r/CollegeAdmissionsPH

disclaimer: hindi po ako native tagalog so sorry po kung may mali2x sa grammar ko

Hello, current Grade 11 student po. As written in the title, desperado na ako for credentials. Honestly, ini-aim ko talaga ang international college (ok lng local basta malayo) pero right now, parang hindi maaabot. Decent naman ang mga grades ko; consistent honor student ako, and I make sure to always work hard; pero kulang talaga ako pagdating sa mga officer positions or competition awards. Paano po makahanap ng mga local (like city or brgy.) youth orgs na pwede kong ilagay sa credentials? Introvert po talaga ako, pero sinusubukan ko po talaga na mas maging social ngayon, pero wala talaga akong connections sa city ko. Pati sa Facebook, puro mga orgs ng ibang school o kaya religious youth groups lang ang nakikita ko. Sa comps naman, as much as I want to join, parang pinapamukha ng lahat ng competitions na sinasalihan ko na bobo ako kasi laging merit o bronze lang. Ang mas nakakadismaya ay ang mamahal ng mga registration fee (or expenses in general). Please po, share any advice you can,,

Hey guys I'm thinking I'm going to ed at Tufts. I would like to know how you guys liked it. I'm especially interested in the teachers. Do they care? I want to know about how merit works at the school. Do professors care if you cheat, or do they keep you honest? I know not everyone is going to be a stand up person, I honestly just want to know if the professors care enough to try and stop it.

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So I am a Grade 12 student graduating next year. I've always seen myself as a Psychiatrist but now, I am having second thoughts on what course should I pursue after I graduate, I've narrowed done to these 3 nalang and let go of my idea for Psych because of practicality

\- Financial Management

\- Industrial Engineering

\- Marine Transportation

Please, what course would make me the most money? I do not really care for being burnout because this is also for my family.

Help me!!! 😭😭😭

What are other school options besides the big 4 if I were to take business courses or want to work in the corporate field later on?

The Big 4 is my initial choice for college. Other than that, I added MAPUA to the list. However, engineering isn't really my priority. To be honest, mas prio ko ang humanities or communications. What's a good alternative instead?

Also, hoping for a school na generous sana sa scholarships.

So bali dahil sa sunod sunod na pag himagsik ng habagat sa metro manila, panay suspend din ang mga classes at work offices, my problem is ung form 137, may processing pa sya and need talaga makuha sa school... pero i cant even get my f137 because of the rain and the continous suspension, is there a chance for up to extend the application? oh my goddd

hello,! i just wanted to ask if you have any universities you can recommend that are still accepting applications? i’m currently still looking for available universities to apply to since i decided very late. thank you so much!

Hi. The majority of my junior & senior high school was paid for by my grandmother through various side jobs & utang. My parents rarely provide for me financially, kahit 100 pesos is hirap ako makahingi sakanila. I'm currently a grade 12 ABM student going through application season (BSA prio) and ayoko nang i-place 'yung burden ng university on my lola, especially dahil isa siya sa primary caretakers of my siblings and tumatanda na. I'm already planning to apply to state universities around Manila (& scholarships sa priv univs), but I also need finances for dormitories and daily living expenses that my parents will not provide for. I can't not dorm. My residence is far from colleges, and mas mahal pa magtravel back and forth everyday kaysa mag-dorm.

I've thought of applying for financial aid scholarships, pero my parents make enough for me to not be the priority for scholarships (pero pasok pa rin sa income bracket). The real problem is the fact that scholarships need you to provide an ITR, which they don't have. And also, mataas-taas din yung bills namin na hinihingi ng scholarships. (electricity bill: ~8k). As per house checks, our house is a one-storey house that's fully furnished, so I really don't know if pasok siya for scholarships. Can I use the ITRs/houses of my relatives? Is that an option?

In terms of academic scholarships, I only rank 5th in my private high school and I don't think it'll be enough para makakuha ng full discount. I'm still aiming for valeditorian, though.

My plan din is to try and get a job pero hindi ko pa rin matansya if it'll be enough for everything, even with a scholarship.

La Salle is my dream school talaga ever since I was a kid pero I don't know how achievable that is anymore. What can I do to be able to afford college? Is there anything I haven't considered yet? Are there any (public or private) colleges that are lenient sa pagbibigay ng scholarships?

hello po! is it possible na i-adjust pa ng ateneo ‘yung deadline ng application? same goes w the grades needed for UP? suspended po kasi kami the whole week and even tho last week pa kami nag request ng documents, hindi parin nila pinaprocess huhu🥹🥹

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Hi, I will be an incoming college student this 2027, from Marilao Bulacan. I was just having a hard time choosing between some universities I've picked.

The course I wish to pursue is Multimedia Arts (or just fine arts, but MMA to be exact) Are there any other state universities that offer this course in Bulacan or in metro manila? Private or Public will do.

(For context, I've already taken the UPCAT and am planning on taking the admission Test for PUP-main, and BulSu.)

Hello! I am currently a Junior in SHS. I’m required to choose my elective for the 2nd term na but I’m having trouble choosing one. For context, I chose the biology elective in the first term but I soon came to realize I don’t want to be a doctor anymore. As of now my two career path options are something in business or management in politics. The courses I’m looking into for college are marketing, accounting, management, or social science.

My options for my 2nd term electives are Organization Management, Visual Arts (not related but it would be a chill subject), Finite Math, Philippine Governance, and Business 1.

I want to choose an elective that’s useful in the future and will help me in answering the CETS. My biggest fear right now kasi is ung mismong cets because I’m really bad at math in general and english 😕 I get really good grades but I’m starting to worry that it’s just an overestimation of my actual skills. For math, most of the teachers here give practice tests that have the same concept on the exam kaya it’s easy to just memorize. So ayun I get good grades kasi namememorize ko lang talaga ung sagot or paano isagot :( pero pag dating na talaga sa problem solving kung saan di ko memorize kung ano gagawin, bigla nalang nawawala ako as in walang pumapasok sa utak ko 😭 And guilty din ako of looking at my seatmates papers and talking during tests kasi na-normalize na sha :( Para naman sa english (and Filipino as well), I’m a veerryyyy casual speaker… My vocabulary is not good at all and I struggle writing essays with good content. Not only that but I was very dependent on AI back in 2022-2025 so mas lalong hindi umusad vocabulary ko… But as of now I’m really trying my best to quit the use of AI especially in writing.

Please can anyone reassure me 😭😭 I’m getting scared because I want to choose an elective to help me in CETS pero I’m also thinking na will I reallly remember this info in a year 🙏 because Ifl my problem areas (math, english, etc) are things I need to take time for to actually fix… idt a class can help fix it. So maybe I should just choose an elective that will help me get passing grades? Or should I choose an elective that will make me realize that I cannot continue to perform average? Kasi in reality my school is very chill lang I mean it’s super duper easy to get an award kasi the teachers will always let u pass. I don’t know anymore plz help

Hi! I need some advice regarding transferring schools for Grade 12.

I’m currently studying in a private school and I’m planning to transfer to a public school for Grade 12. I’m wondering if I need to pay any fees before I can transfer, especially since I’m coming from a private school.

I’m also considering finishing Grade 11 in my current school first before transferring for Grade 12. Would there be any additional requirements, fees, or documents that I would need to prepare when transferring from a private school to a public SHS?

I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has gone through a similar situation. Thank you!

(Im from public school when I was jhs:))

Hello po! Can someone read mine and give me an honest comment or suggestion?

Kinakabahan po kasi ako, especially kapag nakakabasa ako ng mga posts na “essay that got me into Ateneo.” I can’t help but compare my essay to the ones I see online, and sometimes I feel like mine isn’t as beautiful or flowery. 🥹

I feel like my essay is unique naman because of the experience I wrote about, pero I’m not sure if I was able to write it well or if the flow makes sense huhu. I’d really appreciate any honest feedback or suggestions po. Thank you! 🥹

Hi! Galing po ako ng pilot school for strengthened senior high curriculum. I was wondering kung anong iiinput na subject for Mabisang Komunikasyon since wala siya sa mga options.

We took Ecom & Makom simultaneously and although they are different subjects they're graded as one. Nakalagay din ang averages namin for both subjects sa form 137. So now I'm confused what I should put sa portal.

I've searched din sa FB pero wala din pong sumasagot doon. Any response is appreciated in address to this concern. Thank you!

Hi! Sorry po I don't know where I can post this and what fair to use but I want to know your thoughts po and also an answer to my question.

It started during my application for UPCAT. Isa sa i-fifill-up dun ay gross income and the income bracket. What they provided me para macomplete ko yun ay yung payslips nila. They said na i-times 12 ko na lang daw and round off. At first, I was skeptical kasi alam ko na maraming di maiinclude dun like 13th pay etc. When I asked about it, sinabi nila na yung lang daw meron sila and they kept going on na hindi naman kami mayaman. And I do agree na di naman talaga kami mayaman and nakakaraos lang talaga kami. I believe it naman kasi narraanasan ko—no allowances, kotse na luma at sira-sira na, leaky kisame roof. So sinubmit ko na lang.

Now, nag-aapply naman po ako sa DOST Scholarship. Ina-ask ulit doon ay ang gross income and proof of income. For the proof of income, they provided me their ITR. There, nakita ko na may discrepancy yung nainput ko sa UPCAT and sa nasa ITR. Yung isa, near 200k and difference and sa other one, it was a 400k difference. I input income bracket sa UPCAT to be 500k - 1M but using the ITR, it became 1.1M. I asked where was this nung nag-aapply ako for UPCAT and sinasabi nila na di naman kailangan totoo and "may mga mas mayayaman nga na ganiyan ang ginagawa." My parents were even encouraging me na isa lang yung ilagay kong ITR pero I'm not planning on that.

I'm worrying po kung makakaaffect ba sa pagkakatoon ko ng slot kasi magkaiba yung ilalagay kong income. Baka po kasi na makita ng UP and DOST na magkaiba yung nainput ko and mareject ako sa dalawa. I want to know your thoughts po about my situation. Maybe I'm misreading the instructions or the income or what.Thank you po 🥹!

Hi everyone! im currently a freshie who got into upm public health, but this campus and course was not my first or even second choice (though I am still very grateful to be able to even attend upm in the first place). My initial goal was to go to upm so that I am already in the up system because my first/dream choice/course is UPD engineering (either materials engineering or industrial engineering).

Checking the primer for both of these courses the pre reqs are:

Industrial Engi : Math 22

Materials Engi : Math 21, chem 16 & 16.1

and this is where I am stressing on. In my course (public health) I only have math 10, and chem 18 (not even a chem 18.1). After doing some research chem 18 covers the chem 16 pre req, but not the needed lab equivalent for it. and for math I actually don't know what to do. because I know that math 21s pre req is math 21, and math 22 pre req is math 21, so how do I do this? if I plan to take mid year can I take the chem 16.1, math 20, 21, and 22?

I was thinking to take an overload in second same , maybe math 20. but I don't even know if upm allows that because math 21 is outside of my curriculum. I can't even ask the offices of upm about it yet because it's a sensitive topic in terms of using upm as a stepping stone.

So if anyone know any info that can help, or if anyone has successfully done it please llml huhuuuu im so desperate na :')))

I’m still in grade 11(eng’g cluster) planning to take Industrial engineering and deciding where to go in the future, so I'm planning it out for a bit to prepare early. I’ve talked to my parents about it, and for MAPUA, I like that it's fast-paced (medyo hindi rin kasi baka mapressure ako haha! I'm kinda bad at time management pero kaya yan) and top engineering univ siya sa pinas. Ayoko tlga mag-aral ng matagal and kung ganon, I could also pursue a master's degree early. Same as DLSU din naman pero may pagkaiba daw sila and they said that DLSU has a better education compared to MAPUA (sobrang mahal niya pero I pray and hope makaya ni dad! Dream school ko rin ang dlsu and pumayag naman siya pero nagwworry parin ako ksi napaka financial burden ko naman..). I’m an average student lang(consistent w/ or w/ high honors usually) pero medjo nag ddoubt parin ako kung makakapasok ako sa dlsu kasi im very forgetful sa mga pinag aralan ko buong jhs.. gonna thrive though!

The reason why I started being interested in IE is because my dad and my tita are accountants so kahit nasa eng’g cluster ako, I could still ask them about management and business. Medjo magaling din naman ako sa statistics.

Can someone also share their experiences in the related course. I actually wanted CE at first pero madami na kasing CE ngayon sa pinas eh and mababa pa sweldo minsan huhu.. dko narin medjo nakakaya ang physics dahil sguro sa pagturo ng bagong teacher ko 😅

i badly have to secure pup main accountancy and i still have plenty of time. However, i still don't know where and how to start. Also, I'm having difficulty with finding pupcet reviewers because most of the reviewers available online are for the big4. I have here my questions 🥹

1. Will it be effective if i use upcat reviewers for my pupcet?

2. does upcat and pupcet generally have the same coverage of math and science?

3. does upcat n pupcet have the same structure of questions?

please give me tips for pupcet ! 🥹🫶🏻

Hello, former UPCAT takers! Can you share what you did the night before the exam? Kasi sabi nga nila, wag na daw mag-review. What should you do instead to still do well sa exam?

If possible, share your whole day please if may naaalala pa kayo. Gumala ba? Nag-exercise? Or nanood ng movies? Anything!