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by Nikki Gatchalian (UV-1L), Vincent Balawen (UV-4L), Evangeline Lucille Ortiz (UV-3L)
Category: Week 09
UPCAT 2019
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It is the time of the year again where students line up to take the most anticipated college entrance test in the country, the University of the Philippines College Admission Test or UPCAT.
This happened on October 5-6, 2019 that took place in the different parts of the country, and here in the Bulacan State University, one of UPCAT’s testing centers, I was able to interview an examinee about his experiences in UPCAT and why he chose to take it.
He said that he was really so nervous before taking the UPCAT since it was so special for him to pass it.
Since special para sakin ang UPCAT, mas nakakakaba. Sa UP ko gusto makapasok kaya mas nagprepare ako para dito. Nagaral ako para sa UPCAT til the night before.
Marcel, Bulacan
And when he was asked why he took the exam, he said that he want to pass it because it is the most prestigious university in the Philippines, plus the green environment and the open-mindedness within it. He also added that since he was a child, he was already exposed in the surroundings of the university which led to his desire of entering it.
Una, syempre alam kong no. 1 ang UP sa pilipinas, wala nang paligsahan pa doon. Ikalawa, nagbibigay ito ng feeling na parang paaralan talaga siya. simoy ng hangin, mga taong nagbibigay ng kani-kaniyang mga opinion at iba pa. At ikatlo, magmula pa noong bata ako ay bumibisita na ako at ginusto ko nang makapasok sa UP.
Marcel, Bulacan
UPCAT 2019: Meeting the parents and examinees
Regarded as one of the most difficult entrance exams in the Philippines, the University of the Philippines College Admission Test took place at various venues in the UPLB campus this October 5 -6.
In this video we see what the UPCAT takers and their parents have to say, in regards to their dreams, reasons, and expectations for the exam.
Holding the silver spoon
He starts off his day with a plate of corned beef and rice. Every mouthful is held by a silver spoon. He chews silently, staring on the bookshelf directly in front of him. It’s a cramped apartment, but where else were you going to put his parents’ research references? He doesn’t mind, though; he’s used to the sight. There is no fear nor anxiousness in his breath, as he calmly recalls how the past months – years, even – have led up to this day. He freshens up and puts on his favorite shirt: a buttoned-down, green and black shirt that he bought in Indonesia (where, he admits, he won an international research award). He chooses brown slacks to go with it, then his lone (but trusty) pair of rubber shoes. Shortly after, his father drives him to the testing venue in Diliman. The father looks on with joy as his second (and youngest) son heads off to try out for college. But the boy runs back, hugs him, and returns his course.
The boy breezes through the exam with just the right amount of effort. Not too much, but not too little. Products of his attention in class, the voices in his head narrate the questions that he reads. Language Proficiency is read by his review school tutors. Science is read by the high school teachers who guided him along the way. For Math, it’s his own voice replaying, back from the days of his intense problem-solving. And for Reading Comprehension, a team of various narrators who have deemed a heightened consciousness necessary for the final struggle.
“I’d like to be the director of IRRI (the International Rice Research Institute) one day,” he muses. “The food production sector goes largely unnoticed, and my heart beats the strongest for it.” Bertrand, soon to be a graduate of the Philippine Science High School, reflects on his senior high school as an agriculture specialist. “I recognize how privileged I am for my education, and I want to give back by helping the marginalized.”
How the boy thinks is very similar to how I think, but the paths we he and I have taken differ greatly. Still, it’s an honor to have met this global nationalist in the making, and I couldn’t have been prouder to call him my brother.
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UPCAT 2019 held at University of the Philippines Los Baños.
UPCAT 2019 Stories
By: Eirine Baldovino, Charm Artiola and Ma. Angela Faye Rufino
To be an Iskolar ng Bayan is an aspiration that only a few manages to achieve. It demands a person’s best and their dedication— it requires not only a passion for learning, but also the years worth of knowledge that we gained from our high schools’ teachings.
Every year, thousands and thousands of applicants grovel through their studies and notes as the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) draws near.
Starting from October 5 and lasting to October 6, our team interviewed the applicants along with their friends and guardians for their reasons on why they chose UP as their prospective school. Here are their response to the question.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1tOk9H8-MrmwRREojC2LUQLFNxQZCBYGh
UPCAT 2019 Stories
By: Eirine Baldovino, Charm Artiola and Ma. Angela Faye Rufino
To be an Iskolar ng Bayan is an aspiration that only a few manages to achieve. It demands a person’s best and their dedication— it requires not only a passion for learning, but also the years worth of knowledge that we gained from our high schools’ teachings.
Every year, thousands and thousands of applicants grovel through their studies and notes as the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) draws near.
Starting from October 5 and lasting to October 6, our team interviewed the applicants along with their friends and guardians for their reasons on why they chose UP as their prospective school. Here are their response to the question.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1tOk9H8-MrmwRREojC2LUQLFNxQZCBYGh
UPCAT 2019 Stories
By: Eirine Baldovino, Charm Artiola and Ma. Angela Faye Rufino
To be an Iskolar ng Bayan is an aspiration that only a few manages to achieve. It demands a person’s best and their dedication— it requires not only a passion for learning, but also the years worth of knowledge that we gained from our high schools’ teachings.
Every year, thousands and thousands of applicants grovel through their studies and notes as the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) draws near.
Starting from October 5 and lasting to October 6, our team interviewed the applicants along with their friends and guardians for their reasons on why they chose UP as their prospective school. Here are their response to the question.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1tOk9H8-MrmwRREojC2LUQLFNxQZCBYGh
UPCAT 2019 Stories
The UPCAT took place in various venues in the UPLB campus last October 5-6, 2019.
For our ninth weekly writes entry, We went around interviewing future Scholars ng Bayan and parents. In this video are some of their stories regarding their dreams, reasons, and expectations for the exam.
Vying for UP
It’s that time of the year again where thousands upon thousands of UP hopefuls vie for the chance of getting into one of the top universities in the country.
The University of the Philippines College Admission Test is one of the country’s most sought after exams since not only is UP one of the countries top universities, it is also the recipient of the free tertiary education law which means that as a state university, 100% of the tuition fees will be shouldered by the government. This became a huge factor in increasing the number of UPCAT takers. According to the UP Media and Public Relations Office 140, 593 applied for UPCAT 2019 and only 101,134 were eligible. And out of the eligible applicants 90,408 took the exam yet only 13 percent or 11,821 actually qualified.
It’s not easy to get in to the university especially when you have thousands of students to compete with for a slot but the sheer number of test takers is just a small hill compared to the mountain one has to face to prepare for the actual exam.
Students such as Patricia Dela Pena for Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba have experienced this; ” Ang dami pong kasabay na deadlines, home works, PTs, exams, kahit po exams kasabay kaya po medyo na-limit yung time for review para po sa UPCAT na ‘to.”
Another student from Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Rae Ocampo said, “Yung iba kasi hindi nakapag-Brain Train (review center) kaya wala po masyadong narereview.”
The amount of items to review for this exam is probably one of the major hurdles in preparing for this exam according to James Nicholas Valdez also for Letran, “‘Di ko alam kung saan ako mag-uumpisa mag-review kasi ‘di ‘ba sa dami ng sakop ng exam ‘di mo alam kung ano yung lalabas.”
Aside from the free tuition and “top school” status of UP, one of the reasons why they want to get into UP is the quality of education namely; honor and excellence. According to Patricia Dela Pena, ” I believe kasi honor and excellence does not only stand for academics dito din papasok yung capacity natin and openness or willingness to serve the country hindi lang bilang iskolar ng bayan as a title dahil nga mataas yung scores mo sa academics pero part of that is being able to be a responsible citizen tapos ma-embody yung pinaka-embodiment ng pagiging Filipino youth.”
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