UST wins the Nationwide Search for the Math Wizard

[Cyberspace_law]

UST wins the Nationwide Search for the Math Wizard held yesterday, Feb. 17, 2007 at Diosdado Macapagal Auditorium, UP School of Economics .

[student_01]

WOW!!!

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Imbued with Unending Grace

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[Cyberspace_law]

other finalist came from UP

[ako si..]

go uste! :bounce:

[cla_cbe_d_best]

sumale ba ang ateneo? naku baka magreklamo yang mga yan sa criteria and all. joke!

[math_techie]

Congrats to that person who won the Math Wizard. Anyone from UPMC here? can we know the distributions per schools of the qualifiers that survived the elimination round?

[SUX2BÜ]

I'm having doubts with regard to that Thomasian's winning the contest. According to the atenean priests: students should be nurturing persons, life-long learners, heroic leaders, and with leadership formation, which are typical of ateneans. Is the Thomasian winner like that?

:glee:

[czarina_czarine]

Hi! I'm from UPMC. Pero ibibigay ko lang yung mga naaalala kong schools who survived, kaya lang di exact no. yung maibibigay kasi forget ko eh. hehe. from up diliman (around 3-5), ateneo (around 3-4), ust (1 lang, yung winner), up los banos (4-5), up visayas (1), galing iligan (1), pup manila (2-3). tapos nakalimutan ko na po iba. sorry.

sun life awardee went to Timothy Yusun from Ateneo.
1st place is Joseph Carpiso from UST.
2nd place is Joseph Damasco from UP Diliman.
3rd place is Mr. Gimeno from PUP.
4th place is Jireh Espinosa from UP Diliman.

[mac_bolan00]

galeng naman! although i find life insurance as a prize funny.

[erap_arroyo99]

I'm having doubts with regard to that Thomasian's winning the contest. According to the atenean priests: students should be nurturing persons, life-long learners, heroic leaders, and with leadership formation, which are typical of ateneans. Is the Thomasian winner like that?

:glee:

doesnt have to be. basta magaling at mabilis sa math. germaine lisa ang from ust also won in 2003 (tama ba, upmc?)

[kaningbrown]

I'm having doubts with regard to that Thomasian's winning the contest. According to the atenean priests: students should be nurturing persons, life-long learners, heroic leaders, and with leadership formation, which are typical of ateneans. Is the Thomasian winner like that?
:glee:
*Creates "Turns out Ateneo won the contest." thread*

Just kidding po. I just found SUX2B's post funny.

@mac
Life insurance for a prize? XD Next thing you know contests will be handing out memorial park lots as consolation prizes.

[la_flash]

congrats to the winners.

aba, aba, consistent ang PUP na may qualifier ah. :D

[Kopibun]

I'm having doubts with regard to that Thomasian's winning the contest. According to the atenean priests: students should be nurturing persons, life-long learners, heroic leaders, and with leadership formation, which are typical of ateneans. Is the Thomasian winner like that?

:glee:

Hahaha nice one.

[rx_Tomasino]

Congratulations! Anung course nung champion?

BS Math ba? Or Eng'g? :)

[czarina_czarine]

yung champion po is 3rd year bs math major in actuarial science.

[justin06]

congratulations UST. isa na namang achievement for UST. Congratulations also for the other winners esp. UP.

[spiegelbild]

wow galing talaga ng UST! :D

[justin06]

doesnt have to be. basta magaling at mabilis sa math. germaine lisa ang from ust also won in 2003 (tama ba, upmc?)

yup, that was germaine ang from eng. i remember, eto laging kalaban ng AB sa ust pautakan. but AB ended victorious.:D

[erap_arroyo99]

yup, that was germaine ang from eng. i remember, eto laging kalaban ng AB sa ust pautakan. but AB ended victorious.:D

germaine also won pautakan at least once, right? basta naalala ko nung nanood ako wilfred ritona from ab got 2nd. and i read in some threads that in his last year he finally won 1st. may appreciation thread pa nga siya eh.

back to math wizard, lagi yan sa umpisa if they post the past winners, some org member's gonna mention bernard chan's achievement of 4 or 5 straight (help upmc) math wizard wins. nothing against it really. galing nun. i should know. nabiktima ako nun, getting second place on his last year in 2000.

[la_flash]

germaine also won pautakan at least once, right? basta naalala ko nung nanood ako wilfred ritona from ab got 2nd. and i read in some threads that in his last year he finally won 1st. may appreciation thread pa nga siya eh.

back to math wizard, lagi yan sa umpisa if they post the past winners, some org member's gonna mention bernard chan's achievement of 4 or 5 straight (help upmc) math wizard wins. nothing against it really. galing nun. i should know. nabiktima ako nun, getting second place on his last year in 2000.

Bernard Chan, the one from Ateneo right?

Wyant Chan is not far behind. :D

[cla_cbe_d_best]

para san yung Life Insurance award? did la salle participated?

[math_techie]

konti naman ng qualifiers from Diliman. I think nung 2003, around 8 out of the 24 slots went to Diliman, according to a friend from UPMC, some schools asked them that they should limit the number of Diliman students who joins the contest, kasi nauubusan sila ng slot sa finals.

Germaine Ang was always referred to as Mr. Ang, laging nagkakamali yung EMCEE, kasi boses lalaki si Ms. Ang eh. Pero the year after, 2004, hindi siya nakapasok sa finals, and I think someone from Ateneo won in 2004.

[erap_arroyo99]

Bernard Chan, the one from Ateneo right?

Wyant Chan is not far behind. :D

yeah, the bernard chan who sang his high school valedictory address :D. btw, kamag-anak ba niya si wyant? :love:

[la_flash]

yeah, the bernard chan who sang his high school valedictory address :D. btw, kamag-anak ba niya si wyant? :love:

As per ubermensch, they are cousins.


You know Wyant? He is from EEE of UPD.

[erap_arroyo99]

konti naman ng qualifiers from Diliman. I think nung 2003, around 8 out of the 24 slots went to Diliman, according to a friend from UPMC, some schools asked them that they should limit the number of Diliman students who joins the contest, kasi nauubusan sila ng slot sa finals.

Germaine Ang was always referred to as Mr. Ang, laging nagkakamali yung EMCEE, kasi boses lalaki si Ms. Ang eh. Pero the year after, 2004, hindi siya nakapasok sa finals, and I think someone from Ateneo won in 2004.

true about mr. este ms. ang (btw asan na siya kaya?). ininterview siya during the final round and she said she joined math wizard as warmup for another competition (dunno what).

[erap_arroyo99]

As per ubermensch, they are cousins.


You know Wyant? He is from EEE of UPD.

just by reputation

[la_flash]

just by reputation

aba, ang reputation talaga ng lolo mo umaabot sa iba pang college ah. :glee:

[math_techie]

opinion ko lang ha...I have problems with competitions such as the math wizard and even UP MMC's mathira mathibay for HS, kasi they are not actually making their contestants think eh. Usually, nagkakatalo na lang ang mga teams dyan, dun sa number of problems na naencounter na nila before. Kaya nila nasasagutan yung mga tanong, kasi, nakita na nila kung paano ito na solve dati. And usually, kung 1st time lang nila na encounter yung problem, then more often than not, hindi nila ito masasagutan, dahil sobrang bilis na oras na binibigay.

For, me a math contest should not be about knowing more questions than your opponents, or being a faster solver than the other person, but rather, a math contest should be about the better math thinker...

[la_flash]

opinion ko lang ha...I have problems with competitions such as the math wizard and even UP MMC's mathira mathibay for HS, kasi they are not actually making their contestants think eh. Usually, nagkakatalo na lang ang mga teams dyan, dun sa number of problems na naencounter na nila before. Kaya nila nasasagutan yung mga tanong, kasi, nakita na nila kung paano ito na solve dati. And usually, kung 1st time lang nila na encounter yung problem, then more often than not, hindi nila ito masasagutan, dahil sobrang bilis na oras na binibigay.

For, me a math contest should not be about knowing more questions than your opponents, or being a faster solver than the other person, but rather, a math contest should be about the better math thinker...

It is about finding the simplest (and probably most elegant) solution to a problem in the shortest time. In the elimination round, which is a written exam, you have to do just as that. You also need to rely on your intuition on what is the best route to take in answering the questions.

In the suceeding rounds, I don't have problems with the time pressure and all. You should be able to find the right answer whatever the pressure is, and those who got the correct answer at the shortest time should be rewarded.

I don't know about others, but I haven't encountered the same problems during our math review sessions and during exam proper. The probability is quite small, if you ask me.

Actually, I really think that the math wizard questions are out of this world :lol:, hard but fun. :D

[math_techie]

For the Mathira Mathibay, they make their questions, by asking the members of the MMC to submit a set of questions, from those submissions, dun sila pipili ng tanong. Since most of the members of the that organizations are not really math genuises, what they would do would be, to find questions from the net or to look at some old problems, bihirang-bihira yung mga mageefort talaga para gumawa ng tanong. Recycled lang talaga yung mga yun.

I think the same thing works for the math wizard. Wala naman talaga silang taga gawa ng tanong, malamang recycled lang yung mga yun, iniba lang nila yung mga given para magmukhang original. Hence, the more problem you practice with, the higher the probability of answering the problems in the contest proper.

Chinese schools are very successful in math contests kasi they answer a lot of math problems during their practice sessions. So lawak ng exposure nila, halos kabisado na nila yung mga tanong, at yung mga sagot.

Usually during the knock-out rounds, mababa na lang ang chance na masagutan ang mga tanong, since pressured sila sa time at pressured sila sa kalaban nila. Mahirap talaga mag-isip during those pressured situations.

I always prefer sit-down problem solving contests from the pabilisan contests.

[erap_arroyo99]

ganun talaga. some math contests emphasize speed over creativity (math wizard, mathirang mathibay, and i guess all team events), while others do the exact opposite (olympiads). the point is if you wanna win, you gotta train for and according to the game. :)

[la_flash]

For the Mathira Mathibay, they make their questions, by asking the members of the MMC to submit a set of questions, from those submissions, dun sila pipili ng tanong. Since most of the members of the that organizations are not really math genuises, what they would do would be, to find questions from the net or to look at some old problems, bihirang-bihira yung mga mageefort talaga para gumawa ng tanong. Recycled lang talaga yung mga yun.

I think the same thing works for the math wizard. Wala naman talaga silang taga gawa ng tanong, malamang recycled lang yung mga yun, iniba lang nila yung mga given para magmukhang original. Hence, the more problem you practice with, the higher the probability of answering the problems in the contest proper.

Chinese schools are very successful in math contests kasi they answer a lot of math problems during their practice sessions. So lawak ng exposure nila, halos kabisado na nila yung mga tanong, at yung mga sagot.

Usually during the knock-out rounds, mababa na lang ang chance na masagutan ang mga tanong, since pressured sila sa time at pressured sila sa kalaban nila. Mahirap talaga mag-isip during those pressured situations.


Napaisip tuloy ako, kakaunti lang ba talaga ang mga review materials namin at wala kaming matiyempuhan na tanong sa mga math competition na ito na nasagott na namin before :lol:


I always prefer sit-down problem solving contests from the pabilisan contests.

Same lang naman na time-pressured ah?

Those given in the final rounds (buzzer round), are usually those that can be solved mentally or if not, those which requires only logic and quick solution. As math geniuses, they should know that. :D

[la_flash]

ganun talaga. some math contests emphasize speed over creativity (math wizard, mathirang mathibay, and i guess all team events), while others do the exact opposite (olympiads). the point is if you wanna win, you gotta train for and according to the game. :)

Have you seen the questions in math olympiads. They usually require contestants to prove this and that... :lol:

There are times that there are too many questions regarding geometry and stuff. :glee:

[erap_arroyo99]

any comments about mathirang mathibay posting trivia questions? hehe

[erap_arroyo99]

Have you seen the questions in math olympiads. They usually require contestants to prove this and that... :lol:

There are times that there are too many questions regarding geometry and stuff. :glee:

yeah, bihira sa olympiad yung 'find x'. if ever may ganun, solution set (as in more than 1 answer) ang kailangan.

the only thing i dont like about olympiads is that.. you dont see your paper again. kung kailan mas curious ako sa sagot.. :(

[math_techie]

actually iba siya sa time pressured. contests such as the IMO, your only opponent is yourself. You are given 4 hours to answer 3 questions. Hindi ka talaga pressured to come up with an answer quickly. I think these kind contests, encourages the contestants to think deeply, and aside from thinking deeply, they would also prefer the elegant solutions.


When you get to see the questions that are given in math contests, in a year by year basis, you would realize that those questions are just being recycled, paulit-ulit lang talaga.

[math_techie]

the question is, which kind of contest would yield a better "mathematician" , a bilisan contest or a sit down contest?

[la_flash]

the question is, which kind of contest would yield a better "mathematician" , a bilisan contest or a sit down contest?

hmm... too hard to tell :lol:

[math_techie]

any comments about mathirang mathibay posting trivia questions? hehe

that's funny, the mathira mathibay is supposed to be a math contest.

[erap_arroyo99]

that's funny, the mathira mathibay is supposed to be a math contest.

yeah, but i guess it's their brand of doing things there (at least during the late 90's). in the 2 events i witnessed (1998-1999), sa final round laging may math trivia. i gives the people a respite from calculation, but it's still points you wanna earn.

[math_techie]

the judges didn't reject thode questions? When we were organizing math contests, the judges would reject those kind of questions. Hindi na nakaabot sa final copy of questions yang mga ganyang tanong. Sa unang draft pa lang rejected na ng mga judges.

[la_flash]

LOL, math trivia in a math quiz show, never heard of that before.

NOT EVEN IN MTAP... :bop:

@erap, were you a delegate to IMO?

[erap_arroyo99]

LOL, math trivia in a math quiz show, never heard of that before.

NOT EVEN IN MTAP... :bop:

@erap, were you a delegate to IMO?

summer 1999, all pmo individual winners were invited to train for the imo at the ateneo (drs. marasigan and garces presiding). was supposed to take the qualifying exam to determine the 4 people to be sent to romania, but battle of the brains got in the way.

oo nga pala, the answer is no.. hehe. :D :D

[la_flash]

summer 1999, all pmo individual winners were invited to train for the imo at the ateneo (drs. marasigan and garces presiding). was supposed to take the qualifying exam to determine the 4 people to be sent to romania, but battle of the brains got in the way.

you chose battle of the brains over IMO, no regrets i suppose.

damn the questions in IMO are very hard. it's hard to imagine that high school students can solve them.

[la_flash]

BTW, what category/class/bracket does MaSci belong to in MTAP?

I heard that they are competing against the likes of CKS, St. Stephens, et. al?

[erap_arroyo99]

you chose battle of the brains over IMO, no regrets i suppose.

damn the questions in IMO are very hard. it's hard to imagine that high school students can solve them.

oo nga eh.

anyways, yung naging style noon goes like this: solving past imo problems. kumpleto yon online. dr. garces spoonfeeds the solution to us. after seeing the scores of the 4 who went, sa tingin ko kulang yung style na iyon.

guess other countries have more structured olympiad training programs..

[009460]

yung champion po is 3rd year bs math major in actuarial science.

haha! yan pinasahan ko sa USTe..:)

[009460]

joined this year's edition of the Metrobank Math Challenge.. itlog ata ako sa eliminations.. hindi expected yung coverage ng questions.. nakakahiya tuloy na kami ang napiling representatives..

[erap_arroyo99]

BTW, what category/class/bracket does MaSci belong to in MTAP?

I heard that they are competing against the likes of CKS, St. Stephens, et. al?

category b

[student_01]

basta ang galing parin ng UST, sana tuloy tuloy ulit to. :)

[sgrebs]

Namention na ba sa thread na ito that Mr. Carpiso has a partial visual impairment? And in spite of that, number 1 pa din... magaling talaga!

[student_01]

basta Proud Thomasian parin ako, kahet na sa may katipunan, dinidiscriminate mg Ahead review center ang UST, hehe

ang galing niya talaga!

kainis....

__________________________________
The Pontifical and Royal Catholic University of Santo Tomas
Proud thomasians @ 400
Imbued with Unending Grace

[Kris_Aquinoo]

joined this year's edition of the Metrobank Math Challenge.. itlog ata ako sa eliminations.. hindi expected yung coverage ng questions.. nakakahiya tuloy na kami ang napiling representatives..

mahilig ka ba sa itlog? ;) *** kasi eh.

[cla_cbe_d_best]

did la salle participated in this contest? hmm parang hinde, kasi for sure sana kame ang panalo... ahihih joke lang!

[erap_arroyo99]

joined this year's edition of the Metrobank Math Challenge.. itlog ata ako sa eliminations.. hindi expected yung coverage ng questions.. nakakahiya tuloy na kami ang napiling representatives..

its gonna be a learning experience not only for the students but also for the schools (on how they train their respective contestants). ang nakakahinayang jan eh yung ibang schools hindi sumasali coz they say the students are not ready. sayang yung experience, even if they lose.

[009460]

mahilig ka ba sa itlog? ;) *** kasi eh.

even if I do, that has nothing to do with the situation.;)

please be sensible, so that it would not be obvious that you're feeding your brain (anyway, if you just have) eggs all the time..:D

peace out.

[009460]

its gonna be a learning experience not only for the students but also for the schools (on how they train their respective contestants). ang nakakahinayang jan eh yung ibang schools hindi sumasali coz they say the students are not ready. sayang yung experience, even if they lose.

it did..

the blame's on both the school and the participants. no formal coaching was done. minimal support was given.. and we didn't approach the coaches to ask for some help. took the competition like peanuts.

but that was done already.:)

[ubermensch]

back to math wizard, lagi yan sa umpisa if they post the past winners, some org member's gonna mention bernard chan's achievement of 4 or 5 straight (help upmc) math wizard wins. nothing against it really. galing nun. i should know. nabiktima ako nun, getting second place on his last year in 2000.

uy, nagkaabot tayo. hmm, if i remember right, 1999 nung naka-2nd siya.

As per ubermensch, they are cousins.


hello :wave:
just to set the record straight, not sure about this one, hehe. sent bernard a message to ask this. tawagan ko sana pero tulog na yun, hehe.


For, me a math contest should not be about knowing more questions than your opponents, or being a faster solver than the other person, but rather, a math contest should be about the better math thinker...

that's why we have other olympiads, such as the philippine math olympiad (which they're having a hard time hosting regularly because of financial constraints) and the international math olympiad.
i agree with what you're saying *okay*
pero may value rin naman ang "buzzer-beater" math contests, to at least raise awareness and motivate students to do much more than what's covered in school.

yeah, bihira sa olympiad yung 'find x'. if ever may ganun, solution set (as in more than 1 answer) ang kailangan.

the only thing i dont like about olympiads is that.. you dont see your paper again. kung kailan mas curious ako sa sagot.. :(

haha. dun kasi sa philippine math olympiad, mahirap kontrolin nung coordination if you want to see your papers. pero sa international math olympiad, pwede kasi the organizers keep just a copy of the solutions you did, but they give back the original papers to the team.


the question is, which kind of contest would yield a better "mathematician" , a bilisan contest or a sit down contest?

ako, sit down contest. but you usually start with those buzzer beater contests.

any comments about mathirang mathibay posting trivia questions? hehe

haha. ako natutuwa ako dati nun.

oo nga eh.

anyways, yung naging style noon goes like this: solving past imo problems. kumpleto yon online. dr. garces spoonfeeds the solution to us. after seeing the scores of the 4 who went, sa tingin ko kulang yung style na iyon.

guess other countries have more structured olympiad training programs..

and they (other countries) don't have to worry about finances, such as where to get the airfare. yes, mas established ang training sa ibang bansa. sa pinas kasi, "volunteer work" kasi lahat ang pag-train sa imo.

[Hisbenz]

congrats UST, i knew this beforehand. kasama ko sa bahay e yung taga UP LB na finalist. again congratulations

[ubermensch]

hello :wave:
just to set the record straight, not sure about this one, hehe. sent bernard a message to ask this. tawagan ko sana pero tulog na yun, hehe.


okay, confirmed with bernard chan. they're not related in any way to wyant and wilbin chan.

[la_flash]

okay, confirmed with bernard chan. they're not related in any way to wyant and wilbin chan.

haha... so di pala sila talaga related... haha.... :lol:

[DeMoNzYtE]

congrats.. go uste

[newbie17]

kasali ako dito ah. kaya lang hanggang elims lang. congrats dun sa winners. umuwi na ko agad eh.

[student_01]

1st-Joseph John Carpiso-3rd year (a friend of mine:rotflmao: )
UST BS Math major in Actuarial Science:bashful:
2nd-Joseph Ray Damasco-2nd year / BS Math UPD
3rd-Mr. G? ? year / PUP
4th-Jireh Espinosa-4th year / BS Math UPD

Actually, this is my first time to join (freshman:p ), unfortunately, di ako nakapasok sa quarterfinal round (unlike Mr.Bernard Chan na first year pa lang eh Champ na

At first, kaming mga thomasian (including kuya Joseph) na sumali, expected na namin na Atenean o si Mr. Jireh Espinosa ang possible na magiging champ sa competition. Pero PANANAHON NGA LANG NGA:bop: UST nanaman ang Champ!!!!!!!!! GO USTE!!!!!!!!!!!!




buti nalang kamo, sa Pontifical and Royal University tayo nag enroll;)

we dont accept the best students, we make them *okay*

___________________________________
Pontifical* Royal * Catholic

[silent yet...]

buti nalang kamo, sa Pontifical and Royal University tayo nag enroll;)

we dont accept the best students, we make them *okay*

___________________________________
Pontifical* Royal * Catholic

ang yabang mo dude! di ka naman taga-UST! hai, mga trolls nga naman!!

[DeMoNzYtE]

yabang nung isang feeling lasallian!! panay wrong grammar naman... amf toh

[student_01]

ang yabang mo dude! di ka naman taga-UST! hai, mga trolls nga naman!!

:rotflmao:

i am speechless, sige lang, i respect your post:rolleyes:

[rx_Tomasino]

Ignore mo nalang silent_yet.... Mas maganda pa :D

[Kopibun]

Balita ko running for summa cum laude si student_01 sa UST ah. Can anyone confirm?

[cla_cbe_d_best]

hay nako.. ewan ko lang ha... pero Atenean pala si student_01 na may connection or something sa UST, perhaps yung mom nia nag wowork dun or something... grabe... sobrang nagalet ang mga thomasians sa tsikot.com dahel nadiscover na hinde pala yan taga ust...

[student_01]

hay nako.. ewan ko lang ha... pero Atenean pala si student_01 na may connection or something sa UST, perhaps yung mom nia nag wowork dun or something... grabe... sobrang nagalet ang mga thomasians sa tsikot.com dahel nadiscover na hinde pala yan taga ust...


:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :bop: :lol:

[Synergy07]

this is a classic example of the so-called UPCAT rejects but outperformed and outshined the so-called UPCAT passers. haha

[quents]

this is a classic example of the so-called UPCAT rejects but outperformed and outshined the so-called UPCAT passers. haha

baka pasado rin naman sa upcat pero mas malapit lang ang bahay niya sa ust.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[clawed_out]

Congratulations to USTe!

[LeXxXthor]

I read the thread and it mention this name Chan Wyant. It was a very long time 10 years ago we beat this Guy during INTEL ENGKUWENTRO NG TALINO contest.
BTW, Im from UST too. Its not about you know this time but teamwork. Proud ako kasi imagine the best of the student from different universities-well known, intelligent etc. was beatin by a team that has one weapon.... teamwork. Mabuhay kayo! USTE

[Synergy07]

baka pasado rin naman sa upcat pero mas malapit lang ang bahay niya sa ust.:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

di ba upcat is the basis of the intellectuals. sad to say, the upcat passers kunu continuously outshined by the upcat rejects.

next time kasi, magrebyu center na may nakalagay for UPCAT. :lol:

[student_01]

ui, sabi sa isang thread, hinde daw maganda ang UST

sana mabasa niya itong thread na ito! hehehe

GO USTe

be proud Thomasians, tama na ang pa humble effect natin, to all alumni, speak UP!


_____________________________________
The "P.R.C" University of Santo Tomas
Proud... Thomasians @ 400
Imbued....Unending Grace

[tearl]

daming magaling sa UST
dami ring sabit lang

good thing
buhay pa pala ang Mathirang Mathibay ng UPMMC

was president of the org in 1989
that year's edition of the contest saw number of high school teams that joined the eliminations went past 100

didnt know about the trivia questions
siguro in the 90s edition na
pero mga questions namin noon are straight computations
that are answerable in 15, 30, 60 and 120 secs
ang maganda sa format was that after the written eliminations
its straight knockout stages
hence the name of the contest

many of the contestants end up math majors in up
and most became members of upmmc

but those were the good ole years

[quents]

di ba upcat is the basis of the intellectuals. sad to say, the upcat passers kunu continuously outshined by the upcat rejects.

next time kasi, magrebyu center na may nakalagay for UPCAT. :lol:

anung new fangled idea ang basis of the intellectuals? upcat is a part of the admission process into the up system. it does not guarantee that the undergrad will become an intellectual or not.

kabobohan na naman sa english ang term na yan.

explain mo if you can.:D :D :D

[SUX2BÜ]

Teka nakapag-CET rebyu senters ba 'yung mga hindi nanalo?

:)

[009460]

Maaappreciate siguro 'to ng marami if Thomasians in this thread intended to primarily commend their fellow.. Kaso ang dating, nakikisabit lang yung iba sa achievement ng isang tao.. Tsk, your champion must be feeling really bad about this. There he was bannering UST's pride, and here you are devouring his humble victory..

Ilagay sa lugar ang tinatawag na "school pride" para walang "school shame".

[picci45]

hi guys..i know na medyo late na itong
post ko but it is still better late than never
db..just want to clarify some thing..

Mar 3, 2007 11:14 AM
***_cbe_d_best
did la salle participated in this contest? hmm parang hinde, kasi for sure sana kame ang panalo... ahihih joke lang!

oosumalo ang la salle..pero walang
nakapasok sa kanila sa top 24..

top 8 (in any order)
ateneo-1
up d-3
pup-1
tip mnla-1
tup-1
ust-1

[picci45]

Mar 3, 2007 06:24 AM
sgrebs
Namention na ba sa thread na ito that Mr. Carpiso has a partial visual impairment? And in spite of that, number 1 pa din... magaling talaga!

oo malabo ang mata niya..actually, he is
legally blind..congenital catarac..

Apr 26, 2007 10:28 PM
Synergy07
this is a classic example of the so-called UPCAT rejects but outperformed and outshined the so-called UPCAT passers. haha

hindi nag UPCAT si mr.carpiso...the
only school n pinag examan niya ay
UST...

[cbdg_neat_pogi]

ang galing! just want to ask Bautista ba ang middle name ni Joseph Carpiso?

[bernadista]

magaling talaga si joseph bautista carpiso