u/paradyane

Hello, I'm a second year BS Mechanical Engineering student with plans to shift to BSBA Financial Management, or courses similar to it (just not accountancy). Engineering was never my dream, and I struggled a lot with the major classes (moreso the abstract problems, mass amounts of formulas to memorize, and calculus) and kept things to myself in my first year. So after telling my parents that I wanted to shift now, they were heartbroken. Which I really do understand, it's my fault for only telling them now.

I'm currently enrolled at a "prestigious university" that both my parents and all my other relatives graduated from. My father apparently told my mother that he didn't plan on paying for my tuition anymore, so if I really planned on shifting then I should transfer to a state university.

A lot happened, but basically it felt like a downgrade to them and embarrassing on their parts. My mom was worried about my employment after graduation. Especially with the rise of AI. And coming from a prestigious college daw earns you respect in the workplace, which employers consider before an interview daw.

TL;DR: My question is, are state universities "bad" compared to private universities? Do they actually guarantee interviews and employment after graduation, or do employers look for people who come from prestigious universities?

EDIT (7/4/2026): Hello, I am not located in Luzon, so I'm not a student from the Big 4 universities. I am actually from Visayas. LET'S GO MGA BISAYA! I say "prestigious university" because back then during my parents' era, the university I'm currently enrolled in used to have quality education with professors from Harvard and Yale. However, that was only really around the 80's, 90's, and early 2000's. Now, the education is subpar, as the good instructors actually opt to teach at the state university I'm thinking of transferring to because of the better benefits and wage it offers. Haha, so many professors would protest every year to demand better benefits and better pay for the service they do for the institution. I joined them one of their protests back in senior high.

unhappy ko sa akong course karon. dili ko freshman mao worried ko ani, pero gusto ko mo shift. ang problema rajud nako kay ang akong ginikanan. sila ang ga pili sa akong course mao na pugos ko, pero murag di nani kaya nako. mahal pud ang tuition, sayangan jud ko sa na gasto nila unya di ko ganahan nga ma sakitan sila pero unhappy jud ko diri. ni nosedive jud akong mental health, di ra kabalo akong ginikanan kay maghilom2 raman ko sa balay.

ga duha2 jud ko kung mo shift. sa katong ni shift ug laing course sa ilang 2nd, 3rd, or even 4th years, naa ba mo'y advice or stories ma share? ga problema jud ko diri unsaon nako.