Passed-Wait listed-Failed

After several months of waiting for the results of my college entrance exams, finally, the results are all out! I only took three entrance exams namely UPCAT, USTET, and MSAE. It's just so ironic that the very last test I took was the first one who posted the results and the very first one (which is UPCAT) was the last to post the results. So here's what happened: 

Mapua Institue of Technology: Passed

 Even though I passed, I don't think that I would want to study here. Studying in Mapua is like letting yourself be eaten by wild tigers. Even though the tigers look cuddly and all that, they can still eat you in just one sitting. That's torture. And that's how I'm gonna describe studying in Mapua. I'm not even exaggerating. Err maybe a little haha

University of Santo Tomas: Wait listed

Well this disappointed me too much. The day that the results were out in UST, I immediately texted my sister to ask her former blockmates to go and check if I passed or not. I was really having high hopes of passing (and by I mean passing, I mean you have sure slots and all that) and this is what I get. But then again, I thought that some people are dying to be even wait listed in UST so I'm still thankful for what I got! Now  I just have to wake up VERY VERY VERY early on the 25th to reserve a slot. 

The only dilemma that I have now is whether to continue on my Architecture dreams or that of Journalism. Anyhoo, wish me luck!   

University of the Philippines: Failed

I wasn't really rooting for my passing because:

1.) I don't really want to study there.

2.) It's UP for Christ's sake!

3.) I can't handle anymore pressure from the smart people around me haha

But hey, look at Perilla, Frances Stephanie Llanes!! My surname is Petilla and it's so funny seeing a person's surname that almost looked like mine. Haha! 

I'm planning to take an entrance test in Lyceum of the Philippines University--Manila so I would have a fallback in case I fail to reserve a slot in UST. But I really do hope to study in UST because I don't want to study anywhere else!!!

Congratulations to all those who passed, who were wait listed, and even for those who failed. As they always say, these four major universities - UP, UST, DLSU, and ADMU - aren't the only schools in the Philippines. Sure, these schools are great, but no school can really assure how successful you will be in the future because it is YOU who will determine if you'll be successful or not. Your future is in your hands! Hahaha. All you have to do is study hard and work hard.

Ten years from now... you'll see. :)

My UPCAT Experience

I didn't take a picture of my test permit. Heh :p

Being one of the first batch of UPCAT takers, I woke up at around 4:30 in the morning, prepared myself and departed the house at 5:30 AM. It was only a 30-minute trip to UP Manila because luckily, there was no traffic. Yaaay~

It was weird that I didn't feel nervous or anything before, during, and after taking the UPCAT. I'm not expecting to pass, but I took it as a challenge! Besides, passing the UPCAT is a bragging right. And I took it also to familiarize myself in a college entrance examination. I have two more to go! I just took USTET yesterday. But I'm not here to blog about that.

Getting back to UPCAT, I impatiently waited with my fellow UPCAT takers, AM batch infront of the College of Medicine. I have no one to talk to, so I just texted and texted. When we got to the hall where we'll take the test, it took so long before we started because the proctors were having a difficulty counting us. So before the test, I was annoyed and not nervous. At all. Plus, my seatmate was very erm.. move-y. I was so annoyed at her. =____= 

When the instruction manual was given, I was holding back my laugh because they may think that I'm crazy or something. I can't stand seeing Mario Maurer with braces in the sample test permit. He was even named "Hans Tristan Anderson Yu Sykora" and has a fanpage of his own on Facebook! Visit: http://www.facebook.com/UPCAT2013

Finally, the test booklet was given. The first thing we took was Language Proficiency. I'm not bragging, but I found it pretty easy. Few deep words were only given and the look for the error part wasn't that complicated and the errors were easy to distinguish. 

After Language Proficiency, we took Science. It's not that easy but it's not that hard. They focused more on Biology and Chemistry but few Physics questions were given. Erm.. I don't know what to say anymore. Haha! After Science, we were asked to stand and stretch for a couple of minutes. I, being lazy, didn't stand but ate my food instead. *oink*

In Math, there were no trigonometric functions given (yay!) and the formulas in solving for volume, area and such were given. Well, to some. This is the only test where I skipped a couple of numbers because I really had no idea how I would answer those questions with functions. 

Reading comprehension was so boring. I suggest you, future UPCAT taker, to read the questions regarding the reading selection and just scan for the answer. It saves a lot of time! After taking that, I just ate my food again: Sky Flakes and M&M's. 

For the first time in the UPCAT history, an on-the-spot essay writing was given. Our batch were asked to write about something we do often, whether in English or Filipino. We were lucky enough to have an easy question and kind of serious, because some found their topics weird and hilarious. I was preparing for a topic from a current event (I read PNoy's SONA the night before UPCAT) and I was surprised how their questions turned out to be, like "Tell a lie about yourself and prove it." Heh, weird.

After the test, I went home by myself. It was super boring!!! Ugh, but I was glad that UPCAT's over. :)

P.S. I took UPCAT last August 4. Super late entry! Haha!