it has been 3 years since i took the test

wow. it's august 2 tomorrow and thousands of senior high school students will be coming over to UP and its other testing centers for the annual University of the Philippines - College Admission Test. all of them have one way or another prepared for this BIG test for have the best chance at being accepted in the country's premier state university.

i wish all those taking the test the best! i hope they could answer the test well, with a clear mind and hopeful heart. though the test doesn't really account for the whole admission process (high school grades are just as important for admission!), i do believe the test can definitely make a big difference. a point or two from the UPCAT may help your UPG reach the 2.33 cut-off. :)

i remember taking summer review classes for the entrance exams that year. in my mind back then, i was reviewing for the ACET, not really for the UPCAT. compared to ateneo, up was more of make-or-break. it was either you were good enough or not good enough. in ateneo, i saw it more like: if you do not do well in the test, it's over. as for the whole 'summer review' thing, it was more like prepping up for shading a lot of circles rather than making your brain work more. which actually served its purpose for myself. i was really bad at taking entrance exams, especially those that had time pressure in it.

to tell you the truth, i didn't expect to pass the UPCAT. all the while, i thought i wasn't good enough. i mean, back in high school, competition was really tough. there were just too many smart asses from our batch. i thought, if i were to pass, n more people should pass too. and so it did happen, n (a large number of students) from our batch did pass the UPCAT.

meant to be :)