Kwento Pagkatapos Malaman Ang UPCAT Results

[kryzl]

zorro at kryzl...incoming freshie? nu degree?

yups. incoming freshie, pero di ako sa UP papasok..

[hacksaw]

ahem Feb. 2004 nuon. My parents picked me and my younger brother from school before noon so they could bring us to the US Embassy for me and brother's US Visa interview. Naka school uniform pa kaming dalawa when we showed up for the interview at the embassy. The application process was a breeze and I was excited at the prospect of going to the US that summer. On our way home I got a text that the UPCAT results were out. I told Dad about it and he said might as well pass by UP and check the results "tutal its on the way home naman". The ACET results were already out and I said to myself at least I have a school to go to if I dont pass the upcat. When I got there, I ran into some friends from Miriam High who told me "wag na, wala pangalan mo". And I believed them. Sa dami ng tumitingin sa results I said to myself "whats the point in looking for my name if its not there anyway". So I just walked back to the car and told my Dad I wasnt on the list. We were about to leave when I got a congratulatory text from one of the girls who earlier told me that my name wasnt on the list. I replied WTF! and she texted back "di nga, you passed". I got down from the car and forced my way into crowd and sure enough my name was there.

The thought of going to the US that summer and more importantly passing the upcat gave me an emotional high that would last for months on end.

[alwaysready27]

Ayun.Pagbukas ko ng YM.marami ng offline messages na lumabas na daw.ang UPCAT results.e di kinabahan ako ng bongga.Hindi na ako nag-expect na makakapasa ako.Kasi ba naman ang hirap talaga g UPCAT at isa lang naman ako sa mga average students nung high school.
Pagbukas ng internet nagpunta ako sa website.Ayun nagloloko.Eh di refresh ako ng refresh.hahaha.
And then yun nga hanggang sa di ko na binuksan.Sinabi na lang sa akin na pumasa ako sa UPBaguio.
Eh di yun!hahaha.sa UPB ako!

Freshie ako nung 2009 *bow*
GOODLUCK sa incoming freshies!

[caramelpop]

asa skul kami nun, tapos the night before, down na daw ang site, so it means makikita na nga yung results. nagdedesign kami ng Gym kasi Math exhibit the next day, then yung isang classmate ko, umakyat, inaya kaming 3 officers sa CompLab kasi nga daw may results na...


Then, ayun, pasado kaming 3! sobrang naiyak pa ko sa tuwa, tas di na ko nakagawa dun sa Gym. Buti nalang tapos na ko magdecor. hahaha.

pag-uwi ko, binalita ko kaagad. at eto, Incoming Freshie na!

[mjlovergreen05]

January 18, 2010, Monday.

Kinakabahan ako nun kasi nga 3rd week of January na, anytime pwede na lumabas yung results ng UPCAT. Medyo down pa nga ako nun kasi kalalabas pa lang din ng ACET results and I did not make it. Umuwi ako galing sa school ng tanghali tapos tiningnan ko kung may results na ba online. I found out na that morning eh nai-post na sa Diliman campus ang results pero wala pa online kasi may problem daw. Lalo akong kinabahan kasi di ako makakapunta to check the results myself sa UPD kasi I have to go back to school dahil may kailangan kaming gawin. Di ako mapakali kasi kapag nalaman kong bumagsak ako, mamomroblema na naman ako kung saan ako mag aaral kasi UPCAT at ACET lang ang tinake ko. 2pm ako dapat babalik nun sa school pero di talaga ako makaalis sa harap ng computer. Refresh ako ng refresh sa page ng UPCAT results hanggang sa nagload nga. Pinagpapawisan talaga ko nun ng malamig habang nagcclick. Tapos nakita ako ng mom ko, tinanong niya ko kung bakit di pa ko umaalis. Sabi ko may results na ang UPCAT at sabay naming tiningnan kung nandun yung pangalan ko. Parang slow motion pa nga nung nagsscroll down ako para tingnan kung nandun ba name ko. Tapos yun. Nandun yung pangalan ko. Di ko pa nun nakikita kung anong course at campus ang napasahan ko, napatalon na ako at nagyakapan kami ng mom ko. Pareho kaming umiiyak! So priceless!

Ngayon I'm an incoming freshman sa UP Manila.

PS: 3:30 na ko nakabalik nun sa school. Haha. Pero naintindihan naman ng teacher ko kung bakit ako na-late.

UPCAT 2010!

[agatha542]

jan. 18 yun... nakaharap ako sa computer for over two hours na nang isearch ko sa google yung announcement about the results, na sa tuwing binubuksan ko ang lumalabas ay "the results will be realeased on the third week of january"... eh pagka open ko nung upcat.up.edu.ph may bumulaga na na name sa screen eh di nagsisigaw ako sabi ko "Ma, lumabas na result sa net!"
lumapit sakin si mama at sabay namin hinanap name ko at ayun andun naman sya... hehehe... tawag agad ako doon sa classmate ko na kasabay kong nagtake para sabihin na lumabas na yung result... at that very moment sa totoo lang ay hindi ako masaya at wala "pakels"... ewan ko ba kung bakit pero siguro dahil na rin yun sa pagiging DPWS ko pero as the time flies mas naintindihan ko na hindi por que DPWS lang ako ay wala na pag-asa at karapatan para magsaya... atleast masasabi ko sa sarili ko "DPWS MAN AKO, PASADO PARIN!"

now, i'm still waiting for my slot sa UPM... next week na yun kaya kabadong kabado ako...

wish me luck! so i can get my preferred course... =D

UPCAT2010

[tsong_go]

After coming home from school, my uncle relayed through my mom that I did pass the dreaded exam. I shouted "TALAGAAAAAAA!!!!!" And then that's it. It was just the day after that the school congratulated me for passing. Everyone was surprised that I'm not surprised anymore. Hahaha.

[jayceebonekz]

exams din namin nun, tpos pagkatapos nung afternoon session, nag-gala muna ko ng friend ko na kasama ko din nag-take ng UPCAT.

During the walk, may nareceive siyang text, tpos nagulat ako at napatalon na lang siya bigla. Pasado daw siya ng UP. Kaso UP Baguio naman, third choice pa niya. Kahit na daw, tuwang-tuwa pa din siya. Sa isip isip ko, mukang ako hindi papasa ah, nakakahiya (salutatorian kasi ako tpos siya commendable lang.)

So, talagang kabog sa dibdib pag-uwi sa bahay, BTW, wala pa *** results sa net nun.

Ilang days ang nakaraan, nagtext sa akin yung friend ko na yun, sabi niya, "Congrats, pasado ka, 1st choice mo sa UP Manila".

hahaha. talagang mangiyakngiyak ako ah.. hahaah 'in your face kako pa' ahahaha. akala ko talaga sasabit pa ko eh.

Hindi kasi ako nagreview, as in walang review, nung knagabihan kasi before ng UPCAT eh nag-inuman pa kami and late na ako nakauwi.

hahahaha. such a wonderful experience. lalo na nung nalaman ko na *** iba kong kakilala nag-review center pa and then they failed naman. sayang.




INCOMING FRESHIE A.Y. 2010-2011

[kaitokun46]

jayceebonekz: Ang tindi mo naman hindi ka nagreview pero nakapasa ka ng UP Manila tapos first choice mo pa. Mukhang di ka karaniwang tao.

[0mjj0]

ansaya nio **** po.. lahat kayo pasado sa UP )..

ahm kc ako incoming 4th yr plang tpos nagrereview na for UPCAT.. kaso nalilito ako kung ano ba talaga coverage nung UPCAT na un.. sabi kc nung iba wala daw ALGEBRA (hatest subj.) pero *** mga nagtuturo **** samin ngayon (UP students),sinama nila *** ALGEB at TRIGO sa lessons nmin..

pls inform nio po ako.. salamat (:

[austo123]

ansaya nio **** po.. lahat kayo pasado sa UP )..

ahm kc ako incoming 4th yr plang tpos nagrereview na for UPCAT.. kaso nalilito ako kung ano ba talaga coverage nung UPCAT na un.. sabi kc nung iba wala daw ALGEBRA (hatest subj.) pero *** mga nagtuturo **** samin ngayon (UP students),sinama nila *** ALGEB at TRIGO sa lessons nmin..

pls inform nio po ako.. salamat (:

The upcat’s coverage varies every time. This year’s, for instance, might focus on geometry, physics, and subject-verb agreement as contrasted dun sa Upcat last year ( puro genetics and bio, then onti lang ng physics!)

@ definitely there’d be algebra..kasi that’s “basic”—as in almost any math requires some manifestations of that..as with the trigo slight lang siguro like yung problems involving sine-cosine, etc.

pero for once, nothing insanely complicated..kaya yan..review lang!

Godspeed to you!

[snoogumsboogums]

Nasa swimming ako non, kasi may birthday party. Nakikipagchikahan sakin yung mga nanay ng kaklase ko kung saan daw ako papasok. Ang sinasabi ko naman, "most probably I'll pursue Ateneo." Kasi hindi nga naman ako umaasa na papasa ako sa UP.

Ayon, after one hour, nagtext yung isa kong kaklase, nag-blind item na meron daw isa samin na pumasa sa UP Manila, e tatlo lang naman kami na yun ang first choice. Edi syempre, kabado to the max na ko. Kinulit ko siya, tinanong ko kung sino. At eto ang reply niya, "IKAW!!!!"

Edi syempre sobrang saya ko naman. Tapos ibinalita ko dun sa mga parents ng mga kaklase na nakausap ko tungkol sa college life ko. Then they hugged me at sabay sabing congrats.

Kaso nagkaroon ako non ng dilemma. Ateneo or UP Manila, nahirapan ako magdecide, I asked my Physics teacher, kasi kasama siya sa swimming. Then he told me, mag-Ateneo raw ako. E syempre hindi naman dahil yun ang sabi niya, yun na agad susundin ko.

Maya-maya, tinawagan ko si daddy saka si mommy, then I told them nakapasa ako sa UP Manila. I was crying that time, oo, tears of joy. Tapos yun din yung mga panahon na sobra akong nagkaroon ng dilemma. Pero halos lahat kasi ng relatives ko want me to go to UP Manila. Pero lahat ng teachers ko, except sa aking Math teacher, suggested me na ituloy ko yung sa Ateneo.

Pero 'eto ako ngayon, syempre, UP ang pinili ko.

Sa mga mag-take diyan ng UPCAT or sa may mga balak mag-UP, I suggest, mag-aral kayong mabuti. Don't rely much on what your review centers can give you, kailangan mo rin ng pag-pupursige dahil hindi lahat ay kayang ibigay sayo ng review centers, IMO. And don't lose hope, 'wag masyado maging pessimistic. Promise, ang sarap ng feeling na pumasa sa State U. Good luck sa mga mag-take.

[kaitokun46]

Hindi ko na matandaan kung anong coverage ng UPCAT sa sobrang nanghina ako after the exams. Madali lang ang UPCAT trust me, pero nakakapagod talaga after ng exams. Oo, medyo wala ngang bio masyado nung UPCAT namin, pero ang daming Earth-Envi Sci.

God bless na lang, at pag may time sagutan mo yung survey sa likod ng UPCAT. okay!

[mjlovergreen05]

ansaya nio **** po.. lahat kayo pasado sa UP )..

ahm kc ako incoming 4th yr plang tpos nagrereview na for UPCAT.. kaso nalilito ako kung ano ba talaga coverage nung UPCAT na un.. sabi kc nung iba wala daw ALGEBRA (hatest subj.) pero *** mga nagtuturo **** samin ngayon (UP students),sinama nila *** ALGEB at TRIGO sa lessons nmin..

pls inform nio po ako.. salamat (:

Hi. Since medyo mahaba pa naman ang panahon mo sa pagrereview, mas maganda kung pag-aralan mo talaga lahat ng dapat mong pag-aralan para kung ano man ang lumabas na questions sa exam (kasi nobody knows talaga kung ano ba ang lalabas dun, nagbabago ang coverage ng exam every year), ready ka.

Naalala ko tuloy tulad mo rin ako last year. Basta basa basa lang dito sa forums at kung saan saan regarding UPCAT. Sigurado marami kang mapupulot na magagamit mo.

[bluefairy9]

i just arrived from school when my mama told me i got a sms from a friend. bawal kasi cellphone sa school that's why napapakialaman ng mama ko =). sabi doon sa text out na daw result sa upcat. so yun parang ang tagal tagal ng bawat minuto, when i got to see my name sa list of passers and beside it nandun yung UP MANILA BS NURSING,first choice ko both. sigaw ako ng sigaw haha. You cannot describe talaga yung feeling na pumasa ka,ang saya saya!

[Recurrent]

Relieved, kasi nakapasa. Sabi nga ng nanay ko through phone "Phew, buti nalang" (Haha moment)
Then disappointed, kasi hindi nakuha ang first choice
Ngayon masaya na

[Ceyrie]

Grabe...medyo ambush nung nalaman ko yung results. Matutulog na kasi ako nun, kasi down pa rin yung UPCAT website...at medyo ayoko i-check kasi di talaga ako nag-eexpect pumasa. Nagulat ako pagbukas ko ulit nung site...ok na siya! Medyo tense pa nga nung sinearch ko sa static pages yung pinakamalapit sa surname ko...at ayun! Anak ng tinapa! Nakapasa ako...1st campus choice, 1st course choice...totally unbelievable!

Although mas masaya ako nung lumabas yung pasado ako sa La Salle (kasi 1st result yun), UST (alam ko kasi yung date at may pasok pa nun kaya super tense ako buong araw sa school), at Ateneo (same reason: alam ko kelan lalabas ang result), dun lang ako sa UP naiyak...tears of joy?

Anyways, parang cloud nine...di talaga ako makapaniwala...God knows nangamote ako!

[magneticdoll]

May GM akong natanggap. Pasado daw ako ng UPCAT. Tiningnan ko sa internet kung totoo. Totoo nga.

Badtrip, kasi hindi ko naramdaman yung feeling na alam mo na out na yung results tapos parang ang sensitive ng mata mo na mamataan ang last name mo na nakalagay sa listahan. Kainis. Haha.

Tapos, sinabi ko sa nanay ko. Ginising ko siya dahil tulog na siya noon. Sabi ko, "Mommy, pasado ako ng UPCAT!". Ang sabi niya, "Haaahh... okay... zzz."

Syempre, maligaya ako na nakapasa ako ng UPCAT. Sobra. Pero noong gabi na iyon... okay lang. Haha.

[carlshark]

Nung panahon namin, wala pang internet at text messaging. This was in February 1996.

Most of us graduating seniors took the UPCAT. Our high school received a list of admitted students well ahead of the letters sent to our homes.

That was a spectacle - people lining up to see if their names were on the list. Para sa isang maliit na public high school, pag pumasa ka ng UPCAT, malaking bagay na yun sa iyo. Bragging rights that carry more weight than your class standing. Cheers and disappointment, depending on the outcome - only 30% were admitted to UP, even excluding some classmates who consistently did well in class.

Of course, later did we only realize that the privilege of passing UP carried with it a lot of responsibility. A lot of things happened since then. Not all of my classmates went on to finish their UP education. Some did, and went on to professional or advanced studies. But we foolishly imagined, during that fateful day in February 1996, that our lives will be defined by our UPCAT status.

I was not as excited as my classmates when I knew I got admitted to UP Diliman for MBB, but it was different when I got the "letter" inviting me for an interview. Ü I have spent 10 years of my life studying in UP Manila and UP Open University and I have never regretted a single day.

[jasetiojanco]

I already conditioned myself that I won't pass the UPCAT and I'd be going to either ADMU or DLSU.

I was still in LSGH when I received the news that I passed. My friend and I were walking towards the exit gate of our school when my friend's sister called, telling him that he passed. I thought that that was expected since my friend's really intelligent. After a few minutes, my brother, who was a law student at that time, texted me that I passed the UPCAT, as in first choice course! I was really happy to the point that I looked stupid because I was kinda jumping up and down and other students were looking at me.

Anyway, at first, even though I passed the UPCAT, I wanted to enter DLSU. Good thing my parents were able to convince me that it would be much better for me to enter UP since it's nearer and more affordable. :P

// UPCAT 2005 (Err, basta first year ako nung 2006)
// BS Computer Science, UPD