Kwentong Isko

Mga pagmumuni-muni ng isang ordinaryong estudyante sa UP.

juanbenedicto:

Ang unang pinagawa sa aming photojourn class - kumuha ng larawan ng Ikot jeep. 
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juanbenedicto:

Ang unang pinagawa sa aming photojourn class - kumuha ng larawan ng Ikot jeep. 

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Honor. Excellence. YOU.

u-p-fight:

Pangarap mo bang maging Iskolar ng Bayan? Sa tingin mo ba’y ikaw ang pag-asa ng bayang sinilangan? Ikaw ba’y matapang, matalino, at walang takot kahit kanino? Teka, titigil na nga ako. Kinukuha ko na ‘to sa cheer namin e.

Sabi nila, getting into UP is easy, but getting out of it (alyas graduating) is a challenge. If you’re up for the challenge, o kung dugong bughaw o berde kayo pero gusto niyo lang magtest sa UP, read on.

Parang last year lang noong kumuha ako ng UPCAT. Every weekend from April to July, nagreview ako sa Calamba (taga-Paranaque ako, btw). UPCAT day mismo, muntik na kaming maligaw kahit alam na namin ang daan. Paano ba naman kasi, sabi ko sa Physics, napadpad ako sa NIGS. Lels. Biglang dumating ang “monthly gift” ko sa kasagsagan ng Reading Comprehension test. At ang katabi kong lalaki (na nilalandi ko), beki pala. Nangyari man ‘tong lahat, nakapasa pa rin akong UPCAT. Yun nga lang, second choice ko. Kebs lang, basta UP.

Doon sa mga gustong gustong pumasa ng UP, may ibabahagi akong mga tips kung paano makipagsabayan sa 70,000+ na estudyanteng parehong nangangarap tulad mo, at kung paano maging isa sa 13,000 na natupad ang pangarap.

Disclaimer: Based on personal experience. Follow at your own risk.

  • It’s all or nothing. Magandang mindset ‘to para sa mga aspiring Iskolars. Kahit na kukuha pa kayo ng ACET, DLSUCET, USTET o (insert acronym of university)CET, isipin niyong UPCAT lang ang kukuhanin niyo. Kung hindi niyo pinasa, wala na. Ang mangyayari niyan, mag-aaral kayo nang mas maigi, at magiging focused talaga kayo sa test day.
  • Review books are different from the actual test. A week before the UPCAT, bumili ako ng isang review book sa NBS. Comprehensive UPCAT Reviewer, sabi ng cover. Just like the UPCAT! Pagbukas ko ng reviewer, napamura ako sa gulat. First number pa lang ng Math subtest, pang-Fourth Quarter ng Fourth Year! Fast forward, UPCAT. Ang pinaka-advanced na item doon ay pang-First Quarter ng Fourth Year… yata. Basta, hindi kasing-hardcore ng nasa review book. So guys, huwag basta-bastang maniniwala sa review books. Magtiwala sa sariling kakayahan.
  • Don’t panic that much, yet don’t be complacent. Hindi mahirap ang UPCAT. Trust me, I’ve been there. Ang nagpapahirap sa UPCAT ay ang katotohanang may 64,999 pang mga estudyanteng gustong makakuha ng isa sa 13,000 na slot. Kaya kahit madali lang ang test, kailangan mong makakuha ng UPG na mas mataas sa kung anong tingin mong kaya mong makuha. Kung ako sa iyo, mag-aral ka na nang mabuti. Kung sa tingin mong nag-aaral ka na nang mabuti, pagbutihan mo pa lalo. Kung sa tingin mo’y kaya mo na, kthxbai. Good luck na lang.
  • Magdasal. Self-explanatory.
  • Make an effort to have good (or better) grades in HS. Hindi lang UPCAT grade ang pagbabasihan kung papasa ka. Isa pa diyan ay ang weighted average ng final grades mo from First to Third Year. So kung papetiks-petiks ka lang noon, at hindi mo pinag-igihan ang UPCAT… alam mo na.
  • UPCAT is right minus 1/4 wrong. Pero huwag mawalan ng pag-asa. Pwede ka namang manghula kung ubos na ang time allotted. Shotgun mo na. Tandaan, it’s better to have an answer, kahit na alangan ka, than to have no answer at all.

So far, yan muna ang maibibigay kong tips. For valid information, please visit the UPCAT website. May mga forms na rin diyan na ready for printing: one for you, one for your beloved principal. Kung eco-friendly ka, you could fill up the online UPCAT form.

Paano, kita-kits na lang tayo sa August 6 at 7!

-Gen

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Honor and Excellence
UP Diliman, 5/8/10

Start of Classes exactly 7 days from now! Excited!!!
Why? I’ll get to meet my friends again! (and meet new friends!)
And also… majors!! (I’m a sophomore :P) I know I won’t be too excited for majors a few sems from now, but GEs are getting a bit dragging since I still don’t feel like my course. But now I will! :P View high resolution

photobaket:

Honor and Excellence

UP Diliman, 5/8/10

Start of Classes exactly 7 days from now! Excited!!!

Why? I’ll get to meet my friends again! (and meet new friends!)

And also… majors!! (I’m a sophomore :P) I know I won’t be too excited for majors a few sems from now, but GEs are getting a bit dragging since I still don’t feel like my course. But now I will! :P

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vivafilipinas:

Mayon VolcanoAlbay, Bicol 

I’m not Bicolano, but I visited the place last April! :P Such a wonderful volcano! View high resolution

vivafilipinas:

Mayon Volcano
Albay, Bicol 

I’m not Bicolano, but I visited the place last April! :P Such a wonderful volcano!

Kwentong Isko pangalan ng tumblr ko.

…di naman ako nagkekwento. Hehe. I’ll be more active in the text category then. :P

juanbenedicto:

College of Science Ampitheatre, UP Diliman

Wow! Ganito na pala dito? View high resolution

juanbenedicto:

College of Science Ampitheatre, UP Diliman

Wow! Ganito na pala dito?

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sprnvaxplsn:

Everyone studying at UP Diliman now.
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sprnvaxplsn:

Everyone studying at UP Diliman now.

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flyingjeepney:

Have you ever biked on… Mt. Pulag?
That’d sure be an adventure. Why not try it? Tara!
Or you can always go trekking. After all, it is touted as one of the most beautiful mountains in the Philippines. The native tribes even say that Mt. Pulag is the “playground of the gods”. The biodiverse and verdant Mount Pulag is the highest peak in Luzon, and the Philippines’ third.
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flyingjeepney:

Have you ever biked on… Mt. Pulag?

That’d sure be an adventure. Why not try it? Tara!

Or you can always go trekking. After all, it is touted as one of the most beautiful mountains in the Philippines. The native tribes even say that Mt. Pulag is the “playground of the gods”. The biodiverse and verdant Mount Pulag is the highest peak in Luzon, and the Philippines’ third.

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