sasaya ba ako sa UP Dili?

[ChLoRiNe]

i just made probably the biggest and toughest decision in my life...nag-enroll ako sa UP Dili instead of La Salle taft!:confused2:
hindi ko actually inisip na dito ako papasok kasi all my life, akala ko sa la salle na talaga ako mapapadpad kasi mahal na mahal ko talaga ang la salle system (naks). for 13 years, nag-aral ako sa zobel kaya akala ko hanggang college, magiging green-blooded ako. pero hindi pala.:bawl: im going to take up medicine kasi kaya i decided to go to UP instead kasi mas makakakuha daw ako ng magandang preparation for med proper. but the problem is, will i be as happy in UP Dili as i know i would have been in la salle?:shedtears: feedback naman o! plus, may mga guapo ba sa UP to help me make it through the 4 years of study???
:redgrin: syempre kailangan ko ng sustainance diba?:*)

[Jell_O]

ey! i know exactly how you feel! sobrang namroblema rin ako nung nag-decide ako between up dil and ateneo. my entire family has been pushing me to go to ateneo (despite the fact that my parents are both from UP)....for a time, I thought that they were right, and that ateneo IS the place for me.
But here I am...an incoming froshie sa UP (BA Broadcomm)
labo noh?
hayy...
na-convince kasi ako nung mga tao na nagsasabi na ang UP pa rin ang univ na standard of excellence sa Phils...tapos dito mo talaga ma-eexperience yung "real world" kse lahat ng uri ng tao makakasama mo dito...

newayz, since premed gusto mo, i think you made the right choice. La Salle is more of a business oriented school...btw, ano yung pre-med course mo?

about cute guys...hehe...i asked about that din...sabi sa aki wait and see na lang daw!

[ChLoRiNe]

Originally posted by Jell_O
ey! i know exactly how you feel! sobrang namroblema rin ako nung nag-decide ako between up dil and ateneo. my entire family has been pushing me to go to ateneo (despite the fact that my parents are both from UP)....for a time, I thought that they were right, and that ateneo IS the place for me.
But here I am...an incoming froshie sa UP (BA Broadcomm)
labo noh?
hayy...
na-convince kasi ako nung mga tao na nagsasabi na ang UP pa rin ang univ na standard of excellence sa Phils...tapos dito mo talaga ma-eexperience yung "real world" kse lahat ng uri ng tao makakasama mo dito...

newayz, since premed gusto mo, i think you made the right choice. La Salle is more of a business oriented school...btw, ano yung pre-med course mo?

about cute guys...hehe...i asked about that din...sabi sa aki wait and see na lang daw!
i'm taking up BS Bio.
actually, a lot of my friends also told me the same thing...mas tatanggapin ka daw sa mga jobs(especially pag nag-apply ka sa states) pag galing ka from UP kasi nga state university yun. atsaka mas masaya daw kasi matututo ka ng lahat ng bagay na kakailanganin in order to survive the "real world", like pagsakay sa jeep(IKOT/TOKI), pagiging activist (hehe! joke lang!)...
and another thing that made me decide to go to UP was because walang pasok every wednesday...:D
kaso lang the thing i regret about not going to la salle was nandon lahat ng barkada ko, including my best friend...:unhappy:

[Jell_O]

its hard being separated from ur friends...lalo na sa best bud...pero being in diff schls doesn't necessarily mean na nde na kayo friends, ryt? :winknudge:

ako naman kalat yung barkada ko:
1 sa ateneo
3 sa ust
1 sa csb
3 sa up (although nde kme preho ng colleges kse sila mga science related)

nakapag reg ka na? i agree dat wed rocks! *** lang ang panget ng sked ko...sobrang ang daming vacant in bet. classes...grrr.. :butter:

[ChLoRiNe]

what are the courses of your friends in UP? maybe they'll be my classmates in some of my classes in the future.:)
yup, nakapagregister na ako. hassle nga yung med exam eh. mas matagal pa ako naghintay sa infirmary kaysa actual enrollment mismo.
mahirap kasi mahiwalay sa barkada ko kasi we all belong to the same sport, kaya pagdating ng UAAP, its me versus them. ang problema, ako lang mag-isa sa UP...wawa naman ako.:weep:
about my sked, ok naman. hanggang 1pm ako every mon and thurs, then 4pm every tues and fri. wala masyadong gaps between classes, except for lunch breaks. plus, i dont have to attend PE class.:sunnysmile:

[uptowngirl]

Hey you guys! You don't have to worry about a thing.:redgrin: I don't see why you should be worried. Lahat naman na kasama niyo Freshmen. Lahat kayo mag-aadjust. Lahat kayo naninibago. Equal footing lang kayong lahat. Don't get to overwhelmed. Take it from me. It's no big deal.*okay* College life is what you make out of it. It is you who make it easy or hard, fun or boring, depending on what you decide to do. It's just like high school with more responsibilities that is.:wink:

Good luck, God bless and don't forget to have fun! Especially in Diliman!

:turncat:

[Ada]

Don't fret. I'm sure you'll have a great time in UP Dil. Make the most out of your stay in UP. Trust me, it's a once in a lifetime experience [did I hear someone say oblation run? Ayay! Don't watch that. Baka ma-traumatize kayo. :rotfl:]

The cute guys are in BA, BAA and Econ. Bio guys are smart. Broad Comm guys? Forgetit dearie. I'm from that college so I should know. Walang guys doon. If ever meron, I'm sure they're already taken. ;)

[disturbed_erick]

hehe! dami rin palang incoming freshie sa UP-dil 2lad ko na problemado!!! Kc never ko binalak mag UP kaya ginago ko application form (naisulat ko BA Philosophy e never kong gusto yon noh!!!) tapos dun ako pinag-aaral ngyon. Bad trip. Ni wala kong any subject sa Math and Science. anyone... ano ba math ng freshie sa BS comp engg??? Math10/11??? Plan ko lang pa addmat... 15 units lang ako e. 2lungan nyo ko bago lang ko e and i dunno how! Fave ko math **** e. TY...

[Ira]

It's really up to you whether you choose to enjoy your stay in UP Diliman. That's not a generic, goody-two-shoes answer, that's just the way it is in the Diliman campus. I also took my premed in Diliman, and I was the only one from my high school who got in a UPD premed course--all my other friends were in either UP-Manila or in other non-UP schools. I thought at first that I wasn't going to enjoy my college life as much as I did my high school, but I took the initiative of joining organizations and basically socializing with premed as well as non-premed people and attending lots of parties and activities. I also learned how to take the Ikot jeep, as well as how to be a lot more street-smart. :D My UPD life turned out to be a real blast, and I learned so much more academically as well as non-academically than I would have learned had I stayed in a private religious college. *okay* However, if you choose to sulk over the fact that your friends aren't in UP and you remain "antisocial", then it will be hell on earth, because no one is going to go out of his way to make your life easier. Happiness, after all, doesn't end when you graduate high school. While you may lose some high school friends over time, you'll surely gain new ones in UP.

Oh, and while the concentration of physically attractive guys are less in UP, there are still A LOT of them there, mostly in the CBA, SEcon, and in the AS Lobby. :) Bad news, though: Going by tradition, there are only a few cute guys in premed. :glee:

[Jell_O]

eyy..thanks sa advice, mga ate at kuyang isko at iska! :sunnysmile:

chlorine: umm...are you a swimmer? (hehe..based on ur nick)
courses ng friends ko are chem and math...
buti ka pa ganon sked mo! maybe i was such a sinner in a past life that i got a sked na:
-makes me take 7am classes twice a wk
-3 hr gaps in bet. (puro tambay time! hehe) and i end at 5:30
grrrrrrrr.... :unhappy:

[erman]

i've been to both schools...

UP is the real world...
LaSalle is more like the ideal world...
Ateneo is out of this world hehe biro lang...

ok ganito lang yan eh...

la salle = quality education, great facilities, high tuition, bihira ang concerts, class A B students, straight road towards education, masikip (puros building)

UP = quality education, poor facilities, affordable tuition, linggo linggo may concerts, class A B C D students, lots of side-roads toward education, maluwang (maraming puno)

there's really no comparison. both schools are great!

may difference lang nga sa crowd, pero lahat ng mga isko at lasalistang kilala ko mga totoo! parehong lasengero at may sense kung magsalita.

"will i be as happy in UP Dili as i know i would have been in la salle?" you just have to wait 4 years and find out... your experience in UP will tell you if you've made the right choice. but the truth is, wala sa eskuwelahan yan, nasa tao na yan kung sasaya siya sa school niya o hindi. ;)

basta yun, minsan lang ako mapadpad sa pex... e-mail mo lang ako kung may karagdagang tanong ka pa about UP o DLSU ;)

erman@peyups.com
erman@greenarcher.net

[uptowngirl]

Originally posted by Ada
Don't fret. I'm sure you'll have a great time in UP Dil. Make the most out of your stay in UP. Trust me, it's a once in a lifetime experience [did I hear someone say oblation run? Ayay! Don't watch that. Baka ma-traumatize kayo. :rotfl:]

The cute guys are in BA, BAA and Econ. Bio guys are smart. Broad Comm guys? Forgetit dearie. I'm from that college so I should know. Walang guys doon. If ever meron, I'm sure they're already taken. ;)

Ads, you forgot to add that if the guys aren't taken, they're probably gay. :rotfl:

:turncat:

[uptowngirl]

Originally posted by disturbed_erick
hehe! dami rin palang incoming freshie sa UP-dil 2lad ko na problemado!!! Kc never ko binalak mag UP kaya ginago ko application form (naisulat ko BA Philosophy e never kong gusto yon noh!!!) tapos dun ako pinag-aaral ngyon. Bad trip. Ni wala kong any subject sa Math and Science. anyone... ano ba math ng freshie sa BS comp engg??? Math10/11??? Plan ko lang pa addmat... 15 units lang ako e. 2lungan nyo ko bago lang ko e and i dunno how! Fave ko math **** e. TY...

The Math subjects in Comp. Eng'g for freshies is Math 17. If you're going to take Math 11 this coming semester, you might as well take Math 14. Math 11 and 14 can be substituted for Math 17. Good luck!:redgrin:

:turncat:

[uptowngirl]

Originally posted by erman
i've been to both schools...

UP is the real world...
LaSalle is more like the ideal world...
Ateneo is out of this world hehe biro lang...

ok ganito lang yan eh...

la salle = quality education, great facilities, high tuition, bihira ang concerts, class A B students, straight road towards education, masikip (puros building)

UP = quality education, poor facilities, affordable tuition, linggo linggo may concerts, class A B C D students, lots of side-roads toward education, maluwang (maraming puno)

there's really no comparison. both schools are great!

may difference lang nga sa crowd, pero lahat ng mga isko at lasalistang kilala ko mga totoo! parehong lasengero at may sense kung magsalita.

"will i be as happy in UP Dili as i know i would have been in la salle?" you just have to wait 4 years and find out... your experience in UP will tell you if you've made the right choice. but the truth is, wala sa eskuwelahan yan, nasa tao na yan kung sasaya siya sa school niya o hindi. ;)

basta yun, minsan lang ako mapadpad sa pex... e-mail mo lang ako kung may karagdagang tanong ka pa about UP o DLSU ;)

erman@peyups.com
erman@greenarcher.net

Naks! Ang galing ni Kuya erman! Wala akong masabi!:wink:

:turncat:

[seav]

Believe me that I had made that same tough decision years before. I'm from Zobel too and I only applied to DLSU or UP Diliman. In the end I chose to enroll in UP. I have never regretted my decision.

If after 4 years you look back and realize that you made a wrong decision, then something major is wrong. It's very improbable going to UP Diliman and NOT enjoying it.

As for the good-looking guys... I think the population density in Diliman is a bit low compared to Loyola Heights and Ermita, but that even makes it more interesting... para kang makakakita ng artista! Hehehe. :D

[Bostsip]

It's what you do with your decision...
You decided to study in UP but if you continue to pine for DLSU or think of the What might have beens...it's useless.

Being in UP is probably the best thing that could happen in a person's life. I am not biased or anything pero UP gives you the kind of open ended education that gives all the students a certain amount of freedom to pursue what, how they will learn.

You will realize that most of the valuable things you'd learn while in UP are the ones you would learn outside the classroom...pag nakikisalimuha ka sa mga classmates mo, sa mga manong at manang, prof, mga tambay sa kanto. Iba talaga.

BTW..

UP EB Part 2 June 9, TBA..for more details..ask uptowngirl or go to this thread
http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=24251&pagenumber=21

[Momon]

Ei, musta na? Incoming freshie rin ako. Well, anyway, from what I've heard, masaya naman raw sa UPDil, di ba Ate Louise? :bungi: And one more thing, di lang barkada ko yung pumasang UP kundi yung buong section. So sabi nga ni uptowngirl, "Just like high school with more responsibilities."

So dapat pumunta tayong EB para masaya. :boinkself:

[ChLoRiNe]

Jell_O: yup, im a swimmer. you know anyone who's also a swimmer that i might know? :teehee:

uptowngirl: what's math17 about? yun kasi first class ko everyday eh. :sad:

ada: you said bio guys were smart, pero are they also cute? hehe! :*)

[Ada]

Originally posted by uptowngirl
Ads, you forgot to add that if the guys aren't taken, they're probably gay.

That's what I was implying when I said "Walang guys doon." Notice na naka-emphasize yung word na "guy." ;)

Originally posted by ChLoRiNe
ada: you said bio guys were smart, pero are they also cute?

Meron din naman siguro pero 1 guy out of 35. ;) Okay lang yun. Mas importante naman utak kaysa itsura. :glee:

[Bostsip]

Math 17 is basically
Trigonometry and Algebra
masaya siya...
;)
mwehehe

Pero i'd take Math 17 anytime over Chem 16...

[Bostsip]

and
mahirap makahanap ng potential fafa sa UP Dil.
believe me
hanggang ngayon WALA pa ako mahanap dun

[Ada]

Originally posted by Bostsip
mahirap makahanap ng potential fafa sa UP Dil. believe me hanggang ngayon WALA pa ako mahanap dun

May batchmate ako, nakahanap siya ng fafa in one of her classes. Would you believe, of all the subjects, sa STS pa!? Ewan ko kung paano nangyari yun. Nagkopyahan siguro sa exam. :lol:

[Bostsip]

STS?
as in fafah ba?
hay nako..kainggit
kaya nga dati
gusto ko mag enrol sa PE na puro boyz eh..
puro badingerz naging classmate ko ever..

tip:
ang daming fafa sa BA and Econ pero minsan lang sila tumambay dun

[jpmontoya]

Originally posted by ChLoRiNe
i just made probably the biggest and toughest decision in my life...nag-enroll ako sa UP Dili instead of La Salle taft!:confused2:
hindi ko actually inisip na dito ako papasok kasi all my life, akala ko sa la salle na talaga ako mapapadpad kasi mahal na mahal ko talaga ang la salle system (naks). for 13 years, nag-aral ako sa zobel kaya akala ko hanggang college, magiging green-blooded ako. pero hindi pala.:bawl: im going to take up medicine kasi kaya i decided to go to UP instead kasi mas makakakuha daw ako ng magandang preparation for med proper. but the problem is, will i be as happy in UP Dili as i know i would have been in la salle?:shedtears: feedback naman o! plus, may mga guapo ba sa UP to help me make it through the 4 years of study???
:redgrin: syempre kailangan ko ng sustainance diba?:*)

that's probably one of the best decisions you've ever made!

[s_abella]

sasaya ka noh, maniwala ka sa akin!

sa buong section/barkada ko, ako lang ang napadpad dun pero sobrang hapi mag-aral dun!!!

lyra: me nabalitaan ako na isang inc. 2nd yr sa comsci o com.eng ata na math 55 na (GENIUS KUMBAGA!)...
nag-APE ng math 11 at 14, so bale ang 1st sem math nya e 54 na!! grabeng pag-iisip yan!

ngayon ko pa nga lang matatapos ang math series ko e...

[Jell_O]

cute guys...quality education...cute guys...quality education... :wondering:

hehe! being in UP makes it a worthwhile trade off. :beam:

[disturbed_erick]

Originally posted by uptowngirl

The Math subjects in Comp. Eng'g for freshies is Math 17. If you're going to take Math 11 this coming semester, you might as well take Math 14. Math 11 and 14 can be substituted for Math 17. Good luck!:redgrin:

:turncat:

Grrr... bad trip ****. I failed to take the APE kasi masyado akong busy!!! And ndi ako mkkpag Math17 coz 5 units sya e 15 units na ko. Math14 na *** siguro. Well maybe... hmmp. I have this subject (PHILO 11) and ndi ko lam kung magagamit ko for Computer Engineering. ***** I better go for a changemat for it na lang for Math17. Hmmp. Ang hirap **** ng ginawa ko. Ang dami kong nasayang.

One more question plz, are APE's given only once a year??? Thanks.

[Ira]

I may be wrong, but I don't think you can take the APE anymore if you don't avail of it while you're an incoming freshman.

Regarding cute guys in bio blocks...trust me on this: it's like looking for a needle in a haystack! :glee:

Ada: How can you even find a boyfriend in STS? I didn't know that students actually even attended that class! As for me, I only attended that one twice. :D

[erman]

here, something i've just read from the inquirer... today's youngblood... la lang

Why Sachi should go to UP
By Herdy L. Yumul

DEAR Kuya Henry,

Allow me write this letter to you--a first in many years--as you exert influence on one of the most important decisions in the life of our beloved Sachi.

I have known that after a careful assessment, you have decided to send Sachi to Saint Louis University in Baguio for college. While I receive this news with utmost respect, let me air my dissent and give you my thoughts on it.

I believe that SLU is a good school but I wish Sachi could go to the University of the Philippines because there, Sachi will grow among the best and the brightest, the future movers and shakers of our country. In UP, sure to open before Sachi’s eyes are doors of opportunities that graduates of lesser schools can only dream of. But above all, in UP, Sachi would continue to be the best, the brightest and the most promising person that she is by nature.

If Sachi were just a mediocre student, I wouldn’t care. But we know that she is far from ordinary. She has the skills and the attitude typical of those who make it "big time."

Some of our relatives commented that it wouldn’t matter much where Sachi would go to college. She could go abroad and earn precious dollars, anyway. But if that is the case, we should as well let her go to a school in Timbuktu and the old American patient in San Diego she would nurse in the future would never mind.

Not infrequently, going abroad is a desperate move. It is an open acceptance of one’s failure to succeed in one’s own country. Overseas Filipino workers are not heroes all the time. Sometimes they are victims of poverty, if not of greed.

It is in this light that we admire Mommy and Daddy because they were able to raise us with success. They may have not set foot in college but their hard work, discipline and business acumen paved the way for them. They made a mark without a college diploma and without having to leave us to earn money elsewhere.

But Sachi wants to be a physician. Because entrusted in a doctor’s hands are lives of human beings, academic training is of primary consideration. Dr. Benjie Flor (Daddy’s cardiologist) knows that very well and so he went to UP for college. He also had the chance to go abroad, not to battle against time for green money, but to further his expertise. Now, Dr. Flor serves his Mother Ilocos by being a good and trusted professional. And his job pays him well.

I am both amused and saddened by the irony of it all: many parents break their bones just to send their children to Manila for better education. Not few of them do not mind if their kids go to the so-called "diploma mills" where degrees are gained without much pain. There are so many schools of that kind, many of them are in Recto. But to many parents, it really does not matter, basta mapag-aral lang sa Manila, okay na.

Here we have Sachi, admitted to the premier institution of learning in this country. And we do not send her to UP? Many Upcat passers tender parties to celebrate their victory, their having won the key to their dreams. And on the bleak side, I have also heard of some young people claim their lives upon receiving the kind of "thank you but you did not make it" letter sent by the university. And we dismiss Sachi’s chance to go to UP with such ease?

I hope to make you realize that this humble request is born neither of caprice nor of boastfulness. This is born out of ambition and concern for our beloved Sachi.

I remember very well when I was about to go to college. Almost everybody did not want me to go to Manila. But Mommy was there and I will forever be thankful to her. Together, "Inkgidem mi iti panagbasak (we just closed our eyes and went on against all odds)." In the same manner, let us transcend the present and on to the future.

Opportunities like these knock but once.

Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago once said that non-UP graduates belong to "lower life forms," like insects. While we are much aware that the lady senator is really out of her wits most of the time, it is, to some extent, reflective of how society looks at graduates of UP and other top schools. It might be unfair, yes. But it is impossible to change the world in a few years when Sachi graduates from college.

Several times, I have heard personnel managers say that they do not even bother to glance at the resumés of graduates who are not graduates of top schools. Their papers are a regular visitor of the wastebasket. This practice may sound unfair but not totally irrational. Ateneans, La Sallians, Bedans, UP graduates and alumni of other equally reputable schools often need less training and are generally more competitive. Companies invest in them. And so, a UP Diliman diploma is a VIP passport that is recognized by every Filipino in any point and corner of the world.

One does not have to be an academician to realize that when you are a graduate of a top school, you do not have much proving to do. And true enough, we do not always have the opportunity to present our collegiate achievements to other people. Sachi will not always be able to tell her patients that she enjoyed a scholarship in SLU or that she was awarded 12 medals when she graduated there. But If people know that you are a graduate of UP (no matter if you finished last and spent seven years to complete your four-year course), the assumption is that you are excellent, a cut above the rest.

You bear the indelible mark of greatness.

It is thus no wonder why the other honor graduates of Sachi’s class, from rank No. 2 to rank No. 7 are raring to go to UP. And after 25 years, when they meet again in their class reunion, how will our dear Sachi, their valedictorian, fare?

Looking at your concerns, I know how concerned you are for Sachi’s safety and that financial concerns are carefully considered.

On the question of safety, we do not deny the risks. But if only to ease your worries, let me tell you, thousands and thousands of little probinsiyanas, like our dear Sachi (like Miriam then), flock to UP every year. With faith in God and in themselves, they emerge victorious! Many of them are my friends. We know very well that one does not have to go to Manila to encounter danger. Dangers and risks are eminent in Baguio too, even in Laoag.

As to monetary considerations, a UP education is a most profitable investment. Did you know that government subsidizes almost P50,000 for the education of every UP student every semester? Sending Sachi to Manila would mean a pocket less full, or even empty. But the money is never put to waste. Every centavo is an investment to Sachi’s character. From my humble means, I also offer to help Sachi in her finances if she goes to Manila for college.

A few weeks ago our family rejoiced because of Sachi’s feat. She graduated valedictorian in the only science high school in Ilocos Norte. I hope we do not reward her by depriving her of the education she deserves.

To those who were given more, more will be expected. I pray that we present the treasure of a UP education so she could well serve God and country in the measure becoming of her.

I hope I did not sound antagonizing as I presented my views. My chest suddenly became heavy when Sachi told me that a decision has been made. I hope the decision is not irrevocable so that the feelings of grief and great loss--for the Sachi that should be--will leave me soon.

I never wanted to interfere with your affairs and so I always called Sachi to ask her to talk it over with you. But because she is a really good and understanding daughter, she could not demand too much. She pretends not to have any regrets but her voice says something and I am bothered. Before it’s late, please accept my last-ditch appeal.

----------------

Herdy L. Yumul, 22, is a Philosophy and Human Resource Development graduate of the San Beda College.

[erman]

Originally posted by uptowngirl

Naks! Ang galing ni Kuya erman! Wala akong masabi!:wink:

:turncat:

:D

[uptowngirl]

Originally posted by Ada
Originally posted by Bostsip
mahirap makahanap ng potential fafa sa UP Dil. believe me hanggang ngayon WALA pa ako mahanap dun

May batchmate ako, nakahanap siya ng fafa in one of her classes. Would you believe, of all the subjects, sa STS pa!? Ewan ko kung paano nangyari yun. Nagkopyahan siguro sa exam. :lol:

Oy ako rin nakakakita ng fafa sa STS!!!! Model na siya ngayon ng Squibb-E! :rotfl:

:turncat:

[uptowngirl]

Originally posted by s_abella
sasaya ka noh, maniwala ka sa akin!

sa buong section/barkada ko, ako lang ang napadpad dun pero sobrang hapi mag-aral dun!!!

lyra: me nabalitaan ako na isang inc. 2nd yr sa comsci o com.eng ata na math 55 na (GENIUS KUMBAGA!)...
nag-APE ng math 11 at 14, so bale ang 1st sem math nya e 54 na!! grabeng pag-iisip yan!

ngayon ko pa nga lang matatapos ang math series ko e...



Okay lang yan! At least matatapos ka na! Laking ginhawa yan! Biruin mo, di ka na pupunta ng Math Bldg.! :redgrin:

:turncat:

[uptowngirl]

Originally posted by disturbed_erick
Grrr... bad trip ****. I failed to take the APE kasi masyado akong busy!!! And ndi ako mkkpag Math17 coz 5 units sya e 15 units na ko. Math14 na *** siguro. Well maybe... hmmp. I have this subject (PHILO 11) and ndi ko lam kung magagamit ko for Computer Engineering. ***** I better go for a changemat for it na lang for Math17. Hmmp. Ang hirap **** ng ginawa ko. Ang dami kong nasayang.

One more question plz, are APE's given only once a year??? Thanks.

Tama si Doc Ira, before Freshman year lang kinukuha ang APE. Mag Math 17 ka na lang instead of taking Math 11 and Math 14. Ask your adviser or the registrar about it. :redgrin:

:turncat:

[ChLoRiNe]

disturbed_erick: ok lang yan, pareho tayo. i also missed the APE kasi i had to go out-of-town for my training. pro sbi naman ng tita ko its better not to take the APE para daw mas maganda ang makuha mong final grade(labo nga e :)). mahirap daw kasi yung APE for math 11&14 e...

[eponine07]

Originally posted by Bostsip
and
mahirap makahanap ng potential fafa sa UP Dil.
believe me
hanggang ngayon WALA pa ako mahanap dun


ay naku, sinabi nyo pa. 3 1/2 years ako sa diliman, tapos 1 year of law school, walang nahanap na passable papa.

tapos paglipat ko ng law school, andun lang pala ang destiny ko. wehehehehe. where did all the guys go?

:blossom:

pero masaya sa up. andun yung oblation run, lantern parade, sunken garden, lagoon (uy, memories!!!), collegian, shopping center, mga orgs, beach house sa likod ng main library, faculty center...hay, memories....

[erman]

Originally posted by eponine07

pero masaya sa up. andun yung oblation run, lantern parade, sunken garden, lagoon (uy, memories!!!), collegian, shopping center, mga orgs, beach house sa likod ng main library, faculty center...hay, memories....

at walang kamatayang fishball at isaw :p pati na rin cheesesticks....

[moderator]

i agree to what Doc Ira said.. it will not be the people around you who will make or break your life in Diliman, it will be you and you alone who must take on that responsibility. join orgs and enjoy...

taking your education in diliman means a lot of things for you, it will be missing the good looking poeple of DLSU and since you'd be taking up bio you'd be hard pressed looking for a fafa.. :lol:

and to welcome you to up diliman.. :cheers:

one more thing: there are non-quota courses that are a major pain in the ***...


uptownGirl yun ba napansin mo sa up pag di taken GAY?? hmmm tanong natin kay ada grace kung agree siya.. :lol:

[uptowngirl]

:rotfl:@moderator

Agree yang si Ada!:glee:

:turncat:

[LetsPlay]

Originally posted by uptowngirl
:rotfl:@moderator

Agree yang si Ada!:glee:

:turncat:


are you saying that it's that easy to get a grilfriend in UP?? *peace*

[rao]

"sasaya ba ako sa UP Dili? "


Alam mo ineng/amang mali ang katanungan mo. Hindi ka dapat nagtatanong kung sasaya ka ba o hindi sa UP Diliman. Dapat ang tanong mo ay "Mas makakapaglingkod ba ako sa sambayanang Pilipinas kung sa UP Diliman ako mag aaral?" Kung sa pagpunta mo sa UP Diliman ay ang kasayahan mo lang ang iniisip mo, yan ay isang malaking kasakiman. Alalahanin mo na P50,000.00 ang subsidy ng gobyerno sa bawat mag aaral ng UP sa isang taon, kahit bracket nine pa ang nasabing estudyante. Dugo at pawis ng sambayanang Pilipino ang iniuula para makapag aral ka sa pinakamagaling na pamantasan ng Pilipinas. Ang pag aaral sa UP ay isang responsibilidad, responsibilidad sa sambayanang Pilipino. Pagbutihin mo ang pag aaral at sikapin mong maging karapatdapat sa tiwala na ibinigay sa 'yo ng sambayanang Pilipino.

And oh, on a more mundane level, to echo the posts before this, yeah, you will have fun in UP Dil.

[ChLoRiNe]

rao: salamat sa iyong makabag-damdaming payo.

to all filipino citizens out there: magbayad kayo ng taxes niyo, ha. :teehee:

[Les]

ChLoRiNe, good choice of school and premed course! (biased ako kasi UP BS Bio ako eh :D). Anyway, I'm in med now and being a Bio grad helped me in some courses, like dreaded Biochemistry.

About Bio in UP, it's ok. There are pretty hard subjects and teachers have their peculiarities but I was happy in this course.

P.S: Chances are your teacher in Bio 11 is a co-graduate of mine...behave ha! :D

[alemrac]

Waaaah ChLoRiNe bakit ka nag-UP? :bigcry: Kme lahat nandito sa DLSU... oh well. Anyway I saw Papa A... nakausap ko siya weird kse I didn't talk to him naman in school. La lang nawawala kse sya going to the bathroom *** I just told him where it was. Yun lang. At least ikaw nasa QC. *sigh*

Hmm... tama ba namang magkwento ako dito... :bungi:

[ChLoRiNe]

les: i dont have Bio 11 yet this sem. tell your friend hintayin nya ako. hehe! :teehee:

alemrac: wala na, i dont like him anymore. kaya nga malakas na loob ko mag-UP eh. :crazytongue:

[walangdila]

UP the best!!!! harharhar. sana magsurvive mga freshies. ako fourth year na sa pasukan harharhar. :grindvl:

[Lightspeed]

We only go to College once in our lives. Attending U.P. will surely make you experience the best, the worst, the highs, the lows, the crests and the troughs of life. Everything about experiencing real life, talagang ma-e-encounter mo sa U.P.

I also agree that a U.P. pedigree is a veritable VIP card that will be with you forever in life.

Congratulations! You've made a wise decision in choosing U.P.

[alemrac]

Originally posted by ChLoRiNe
alemrac: wala na, i dont like him anymore. kaya nga malakas na loob ko mag-UP eh. :crazytongue:

Hehe, okie. I'm sure naman that there are A LOT of sexy-hot-gorgeous boyzz there in UP. :bigteeth:

:sprung:

[uptowngirl]

Chlorine, Happy boy hunting! Good luck! :wink:

:turncat:

[ChLoRiNe]

alemrac: ha! i wish! asa pa ako...:shakehead:

[WICKEDQUEEN]

Ako malakas ang kutob ko sasaya talaga ako dyan. It's the REAL WORLD out there. Dream school ko yan nung 4th year highschool palang ako. Solved na'ko sa school ko ngayon, pero dream ko talaga makapag-aral sa U.P Diliman bago man lang ako bumalik ng Vienna. :bawling:

[alemrac]

Meron yan! For sure!! Like yung brother ni AB... I dunno what course na though... he shifted kse eh... :bigteeth:

[dee-dee]

di ka lang sasaya...you'll learn a lot about life din!

:cow::spinstar:

[sea sprite]

Hi! Too bad, ngayon ko lang nakita post mo. Ngayon lang ako uli nakabalik sa PEX. Sana mabasa mo pa rin 'to.

Welcome, future IB (Inst. of Bio.) denizen! Kakagraduate ko lang this April (BS Bio rin). Naks! You WILL enjoy UP Dil, especially the IB experience.

Your ultimate goal will eventually define the level of "toxicity" of your college life. It's a given that you'll have to work a bit harder if your end goal is med at UP-PGH as girls have to have higher grades than boys to get accepted there (that's why the UPD BS Psych gals have an edge over the Bio majors). Admission to other med schools like UST, UERM, PLM, FEU, St. Luke's etc. is practically guaranteed.

Bio is the perfect place for you if you actually like the subject matter (you'll have to take lots of Bio subjects that aren't med-related like plant physiology and the dreaded ecology (Bio 160)). It's not a large institute (ranging from 50-70 people per batch) so you'll get to know your blockmates pretty well.

Maasikaso rin ang mga teachers (for the most part). Pwede mo silang chikahin, lalo na ang ma-intrigang junior faculty. Don't cry kung nasigawan ka ni Prof. Roderos 'pag registration, ganun talaga yun.

First year of college is nothing. It's the perfect opportunity to kick back and experience UP Diliman (like eating at a different kainan everyday, playing pusoy dos sa sunken garden with your barkada, joining an org (sali kang ABM, ha? <nag-plug daw ba>, etc.) You won't even feel like you're a Bio major. You'll start feeling that way 2nd sem of 2nd year (pag nakatira ka na halos sa IB). Math 17 is not that hard either. You'll have to REALLY look out for Chem 31, Math 53 and 54, Physics 72, and your majors.

Cute guys and UP aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. I don't know about your batch but Bio seems to attract the smart serious types (mag-mmed kasi). May cute nga na instructor eh (Hi Sir Ian! :blush2: ). Don't limit yourself to those na ka-course mo. Cute guys have been sighted sa GE and PE courses (naging bf ng friend ko taga-Civil Eng'g dahil nag-share sila ng tent nung camping) as well as in different orgs.

Grabe! Sorry for the drawn-out ramblings. Ganyan talaga pag matanda na ang nag-rereminisce na lang (miss ko na tuloy ang pagiging undergrad!). Just wanted to wish you the best of luck. ENJOY! There's nothing in the world quite like UP Diliman. :sunny:

[Edited by sea sprite on 06-01-2001 at 01:33 AM]

[Ira]

My gad, so Roderos is still alive and shouting... :surprised:

Yeah, join ABM. It's a great org. Nice tambayan, Friday night clubs, and parties, too. :D Seriously, it's a great org if you want to feel welcomed in UPD.

[tr|n|ty]

gwapo guys in UP D..u kidding me?? :rotflmao: that's what ateneo is for :teehee: pero seriously, hottie guys are few and far between in Diliman(though there were a number of outstanding catches during my time)...but i guess brains and a lot of personality make up the lack of eye candy. have fun in diliman! it's one year of my life i will never forget.

[alemrac]

:sprung:

[katie]

oo naman! i had the time of my life in up. (drama ba?) although masaya nung hs, i'd say na mas enjoy yung college life ko because of up.

so if i were you, i think you should brace yourself for a new life in up. try joining an org para may kasama ka na gumimik, may katulong ka pa sa mga homework mo. you have all the freedom in up so you should be responsible in handling yourself because many people get dismissed from the univ not because they're unintelligent but because of poor performance. they get carried away sa sobrang freedom kaya napapabayaan ang studies.

guys? hmnn, see for yourself na lang! :beam:

*paw*

[Det7]

wow! la pa talga akng alam sa collge life... yung mga BS Math, math17..ABE,...whew.. la akong naintiindhan
i dunno, im just incmng senior sa don bosco manda, and im takin this review classes... lam nyo ba, ewan ko *** ha, para kasing mahrap pumasa sa UP e, mahrp ba? tips naman dyan o dun sa UPCAT, pro im doing my best ****, kc pag up daw sch ko...may car daw ako! wow! heheh, nwayz, hope u guys will help me na makapasok sa up... thanx!!!!!!!!

[PMOR]

This thread brought back memories... Three years ago, I was crying my heart out because my parents enrolledme in UP Diliman,instead of sending me to LaSalle.

Nakaka-overwhelm talaga ang UP,not to mention culture shock. Ang dami pang pressures, harassment sa acads andsa pagko-commute. But then, you'll get by. Then you'll realize na nag-eenjoy ka rin pala. You'll get to know different people from different walks of life. Meron diyang sobrang maarte na akalamo nde kumakain ng fishballs,meron namang mga low profiles lang,meron ding mga weirdo, merong normal lang. Hehehe. Ang maganda dun, you'll get to deal with different people.

After three years of being in UP (Diliman),I have no regrets. I'm having quality education and at the same time, mababa ang tuition (wag niyo na lang pansinin ang facilities, usable pa naman silang lahat eh). I got to see the "real world" sa UP. I realized kung gaano ako ka-ignorante when I was still in high school. And of course, I gained so many friends, true friends, sa UP. :wave:z @ uptowngirl

chlorine and the others, you don't have to worry a thing. Tama din sila na nasa person naman yun eh. Try to balance your time. See to it na kahit nag-aaral ka, nage-enjoy ka din at the same time. Try to involve yourselves sa mga organizations. It will help practice how to be responsible, gain friends, and better yet, find the love of your lives. Diba uptowngirl? :naughty:

disturbed_erick, Comp Eng'g ka? What block? Yung org kasi namin may iha-handle na freshman block for the FOPC eh...

:heartgrl:

[Artemis]

But of course!!!! It's the real college world. You'll see people clad in simple clothing, walking, riding the jeepney(and a lot come in their vehicles, too). It's a great school. But honey, your happiness really depends on you. It's how you make your college life a blast. No one can do that for you. Your family and friends are there only to suppport you along the way. The decision is still yours. A happy disposition keeps you going indeed!

Goodluck and have a splendid stay at UP Diliman!
*okay* *okay* *okay*

[Pepe]

APE ng Math 11 and 14 tapos Math 54 na? Wow! Galing nung adviser nya... BOBO! :) hehehe... nag-skip ng Math 53 ba naman! :evil_lol:

Anyway, enjoy UP! Kita mo ako, ilang years na ako graduate, nasa UP pa rin ako. :bigcry:

Join orgs and be adventurous.

[benjoguapo]

hello der! saw ur msg. at sobrang I was bothered. ok ka lang! syempre mag-eenjoy ka sa up dil noh. I am also from UP. Im quite familira with some zobel ppl, kasi i am from Bene. Walang kuwenta ang la salle (taft, i mean) iba ang college life sa diliman. ito lang ang totoong university. para ka ring nasa highschool when you go to la salle. You will be ok, don`t worry. parang nakakatakot lang at first ang diliman. the person who persuaded you to go to diliman, naku malilibre ko sya ng lunch. at pasalamat ka pinilit ka nya. up is the best. at tama ka, up can offer you the best pre-med.
well, see you na lang in UP. believe, in no time, you will be enjoying yourself. goodluck

[placebo]

i encountered the same problem several yrs ago. dapat, ust pt talaga ang kukunin ko for college, but i eventually went to up diliman. regrets? wala. it was one of the best decisions i've ever made. :)

iba ang up sa ibang schools, in the sense na makakahalubilo mo halos lahat ng klase ng tao. and later on, mare realize mo na malaking edge yun.

i'm currently in med school, and while, sometimes, naiisip ko na sana, nag- pt na lang ako, (dahil sila ang pnaka me- edge sa medschool, in my opinion) nde ko rin nire regret na i went to up diliman. marami ka kasing matututunan na nde mo siguro matututunan kung nasa ibang school ka.

as for the cute guys, sa experience ko, marami rami rin naman, sa eng'g. pero, i doubt kung ganun pa rin ngayon dahil, shempre, kasabay ko sila gumraduate. hehehe! :teehee:

gudluck sa mga papasok sa up! make the most out of your college life! :)

[Miguelito]

i can't believe some people are actually having a hard time deciding between UP and DLSU! duuh! it's like choosing between... wag na lang.

no question, UP is THE place! :)

[munik]

I do not regret a single day I spent in UP. It's where you'll get to meet real people. Make the most of your stay there. Join orgs, meet new people, watch the Oblation Run :D, try the barbecue at Beach House, try walking from AS to Math Bldg ;D Check out the ladies' CR on the first floor of AS - ang pinaka-naiibang CR sa lahat, may natutulog, may nagtitinda, may nag-aaral... :lol:

One thing you shouldn't forget though is that as an Iskolar ng Bayan, you owe it to the Filipino people to give something back be it in any form.

You'll see that the years spent in UP could qualify as part of the best years of your life.

[ebtg]

To whom much is given, much is expected in return.

Mag-turo ka sa UP pag graduate mo.

[Bostsip]

for those inteterested:

UP EB

When: June 9, 2001
Where: UP Diliman Sunken Garden (Beach House Canteen)
Time: 11AM (lunch lang)

everyone is welcome..don't be shy!!!
:)

[kayce]

mag-dorm kayo!!! kung freshy -> KALAYAAN syempre...minsan, sa may kalayaan tayo'y....500 kayo don...COED...sari-sari...girl, boy, bakla, tomboy...:redgrin:

o kaya sumali ng org/s...saya kme sa Compsoc (paging disturbed_erick ...) :D

sobrang saya sa UP!!! just have to learn to adjust some things kse d na tulad ito ng high school na kahit d ka mag-aral pwede kang pumasa... it takes more than common sense pag dating dto...pero minsan depende na lang **** sa yo...tlgang napakarami ng kaibahan pero minsan makikita mo na lang ang sarili mo na isa ka rin sa kanila...

para sa kin kse, kung nag-lasalle ako parang nag-high school lang ako...evrytn's happening so fast...feeling ko nga wala akong masyadong nakuha from highskul...sobra **** kse bilis ng mga pangyayari...mya-mya graduate ka na...sa UP, u myt wana stay longer than expected.:flwrface:

[uptowngirl]

:wink:@PMOR

:turncat:

[elaney]

sayang, ngayon ko lang nakita thread na ito.

well, it seems that every UP grad loved the experience and education only UP can give. There's something unique in every university but if you want to feel prepared and more grounded, UP should be your choice.

I just like everything about UP Diliman. Even the pila (prepares you for every government agency in the country). My best friend and i wanted to go back and take our masters but she's the only one who made it because i forgot how challenging it is to get instructions from UP admin on how to register, especially if you don't know what to do.

Hay, ka-miss pa rin. my friends and i have a ritual every other month, meet somewhere in UP Diliman, (Sarah's, BeachHouse, Green house, CASAA, Sunken Garden, Molave, Kalayaan, at marami pang iba)

for the freshmen, don't be too serious, but don't stay too long din sa UP. Have fun, stay sa dorms, meet diff kinds of people, kain sa mga karinderia, attend the concerts and activities, join a rally, experience everything UP Diliman has to offer. Trust those who came before you, you won't regret it.

Sayang ulit, there was UP EB pala yesterday. It would be nice to reminisce about how fun a UP education can be...

[tolya]

Education in UP Diliman means that you will not be spoon fed. It is your responsibility to study or screw up. UP Diliman opens your eyes to the realities of life, that some of the parents put their children to school with their blood, sweat and tears literally. You will not be anymore in the cocooned world of DLSU where people dress nicely and cleanly.

Planning to take up Medicine then going to the US? Everybody's dream of going to UP Med using government money (actually workers and employees hard earned money, the rich do not pay that much) to cure American citizens. Open your eyes....

[tolya]

Originally posted by Ira
My gad, so Roderos is still alive and shouting... :surprised:

Yeah, join ABM. It's a great org. Nice tambayan, Friday night clubs, and parties, too. :D Seriously, it's a great org if you want to feel welcomed in UPD.

OFF TOPIC: Who are the UP ABM'ers here? I'm one of them :). Si Roderos, the scourge of the studentry still kicking and shrieking??? I'd like to talk to her now...

[QueenAmidala]

It depends on what you see as "masaya", you know. I'm in my 4th year of BA Political Science in UP; so far, there has been heaven and hell in what I've gone through. Heaven in the freedom to behave however you want to behave--as long as you don't break any national laws. Hell in enlistment (mwahaha--freshies beware! :D).

It's not a question of whether or not you'll be happier in UP Diliman than in La Salle Taft. It's a question of whether or not you will make it enjoyable for yourself. Kick back, enjoy the ride.

[anest25]

kumpleto ang buhay sa UP. and the more wonderful thing about life in UP is you learn to be self-reliant. walang pamilyang matatkbuhan kaya matuto kang makipagkaibigan. hindi pampered ang estudyante kaya matuto kang maging maparaan sa pag-aaral. dalawa lamang ang klase ng estudyante sa UP ang matalino at maabilidad. kung di ka matalino dapat maabilidad ka. kung anong paraan, that's ur choice...

marami ring oportunidada para mapayabong ang sarili. but whether you will take fulll adavantage of these opportunities eh is up to you. bagama't hindi biro ang buhay UP, hindi naman kailangang kunot ang noo. kalingan lang ng determinasyon at pagpaplano...

that's why planning and foresight are important--these are the first steps toward attaining your goals, mission and vision, para pagkatapos ng lahat ng tawa at iyak, pagkatapos ng lahat ng binunong desisyon, sa dulo't dulo'y graduate ka pa rin ng UP. so make the whole year productive, exciting and worth the while...

[PMOR]

So freshies,how was your first day in UP? Kwento naman jan...;)

[QueenAmidala]

Originally posted by Bostsip
and
mahirap makahanap ng potential fafa sa UP Dil.
believe me
hanggang ngayon WALA pa ako mahanap dun


Hahaha. :D I've seen some in the varsity. Regrettably, some of the most attractive men in UP are...

...gay. :ayaw: Wah. Kawawa naman yung mga girls na naghahanap ng bf. May kaagaw na nga silang mga babae, may kaagaw rin na lalake. :O

[Uncle Johnny]

hi...ako rin 4th year polsci major...wala lang...just wanna tell you kasi malay natin....baka magkatabi na pala tayo sa mga subjects natin diba? well...for the topic, im sure mag-eenjoy kayo sa up dil...DISCIPLINE lang para maka survive...masyado kasing free ang students kaya maraming naliligaw ng landas...basta be patient...aral ka mabuti and enjoy :)

[Boytoy2000]

Of course,sasaya ka sa UPDil. Ang daming kainan doon na mura! Yum Yum!! Umpisahan mo sa Casaa, tapos pag malungkot ka pa rin, dun naman sa thai canteen, o kaya dun sa may beach house, sarap ng bbq. malaki na mura pa... mmmmm.... gutom na ko....

[abangers22]

sasaya ka ba sa up dil? ***** dats wer I spent the best days of my life! di lang diliman sa uplb din! man if you went to la salle you could've spent the most boring three years of your life with the same mode of thinking as you did in high school. i studied in ateneo all my life and i'm glad by some plan of god i ended up in UP! of course die hard ateneo pa rin ako pag dating sa basketbol, pero ***** i won't be who i am now if it weren't for up.

in up they don't feed you cr*p, walang spoon feeding don bahala ka sa buhay mo. yung mga feeling na culture shock elitist (kuno) b*llsh*t yon. saka hindi totoo na tibak lahat ng mga tao don, although you slowly come to realize what this nation is all about.

it's all up to you if you're gonna have fun, although the potential to really have a good time is big.

if you notice, all the great minds seem to come from up. why? i don't know, it's probably the environment of free thinking which seems to spawn enlightened thinking with a firm grasp of reality!

sa up, walang "down from the hill" thinking don. bulok nga facilities, mukhang luma lahat, ang hirap kumuha ng subject, but don't worry, all the great minds choose to teach in up and i assure you, up is the best "mistake" you ever made.