u/stroberigellatin

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Ang hirap pala kapag sinanay mo sarili mo at mga taong nasa paligid mo na palaging kang may medalya, 'no? Ginto pa kung tutuusin, maramihan pa sa isang bigayan.

Pero ayoko na kasi e, masiyadong mabigat. Gusto ko na lang sanang unahin muna sarili ko. 'Yung peace of mind, it sounds nice, right? That's what I crave—at least what I want to.

Sabi ko, tama nang hanggang hayskul na lang ang pagiging "May pinakamataas na karangalan" ko. Pero gagi bakit ganon hahahaha. Hindi ko maiwanan.

Ayoko na pero parang hinahabol ako. Hindi ng mga medalya kundi ng batang ako na halos ibigay ang kaniyang buong sarili para sa mga ito.

Maling paikutin ko ang aking mundo sa mga karangalang ito pero paano ba kasi lumayo rito?

Ayoko na talagang hanapin pa 'yung satisfaction kapag nakakakuha ng karangalan. Pero bakit ang hirap panindigan?

When does the hunger for academic validation actually stop for someone who has lived by it since a little kid?

Ever since I could remember, my dream has always been to study at the University of the Philippines. Kasi hello, UP na yan oh. Tahanan ng mga matatalino, matatapang, mahuhusay, at mga may paninindigan.

I am an academic achiever during my elementary and high school days. Campus journalist ako, student-leader, laging may hawak ng mikropono kada school event, suki ng mga math and science competitions, lumalaban sa loob at labas ng paaralan, I can even reach regional competitions. I graduated as the batch valedictorian with MANY awards. Girl, my chest was flooded with gold medals during our graduation.

Sabi ko rati, gagalingan ko talaga para maging deserving akong makapasok sa UP. Mag-aaral ako nang maigi para sa UPCAT na yan. I will make sure that everything will go according to plan.

But now that I'm here, I'm starting to question myself if I am really deserving of my spot. Do I really belong here?

Lahat pala talaga ng nandito mahuhusay. From being the smartest in the room, I now feel like the dumbest, weakest, and most innocent person in the room. Ang hirap makipagsabayan, ang hirap makipamuhay.

I told myself before na iiwanan ko na yung pagiging overzealous ko sa academics—that I would stop living for academic validation. Pero ngayon na nandito ako, parang hindi pala ganon kadali yon. Yung overachiever ka tapos biglang hindi ka na makasabay. Akala ko kaya kong iwan pero bakit ganon? Parang ansakit pa lang isipin na hindi ka naman pala ganon kagalingan.

Should I have dreamt for less?

Do I really belong here?

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Hello po! I got offered DPWAS at UPD but unfortunately hindi po ako nabigyan ng slot sa 5 na pinili kong program (all engineering programs). Now, I am trying to apply sa General Appeals. Ito po yung options ko.

UPB

\- BS Biology

\- BS Mathematics

UPM

\- BS Nursing or BS Pharmaceutical Sciences(5yrs)

\- BS Applied Physics

UPLB

\- BS Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

\- BS Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship

Can u guys help me decide pleazeeee. Sobrang nababaliw na ako rito. No secured school yet, only PUP Sta. Mesa pero sobrang layo pa ng enrollment date ko.

Thank you po

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Hello, which is better po ba between the CHED Merit scholarship and CHED Bagong Pilipinas Merit scholarship? Anong pong difference sa kanilang dalawa and what are the pros and cons of each other? TY PO