advice 🙏
hello !! currently a freshie and tbh, i'm really grateful of how COS has been insanely welcoming and comfy. i'm really grateful of the chance given to me and the environment really gives "family vibes" especially to our super loving seniors 🫶
however, it's been a few weeks since classes started and i can say i reallyyy enjoy (?) my current program (tbh mainly because our seniors told us our profs are goated 😆). but there's this part of me that keeps on making my "excitement" fade or like become dull kasi i never expected ust to be THIS expensive..
being from a middle-class family while being raised by a single parent is really both a blessing and a curse. i'm grateful for every family member helping me up to this day but i can't help but think, "what if i just stayed in the province and pursued another program i know i'll be more comfy?" cause i won't need to go through multiple anxiety attacks every night because of my current situation..
i love ust and it's warm environment, but knowing that being able to pay the tuition isn't enough. knowing that being able to be r3c0n-ed and to purchase materials like books and uniforms isn't enough. if i didn't apply for a scholarship before (lol shout out to ched my books are so mahal 💔), i would do everything to withdraw my enrollment cause i know myself that living in manila + with fees and materials THAT high, i won't be able to sustain it for the next 3 years..
especially to COS seniors, do you have any advice to someone who's planning to leave ust after 1 semester? any advice would be appreciated 🙏