“Anong ginawa mo sa akin, UP?”
Every day I ask myself that, and it goes on and on like an incessant echo in my head and it lasts days. Now, it’s been a month, and the voice still rings the same way.
You’d think being in this university, you’ll burn yourself out the first month of your stay. They say it’s that difficult.
Well, think again, my friend. It only takes a week to burn out a UP student.
The case goes for me: someone completely unaware of how quick UP already changed my attitude and perception in life, how it changed the way I saw myself and others, and how it fueled my purpose for being here. There are already battle scars that I wear with pride now, because despite the piling academic requirements and the mind-boggling views, I do not have any single regret. UP has already taught me a great deal. There will be challenges, and time passes that I prepare myself for the worst days.
But, alas, I am where I dreamed of months ago. I am receiving what I prayed for. I am enjoying the privileges of my hard work to be here.
willing to be little.
For the next four years I will be surrounded by great minds with greater virtues. I am not intimidated, and I do not feel superior. I am humbled that I belong to this community, and even more so seeing everyone else is the same way. My friends in this course continue to be modest and simple, and this is an attitude I have learned to carry as well.
getting things done.
The longer my stay here, the more that I realize that time is my most important resource. My routine during my high school days only concerned academics and none else. Living apart from my family, I have to take care of myself, and that means allotting a part of your day for it. Among other things, with the heavy school tasks it’s hard to find leisure if I don’t finish what I have to do on time. Day by day as the stress begins to take toll, I make mental notes to start studying earlier. I remind myself that if it takes me two minutes to finish something, do it immediately.
the power of self-reliance.
Independence is also a trait I have been trying to master ever since I have arrived here. There’s no other person who will help you but yourself. Everyone has their own lives; the last thing they would want is someone else interrupting their time. I learned that doing things on my own trains me to become a better decision maker and teaches me to be responsible of your my choices. I face the consequences of my choices, and I use it to be better in the future. In UP, you should trust yourself the most.
ignorance excuses not.
While I build my self-awareness, UP has been stripping away walls I have built around myself that blocked me from seeing what truly is happening in the world. Little by little, I am becoming more conscious of my environment. A month in UP has given me the power to speak more of what is right, and what should be right. It has given me a deeper reason to fight for my beliefs and support my advocacy. I am not holding back to this change. Open to what is to come, I can only hope that I get to do what my heart truly desires.
embracing your calling.
I entered UP with the goal to one day serve my family and give them what they truly deserve in life. They are the main reason why I keep going and they are ones who motivate me to push through. Beyond that purpose, I have always dreamed of working in publications or the broadcast media. For all I know, that is where I belong. Call me over ambitious. Sometimes, college life will test you and break down your morale. Sooner or later, your left with nothing but empty ambitions and the sole desire of giving up. After a month in university, I realize I should always remember where I came from, because it just might be the motivation I need to do force myself to doing more.
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