famous the most prestigious university in the country. The leftovers will be divided by DLSU and ADMU. This has been the trend ever since and this has become irreversible.

If that's the case, how come UP fails to dominate the Board exams, Bar exams and interscholastic competitions? I think your assumption regarding the best students going to UP is wrong. Maybe true in the case of some of the best students from the public schools. However, the majority of the best students from the private schools still prefer the Ateneo. As a matter of fact, many bright students from the more affluent families don't even bother applying to UP because they don't like the UP environment, among other reasons. No offense meant.

Ever wonder why Ateneans do very well in academic competitions and consistently outnumber UPians in the ivy league schools (eg Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, etc.)? That's because, contrary to your false assumption -- (1) many of the best and brightest students go to Ateneo, and/or 2) they received the best undergraduate education in Ateneo.

Anyway, back to the topic:

1. ACET - most difficult; most time pressured; measures language skills, reading comprehension, math skills, abstract reasoning and IQ. English proficiency is very important.

2. UPCAT - not difficult, however, there are many test takers; use of Pilipino makes it more difficult for students who are more proficient in English (therefore. somewhat biased against those from private schools, the more affluent students, etc.).

3. DLSUCET - easiest of the three; has essay-writing requirements, but overall, still the easiest.

[majorbino]

Fresh pa sa akin lahat, last year ko lang kinuha *** mga entrance exams.

Yung pinakamahirap talaga para sa akin ay yung ACET - I didn't get to answer one whole column worth of questions dun sa Math part. Iyong Abstract Reasoning nila wala talaga akong makitang pattern kahit anung gawin ko! I thought I wouldn't make it. I was surprised when I heard that I passed.

Second one for me is UPCAT - the English/Filipino part was easy I finished that segment with ample time to eat a burger. :p I just guessed through the Science part. I didn't get to finish Math (left around 5 questions blank). The section that involved selections/stories/literary analysis was a bit easy as well. Ang mahirap lang kasi sa UPCAT, marami iyong kumukuha nito (70,000+) and you really need to stand out if you want to pass. In our batch, the passing rate was around 20-25%

Third is the DLSUCET, I was able to finish everything on time. Madali lang naman lahat. Meron din silang Abstract Reasoning pero makikita talaga yung pattern dun.

Iyong pinakamadali para sa akin yung USTET.

[mac_bolan00]

Originally posted by archers_nemesis
If that's the case, how come UP fails to dominate the Board exams, Bar exams and interscholastic competitions
but it does, on a scale that no other school in the country can match. all the other schools can boast are their breaks in 'off' years for UP examinees, the bar exam in 2002 being a supreme example. ;)

[jason_s]

Originally posted by mac_bolan00
but it does, on a scale that no other school in the country can match. all the other schools can boast are their breaks in 'off' years for UP examinees, the bar exam in 2002 being a supreme example. ;)
pinatulan mo pa...wala namang alam yan. Bumagsak pa yan sa UPCAT kaya nga nasa Ateneo lang yan...

You forgot to mention the ff:

Chem
Geology
Chem Eng
Mechanical Eng
Civil Eng
Met Eng
ECE
Medicine
Accounting
Archi
Interior Design
Education
Nursing
PT
Dentistry
Optometry

According to CHED, pag Board Exam ang pag-uusapan, UP, UST, DLSU ang hari! Walang Ateneo.
:D

[jason_s]

Originally posted by majorbino
Fresh pa sa akin lahat, last year ko lang kinuha *** mga entrance exams.

Yung pinakamahirap talaga para sa akin ay yung ACET - I didn't get to answer one whole column worth of questions dun sa Math part. Iyong Abstract Reasoning nila wala talaga akong makitang pattern kahit anung gawin ko! I thought I wouldn't make it. I was surprised when I heard that I passed.

Second one for me is UPCAT - the English/Filipino part was easy I finished that segment with ample time to eat a burger. :p I just guessed through the Science part. I didn't get to finish Math (left around 5 questions blank). The section that involved selections/stories/literary analysis was a bit easy as well. Ang mahirap lang kasi sa UPCAT, marami iyong kumukuha nito (70,000+) and you really need to stand out if you want to pass. In our batch, the passing rate was around 20-25%

Third is the DLSUCET, I was able to finish everything on time. Madali lang naman lahat. Meron din silang Abstract Reasoning pero makikita talaga yung pattern dun.

Iyong pinakamadali para sa akin yung USTET.

I have the complete list from XS who took and passed the UPCAT of last year. Your name was there (BAA):) but it did not reach 20%, not even 15%. Count it again.

During my time, about 12% made it. We're one of the highest. pm me for my identity.

Cheers!

[jason_s]

Originally posted by archers_nemesis
I think your assumption regarding the best students going to UP is wrong. Maybe true in the case of some of the best students from the public schools. However, the majority of the best students from the private schools still prefer the Ateneo. As a matter of fact, many bright students from the more affluent families don't even bother applying to UP because they don't like the UP environment, among other reasons. No offense meant.



Really? so, have you checked where are the top 5 of Ateneo high school '03 went for college? :D The three were even Merit Scholars.

John Christopher, top one of Brent International School, mayaman, hindi nag ACET (because he never considered ADMU as one of the better ones) is now in UP Diliman.

You know where the vale of LSGH went for college? How about the vales of Poveda, OB Montessori and Woodrose? vale Southville International School, mayaman, Merit scholar, nag UP Physics.

Elite din ba ang Sacred heart School for boys in Cebu? Nasa UP Diliman vale nila. Economics. St. Theresa's Cebu's vale, BAA in UPD.

Mukha ka kasing pera!

[majorbino]

Originally posted by jason_s

During my time, about 12% made it. We're one of the highest. pm me for my identity.

Cheers!

PM doesn't work. Kunti lang pala. Akala ko mga 50 or more people passed.

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by mac_bolan00
but it does, on a scale that no other school in the country can match. all the other schools can boast are their breaks in 'off' years for UP examinees, the bar exam in 2002 being a supreme example. ;)

It doesnt bother us anyway, UST kaya nag top sa 2002 bar, well UP is UP, iba ka pag UP ka............

[tamisguy]

Let's see...The test might be considered by others as easy, but the enormous number of students that apply makes it the hardest in my opinion. Well, there might be a little bit of bias there since I did go to UP Diliman. In our batch, alot more didn't get in UP than Ateneo. Some who passed both chose Ateneo since they got full scholarship in Ateneo and did not get full scholarship in UP. In our school, you feel like you'd feel awful if you didn't get in either UP or Ateneo. :)

[kaliskis]

Originally posted by archers_nemesis
If that's the case, how come UP fails to dominate the Board exams, Bar exams and interscholastic competitions? I think your assumption regarding the best students going to UP is wrong. Maybe true in the case of some of the best students from the public schools. However, the majority of the best students from the private schools still prefer the Ateneo. As a matter of fact, many bright students from the more affluent families don't even bother applying to UP because they don't like the UP environment, among other reasons. No offense meant.

Ever wonder why Ateneans do very well in academic competitions and consistently outnumber UPians in the ivy league schools (eg Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, etc.)? That's because, contrary to your false assumption -- (1) many of the best and brightest students go to Ateneo, and/or 2) they received the best undergraduate education in Ateneo.



long live ateneo!!!!

the one-man-ivy league of the far east!

no wonder l.a. tenorio is there!

yaaaahhhooooo!!!!!!!!!

[imkewl]

regarding the DLSU test.... what kind of essay do u have to write??

and who here took the entrance exam for UA&P ???? was it difficult?? what should i prepare for if i wanna take their exam?

[doyle001]

sumakit ulo ko sa ACET.

UPCAT -- nakakatamad sagutan. inaantok pa siguro ako nun.

DLSUCET -- hmmm. okay lang.

[arson]

just a thought regarding this thread's title "a comparison BETWEEN upcat, acet and dlsucet"

actually it's AMONG, not BETWEEN as stipulated, since the reader is comparing three (3) options/facts (upcat, acet and dlsucet). the conjunction "between" is used if there are only two (2) options.

peace.


:)


burn them all,
arson

[[JZ] Nightmare]

para sa kin ang mga entrance nuon (1999)

upcat, pwede na. tolerable degree of difficulty pasado pero hindi umabot sa quota

acet, what the?!?, out of this world questions. hindi talaga ako pumasa dun

dlsucet, never had it eh,

ust entrance test, pang high school ang tanong, alma mater, go uste, hehehe.

sti and ama, seatwork yata ito eh. muntik ko nang ma perfect, kinukuha pa nga akong full scholar eh. ano sila sinuswerte.

[Caloy_O]

Medyo weird ang na experience ko sa mga college entrance tests. Yung sa La Salle ako masnahirapan ng husto kasi meron pang essay, tapos sa ACET. Yung UPCAT ang pinakamadali sa tatlo. Hindi na ako nag apply sa ibang schools. Sa awa ng Dios, I passed all three. Merit Scholar pala sana ako sa Ateneo at Star Scholar din sana sa De La Salle, kaso UP ang pinili ko. :) Sawang-sawa na ako sa Ateneo kasi since Elementary pa ako, doon na ako nag-aral. Besides, UP has the best Medical school in the country.

Peace. :)

[kaliskis]

if ateneo had a med school, it would be the best! animo!

[archers_nemesis]

Originally posted by kaliskis
if ateneo had a med school, it would be the best! animo!

Your wish is coming true. Ateneo will have a med school next year. It's called the "Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health," a multi-billion peso project of the Eugenio Lopez Foundation and the Ateneo University. It's located in Ortigas, Pasig, and is part of the new Medical City Complex.

[kaliskis]

i'm drooling already!

[coydeleon]

UPCAT - was probably the easiest kung pasado lang ang pinag-uusapan, the problem lies with the fact that you have to ace it para makapasok sa UP.

ACET - gotta be well read para sa test na toh, not to mention it was the first time I encountered logarithms (sp?) eh mathematically challenged ako... patay. Hardest of all probably. (I have an above average IQ and I still didn't pass. must be all the beer I'm drinking)

DLSUCET - not as easy as the UPCAT and not as hard as the ACET, the essay was easy for me (then again I'd rather deal with words than with numbers) except for the Filipino one coz I'm not really used to writing in Filipino.

since nalagay na din:

UST - probably the easiest of them all.
UA&P - never took it pero people say it was almost as hard as the ACET.
AMA- my brother got a scholarship without even applying, strange.

[goo]

Originally posted by crashbandicot
In our school:

95 percent passed DLSU for those who took the exam
70 percent passed UST
50 percent passed UP
35 percent passed ADMU


ergo: ACET was the hardest,next is UPCAT then USTET and the easiest was DLSUCET.......

yan yung totoo.......wag nang ipokrito, wag nang mangimbento


kindly give me your source/s for this.

[jepwi]

Originally posted by arson
just a thought regarding this thread's title "a comparison BETWEEN upcat, acet and dlsucet"

actually it's AMONG, not BETWEEN as stipulated, since the reader is comparing three (3) options/facts (upcat, acet and dlsucet). the conjunction "between" is used if there are only two (2) options.

peace.


:)


burn them all,
arson

thanks arson!

i stand corrected. :)

[tidus1203]

UPCAT - Madali as in madali, finished everything on time with 10 minutes left. Pero BAGSAK pa rin ako. Natalo ako ng mga iba pero pinasa ko ang UPCAT

ACET - This one made me dizzy! Nakakahilo sa hirap especially yung abstract and math! HIRAP TALAGA! As expected di rin ako pumasa!

DLSUCET - Parang UP yung difficulty minus the tight comptition! The problem that I encountered was the essay only. The Filipino essay that is!

UST - Feeling ko naperfect ko yung math part. NO KIDDING! EASIEST AMONG THE FOUR!

UA&P - Madali din actually (I took the test for the Entrepreneurship program), the interview was more challenging.

CSB - Parang UST na mas matagal lang! Longest test hours among all the 6 that I have taken! Umabot yata kami ng 5.5 hours!

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by tidus1203
UPCAT - Madali as in madali, finished everything on time with 10 minutes left. Pero BAGSAK pa rin ako. Natalo ako ng mga iba pero pinasa ko ang UPCAT

ACET - This one made me dizzy! Nakakahilo sa hirap especially yung abstract and math! HIRAP TALAGA! As expected di rin ako pumasa!

DLSUCET - Parang UP yung difficulty minus the tight comptition! The problem that I encountered was the essay only. The Filipino essay that is!

UST - Feeling ko naperfect ko yung math part. NO KIDDING! EASIEST AMONG THE FOUR!

UA&P - Madali din actually (I took the test for the Entrepreneurship program), the interview was more challenging.

CSB - Parang UST na mas matagal lang! Longest test hours among all the 6 that I have taken! Umabot yata kami ng 5.5 hours!

wow ang galing mo naman....e di sana tinignan mo yung score m???

nakasgot ka **** kaya sa vocabulary???

UP-mahirap ang Science- tinagalog ba ****.....pero PUMASA pa rin ako

ADMU- grabe ang hirap nung MAth, Log, etc...pero I passed din

UST-mahirap ang vocabulary...yun pero madali siya...pasado ****...

DLSU-- sobrang dali nagpahaba lang yung essay...
easiest among the 4.......syempre pasado nu

[alemrac]

Originally posted by crashbandicot
In our school:

95 percent passed DLSU for those who took the exam
70 percent passed UST
50 percent passed UP
35 percent passed ADMU


ergo: ACET was the hardest,next is UPCAT then USTET and the easiest was DLSUCET.......

yan yung totoo.......wag nang ipokrito, wag nang mangimbento

You have faulty reasoning. Just because a greater percentage of people passed DLSU doesn't automatically mean that the DLSUEE was the easiest. Other factors such as the stiffness of the competition (stemming from the number of students who took the test and the actual number of students who could be accommodated by the school) count too.

Anyway.

In my case, I found the UPCAT the easiest, followed by the DLSUEE, then the ACET.

[all_da_love]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jason_s
[B]pinatulan mo pa...wala namang alam yan. Bumagsak pa yan sa UPCAT kaya nga nasa Ateneo lang yan...

You forgot to mention the ff:

Chem
Geology
Chem Eng
Mechanical Eng
Civil Eng
Met Eng
ECE
Medicine
Accounting
Archi
Interior Design
Education
Nursing
PT
Dentistry
Optometry

According to CHED, pag Board Exam ang pag-uusapan, UP, UST, DLSU ang hari! Walang Ateneo.
:D

grabe ka naman bro, di sa naghahanap ng away, kaso in the 1st place la naman kaming courses na ganyan... wag naman maliitin ang Ateneo, a lot of us got in UPCAT too, tho we opted Ateneo, or UST or DLSU, whatever.... diiferent peeps got their own choices, man... we've got comparative advantages too, man
we're all here to help each other out, ayt?

no more Ateneo hate, man...

[all_da_love]

Originally posted by gerry_lim
Even if there is a standardized test for all high school graduates who wished to be accepted in top schools, results will come out the same. The best ones still end up in UP, the most famous the most prestigious university in the country. The leftovers will be divided by DLSU and ADMU. This has been the trend ever since and this has become irreversible.

so sensible and logical, heehee:cool: :cool: :cool:

[MaroonTurds]

Originally posted by all_da_love
so sensible and logical, heehee:cool: :cool: :cool:

Have pity on gerry_lim (also known as charlie_g and jason_s). He was rejected by Ateneo and he ended up in UP, his second choice. He became an Ateneo basher since then.

[gerry_lim]

Originally posted by MaroonTurds
Have pity on gerry_lim (also known as charlie_g and jason_s). He was rejected by Ateneo and he ended up in UP, his second choice. He became an Ateneo basher since then.

Funny!
Keep lying to amuse the people here. Everyone knows entering Ateneo is like entering the gates of hell. No UPCAT passer will be rejected by Ateneo.

By the way, I do not bash schools. I only speak of the truth. UP is number 1 in the Philippines. DLSU is next. Your beloved Ateneo comes only 3rd.

[MaroonTurds]

Originally posted by gerry_lim
Funny!
Keep lying to amuse the people here. Everyone knows entering Ateneo is like entering the gates of hell. No UPCAT passer will be rejected by Ateneo.

By the way, I do not bash schools. I only speak of the truth. UP is number 1 in the Philippines. DLSU is next. Your beloved Ateneo comes only 3rd.

The facts show that there are many ACET rejects in UP. Just refer to the thread in peyups.com entitled "I Just Flunked Ateneo."

Among from friends, family and classmates alone, most of the ACET flunkers ended up in UP.

UP is indeed the best pubilic school in the Philippines because it has the most complete course offerings of any school in the Philippines. However, the quality of the students in UP is suspect because the UPCAT is biased in favor of Tagalog/Pilipino proficient students who are mostly from the public high schools, C and D classes. This explains why UPians usually lose out to Ateneans in job applications. Their communication skills are not a par with the Ateneans'.

The social elite, A and B classes prefer Ateneo and DLSU. Many don't even bother taking the UPCAT because they have no intention of studing in a public school like UP.

Just the facts.

Peace.

[Caloy_O]

Originally posted by MaroonTurds
The facts show that there are many ACET rejects in UP. Just refer to the thread in peyups.com entitled "I Just Flunked Ateneo."

Among from friends, family and classmates alone, most of the ACET flunkers ended up in UP.

UP is indeed the best pubilic school in the Philippines because it has the most complete course offerings of any school in the Philippines. However, the quality of the students in UP is suspect because the UPCAT is biased in favor of Tagalog/Pilipino proficient students who are mostly from the public high schools, C and D classes. This explains why UPians usually lose out to Ateneans in job applications. Their communication skills are not a par with the Ateneans'.

The social elite, A and B classes prefer Ateneo and DLSU. Many don't even bother taking the UPCAT because they have no intention of studing in a public school like UP.

Just the facts.

Peace.
Sheehhh...

Even if there is a Medical School in Ateneo I would still go to UP. UP has always been the preferred school by the intellectual elite irregardless of one's economic status... Our class in UP can boast of family names with one syllable and more than half were High School valedictorians... I don't think there is any school in the country that can come close to this sort of gathering... not even my beloved Ateneo.

UP is number 1 in the Philippines. I believe any person who is in his right mind is aware of this fact.

Enough of this UP - Ateneo war.

[Ultra_MegaStar]

Originally posted by Caloy_O
Sheehhh...

Even if there is a Medical School in Ateneo I would still go to UP. UP has always been the preferred school by the intellectual elite irregardless of one's economic status... Our class in UP can boast of family names with one syllable and more than half were High School valedictorians... I don't think there is any school in the country that can come close to this sort of gathering... not even my beloved Ateneo.

UP is number 1 in the Philippines. I believe any person who is in his right mind is aware of this fact.

Enough of this UP - Ateneo war.

I can agree with you on the fact that UPM Intarmed is no. 1. There are many talented students in the Intarmed program.

But UP as a whole being no. 1 is questionable and open to debate.

Peace.

[horned_01]

no one can deny that the acet is the hardest of the three. that fact is'nt debatable. upcat is hard in the sense that many examinees take this exam every year. USTet and DLSUEt are alsomost of the same level of difficulty.

[pinatubo]

if you did pass the 3 admission exams, it is such a moronic act not to choose UP. Thou no one should argue that ACET isn't the hardest.

As of press time, UP alone is capable of merging the brightest minds from the Classes A,B,C and D.:D

[jason_s]

Originally posted by Ultra_MegaStar
I can agree with you on the fact that UPM Intarmed is no. 1. There are many talented students in the Intarmed program.

But UP as a whole being no. 1 is questionable and open to debate.

Peace.

What a b.o.b.o reply from a f.u.c.k.n oldboy:confused:

Isn't INTARMED part of UP? As a part of the UP, is what makes it number one. So, when you admitted, old boy that there are many talented students in the INTARMED program, you were likewise admitting that there are many talented students in UP, period. Now, enough of your bobos.

Doc. Caloy, in case you missed to read some threads around, Ultra_MegaStar is the alter nick of Maroonturd, the number one UP basher. He is a very insecure old boy who received his degree from ADMU in 1959. Imagine a very old man still enjoying in initiating war between his Alma matter and UP or DLSU? What other values does this man left for him if he cannot tolerate to control himself in assassinating school’s reputation specially those that give his alma mater a threat? Anyway, let’s leave us with his delusions that ADMU is number one in the Philippines when everyone knows it’s NOT even number two. ADMU is sure a fine school but for someone to claim it’s number two in the country is a stretch... and number one... is a joke.

[Nijinsky]

Originally posted by jason_s
Isn't INTARMED part of UP? As a part of the UP, is what makes it number one. So, when you admitted, old boy that there are many talented students in the INTARMED program, you were likewise admitting that there are many talented students in UP, period. Now, enough of your bobos.


You're missing Ultra_MegaStar's point. Intarmed is just a small subset of UP. In itself Intarmed is not representative of the whole UP. Remember your Venn diagrams in elementary algebra?

Please refrain from insulting fellow PExers if you want people to respect what you are saying.

Peace.

[gerry_lim]

Originally posted by Nijinsky
You're missing Ultra_MegaStar's point. Intarmed is just a small subset of UP. In itself Intarmed is not representative of the whole UP. Remember your Venn diagrams in elementary algebra?


It is not a representative of the whole UP but being a part of it makes it the number one. If you will disregard the INTARMED program as it originally given as one of the sets, then there will be a slight difference in the result. However, given also that all programs in UP are top-rated, that difference would be very slight.

So, Jason_s didn't completely miss your point.

[MaroonTurds]

Originally posted by gerry_lim
It is not a representative of the whole UP but being a part of it makes it the number one. If you will disregard the INTARMED program as it originally given as one of the sets, then there will be a slight difference in the result. However, given also that all programs in UP are top-rated, that difference would be very slight.

So, Jason_s didn't completely miss your point.

As usual, trying hard to brainwash others into believing UP is no. 1 in everything. I think even the levelheaded UPians will disagree with you. No. 1 in some things is fine just like other schools. But in all things?????

Give us a break! A third rate public school in a Third World country is still third rate by world-class standards. Arguing as to which is the best school is similar to arguing which one stinks the least.

On a different matter, your pretending to concur with your alternick jason_s only proves it's time for you to take your pills for your schizophrenia. :evil_lol:

[mac_bolan00]

your private school can't even beat a third-rate public school in a third-world country. now i'd find that galling.

[majorbino]

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[jason_s]

wrong quote.

[jason_s]

Originally posted by MaroonTurds
As usual, trying hard to brainwash others into believing UP is no. 1 in everything. I think even the levelheaded UPians will disagree with you. No. 1 in some things is fine just like other schools. But in all things?????

Give us a break! A third rate public school in a Third World country is still third rate by world-class standards. Arguing as to which is the best school is similar to arguing which one stinks the least.

On a different matter, your pretending to concur with your alternick jason_s only proves it's time for you to take your pills for your schizophrenia. :evil_lol:

No. It is not my job to brainwash everyone into believing that UP is number 1 in the Philippines. There is no urge for my part to assert it as well, for it is already a given fact that UP is number 1 and DLSU is number 2. Number 3 is too condescending for my part to tackle the issue and I don’t care which school snatched that position. Even top graduates of Ateneo will assert the claim that UP is number 1. For instance, Ateneo’s HS’01 top 1 has even repeatedly said that UP is number 1 in the Philippines.

Now, if you were not number 1 in your High School or within the top 10, just shut up. Leave this issue to high achiever individuals. You’re not worthy of our time, UPCAT reject!

[MaroonTurds]

Originally posted by jason_s
No. It is not my job to brainwash everyone into believing that UP is number 1 in the Philippines. There is no urge for my part to assert it as well, for it is already a given fact that UP is number 1 and DLSU is number 2. Number 3 is too condescending for my part to tackle the issue and I don’t care which school snatched that position. Even top graduates of Ateneo will assert the claim that UP is number 1. For instance, Ateneo’s HS’01 top 1 has even repeatedly said that UP is number 1 in the Philippines.

Now, if you were not number 1 in your High School or within the top 10, just shut up. Leave this issue to high achiever individuals. You’re not worthy of our time, UPCAT reject!

Believe in what you want to believe in. However, you can never convince me and numerous others.

The facts support the fact that UP is ranked no. 1 only because it is the state university with the broadest course offerings in the land. Aside from being a decent school, the fact is UP is the closest thing to a complete university in the whole Philippines.

However, in terms of quality of students, quality of education, quality of facilities, etc., the facts show UP is lagging the top private universities like the Ateneo (and even DLSU and UST).

If you want a good example of what I am trying to say, just look at yourself. You flunked ACET and you ended up in UP. And re-read your many posts here in PEx and ask yourself: "Do I look or sound intelligent?"

Nuff said.

I'm pretty sure I'll run circles around you in any test involving intelligence. Why? Because you're obviously lacking in this department.

[tamisguy]

I don't really enjoy someone actually informing people that the quality of education and the quality of students of UP is not up to par with Ateneo, even Lasalle and UST??? Hmmm...interesting statement. I have friends at all of those schools you mentioned. They do not share your sentiments I can assure you that.

I do agree the facilities in UP are lagging behind other more affluent universities like Ateneo and UST. Hell, they should have better facilities for charging so much money. It holds true for LaSalle as well. They are privately owned. Why in the world would anyone go to a private school whose facilities are meager and outdated? Having a facility with excellent resources and up to date equipment for student's use is certainly 1 way to attract students. . Does that make that school a better school than UP in terms of student quality and faculty? Hell no....

It upsets me that lot of private school students think so lowly of UP due to the large group of students that are from the lower socio-economic part of the country. That is such an elitist way of thinking. Not all that glitters is gold....That holds true for both school and students. Though the students may not have the fancy cars, the fancy clothes, the modern equipments; they more than make up for it for having the brains, resourcefulness and the creativity to rise above those challenges. And that is what makes UP students who they are. Strong in mind and will regardless of what obstacles they need to go through.

I don't have anything against any students from other schools. I have way too many friends from those schools to insult those schools. I just wish that people would stop saying UP is inferior education wise due to the resources of the school. One should look at the overall product, students that graduated already, to assess that schools worth as a school. And I can assure you that most UP graduates, though they maybe poor are quite excellent at their chosen fields. And I said most, not all. Good day and peace to everyone. :)

[kaliskis]

how dare you refute that social climber from katipunan!

[economics101]

UPCAT: quite easy but you have to get a good UPG for you to beat the competition and get qualified to the campus and course that you have applied for. i passed this exam...

ACET: really tough... time-consuming and very pressuring. i passed this exam...


DLSUCET: the easiest of the three... mind you, I FLUNKED THIS ONE! :(


i am from a la salle h.s. and now, i'm studying here in UP. no regrets that la salle gave me away for Ateneo and UP to do a "toss coin". hahahaha! :lol:

[gundam]

Bukas na test ko sa UP, medyo kabado na 'ko.... 'di nga ko nakapagrelax ngayong araw na 'to kasi intramural namin tapos may duty pa 'ko sa school.... tapos bukas magco-commute lang ako papunta sa UP. sana makapasa pa rin ako....

[horned_01]

Originally posted by tamisguy
I don't really enjoy someone actually informing people that the quality of education and the quality of students of UP is not up to par with Ateneo, even Lasalle and UST??? Hmmm...interesting statement. I have friends at all of those schools you mentioned. They do not share your sentiments I can assure you that.

I do agree the facilities in UP are lagging behind other more affluent universities like Ateneo and UST. Hell, they should have better facilities for charging so much money. It holds true for LaSalle as well. They are privately owned. Why in the world would anyone go to a private school whose facilities are meager and outdated? Having a facility with excellent resources and up to date equipment for student's use is certainly 1 way to attract students. . Does that make that school a better school than UP in terms of student quality and faculty? Hell no....

It upsets me that lot of private school students think so lowly of UP due to the large group of students that are from the lower socio-economic part of the country. That is such an elitist way of thinking. Not all that glitters is gold....That holds true for both school and students. Though the students may not have the fancy cars, the fancy clothes, the modern equipments; they more than make up for it for having the brains, resourcefulness and the creativity to rise above those challenges. And that is what makes UP students who they are. Strong in mind and will regardless of what obstacles they need to go through.

I don't have anything against any students from other schools. I have way too many friends from those schools to insult those schools. I just wish that people would stop saying UP is inferior education wise due to the resources of the school. One should look at the overall product, students that graduated already, to assess that schools worth as a school. And I can assure you that most UP graduates, though they maybe poor are quite excellent at their chosen fields. And I said most, not all. Good day and peace to everyone. :)


very well said!!!!!!
;) now, this will surely shut that atenean's big mouth!
:)

[prinsesa_ako]

for me? opinion ko lang ito a.

UP test was boring. it was easy and it seemd so much like one of those diagnostic tests we take in high school. 1st test kase, i was expecting something harder as in pamatay super. yon lang may filipino. i had a hard time sa part na yon.

ATENEO naman i reviewed for it. it was fun super! as in the test paper looked like the reviewer we had and wala lang i had a great time. didnt feel drained or anything after the test. kase there were times na parang i'd just stop and appreciate the greenery around me. hahaha. ang lazy!!!

DLSU.. i was a minute late so i was hurrying and everything tapos super nahirapan ako sa test ng dlsu. after the test all i wanted to do was.. sleep. hahaha. ang hirap super!

pero off topic, the worst talaga was the ua&p test. sobrang hirap! as in nabobo talaga ako.

[Kathy.Bjelland]

Para sa akin ang pinakamadali at mani-mani lang na exam ay ang sa DLSU at sa UST. ACET and UPCAT were on the same level. I think. Furthermore, QUOTA course ang napasok ko, kaya sori na lang kayo...

[horned_01]

Originally posted by prinsesa_ako
for me? opinion ko lang ito a.

UP test was boring. it was easy and it seemd so much like one of those diagnostic tests we take in high school. 1st test kase, i was expecting something harder as in pamatay super. yon lang may filipino. i had a hard time sa part na yon.

ATENEO naman i reviewed for it. it was fun super! as in the test paper looked like the reviewer we had and wala lang i had a great time. didnt feel drained or anything after the test. kase there were times na parang i'd just stop and appreciate the greenery around me. hahaha. ang lazy!!!

DLSU.. i was a minute late so i was hurrying and everything tapos super nahirapan ako sa test ng dlsu. after the test all i wanted to do was.. sleep. hahaha. ang hirap super!

pero off topic, the worst talaga was the ua&p test. sobrang hirap! as in nabobo talaga ako.




isang MALAKING DUH!

[Naked_Salvation]

:lol:

[horned_01]

;)

[Fortune]

i took the 3 exams in 1989

UPCAT - time pressure, mahaba, OK naman, sa Penthouse ako ng Law nag exam

ACET - time pressure din, challenge ang Math, sa AGS ako nag exam, daming sosyal at pa sosyal, english speaking pa

DLSUCET - maingay ang exam dito kasi during class days, panay reading comprehension, yung Math sobrang OK

resulta
buti lang pumasa ako sa DOST scholarship
kasi di ko afford sa ADMU at DLSU
ADMU - freshman merit scholar sana
DLSU - nag offer ng scholarship din
UP - wala, ordinaryong estudyante lang

so nag UP na lang ako
after 4 years
tapos ng MATH
walang hinayang, kasi lahat kaming magkakapatid
TAGA UP...

[kaliskis]

liar!

may merit scholar ba namang ordinaryong estudyante lang sa UP?

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by kaliskis
liar!

may merit scholar ba namang ordinaryong estudyante lang sa UP?

ikaw ang liar, gumising ka nga sa katotohanan!!!

[archers_nemesis]

Passed UP, Ateneo, DLSU, and UA&P.

I was an Oblation Scholar but I chose Ateneo. I am just an ordinary student in Ateneo.

[Biggiemac]

I passed in DLSU, UP, ATENEO, UST

I almost perfected the ACET while I almost failed in the DLSUCET.

_________________________________________

:~( <----- Hi Atenean, why are you crying? :bdaygrin:

:shedtears: -------> (Sobbing) I'm insecure towards your school and its students, I can't help it anymore! Why does DLSU keeps on making a fool out of my school? Why do you guys look good? Why are you smarter than us? Why do we only have a pathetic LEVEL III status and it looks like we can't get out of that stinking level? Why are we like this? I'm confused! I want to die!!!!!!

:smokin: -----> Oh that's fine. Being the perennial academic and athletic cellar dweller doesn't mean the end of the word. You still have ACET to brag about anyway. Right?


:mushy: -----> Really? Yeah you're right plus we have the UAAP Basketball Championship trophy right?

:blowsmoke: ---> Of course! What's your standing in the UAAP overall anyway?

:bawling: <-------- What did I do? :looking:

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by Biggiemac
I passed in DLSU, UP, ATENEO, UST

I almost perfected the ACET while I almost failed in the DLSUCET.

_________________________________________

:~( <----- Hi Atenean, why are you crying? :bdaygrin:

:shedtears: -------> (Sobbing) I'm insecure towards your school and its students, I can't help it anymore! Why does DLSU keeps on making a fool out of my school? Why do you guys look good? Why are you smarter than us? Why do we only have a pathetic LEVEL III status and it looks like we can't get out of that stinking level? Why are we like this? I'm confused! I want to die!!!!!!

:smokin: -----> Oh that's fine. Being the perennial academic and athletic cellar dweller doesn't mean the end of the word. You still have ACET to brag about anyway. Right?


:mushy: -----> Really? Yeah you're right plus we have the UAAP Basketball Championship trophy right?

:blowsmoke: ---> Of course! What's your standing in the UAAP overall anyway?

:bawling: <-------- What did I do? :looking:

Isa pang Liar..

[Biggiemac]

Me a LIAR? I'm not an Atenean to begin with.

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by Biggiemac
Me a LIAR? I'm not an Atenean to begin with.

Maybe you came from the taft based school. Huh, again, a mischief delusion.

[imax]

hmm. well...

upcat was okay.. but it was tiring.. siguro kasi 1st test..

acet was hard...

dlsuet was relatively easier than the acet...

i really cant believe the way upians handle their pride.. grabe.. pero i cant really generalize.. alam nyo bat nagkakaron ng mga away na ganto? kasi just so happens na may mga jerks in ateneo, dlsu and in up and sila nagspaspark ng ganitong stupidity. My cousin was UP'S BAA Magna Cum Laude batch 01 and sobrang down to earth niya.. i dont get kung bakit ang yayabang ng ibang mga UPista. hindi mo naman sigurado kung may ibabatbat talaga sila.

Alam nyo bat mahirap makapasok ng UP? kasi may regional quota sila. nagkataon na most probably the best students are studying in the metro manila area. Now the number of those students studying in Met Mla accepted into UP will be equal the number of lets say Region 3 applicants. Kahit mas mataas yung nakuha mo sa UPCAT kaysa don sa taga Region 3 pero hindi ka nakapasok don sa regional quota ng NCR at siya kasama don sa quota for Region 3, siya tanggap ikaw hinde. Sabi nga nila, magaral ka sa probinsya on your 4th year and tingnan mo, mas malaki chances mo makapasok sa UP.

As for me, i never really did dream of studying in UP. (Tho i was accepted in Diliman for the much aspired Pol Sci course) I didn't dream to become an employee. Ateneo could assure me the type of future i need. Owell to each his own..

at the end of the day.. sana kung best talaga kayo.. patunayan nyo. jason_s and gerry_lim you make me sad. yun nalang, you give your beloved UP a bad name. ingat ingat lang..

[jason_s]

Originally posted by archers_nemesis
Passed UP, Ateneo, DLSU, and UA&P.

I was an Oblation Scholar but I chose Ateneo. I am just an ordinary student in Ateneo.
Liar! papano ka naging Oblation Scholar sa UP ni wala pang Oblation Scholarship noong time mo in 1956? At diba, bumagsak ka sa UPCAT kaya nga maski hangang ngayon na matanda kana, bitter ka parin sa UP, the best, the most famous and the most prestigious university in the country.

[jason_s]

Originally posted by imax
hmm. well...

upcat was okay.. but it was tiring.. siguro kasi 1st test..

acet was hard...

dlsuet was relatively easier than the acet...

i really cant believe the way upians handle their pride.. grabe.. pero i cant really generalize.. alam nyo bat nagkakaron ng mga away na ganto? kasi just so happens na may mga jerks in ateneo, dlsu and in up and sila nagspaspark ng ganitong stupidity. My cousin was UP'S BAA Magna Cum Laude batch 01 and sobrang down to earth niya.. i dont get kung bakit ang yayabang ng ibang mga UPista. hindi mo naman sigurado kung may ibabatbat talaga sila.

Alam nyo bat mahirap makapasok ng UP? kasi may regional quota sila. nagkataon na most probably the best students are studying in the metro manila area. Now the number of those students studying in Met Mla accepted into UP will be equal the number of lets say Region 3 applicants. Kahit mas mataas yung nakuha mo sa UPCAT kaysa don sa taga Region 3 pero hindi ka nakapasok don sa regional quota ng NCR at siya kasama don sa quota for Region 3, siya tanggap ikaw hinde. Sabi nga nila, magaral ka sa probinsya on your 4th year and tingnan mo, mas malaki chances mo makapasok sa UP.

As for me, i never really did dream of studying in UP. (Tho i was accepted in Diliman for the much aspired Pol Sci course) I didn't dream to become an employee. Ateneo could assure me the type of future i need. Owell to each his own..

at the end of the day.. sana kung best talaga kayo.. patunayan nyo. jason_s and gerry_lim you make me sad. yun nalang, you give your beloved UP a bad name. ingat ingat lang..


I'm amazed you didn't say something about the old ***'s ruthless comments about the UP and the UP students. Tapos ngayon, sasabihin mo sa amin you passed UP’s entrance? Go tell that to the marines. :D

Eh, bakit ang daming Ateneo grads na hangang ngayon walang pang trabaho? atsaka, may pol sci pala sa Ateneo??? :rolleyes: Ano kaya tinutoro sa pol sci doon??? :D

[jtwothree]

Originally posted by jason_s


Eh, bakit ang daming Ateneo grads na hangang ngayon walang pang trabaho? atsaka, may pol sci pala sa Ateneo??? :rolleyes: Ano kaya tinutoro sa pol sci doon??? :D

Wala ka naman talagang alam eh. wala, wala, wala!:p

[charlie_g]

hindi importante malaman kung alin ang pinakamahirap na exam sa tatlo. ang importante dapat malaman ng lahat ay alin ang pinaka mahirap pasokan sa tatlo.

UP is the most difficult university to get into.

[ArcherNemesis]

Originally posted by charlie_g
UP is the most difficult university to get into.

Only because it's cheap.

Bina-bargeyn. In demand para sa mga masa. Parang Tutuban at Divisoria. :lol:

Still, I must admit the quality of education is adequate.

Peace.

[Biggiemac]

UP is not cheap. You're the one who's cheap. It's also obvious that you are overflowing with insecurity towards DLSU and UP. We can't blame you if you feel that way, it's normal for those who belong to the lower ranks of society and from a university with very poor value system and academic status. It's one manifestation of the CRAB MENTALITY that you're suffering.

Btw, nice new nick, it's obvious that you got banned! This is your nth reincarnation? :lol:

_________________________________________

:~( <----- Hi Atenean, why are you crying? :bdaygrin:

:shedtears: -------> (Sobbing) I'm insecure towards your school and its students, I can't help it anymore! Why does DLSU keeps on making a fool out of my school? Why do you guys look good? Why are you smarter than us? Why do we only have a pathetic LEVEL III status and it looks like we can't get out of that stinking level? Why are we like this? I'm confused! I want to die!!!!!!

:smokin: -----> Oh that's fine. Being the perennial academic and athletic cellar dweller doesn't mean the end of the word. You still have ACET to brag about anyway. Right?


:mushy: -----> Really? Yeah you're right plus we have the UAAP Basketball Championship trophy right?

:blowsmoke: ---> Of course! What's your standing in the UAAP overall anyway?

:bawling: <-------- What did I do? :looking:

[ArcherNemesis]

Originally posted by Biggiemac
UP is not cheap. You're the one who's cheap. It's also obvious that you are overflowing with insecurity towards DLSU and UP. We can't blame you if you feel that way, it's normal for those who belong to the lower ranks of society and from a university with very poor value system and academic status. It's one manifestation of the CRAB MENTALITY that you're suffering.

Btw, nice new nick, it's obvious that you got banned! This is your nth reincarnation? :lol:


Achooo...chooooo

Pretending to defend UP kuno when you used to bash UP.

Remember one of your banned alternicks, "UPMORON"?

I'm sure the more intelligent UPians in PEx (which means charlie_g is excluded) have not forgotten you.

Peace. :D:D

[Biggiemac]

Now I know the common denominator between TJ Manotoc and ArcherNemesis. They are both Atenean thus they are both inclined into giving nonsensical and baseless allegations. First I was Friedblueeagle, now I'm UPMORON, what's next? Ateneans are really amusing! Keep them coming ArcherNemesis! :lol:

_______________________________________

:~( <----- Hi Atenean, why are you crying? :bdaygrin:

:shedtears: -------> (Sobbing) I'm insecure towards your school and its students, I can't help it anymore! Why does DLSU keeps on making a fool out of my school? Why do you guys look good? Why are you smarter than us? Why do we only have a pathetic LEVEL III status and it looks like we can't get out of that stinking level? Why are we like this? I'm confused! I want to die!!!!!!

:smokin: -----> Oh that's fine. Being the perennial academic and athletic cellar dweller doesn't mean the end of the word. You still have ACET to brag about anyway. Right?


:mushy: -----> Really? Yeah you're right plus we have the UAAP Basketball Championship trophy right?

:blowsmoke: ---> Of course! What's your standing in the UAAP overall anyway?

:bawling: <-------- What did I do? :looking:

[imax]

jason_s : actually im in legal management now. pol sci was too erm lemme see.. limiting for me.. but im planning to go to UP anyhow.. been thinking about taking my law there coz ateneo law doesnt admit working students.. u need to be a fulltime student to study there.. UP is more liberal i guess. :)

life.

i still think UPians are too airy up there. You just somehow proved my point.

oh yeah.. wag ka masyadong defensive. lalo ka lang napapahiya. :) iskolar ka pa naman ng bayan.

[imax]

oh yeah.. Biggiemac.. u make me sad too..

oh yeah. criticizing me would mean criticizing your own kind too. :)

been a lasallian for 10 years, would've been one still, if only lasalle was a little closer to qc.

are you sure you're a lasallian? oh yeah, you're a lasallite. :)

Lasallite. not a Lasallian. :)

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by Biggiemac
Now I know the common denominator between TJ Manotoc and ArcherNemesis. They are both Atenean thus they are both inclined into giving nonsensical and baseless allegations. First I was Friedblueeagle, now I'm UPMORON, what's next? Ateneans are really amusing! Keep them coming ArcherNemesis! :lol:

_______________________________________

:~( <----- Hi Atenean, why are you crying? :bdaygrin:

:shedtears: -------> (Sobbing) I'm insecure towards your school and its students, I can't help it anymore! Why does DLSU keeps on making a fool out of my school? Why do you guys look good? Why are you smarter than us? Why do we only have a pathetic LEVEL III status and it looks like we can't get out of that stinking level? Why are we like this? I'm confused! I want to die!!!!!!

:smokin: -----> Oh that's fine. Being the perennial academic and athletic cellar dweller doesn't mean the end of the word. You still have ACET to brag about anyway. Right?
:mushy: -----> Really? Yeah you're right plus we have the UAAP Basketball Championship trophy right?

:blowsmoke: ---> Of course! What's your standing in the UAAP overall anyway?

:bawling: <-------- What did I do? :looking:

Funny!! The hoax delusions. I really pity lasallites.

Sabi nga ng isang pexer, bawal daw sa la salle ang matalino....

[zilapus]

Rank:

1. ACET= definitely the hardest
2. DLSET= fairly hard
3. UA&P Test = ok lang
4. UPCAT = I was surprised to find out that this "dreaded" upcat is nothing to crow about. Heck, even an elementary grad can pass this. No wonder so-so students from public schools can easily breezed thru UPCAT.

USTET? I didn't bother to take this. Sabi nila waste of time lang kasi mas madali pa sa upcat.

off topic: Of course I chose the best learning institution in the country : THE ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY.


peace

*okay*

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by zilapus
Rank:

1. ACET= definitely the hardest
2. DLSET= fairly hard
3. UA&P Test = ok lang
4. UPCAT = I was surprised to find out that this "dreaded" upcat is nothing to crow about. Heck, even an elementary grad can pass this. No wonder so-so students from public schools can easily breezed thru UPCAT.

USTET? I didn't bother to take this. Sabi nila waste of time lang kasi mas madali pa sa upcat.

off topic: Of course I chose the best learning institution in the country : THE ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY.


peace




*okay*

Liar!! another pretender!

You are talking to the so-so students? I really pity you.

DLSET? nako pang formality sake lang yan, pero pag may pera, I give you the assurance, makakapasok ka. USTET is pretty harder than DLSET although madali lang siya.

UA&P? ...never mind

[SoulFire]

I just took these tests last year so it's all pretty fresh in my mind.

1. UPCAT - I found this one the hardest (So shoot me :D). Literally EVERYONE was telling me that this test was chicken feed, so that's basically why I thought I could breeze through it. What made it harder was the fact that I had to think twice about guessing. That whole one minus 1/4 wrong thing really made me sweat.

2. ACET - Two words. Time pressure.

3. DLSUCET - This test was fairly ok for me. I just didn't like the whole essay writing part.

:D

[criduchat]

Originally posted by crashbandicot
Liar!! another pretender!

You are talking to the so-so students? I really pity you.

DLSET? nako pang formality sake lang yan, pero pag may pera, I give you the assurance, makakapasok ka. USTET is pretty harder than DLSET although madali lang siya.

UA&P? ...never mind

You know what man? You're cheap.

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by criduchat
You know what man? You're cheap.

O, pity you my dear! A big Loser.

[horned_01]

Originally posted by zilapus
Rank:

1. ACET= definitely the hardest
2. DLSET= fairly hard
3. UA&P Test = ok lang
4. UPCAT = I was surprised to find out that this "dreaded" upcat is nothing to crow about. Heck, even an elementary grad can pass this. No wonder so-so students from public schools can easily breezed thru UPCAT.

USTET? I didn't bother to take this. Sabi nila waste of time lang kasi mas madali pa sa upcat.

off topic: Of course I chose the best learning institution in the country : THE ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY.


peace

*okay*

yes the UPCAT is easier than your beloved ACET, but to claim that even an elementary grad can pass it is a superfluous and condescending assertion. about 7500 took the UPCAT last year and only about 3-4% of that number was accepeted in UP Dil. the flagship campus of UP.

bottom line is, don't be obnoxious to the point of insulting the UP students who hail from the public HS.

[crashbandicot]

Originally posted by horned_01
yes the UPCAT is easier than your beloved ACET, but to claim that even an elementary grad can pass it is a superfluous and condescending assertion. about 7500 took the UPCAT last year and only about 3-4% of that number was accepeted in UP Dil. the flagship campus of UP.

bottom line is, don't be obnoxious to the point of insulting the UP students who hail from the public HS.

Exactly!!

[upmarooner]

1. UPCAT = definitely the hardest.

2.DLSET= it's kinda hard din. actualy, I failed this exam pwro mas madali sha sa upcat.

3. ACET= the content of this exams is relatively lighter than UPCAT & DLSET pero siguro mas time-pressured.

3. USTET = grabeeeh! andali nito ha pero in fairness, UST is a good school.

[gundam]

Naku sa Sabado na ang ACET... and i feel quite nervous. Balita ko kasi ACET ang pinakamahirap na college entrance test, kaya ito, 'di ako mapakali sa kakaisip tungkol dun. Sana man lang makapasa ako. The Ateneo has always been my dream school...

[goo]

Originally posted by crashbandicot
Funny!! The hoax delusions. I really pity lasallites.

Sabi nga ng isang pexer, bawal daw sa la salle ang matalino....


ANG YABANG MO.

[firecracker]

Hmm... let's see:

UPCAT was the first test I took and we all found it easy. A large part of it I guess was cuz we were expecting it to be mucho hard. The Pinoy parts were difficult (imagine science and math in Tagalog!!). In my class, almost everyone took the test and around 99% passed it.

The difficulty here, like everyone has mentioned, is that UP does have a ranking system. And with the sheer number of people that apply, it's not enough that you pass, to get into your campus of choice-- you gotta do well.

UPDiliman I suppose is the hardest campus to enter, especially since that's the main campus.

But then again, you do get your three choices of campus AND your 2 course choices. So even if you don't get into your first choice of campus, as long as you do pass and your ranking qualifies you for your second or third choice you will get into the University of the Philippines.

Same goes with whatever course your applying for. Once you pass the UPCAT, they rank you by your choice of campus and then your choice of course. If you picked a quota course and you're in the quota, great. If not, they check if you can be placed in your second choice.

If you picked 2 quota courses and qualified for neither one, they ask you to pick a non-quota course in the campus you qualified for.

So in fact, even if there are a LOT of people who take the exam, there's a fairly good chance you can get into UP. If you don't get into the campus of your choice, you can always do good in your 2nd or 3rd choice and transfer the following year or sem.

************

ACET was the next one I took. Coming from the UPCAT we grossly underestimated the test and only 30% passed.

I also personally considered it the most difficult. Cuz of the time pressure I wasn't able to go back and check my answers. Also, the Math section was horrific... I actually never thought I would pass the ACET so when I got my acceptance letter I had to read it three times to believe it. Hehehe.

************

The DLSUCET I hardly remember cuz we partied the night before so everytime I would finish a section I would conk out and wake up when the time was called. But since I passed I guess it was pretty easy. There were even less people who took this exam than the ACET, roughly 99% passed also.

[gundam]

Whew! Natapos ko rin ang ACET kanina! All of you were right, the Math section was undeniably the hardest! All I can say is that it was really NERVE-WRACKING! There were some items that I am not even familiar with, especially that logarithm thing...

What I found a bit easy were most of the subtests in the Aptitude part.. dun medyo nakahinga naman ako kahit papano. At yung time, parang cheetah sa bilis!!!

Pagkatapos ng mahigit limang oras na test, 'di ko ma-describe ang pakiramdam ko. Nakakapagod talaga... ang sakit sa batok...
Ang nasabi ko na lang, isang malaking WHEW!

The ACET was really tough, tougher than the UPCAT...

Makapasa kaya ako dito?

[illumina]

Teka lang. Mali yung subject header. Dapat among dahil tatlo sila. Between lang kapag dalawa.... :lol:

[metropolitan]

never passed any of the three but i like UPCAT because of the Filipino content.

[pox]

upcat is the most difficult! it gets the best out of you. those who did not passed clearly does not have the UP material. if you have the potential, UP will get you. like me!!!

[dingclancy23]

All high schools use its upcat passing rate as their performance gauge... even the elitist schools use it .. there is some insecurity blooming when they register a low passing rate....

even pisay, masci, and quesci use this when rating their graduating batch... and all are required to take the upcat....

la salle ateneo and ust usually exempts us to pay application fees to encourage us to take their exam..

science high schools just has better selectivity than UP or any other university..

[mac_bolan00]

so why do most people say it's a lot harder to pas the UPCAT than --never mind. i'm tired.

[Rachmaninov]

The ACET was pretty laughable. I had been told by upper batches that it was really difficult. So I approached it with caution. But as I was taking it, I realized how easy it was. It was ridiculously simplistic. The answers were jumping right off the page!

In the end, I passed with flying colors but I thought to myself: If the guys currently enrolled in Ateneo actually thought this test was difficult, do I really want to surround myself with that crowd?

I mean, taking an easy test and saying it's easy is one thing (DLSUCET) but taking an easy test and saying it's really difficult says either of two things:

One, you're stupid; or
Two, you're deluded.

I didn't want to surround myself with deluded or stupid people so I enrolled in DLSU.

[Lasadista]

Originally posted by Rachmaninov
The ACET was pretty laughable. I had been told by upper batches that it was really difficult. So I approached it with caution. But as I was taking it, I realized how easy it was. It was ridiculously simplistic. The answers were jumping right off the page!

In the end, I passed with flying colors but I thought to myself: If the guys currently enrolled in Ateneo actually thought this test was difficult, do I really want to surround myself with that crowd?

I mean, taking an easy test and saying it's easy is one thing (DLSUCET) but taking an easy test and saying it's really difficult says either of two things:

One, you're stupid; or
Two, you're deluded.

I didn't want to surround myself with deluded or stupid people so I enrolled in DLSU.

If you think ACET is easy, then you're a rare exception. I'm a La Sallian, but I must admit I really had a very difficult time with the ACET. As a matter of fact, I failed. That's why I'm in DLSU. I also know many La Sallians like me who who failed the ACET and, as a result, ended up in DLSU.

I have no regret in being a La Sallian, but let's not be biased against the ACET just because we failed it. It smacks of sourgraping on our part.

Peace.

[dalawa_puso_ko]

My brother thought the ACET was easy. Well, that's only because he failed the UPCAT.

[paralusi]

i think i posted this twice already. but this is something that i just cannot forget.

i took the exams during the early 90s and this question truly, honestly stumped me:

si [blank] ay nagturo sa pamantasang de la salle.

it was multiple choice, and to this day i have no idea as to what the answer is (probably even if i go through the choices again).

[4MER_Pexer]

I think I haven't posted here, pero I remember before the same topic was existing, tapos meron ulit???

Anyway,

UPCAT = I think its hard. Period

ACET = time-pressuring exam. not that hard, kasi nasagot ko yung Math problems (which is actually my favorite)

DLSET = same as admu, pero hindi time pressuring. Tsaka madaming items.

USTET = easy.

I passed all of the exams pero I choose DLSU kasi wala namang Accountancy sa ATENEO. Forte ng DLSU ang commerce (IMHO :)) Why not UP? Eh non-quota course ang napasa ko dun, ala namang mag-antay ako ng two terms tsaka ako magshi shift, parang di practical. (from BS Math to Business Admin and Accountancy). UST naman, Accountancy kinuha ko, pero sabi sa kin ng mga relatives ko, di raw maganda ang commerce sa UST.

:)

[fonze]

Originally posted by dingclancy23
All high schools use its upcat passing rate as their performance gauge... even the elitist schools use it .. there is some insecurity blooming when they register a low passing rate....

even pisay, masci, and quesci use this when rating their graduating batch... and all are required to take the upcat....

la salle ateneo and ust usually exempts us to pay application fees to encourage us to take their exam..

science high schools just has better selectivity than UP or any other university..

UPCAT hard?
Are you from one of the Science HS you've mentioned?

Manila Science HS batches 1990 to 2002 has a batting average of:

*94% passed UPCAT (99.7% of the students from batches 90-02 took it)

*82% passed DLSET (68.6% of the students from batches 90-02 took it)

*only 76% passed The ACET (70% of the students from batches 90-02 took it)

conclusion?
...do your math *okay*

[NunoSaPunso]

Which is harder, passing the UPCAT NON-QUOTA courses , or passing the DLSUCET, ACET and USTET?

I know alot of people who passed the UPCAT (non-quota) but went to UST and DLSU instead, because they didn't pass their first.

[ChristChurch]

NunoSaPunso,

Maybe passing UPCAT in other campuses but not Diliman and Manila.

[dingclancy23]

fonze taga masci ka pa naman..

never in my post did i mention that upcat was hard......

and you're lying... your batch 02 never got that passing rate...

[blue_spaghetti]

Honestly speaking, the hardest was that of ADMU's. Of all 4 exams (UPCAT, USTET, DLSCET & ACET), the only exam that i wasnt able to pass was the ACET. The UPCAT wasnt "that" hard as expected (dont get me wrong..i had a hard time finishing the exam too) but as we all know, UP base their admission grades not entirely on the exam itself but also from your highschool grades, so if you thought that the UPCAT wasnt hard and yet you were not able to pass it, one reason why you failed it could be because of your highschool grades..or simply because you were not able to meet the desired grade. As for the USTET & DLSET, i think they were the easier ones...just my opinion. :p

[tyanak_me]

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Honestly speaking, the hardest was that of ADMU's. Of all 4 exams (UPCAT, USTET, DLSCET & ACET), the only exam that i wasnt able to pass was the ACET. The UPCAT wasnt "that" hard as expected (dont get me wrong..i had a hard time finishing the exam too) but as we all know, UP base their admission grades not entirely on the exam itself but also from your highschool grades, so if you thought that the UPCAT wasnt hard and yet you were not able to pass it, one reason why you failed it could be because of your highschool grades..or simply because you were not able to meet the desired grade. As for the USTET & DLSET, i think they were the easier ones...just my opinion.
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Possible alternicks shouldn't count. No offense.

[blue_spaghetti]

Originally posted by tyanak_me

Possible alternicks shouldn't count. No offense.

HUH? hey c'mon that was my PERSONAL opinion. what's wrong with my post? and what alternick?

:confused:

[tyanak_me]

At least you don't remind me of the obvious alternicks around here. Sorry then.

[LaTtE`M]

The ACET is easy, sans the absurd time limit.

The UPCAT was okay. Tiring by sheer volume.

The DLSCET didn't give me the same time limit problems as ACET.

[dhines]

Originally posted by imax
hmm. well...

upcat was okay.. but it was tiring.. siguro kasi 1st test..

acet was hard...

dlsuet was relatively easier than the acet...

i really cant believe the way upians handle their pride.. grabe.. pero i cant really generalize.. alam nyo bat nagkakaron ng mga away na ganto? kasi just so happens na may mga jerks in ateneo, dlsu and in up and sila nagspaspark ng ganitong stupidity. My cousin was UP'S BAA Magna Cum Laude batch 01 and sobrang down to earth niya.. i dont get kung bakit ang yayabang ng ibang mga UPista. hindi mo naman sigurado kung may ibabatbat talaga sila.

Alam nyo bat mahirap makapasok ng UP? kasi may regional quota sila. nagkataon na most probably the best students are studying in the metro manila area. Now the number of those students studying in Met Mla accepted into UP will be equal the number of lets say Region 3 applicants. Kahit mas mataas yung nakuha mo sa UPCAT kaysa don sa taga Region 3 pero hindi ka nakapasok don sa regional quota ng NCR at siya kasama don sa quota for Region 3, siya tanggap ikaw hinde. Sabi nga nila, magaral ka sa probinsya on your 4th year and tingnan mo, mas malaki chances mo makapasok sa UP.

As for me, i never really did dream of studying in UP. (Tho i was accepted in Diliman for the much aspired Pol Sci course) I didn't dream to become an employee. Ateneo could assure me the type of future i need. Owell to each his own..

at the end of the day.. sana kung best talaga kayo.. patunayan nyo. jason_s and gerry_lim you make me sad. yun nalang, you give your beloved UP a bad name. ingat ingat lang..


i totally agree with you except on one point :
now where did you hear that PolSci is a much aspired UP course?
^_^
peace

[stanley]

Originally posted by pox
upcat is the most difficult! it gets the best out of you. those who did not passed clearly does not have the UP material. if you have the potential, UP will get you. like me!!!

UP material?

:D

[four_bagger]

those who did not passed clearly does not have the UP material.

those who did not pass clearly do not....

Para kang taga-Taft! :D

[LaTtE`M]

Originally posted by four_bagger
those who did not pass clearly do not....

Para kang taga-Taft! :D

Taga Katipunan ka 'no? :glee:

[rodentor]

don't you think this thread alienates other reputable schools such as uap, csb, adamson, feu and san beda?

please be more sensitive.

[rodentor]

i am bumping this because i demand an answer.

[whoopsidaisies]

i'm a senior in High School and i took all 3 tests early this schoolyear. in short, what you'll be reading will be certified true and correct:

UPCAT: after taking the test, 'false confidence' sets in. since the test is pretty easy (tricky lang yung science), the applicants think they'd pass (sample question: ano what is the Philippines' capital?). sa UP kasi, it's not the test, it's the competition. imagine, 60,000++ students all over the country are taking the same test you're taking, and right-minus-wrong pa.

ACET: good thing with this test is walang science. and madali lang yung general information. time pressure lang talaga yung kalaban mo. before we took the acet, people said na it was the 'test not meant to be finished', pero it's not exactly like that. it IS finishable. pressured ka nga lang talaga. and besides, it isn't right-minus wrong so you can make a wild guess if youre absolutely clueless and not worry about it! oh and another thing.. mahirap yung part where there's this statement and you have to think whether it's definitely true, probably true, probably false, definitely false, or no conclusion can be made. parang--WHAT?!?! super brain bleeder yung part na yun!

DLSUCET: i was surprised to read the first posts in this thread. the DLSUCET was easy before? aba, mukhang bagong buhay na yung office of admissions nila ah.. yung entrance test ng DLSU, for me and for most of my classmates, was the HARDEST of the 3. the essay part was easy, pero yung math, it was terrible! as in, complicated trigo! eh back when we took the test, we just started our trigo lessons. tapos advanced algebra pa! yung spatial reasoning, yung 'what is the next figure in this series', and yung what is the pattern.. grabe! super draining, mapapaisip ka talaga!

unlike UP, sa DLSU naman, after the test, isip mo for sure hindi ka papasa. kasi hindi mo natapos, marami kang naskip, marami kang hinulaan.. but you'll be pleasantly surprised months later to find out that you, in fact, passed!

in our school, almost equal lang yung number of people who passed the DLSUCET and ACET (mga 60-65%--accepted and waitlisted), the percentage dwindled when it came to the UPCAT, 21% nalang!

ang haba na nito..
hope this was helpful(lalo na sa mga incoming HS Seniors)!

:) :) :)

[whoopsidaisies]

oops typo

the applicants think they'd pass (sample question: ano what is the Philippines' capital?). >>>>> haha ano na, may what pa.. sorry na-double!

[MBAwannabe]

Originally posted by whoopsidaisies


in our school, almost equal lang yung number of people who passed the DLSUCET and ACET (mga 60-65%--accepted and waitlisted), the percentage dwindled when it came to the UPCAT, 21% nalang!

:) :) :)
you must have come from one of the elite and very expensive Manila based high schools. if you, for instance, come from a high school in the province, 60% - 65% acceptance rate in Ateneo and La Salle is very high and the 21% in UP is very, very high.

way back in 1997, there were only 7 students who passed UPCAT in Diliman and another 7 or 8 in other UP campuses out from the more than 260 applicants from my school. Around 43 to 45 were admitted to Ateneo. but only 17 were admitted to De La Salle, because only around half of the batch took the entrance exam.

[im_atheneo]

DeLSET was still the easiest among the three during our time.

Bat di nyo sinama yung USTET dito? daya naman.

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[Falcon_Spines]

UPCAT> more on quantity.

ACET> more on logic.

DLCUCET> more on maths.

USTET> more on english

Hehe sinama ko na USTET.

[Falcon_Spines]

Haha grabe bakit ka ba galit sa UST? mababait naman mga tao doon ah...

[Ischaramoochie]

:angel:

ahihihi!

[Falcon_Spines]

Eh bakit ka galit sa kanila? tanong lang....

[Cyberspace_law]

plain insecurity!

[im_atheneo]

sorry bigfatratt...

you can say na paranoid na ako from getting banned, sorry.

Falcon_Spines: di kasi kasama sa topic *** USTET e, the guy's just being objective. Please understand.

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[im_atheneo]

sorry bigfatratt...

you can say na paranoid na ako from getting banned, sorry.

Falcon_Spines: di kasi kasama sa topic *** USTET e, the guy's just being objective. Please understand.

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[mahreeyell]

UPCAT - it was easy. but mahirap pumasok.

ACET - madali ang vocab.. mahirap ang abstract. mahirap ang math.

DLSU - madali din ang vocab. mahirap din ang math. nakakainis 2 essays.

USTET - didnt take it. i chose uap instead.

UA&P - Math part was as hard as Ateneo's. and medjo kakaiba yung english exam. May mga mozart and greek mythology pa.. ang labo nga. hehe..

[im_atheneo]

bat naman you had rather chosen the UA&P e-ex over UST's?

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[mahreeyell]

my mom thought it would be better if i go to UA&P instead because of the 5 yr masteral program they have and ust is kinda far from where i live... JG-SOM ka? :D

[im_atheneo]

yup, currently studying at the MANAGEMENT building donated by a Lasallian MANAGEMENT graduate.

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[AbulugAdventure]

Well, UPCAT, mejo natuliro ako bigla nung maging Tagalog ang Math questions nila. Naguluhan taloy ako. Nasa-isip ko "Tama ba itong nakikita ko?" :lol:

I also took USTet and DLSUCET, passed both, and they are abit easier compared to UPCAT. USTET more concentrated sa English, while DLSU, I think sa Science at my time. Passed both, but never enrolled in any of those schools due to my failing health at that time (layo kasing sobra). :~(

[isHnoB]

i took 4 college entrance tests last school year (2003-2004) and i can say that:

UPCAT: it was fairly easy but then again, i knew i wouldn't be able to get into UP since marami ang kumuha ng test ... true enough i didn't get in.

ACET: at first i thought that it would be difficult since my sister got waitlisted when she applied (she's smarter than me) ... but it was okay. hindi mahirap, hindi madali. time pressured nga lang. i passed this test.

USTET: it was easy! parang seatwork lang. obviously, pumasa ako dito. hehe.

DLSUCET: this was the hardest test ever! pressured rin ako sa time ... may isang part na hindi ko natapos. sobrang hirap. kala ko hindi nako papasa pero pumasa pa rin ako.

[im_atheneo]

easy ishnob, you might get banned

tsk tsk, prudence please

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[friday11]

hmmm.... just graduated this year (2004) from high school. i took test in UP, ADMU and UST. (sorry lasallians, malayo masyado eh. at di type ng tatay ko.) I don't wanna say na madali yung iba dahil kahit papaano napaisip ako sa bawat isa sa kanila. anyway, here are my observations:

UPCAT 2004

English: ok lang. for a person like me who doesn't like english that much, madali siya.

Math: MADALI. (i don't want to show off or something, but im just telling the truth.) If you like Math during your high school, or you get good grades in Math, you'll do well in this part. I finished 6 minutes before the time. Hehehe... Basta. Madali for me.

Science: Shux. Dito talaga ako napaisip ng masyado. Mostly general science topics. Yung mga topics nung first year high na malamang sa malamang ay nakalimutan ko na. Yung iba alam kong dati ko siyang naaral pero di ko na talaga matandaan. I even skipped around 14 items in the science part.

But nevertheless, I PASSED. :)


ACET 2004

Hmmm... This one's A LOT EASIER than the one i took the earlier year for AJSS. (of course, i didn't pass that one.)

English: moderately DIFFICULT. labo.
basta mahirap siya pero hindi naman sobrang hirap na wala ka namang masasagutan. hindi masyadong mahirap yung vocab portion nito. akala ko nga mangagamote na ko ng husto. but for an average english student like me, ok naman siya. pinakamahirap na part for me, was the one with filling in the blanks. shux.... kailangan pare-pareho yung tense ng mga choices mo. kung hindi... lagot.

Gen. Info: hahaha... best part to. nakakatuwa kasi sagutan dahil may mga questions na "nyek. ang dali naman" at "gosh! how am I supposed to know this?" hahaha... basta fun....

Math: average, if you will ask me. lots of algebra. proportion. konting logarithms, trigo.... geom....

Pero yung ACET 2003 (which i took for the AJSS) was hell for me. I barely know a thing... grabe. junior pa lang kasi. di naman ako ganun katalino. basta. grabe yung time limit nun. 25 items, 5 minutes. yes. 5 minutes. minsan logical reasoning pa yun. i remember nasa 13th item pa lang ako, sabi nung proctor, "1 minute left". grabe. tadtad ba ng conics and logarithms yung test. eh wala akong kaalam-alam nung panahon na yun. (geom kasi 3rd year namin).

Yung ACET 2004 (yung tinake ko in my senior year) was a lot easier. a lot talaga. inincrease na nila to 15 minutes yung mga 5-minute 25-item tests. kasi naman, imposible talagang masagutan yung ng estudyante ng mabuti. at saka nung time na yun, walang conics at kumonti ang logarithms. kaya laking tuwa ko.

at laking tuwa ako nung pumasa ako. hehehe... :)


USTET 2004

eto na lang:

EASIEST AMONG THE 3. yun.


DLSUCET 2004

hindi ako nagtake pero ang kwento ng mga kaklase ko ay... MAHIRAP. yun daw yung pinakamahirap na tinake nila. kahit sinong tanungin ko yun ang sinasabi.

Eto lang ang wierd, my friend ako, waitlisted siya sa DLSU for a bio course.

But she PASSED UP Diliman, BS Biology. Labo.

[gobbledygook]

What's preposterous about that? If most of your friends said that the DLSUCET is the hardest exam that they took then shouldn''t that make you less befogged. It doesn't seem illogical to me considering that you even supported your argument with some facts.

[nerdox]

Took UP, UST and DLSU college entrance exams (year 1999). UP was the hardest in my opinion. DLSU was fairly easy. (I came very prepared though, dream school). UST was very easy though.

I'm actually surprised many people here found DLSU Exam harder than the UPCAT. Something must have changed.

[nerdox]

ustig! edit mo yang post mo kakarnihin yan!!!! :lol:

[LaTtE`M]

Originally posted by nerdox
I'm actually surprised many people here found DLSU Exam harder than the UPCAT. Something must have changed.

Same here. Back in 97 this was one of the easier tests. I guess DLSU is seriously making efforts to rid itself of the negative image that has hounded it for sometime. Kudos to the alma mater for this.

friday11

Mahirap talaga pumasok sa DLSU Biology kasi napakarami na rin na nagte-take nito. It's one of the more in-demand courses in DLSU, if not the most, along with Comp-Sci and ECE.

I'm not aware if it has a quota though.

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Animo La Salle! Hubugin ang Animo sa Bawat Lasalyano!

[candlebox]

I took the entrance tests for UP, Ateneo, DLSU, and UA&P last year. Here's my evaluation:

UPCAT
I found it easy, really. My school is really lousy in teaching math but a lot of the problems were the type that look complicated but you can solve eventually. English was a shoo-in, and the Filipino part wasn't that bad, there was even a Pugad Baboy strip in one of the questions.

Now science was hell. I hate science, never was good at it, and will forever detest it. The test was full of charts and diagrams that had lines the made no sense, and terms that I had never encountered. Other questions did make some sense and all you need is a good grasp of the fundamental lessons you had in high school.

And by some crazy miracle, I passed... sa Diliman pa... whoa.

ACET
Math was extremely long, but solvable, and no, I wasn't able to finish it. English was easy, general information and logical reasoning just required common sense. Vocabulary wasn't that bad, and reading comprehension just required a bit of patience.

What I hated about the ACET was the abstract reasoning. I usually enjoy answering it, but with this test, no matter how hard you think, sometimes the series of pictures had no reasonable connection to one another; and when you figure out something in your head eventually, you won't find it among the choices. Bwiset.

Oh, I passed, it's passable; and I'm going to school there this school year.

DLSUCET
Hard. I found it so hard that I can't even remember anything about it besides the fact that there were so many instances that I wanted to snap my pencil out of frustration with all the concepts that were so foreign to me. I didn't study.

But I passed, and a lot of people in my school passed it too.

UA&P
I took this test for granted; english was fine, math was hard, and there was a listening test. Eh?

I was scheduled for an interview, but I never showed up. And to think they called my house 3 times to verify my cancellation.

In Summary,
UP = ok lang. Ateneo = time pressured. La Salle = hard. UA&P = i didn't take this seriously

[cheerio_888]

Mahirap *** UPCAT kasi, sa first quarter ng skul year un. But as tiem goes by, mare-realize mo na *** mga items sa UPCAT eh na-take na sa 4th year siguro mga 2nd o 3rd quater.

[im_atheneo]

Originally posted by ustig!
i think that between the three, ust is still the harder. i can not explain, but it seems to be the truth.

GRAMMAR POLICE HERE


among the three...

... still hardest


RECOMMENDATION: Lahsh out your english teacher there in espana for not giving you your money's worth.

peace :D

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[LaTtE`M]

Originally posted by im_atheneo
Lahsh out your english teacher there in espana for not giving you your money's worth.


SPELLING POLICE HERE:

It's "lash." :rotflmao: :rotfl: :glee:

[LongBow]

here we go...

[juantwothree123]

sa thread title pa lang mali na ang grammar. it should be among, not between.

either mali ang grammar n'ya or pinilit n'yang isingit ang Lasale's test.

kinikilabutan nga ako to see lasale's name sa mga college entrance review schools. sa totoo lang, nakakakilabot.

[im_atheneo]

and biggest orthodox is...

nandito ang mga Thomasians to talk about their e-exam when their's not included in the thread title

anyway, that just goes to prove the statstics that only 95% of Filipinos are literate

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[juantwothree123]

it's ok to include to ust's exam. ok lang isama ang Philippines No. 3 university.

[LaTtE`M]

Unfortunately some people here are sick enough so tht they merely seek opportunities to bash other schools.

If you call that school pride, it speaks so much about your school.

[ayamanika]

you cannot really compare the three entrance exams because its fields varies. people may find upcat hard because of the talalog questions while some find acet hard because of their language and science. it all depends on the person taking the exam to which is good or not.

[LongBow]

Originally posted by ustig!
what survey results did you consult to conclude that ust is number three? i take exception to that rule. in the hearts and mind of thomasians, we were, we are and we always be number one.

viva!

:lol:

[im_atheneo]

you and your make-believe world ustig hahahahahahahhaha

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[easternstar]

Just took it last last year... 2002 so that means batch 2003 ako

UP- uhmmmm... OK lang naman mahirap nga lang talagang makapasok but I passed sa awa ng Diyos :-)

Ateneo- didn't take it nahuli na kasi ako sa application eh pero sabi ng bestfriend ko who took the ACET sobrang hirap daw

DLSU- it was OK dapat magaling ka sa essay OK lang naman siya hindi naman gaanong madali, di naman gaanong mahirap. I passed nga pala

UST- madali lang siya (huwag niyo akong aawayin, pang high school yung mga tanong) pero may ibang parts kaunti lang na nahirapan ako (Mathematically challenged kasi ako) hehehe :-) passed

UA&P- didn't bother to take the exam ang mahal kasi dun eh kaya huwag na lang

[goo]

yabangan blues na naman. pfffft.

[im_atheneo]

dont worry, The Ateneo doesn't care.

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[im_atheneo]

WRONG ANSWER.

I passed the ACET, i'm therefore good at something you aren't.

peace :D

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[juantwothree123]

Originally posted by ustig!
what survey results did you consult to conclude that ust is number three? i take exception to that rule. in the hearts and mind of thomasians, we were, we are and we always be number one.

viva!

ok. ayaw mo ng no. 3? no. 4 na lang.
1. Ateneo
2. UP (Diliman and Manila ONLY)
3. UA&P
4. UST

:)

[lakitabadaga]

hahaha! what is that ustig guy on?!

[Thoma§]

Originally posted by lakitabadaga
hahaha! what is that ustig guy on?!
why do you want to know? :eek:

[LaTtE`M]

I'm starting to have the impression that we have a serious and widespread drug problem across universities in the NCR. :glee:

[Bazooka_Joe]

ustig ayos ka 'din, tsong. nice style. dami mo "nabingwit". :lol:

[lakitabadaga]

save the user, jail the pusher!

hahaha!

[bluviolet]

Wala namang geology, archi, optometry...etc sa Ateneo, how can they top the board exams in those fields? That doesn't make sense!

Originally posted by jason_s
pinatulan mo pa...wala namang alam yan. Bumagsak pa yan sa UPCAT kaya nga nasa Ateneo lang yan...

You forgot to mention the ff:

Chem
Geology
Chem Eng
Mechanical Eng
Civil Eng
Met Eng
ECE
Medicine
Accounting
Archi
Interior Design
Education
Nursing
PT
Dentistry
Optometry

According to CHED, pag Board Exam ang pag-uusapan, UP, UST, DLSU ang hari! Walang Ateneo.
:D

[bluviolet]

Originally posted by ustig!
correction: i did not pass the acet because i did not lik to take the acet. to me, it is nothing but a bunch of crop!

WHatkind of crop? Root crop?

[JuanHatooHatree]

Originally posted by superbrat
i agree. bakit ba puro na lang ateneo-up-la salle?

pano na nga ba ang uap, csb, adamson, feu and san beda?

Ateneo-UP lang. masyado mo naman pinapalaki ulo ng lasalle, e.

[tyanak_me]

*looks up*

At paano naman nagkaroon ng alam tungkol sa UP yung hindi pumasa sa UPCAT?

[prodent]

nice thread.

[Coño Guy]

UPCAT is right minus wrong, for every 3 mistakes, minus 1 pa ulit. cut-offs during my third year at diliman:

Diliman: 2.34
Manila: 2.31
LB: 2.52
Cebu: 2.51
Mindanao: 2.62
Baguio: 2.57?
Pampanga: 2.6
Visayas: ?

Manila has a higher cut-off. I dunno if that was the same when i passed the UPCAT.

[MercuryMatters]

i though it was right-minus-4 wrongs

that was the gossip 3 years ago

[testosterone]

Yes, I think it was -0.25 for every wrong answer during our batch.

Manila had a higher cut-off than Diliman the year ago. That's because most of the ones who got higher UPGs wanted to go into the College of Nursing. Hehe.

[twerpy_craphead]

Originally posted by jason_s
Really? so, have you checked where are the top 5 of Ateneo high school '03 went for college? :D The three were even Merit Scholars.

John Christopher, top one of Brent International School, mayaman, hindi nag ACET (because he never considered ADMU as one of the better ones) is now in UP Diliman.

You know where the vale of LSGH went for college? How about the vales of Poveda, OB Montessori and Woodrose? vale Southville International School, mayaman, Merit scholar, nag UP Physics.

Elite din ba ang Sacred heart School for boys in Cebu? Nasa UP Diliman vale nila. Economics. St. Theresa's Cebu's vale, BAA in UPD.

Mukha ka kasing pera!



if im not mistaken, yung vale ata ng paref(?) woodrose batch'03 is currently in la salle...

[gundam]

2.34 cut off sa diliman? sayang! 2.35 ako... waaaa konti na lang pala!hehehehe anyway, masaya naman ako sa pamantasang kinalalagyan ko ngayon.Ü

[gAda_gAda]

UPCAT - relatively easy questions, tough competition

ACET - hard questions, time pressure

DLSUCET - a bit harder than the UPCAT but w/o the nationwide competition, may essay part na medyo nakakatamad sagutan

USTET - uhmmm, let's just say that ustig! passed it...

[itsmektine]

hello!

ill be taking the ustet soon.. how many questions ba sya? and may time limit ba?..

[prodent]

kahit lasing ka, papasa ka ng ustet, hija.

[MercuryMatters]

ang hirap naman bumagsak sa UST admission exam

sino may tip?

[bigbadblue]

wag ka sumipot pag exam date mo na.

[yuchengcoo]

A comparison of these 3 univ.

ACET - time pressure.
UPCAT - reading compre part, and right minus wrong.
DLSU - got no idea.

[MercuryMatters]

Originally posted by bigbadblue
wag ka sumipot pag exam date mo na.

yan lang ba ang way?

marami kasi yung pinapatake ng parents yung anak ng ust admission exam kahit ayaw naman nung anak na magaral talaga dun e...

i hope someone could help them.

[Bandido]

^^ paulit ulit na lang ...boring na ...iba naman

[MercuryMatters]

tumulong ka na lang para masagot na yang mahirap na tanong

[prodent]

kahit paa ang ipangsulat mo sa pagsagot, papasa ka pa rin sa ustet.

[Bandido]

^^ CHICKEN ka pa rin .... tak tak talaok ....

[gAda_gAda]

Originally posted by MercuryMatters
marami kasi yung pinapatake ng parents yung anak ng ust admission exam kahit ayaw naman nung anak na magaral talaga dun e...

gusto kasing siguraduhin ng mga magulang na may ipapasa kahit isang entrance exam ang mga anak nila

[prodent]

it is no sin to be safe naman, di ba?

[acacia_tree]

Originally posted by prodent
kahit paa ang ipangsulat mo sa pagsagot, papasa ka pa rin sa ustet.

isulat mo lang ang pangalan mo, papasa ka na. :D

[acacia_tree]

bakit ba pilit na kunukumpara ang DLSUCET sa ACET? e yung social climber naming neighbor na nag-Saudi ang Ama (now Daddy na ang tawag) na ga-munggo ang utak nakakuha ng Scholarship sa DLSU.

[Bandido]

^^mas grabe pala sa ateneo ....kahit walang utak na tulad mo nakakuha ng scholarship???

[acacia_tree]

mas grabe sa la salle at ust, kahit walang ulo pumapasa.

[sleepyrat]

seriously, sabi nung anak nung driver namin, parang pang grade IV lang daw talaga yung entrance test ng ust.

[Bandido]

Originally posted by acacia_tree
mas grabe sa la salle at ust, kahit walang ulo pumapasa.

korni......next ....

[Bandido]

^^ trying hard naman masyado ....next ....

[egAd]

Originally posted by JupiterJives
hey, yan rin sinabi nung anak ng taga-linis ng swimming pool namin. though, the boy said it was like for grade 6

i was already urging the father to make his son enroll at ust. But the father was reluctant, and said "sayang e, matalinong bata itong si junjun"

yep, sayang *** talino ng batang yun, baka masayang lang sa ust kasi pang high school *** *** tinuturo..

pero *** balut vendor na nakasalubong ko ang tindi magyabang na napasa niya *** ustet, i can't blame him, ust is the oldest e...

[Bandido]

^^ zzzzzzzzzzz next ....

[extranjero]

as for me sobrang time pressured ang ACET as in! nag-iisip pa lang ako e next part of exam na....

next is UPCAT. grabe yung math part. akala ko elem algeb lang. pag-take ko may algeb trigo geom at take note yung tipong pang MTAP or pang advanced level. di ko nga alam kung bakit ganun kahirap e. takang-taka na lang kami pagkatapos kasi sabi ay basic math lang daw. feel ko nga napaglaruan kami ng admissions committee...

next is DLSUET. mahirap ang english and math. may essay pa. pero not as hard as ACET and UPCAT....

USTET. nagulat ako kasi sa math ay tinanong kung anong triangle ang may 2 sides equal!!! nagulantang ako sa dali ng questions sa math. ito lang ang math subtest na parang confident ako sa mga sagot ko. english part though ay mahirap din parang sa ACET, UPCAT at DLSUET din.

as for the tests that i passed.... secret na lang...

[faaip_de_oiad]

I didnt take the UST and DLSU exams, but from what I heard from my friends, the latter's math exam was really challenging.

NO offense, but my friends who took the UST exam found it real easy.

nung time ko, nadalian ako sa UPCAT. it's a matter of luck as well us a matter of preparedness.

ACET, harder than the UPCAT in terms of the questions per se, but it was still easier to pass due to the lower level of competition.

[gAdagAin]

Originally posted by egAd
yep, sayang *** talino ng batang yun, baka masayang lang sa ust kasi pang high school *** *** tinuturo..

pero *** balut vendor na nakasalubong ko ang tindi magyabang na napasa niya *** ustet, i can't blame him, ust is the oldest e...

sayang nga naman *** talino ng batang yon, baka masayang lang sa ust...

[thaiexchange]

contrary to common belief, USTET is the hardest. times have changed now. for more info, visit this thread:

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=188740&perpage=40&pagenumber=2

[Coño Guy]

Originally posted by thaiexchange
contrary to common belief, USTET is the hardest. times have changed now. for more info, visit this thread:

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=188740&perpage=40&pagenumber=2

yeah, hardest to fail. hehe :D

[gAdagAin]

^^ and you can attest to that? wow!

[mr_mur]

i took upcat and acet... comparing them, acet is way harder than upcat... i wasn't able to finish the math part... but i still passed.:D

[PlutoPlays]

Originally posted by gAdagAin
^^ and you can attest to that? wow!

maybe he passed ust admission exam with flying colors.

viva haha

[s1xt3en]

TOOK 4 EXAMS THIS YEAR (2004) and these are MY opinions.


ACET= HARD. damn hard. the math part especially. but the english proficiency was easy. time pressured. no idea if i'll pass this one.

UPCAT=relatively easy. THE HARDEST TO PASS. i liked the math part. puro problem solving..(favorite ko yung ganun eh..). tuwang tuwa ako dun sa reading comprehension at language proficiency..nakakaaliw yung comic strip. i don't think i'll pass the UPCAT though. *sigh*

DLSUCET= ang dali, dyos ko kahit lasing ako maipapasa ko to. (i took the DLSU damsa exams ha..hindi yung sa taft).

UA&P= the math part was even harder than the ACET's math part.

yun lang. opinions ko lang.
didn't bother to take the USTET. ayaw ng tatay ko sa UST (di ko alam kung bakit..)

[zacharaiolsen]

acet - nahirapan ako kasi may ongoing school program just next to the bldng i was taking the exam at, very challenging yung logic..

up - di masyadong mahirap, lalong di rin naman madali. eto ata pinaka mahaba. may hang over pa ko while taking it.

dlsu - i think ito ang pinaka-credible, kase meron syang essay part, (1 engilsh & 1 filipino pa nga samen nun) di lang naman kasi sa multiple choice lagi nakikita ang sagot sa tanong, mas maipapakita mo kakayahan ng utak mo dito.

ua&p - super hirap ng math. kaya nga may math lab subject pa dun, pre-req sa regular math 101 para sa mga mababa ang scores sa math part ng exam !!!

[foreignexchange]

Originally posted by s1xt3en
TOOK 4 EXAMS THIS YEAR (2004) and these are MY opinions.


ACET= HARD. damn hard. the math part especially. but the english proficiency was easy. time pressured. no idea if i'll pass this one.

UPCAT=relatively easy. THE HARDEST TO PASS. i liked the math part. puro problem solving..(favorite ko yung ganun eh..). tuwang tuwa ako dun sa reading comprehension at language proficiency..nakakaaliw yung comic strip. i don't think i'll pass the UPCAT though. *sigh*

DLSUCET= ang dali, dyos ko kahit lasing ako maipapasa ko to. (i took the DLSU damsa exams ha..hindi yung sa taft).

UA&P= the math part was even harder than the ACET's math part.

yun lang. opinions ko lang.
didn't bother to take the USTET. ayaw ng tatay ko sa UST (di ko alam kung bakit..)

the USTET has been the hardest amongst philippine universities' entrance exams. maybe your father did not pass it in his time so he didnt bother to make you take it so as to save some money.

[jenna_haze]

This thread is all about comparing The ACET, dlsuet, and upcat. The entrance exams of RP's top 3 universities. (yup...just 3)

But I guess some people have to gate crash. Insecurities perhaps.

[s1xt3en]

Originally posted by foreignexchange
the USTET has been the hardest amongst philippine universities' entrance exams. maybe your father did not pass it in his time so he didnt bother to make you take it so as to save some money.

i asked my dad about this, turns out he also didn't bother to take the test. nagalit pa nga nung tinanong ko e! sabay banat bigla ng, "how can i fail if i never took it in the first place?". so there.

he studied in one of the so called "big 3" (diba pang gasolina yun?..anyway..) during his time.

[PlutoPlays]

Originally posted by jenna_haze
This thread is all about comparing The ACET, dlsuet, and upcat. The entrance exams of RP's top 3 universities. (yup...just 3)

But I guess some people have to gate crash. Insecurities perhaps.

UA&P is at fourth.

followed by mapua, feu, adamson, san beda, ue, letran... agree?

[tonder_bolt]

kindly stop implying that ust are gatecrashers.

appreciate it.

[coyote_ugly]

i took DLSUCET, ACET, UPCAT, UA&PCET (or whatever that is), and para sakin nahirapan talaga ako sa DLSUCET.. dunno pero nagkulang talaga yung time ko lalo na dun sa english part.. mahirap din *** exam sa UA&P! shux nangamote talaga ako dun! as in wala akong masagutan! easiest for me was UPCAT.. science lang *** medyo mahirap sa kanila.. oh and dont forget that darn reading comp.! kasi sa huli pa sya kaya ang sakit na sa ulo! grrr!! anyways, di pa ko nakakakuha ng USTET.. ngaung nov.28 palang.. :)

[superexchange]

Originally posted by jenna_haze
This thread is all about comparing The ACET, dlsuet, and upcat. The entrance exams of RP's top 3 universities. (yup...just 3)

But I guess some people have to gate crash. Insecurities perhaps.

sorry to burst your bubble, but we would rather just bring and construct our own gates than to crash others - be awed and be struck. let's all stop being crabs and lobsters.

[lucky_me_00]

hahahaha... mga taga Katipunan talaga..... sige na the hardest na ang ACET!

hahahah

[god_of_all]

i didnt take the ACET nor the DLSUET. madali lang naman yung sa UP eh...

[vicaimmonen]

During my time, the hardest among the 3 was the ACET. Then DLSUCET came in second. The easiest for me was the UPCAT.

[e.rod_enterprys]

acet was pretty hard.

never bothered taking other exams.

[apricot_cream]

marami akong tinake na college entrance exam. di ko kasi alam ang skills and intelligence ko talaga e so i tried them all. mahirap ang upcat, acet and dlsuet. yan lang yung mga "may dating" para sa akin, kahit yung sa ust ang dali! and expectedly pumasa ako sa mga yun.

sayang yang mga entrance exams, ang strict pa naman magpa recon. hindi rin ako natanggap sa lasalle or ateneo.

[karolsee]

up - totally easy. meron pa yung parang comics tas analyze mo ano yung iniisip nung character? hahahaha!!! but it's really hard to get in. figures I didnt. HAHA!

ateneo - time pressure especially on the logical reasoning part. so more or less get ready to just shade em all whaha! english and math's ok not that hard. But I think the tests basically on luck since yun nga puro guessing game.

lasalle - same thing as ateneo well for me, it was easy except for the science part for I do not remember all those things anymore so once again.. guessing game. haha

easiest one I've taken = ust. meron dun which among the ff is the hardest?
a. cotton
b. stone
c. diamond

parang ganun whaha tas meron den.. which among the ff is higher than 54
a. 52
b. 65
c. 34
d. 2

smething like that syempre d na accurate yung choices and stuff diba whaha pero super weh talaga parang what the. hahaha! ua&p den easy pero not that easy naman.. haha!

[wafungbata]

i only took three entrance examinations.. acet, upcat and ustet..

for me...

pinakamahirap *** acet.... tapos talagang time pressure pa...

upcat naman eh ok lang... quite easy.. kaya lang talagang mahirap makapasok sa up kasi ang dami daming kumukuha ng entrance exams...

pinakamadali *** ustet... as in...
karolsee was right.. ang dami ngang mga tanong na ganun...

fortunately.. i passed the three exams...
and im excited ng magcollege.. hehe

[will_stayed]

easiest one I've taken = ust. meron dun which among the ff is the hardest?
a. cotton
b. stone
c. diamond

parang ganun whaha tas meron den.. which among the ff is higher than 54
a. 52
b. 65
c. 34
d. 2

smething like that syempre d na accurate yung choices and stuff diba whaha pero super weh talaga parang what the. hahaha! haha!

legend even has it that a 13-year-old yosi vendor aced the ustet while being chased by three (3) asong ulols.

teka, bakit nakikisingit na naman ang ust?

[jude_dlcruz]

Wow, is that true?!!
Anyway, I've only taken two college entrance tests, the UPCAT and USTET. The UPCAT was a lot easier for me than the USTET, maybe because I did study hard for that. I've a classmate who took 3 college entrance tests and even took the SAT. She flunked the UPCAT and was a waitlist applicant in UST, but amazingly, she passed the ACET. This is a no joke.
That classmate of mine told me that she really was expecting she would fail the UPCAT. But, contrary to what they'd been saying about how hard the ACET was, she said that it was a pretty easy test. She is an incoming Management student in Ateneo.

[MacTurd]

DLSUCET: Measures basic literacy skills (if you can read and write, you'll pass)

UPCAT: Measures your Pilipino proficiency and rote memory of high school subjects

ACET: Measures knowledge, verbal and mathematical skills, and IQ

[gobbledygook]

From the post of recent high school seniors who took the exams, DLSUCET tends to be the hardest. ACET proves to be one of the hardest because of the time pressure. UA&P's exam is also a brain twister. UPCAT seems to be an average-above average type of test. There's just too many applicants for limited slots. UST's exam proves to be less challenging than the aforementioned CETs.

[bouncybanana]

^ - just took the CETs, and i agree.

[zureee]

I took only 2 exams.
UPCAT- Ok lang. Pagkatapos nung exam, blank *** *** utak ko. *** ko maalala... Ehehe...
ACET- Madali lang. Sobra lang *** time pressure.

Buti na *** pumasa ko sa pareho. :D

*** sa dlsucet, di ko lam kung totoo, pro sabi nung isang friend ko shinotgun *** nila un. Tpos pumasa ***.

[karolsee]

*** sa dlsucet, di ko lam kung totoo, pro sabi nung isang friend ko shinotgun *** nila un. Tpos pumasa ***.

all a matter of luck.. haha!

[faaip_de_oiad]

Half of the UPCAT examinees will say that the exam was easy - guess what... there are only 10 000 slots available. It's not enough to find it easy. You really have to score high.

The fact that 90% of the questions are easy makes the rest of the test ironically hard.

[siLent_xiii]

UPCAT
ok lang.. hirap po onti....sayang hnd ko natapos yung math..first part pnmn din yun.. :splat:
UPM nursing kinuha kong course,i didnt pass..haha...may quota..saka yun requirement na income tax return dalawang beses ako hiningan...secret na kung bakit... la lang po..

ACET
time pressure... hirap po talaga... saka kinuha ko dun ECE na ang grade ko sa math nun HS eh feeling ko hindi pwdeng pang engineering...:eyecrazy: ..haha.. i didnt pass..

DLSUCET
ok din, merong essay,ang lalim ng tagalog na ginamit sa question sa essay(Filipino)...


I passed 4 out of 6 entrance exams :)

naninigurado kaya marami akong pinagtesan.....

kita na kung ano yun hindi ko naipasa...


i wasn't expecting na papasa ako sa DLSU-Main na ang course eh BSA ..

gulat ako kasi yun ibang nagtest sa amin na nasa top 10 hindi pumasa..(course na gusto nila, merong : polsci, educ, ....basta yun..


peace!



wala akong inaaway... totoo po yan



pero sa tingin ko depende rin minsan sa course... kung merong quota mahirap talagang lumusot....




hhmmm..share lang po...

sa batch namin ang mga nagtest :

13 DLSUCET
>>> 2 passed (BSA,un isa basta bus. course..ewan ko kung ano.pasensya na po...)
>>> 2 waitlisted (BS bio)

14 ACET
>>> 2 passed (Psychology,un isa basta bus. course..ewan ko kung ano.pasensya na po...)

[mr. yotsuya]

The problem with ACET was time pressure. I didn't finish some of the tests at the allotted time but when the examiner wasn't looking, I went back at it and filled in all the C's (or whichever letter was most common in the answered parts. hahaha...). I figured it would be better than blanks.

[coyote_ugly]

sa batch namin mukang sa ACET sila nahirapan. 3 passed ACET, 3 rin sa DLSUCET, UPCAT is 51 ang nakapasa. dun sa 51 karamihan sa UPLB.

[Introvert_S]

The problem with ACET was time pressure. I didn't finish some of the tests at the allotted time but when the examiner wasn't looking, I went back at it and filled in all the C's (or whichever letter was most common in the answered parts. hahaha...). I figured it would be better than blanks.

agree. kaya namang sagutan but I wasn't able to answer all of them due to lack of time. Yung questions pa lang mahaba na and you only have like 5 minutes per item? I wasn't able to answer all questions but I passed (physics with computer engineering)

[faaip_de_oiad]

^ I finished the math part of the ACET (ack! 5 years ago), but I know a lot of people who didn't. I know someone who left more than 20 numbers unanswered due to the time pressure. He still passed though. I dunno how I finished it in time though, maybe I was just guessing through 'em. Good thing I passed - Chem-CoE.

Everyone in my high school took the UPCAT. We had a 78% outright passing rate with an almost perfect admissions rate after reconsiderations were factored in. :D Majority of my batchmates went to UPLB, around twenty went to UP Diliman and four went to UP Manila.

Around twenty people also took the ACET. Nineteen people passed but only one enrolled.

I think less than 5 people took the exams for DLSU and UST. I dunno how they fared.

Two people took the SATs. Both of them did pretty well.

[tidus1203]

You know what, when people discuss schools they become too emtional. I'd rather be rich like Lucio Tan but a drop-out of UE than a an be a Atenean or Lasallian (having MBA's PhD's etc.) but just an employee of a comapny.

[tomasa_forever]

^^ You're right. That's why i think theres still hopes for USTE. Go Uste, love me toh!

[Lady Aki]

I took the UPCAT and DLSUCET five years ago :p heheh.

Nilagnat ako sa Math ng UPCAT, may mga 8 yata akong hindi nasagutan! Pero mas nahirapan yata ako sa DLSUCET. Pasado naman pareho. :)

[intensity1214.]

good for you, Lady Aki. isa ka sa salang-sala ng upcat.

:)

[djedric]

haha, compare upcat, acet and dlsucet?
i passed all three, heres my opinion

ACET : time pressure!!!! i remember cursing the proctor hehe, just kidding. the hardest! the only solace i had while taking the test was a Loyola Student Center (LSC) teacher's reminder "Di lang ikaw ang nahihirapan" :D :D

DLSU : Easy, even the slowest learner in our class passed it (no offense)

UPCAT: Easiest yet highly competitive. right minus wrong ba? i shaded all. again from the LSC teacher "Madali lang yan, but remember, pati ang iba nadadalian so be careful, one wrong answer is enough to put you out of the 'race'."

UST? I didnt take the test, i hate dominicans, i hate those who came from their central seminary, and i was confident i would pass la salle which is my last choice should i not pass ateneo and up. Oldest university, so what? it fits them, even their way of teaching is old. they are afraid of change.


AMA: Diploma mill, diploma mill, diploma mill!!!

[intensity1214.]

"typographical error" as your reason for editing is a sign of being sloppy and inept. thank god, you don't intend to study at UST. i'm still waiting for some grammar editing, which will make everything about you even worse.

:)

[will_stayed]

easiest one I've taken = ust. meron dun which among the ff is the hardest?
a. cotton
b. stone
c. diamond

parang ganun whaha tas meron den.. which among the ff is higher than 54
a. 52
b. 65
c. 34
d. 2

smething like that syempre d na accurate yung choices and stuff diba whaha pero super weh talaga parang what the. hahaha!


tsk tsk...

kahit siguro aso namin, papasa dito sa ustet.

yuck! :lol:

[KING de II]

ACET is the ultimate easiest...

passing rate: 30 to 40%

enrollment yield: 40% :glee:

[jude_dlcruz]

tsk tsk...

kahit siguro aso namin, papasa dito sa ustet.

yuck! :lol:

Sige nga:imu:

[djedric]

"typographical error" as your reason for editing is a sign of being sloppy and inept. thank god, you don't intend to study at UST. i'm still waiting for some grammar editing, which will make everything about you even worse.

:)

thank God indeed! so what if im sloppy and inept? is it a crime? grammar editing? do it for me please.

may superiority complex ka na parang mga dominikanong mamamatay tao