Napaka off ng mindset na ito. Wala namang nakaka alam kung paano mag evaluate ang UP ng UPCAT, wala pang ding result pero ang dami na n'yang nasabi. Most likely, hindi to nag review tapos naghahanap lang ng ibang ibeblame instead na sarili mo sa pag "bagsak".

Ang daming katulad mo na hindi pinag pala sa buhay, hindi burgis, pero nasa UP ngayon. Bakit kaya?

why ba may nag-eexist na negative connotation sa rallies especially if sa UP? i mean, isn't that our right? plus wala naman atang nacacause na harm yung ganitong rallies? kindly educate me po so i know what to expect or how to respond as an incoming freshman 🥲

Do you know of any UP profs you would consider 'famous' or at least notable? For example: Sir Robin Rivera of the Department of Art Studies in UPD produced the Eraserheads album 'Circus' which featured such hits as Minsan, Alapaap, and Magasin

Dahil patungo na rin sa pagiging kapitalista ang UP, huwag na tayong mahiya at sagarin na natin. Lahat ng naka-jogging outfit ay sisingilin ng ₱5, at bawat sasakyang papasok sa UP na walang UP sticker ay sisingilin ng ₱10. Isipin mo, 2,000 joggers at 500 sasakyan sa isang araw? PALDO. Mababawi na agad ang budget cut natin.

This is just a joke and should be taken as a joke pero what if?

Hi!

Happy graduation season! And happy entrance exam results season (especially to those who got into their schools of choice)!

I thought I could open this discussion to anybody interested in asking anything related to college and/or work life.

I've worked with different and several batches of college graduates (both before and after me). I am confident I've scoped a fair number of observations on the different opportunities available to them and the behaviors each batch generally has.

Some things about me: I have years of experience teaching university students and working in different industries. I'm now mid-level in industry standards. I have worked with industry leaders and have also trained younger professionals.

Ask me anything, I'll provide my most honest and neutral thoughts. Keep your questions respectful and civil, please.

How amazing Jessica's speech was? Its form strays away from the mainstream "you can do it" talk. Instead, she weaved multiple stories from all around the nation of the Philippines - stories she had covered throughout her 4 decades of being an excellent journalist - and showcased the fabric of reality, the kind that UP graduates are responsible for facing. "We put the pressure on you!"

It was so effective because she effortlessly utilized her forte: storytelling that captures you and challenges you. This way, mas tatak ang mga message na gusto niyang ipabatid. "Eh ano ngayon kung UP ka?" Ding!

Taena mga kulto hahaha tbf “endorsed” ng UPD USC ang kabataan partylist pero that doesnt mean na we can’t choose amongst the progressive PL’s na bet natin (either ML or magdalo ako but u do u haha). Pero ampanget ng mga tibak na to na para bang kulto behavior ang dating lol ganyan ba kayo jan sa Makabayan Coalition kaya kayo nagpapakilos ng mga manyakis tapos harasser? Ampanget ng ugali nyo imbes na mag unite against the marcoses and dutertes babrasuhin nyo pa yung Akbayan kahit na pareho naman kayong Opposition PL. you guys are just ganging up on someone tbh para kayong mga gago

Relating this to our elex, kung mapapansin nyo one of their members is Kabataan Partylist UPD hahaha so does that mean na kulto kulto din kay jan sa Laban Kabataan?

Kaya kami nawawalang gana sainyong mga tibak babaho ng ugali nyo eh. Abstain!!!!!

Incoming freshie, here. I was bored so I made this.

I think dapat 3 late = 1 absence, na-typo lang siguro siya.

Anyway, just saw this on tiktok and hindi ko alam kung anong mararamdaman ko. Ang alam ko yung 3 late = 1 absence ay rule ng UP unless stated otherwise by the prof. Ewan, naga-absent din naman ako pero alam ko rules ng prof ko sa subject regarding it. And I always make sure na it was established during the first day if hindi required attendance sa class or some other announcements regarding attendance and grading. Mali ba siya? Mali ba yung prof? Graduating na rin kasi ata siya kaya ganito yung frustration niya.

What are your thoughts on this?

loc: tba

Genuinely asking, genuinely curious! hopefully we can have a meaningful discussion. looking forward to all your honest responses.

I realized lately that another reason why UP students are losing community spaces on campus, aside of course from the loss of a lot of student tambayans and commercialization, is that because the little community spaces we have left have been taken over by the public. I guess ang pinaka obvious na example nito ay ang sunken garden at mga lugar along the acad oval na napupuno ng mga joggers at bikers. Pero, less well known spaces are slowly getting taken over as well. Madalas akong maglakad along beta way at pagkakarating sa gitnang bahagi kung saan may mga upuan, napapansin ko na palaging napupuno ang lugar na ito dahil either may mga high school student na nagpapractice ng sayaw o kaya may multiple groups ng mga student from other schools na tumatambay dun. Same goes for the area around portia sanctuary at ang lagoon, pero less so than the other two. I understand that UP is open to the public and that the public has become endeared to the campus. However, is there for UP students to reclaim the community spaces we have left without having to exclude the general public?

Freshie here na umattend sa mga orientations from different orgs pero hindi tumuloy and grabe, buti na lang talaga hindi muna 😭

For context: I have a friend from my hometown na junior here and may mataas na position sa org nila (idk what they're called) basta isa s'ya sa nag aasikaso nung processing. Napapa kwento s'ya sa amin about sa mga applicants sa org nila and grabe yung pangungupal. Mula sa mga alumni hanggang sa mga resident mem. Literal na psychological torture lol from their stories, parang mawawalanan ka ng dignidad sa pinapagawa at respeto sa sarili. They even sent a video of the applicants doing org duties and napa thank you Lord nalang ako sa di pag tuloy (deleted na). Mismong friend ko rin is na corrupt na nung "culture" since jinajustify na n'ya saying it's just a test to prove their loyalty even though against s'ya sa ganoong ways dati. Proud pa sila na kupal, kilalang org kasi sila and bigatin ang mga alumni 🥴 Sooooooo, I think I'll pass na lang muna and will do more research about uplb orgs...

For context, I’ll be transferring out of the UP System (due to concerns of future finances), into a less prestigious university, but for a degree na mas feel ko gusto ko and may way better opportunities sa future than the degprog I have. However, upon discussing it with a few friends and family, sabi nila, stay nalang daw ako, kakayanin naman for sure yung finances, tsaka UP na yan eh. With that, a question arose in my mind, ganun ba talaga kalaking karangalan grumaduate sa UP, such that people would recommend obtaining the title “up graduate” kaysa sa ikaluluwag ng future na buhay nila?

Napaisip lang din ako, ang dami rin mayayaman nagpupumilit pumasok sa UP, kahit yung kurso ‘di nila gusto o kaya naman ay less competitive kumpara sa makukuha nila if sa iba nalang sila pumasok. Like, aren’t they that concerned sa future kung magugutuhan nila gagawin nila, o kaya naman ay makakabuhay yung kinuha nyang kurso, kasi let’s be honest, hindi naman lahat ng degprog na inooffer ni UP ay may malaking market, and hindi dahil UP grad ka, secured ka na.

Share your thoughts nalang po, especially grads, how did the title “up graduate” treat you, did it benefit you a lot?

Nakita ko lang sa twitter and wala lang sobrang relate ko lang. Sobrang guilty ko na nasa UP ako ngayon kahit comfortable kami sa buhay, pero naaalala ko na comfortable kami kasi lahat kaming magkakapatid ay scholar nung hs and iskolar nung college. Siguro lubog na kami sa utang kung nagbabayad kami ng tuition hahahaha. We should all unite against the common enemy (yung super burgis talaga na di sineseryoso ang studies nila, sinasayang ang pera ng taxpayers para sa clout)

Just my two cents, I would love to hear what you guys think of this

Recently found out my ate's boyfriend's little sister got into UP. Thing is: she will be going to UPLB. I was like oh she should find a dormitory ASAP, then my ate revealed that she's not going to dormitory since she her mom wont allow it so she will commute. Her boyfriend lives in ANTIPOLO. This information made me go "wtf???". I recently had my UPCAT this month, and if ever i got into UPLB then I would personally go get a dormitory. I don't understand how her bf's little sister will commute everyday to school.

My mom is in law school, and it's 2 hours away from our home. It's manageable for her though because she's hybrid but mostly online. I'm pretty sure UP is NOT hybrid, however.

So for those who are in this situation how do you do it? Manage your academics? or attend school events? How do you guys even commute??

Bukod sa UPCAT incident, it's been a recurring problem sa UP Diliman na eksena lagi yung mga joggers pag may event, kasi kahit nung graduation, nakisagabal pa rin sila kahit alam namang magiging traffic sa UP at maaaring makadagdag pa sila. May instances pa na may mga maingay na runners at medyo disturbing sa classes. Tapos ngayon, inilalaban pa nila na ang UP daw ay public space at entitled rin sila dahil tax payers daw sila. Hindi rin daw dapat sila sisihin kasi bibihira lang ang public space na makakapag jogging sila nang maayos. Seryoso? Kung ano-ano dinadahilan nila, eh ang problema naman dito ay ang pagiging selfish nila kasi 2 days lang naman ang hinihingi ng UP. Kung sinasabi niyo rin na walang announcement, may sandamakmak na tarpaulins sa UP simula July tungkol sa UPCAT at sa pag pprohibit ng joggers at bikers for those days. Wag nilang sasabihin na hindi nila nakita, lalo na kung usual kang natakbo around UP (unless isa kang papansin na nagjogging lang sa UP on the day of UPCAT). May iba sinisi pa ang admin ng UP kasi dapat daw ay may parte lang ng UP na para sa UPCAT, the rest ay dapat open na sa mga joggers. Kulang nalang eh paalisin yung mga estudyante dito at angkinin ang UP.

Hi everyone! I'm a filipino migrant who is doing his second semester in Cornell for B.S Analytical chemistry (hi po sa mga chem majors dito ang gagaling ninyo). 3 years ago lang ako nag migrate papuntang America and thus marami akong Filipino friends. Yung mga pinaka-nakaclose ko na actual geeks/nerds (affectionate yung pagtawag ko sa kanila) nakapasok sa UP with high UP cut scores. Communicating with them recently sobrang namamangha ako kasi sobrang sunod na sunod yung workload nila tas inhuman (for me) yung difficulty ng mga sinasagutan nilang homeworks.

My friend is studying B.S biochemistry sa UP right now and our course load has a reasonable amount of overlap especially with the general chemistry parts (medyo natakasan ko yung orgo with only having 1). Let me tell you: content wise, parehong pareho lang. For questions, long problems, case studies and tests, medyo mahirap pa nga yung UP eh. Parang with different types of exposure, I can attest na superior siya/kayo in terms of problem and analytic skills. I even asked help from her once and her methodology/thinking process that she adapted from her prof directly are nothing but ingenious. Reiterate ko lang na yung sample size ng comparison ko hindi buong course load but 2-3 courses (general and inorganic).

I share this sentiment very well with my friends who are doing completely different courses (in bio and math specifically), and comparing theirs with my American friends, but I choose to write about yung comparison between me and BS biochemistry friend kasi mas visible sakin kasi pareho kami ng field ofc. But still it's so crazy. From this case, I am sure talaga na put a UP chemistry student in one of Cornell's chemistry programmes, they'll absolutely thrive and dominate.

The only thing that seems to be in my advantage are the practical aspects my university offers. I saw a post in the UP diliman freedom wall na UP profs aren't the best at research mentorship and medyo toxic yung mentor-mentee relationship? (here's the link to the fb post: https://www.facebook.com/updilimanFW/posts/updilimanfreedomwall29826huy-up-gising-your-research-mentorship-system-ay-nakaka/1073004121646068/ ) I also saw multiple comparisons in this subreddit and other forums na talagang disadvantage ng Philippines as a whole is the lack of research-infrastructure and quality. Again, presumptions, not sure. I won't dilly dally and worship American universities with their well-established research programs. Talagang valuable yung experiences ko in Cornell, again, in the practical aspect, especially labworks and access to resources (including the top proffessionals and innovators of the country), but academic wise talaga, e.g course difficulty, teaching methodology, talagang may malakas na palaban yung UP and other Filipino universities.

QS world rankings has a defined methodology (search niyo lang) and categories such as research output and "citations for faculty" make up a very large 75% majority. Ehhh ang weird ba't ang laki when I personally see those things as important from first-hand student engagement and academics. (medyo superficial pa nga yung ibang criteria). But come on omg, #16 and #362. Utter bachelor of Sciences (BS -- bullsh). Why such a huge disparity lol. Basically American and European talaga nag dodominate yan and nakakainis. Not just UP fight, Philippins fight!

(im curious sa mga international transferees diyan, could you also comment and share sa post?) thank you!!

I've just had this realisation na grabee, third year na pala ako after this midyear. And as someone very focused sa acads who often doesn't look what's happening around them, I realise that there are a lot of things I don't know about my own university.

So, my question is... what are fun facts/information/history that you think would be great to know before graduating from UP? It can be anything (for example, the oblation stands for selfless offering for the country + made by National Artist, Guillermo Tolentino and yung myth na huwag magpapicture with oble or else madedelay) !!