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    Tuition Fees...

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    Para hindi OT.  In my last year at UP (1984), the students were in an uproar because tuition was set to be raised to something like P500 a sem for a 15-unit academic load, without lab.  Among those who were most vocal in complaining were the folks with cars, many coming all the way from the wealthy neighborhoods in south Metro.  By then, the complexion of the UP student population was already beginning to change, with the probinsiyanos and the poor folk steadily being edged out, so to speak, by the rich kids, such that parking in this "university of the poor" was already becoming a problem.

     

    This situation eventually led to the establishment of the socialized tuition scheme.

     

    Ah, yun pala ang pinagmulan ng socialized tuition scheme ng UP.

     

    A lot of my classmates were complaining that the classification system was flawed, and everyone seems to think that s/he is in the wrong bracket. (Of course, they were all complaining that they are paying more than they should... and not the other way 'round. hehe) They also criticize the scheme for not being able to adequately investigate if the information each student gives is accurate. They made mention of random background checks on a few bracketed individuals, and not all. Hence, it is possible for someone to lie about his financial condition and get away with it for all four of five years of his college life.

     

    Your fourth sentence is very, very true. I took my undergrad from the Ateneo and subsequently enrolled in UP Law. I was expecting a big social adjustment on my part, but I was surprised to observe that I didn't need to. A lot of my classmates were english-speaking, anak-mayaman/pulitiko, and of course, mayayabang din....just like some Ateneans :lol: And take note, these people took their undergrad studies in UP....some from UPIS pa! :D

    Tuition Fees...

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    Yup, they increased the tuition to 500 per unit around 2002, if I'm not mistaken.  In fact, I heard na in the graduate schools, at least sa BA its 1500 per unit na.  Crazy no?

     

    Off-topic:

     

    2002 was the same year I decided to leave Malcolm Hall.

     

    So tell me, what section are you in? I belonged to "B" once upon a time. Classmates ko sila **** **** ******* and ****** ********.

     

    On topic:

     

    8,000 might be a big leap from 6,000, but it's still way below what other law students are paying. During my time, I wanted to study in Ateneo Law but back then it was already 27K per sem, so I enrolled in UP. :D

     

    What was crazy was that I had acquaintances who also passed both the LAE and AdMU Law exams but still decided to study at the Ateneo because they could afford the Tuition fee anyway. Sayang yung slots nila. They could have been given to financially-needy students kung meron lang sanang "waiting list" ang UP Law.

     

    Has the policy changed? It used to be that there was no such thing as a "waiting list" in UP Law. When prospective freshmen don't confirm their slots in the final lists, the vacancies are not filled up.

    School Clothes...

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    Ang walang kamatayang fake Giordano jeans :D

     

    Wala akong pakialam sa damit dati, kung ano magkasya, yun ang susuotin ko. T-shirt, maong, tapos sapatos, ok na iyon. Parang bahay ko naman yung eskwela kaya sobrang komportable ako dun sa sinusuot ko. Nag-iiba lang kung merong report, ayun, naglo-long sleeves at necktie ako.

    College Relationships And Crushes

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    siiiigh... and then there was THAT GUY. you know him... the kind that's popular, smart, a jock, crush ng bayan, total package, yadda yadda. we had common friends and ended up hanging out a lot. but after getting to know him, i realized that he had no personality. he was awfully nice eye candy... but we never had a conversation that was even remotely interesting.

     

    There's a female equivalent for the "total package" type. However, the total packages i encountered were much worse.

     

    They have nice personalities, desirable even. Every conversation with them seem to be the most interesting thing in the world, even if the topic is rather mundane.

     

    These are the girls who treat you very warmly. They take time to give you extra attention, and they make you feel valued and important. At some point you fall in love with them, and you thank God for bringing them in your life. After that, you get crushed when you realize that she just wants to be friends with you. :(

    Favorite Subject/s

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    Criminal Law 1 (in UP Law) under Prof. Theodore Te

     

    ===== "At some point, you will realize that the practice of criminal law is not at all concerned about the truth. What matters is the TRUTH THAT CAN BE PROVEN. Can you live with that?"

     

    I can't. So three semesters later, I left Law school ;)

    Dream School/s

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    Noong high school, wala akong alam sa pataasan ng ihi ng iba't ibang mga eskwela. Para sa akin dati, pare-pareho lang ang mga collge. Pero noong 4th year, biglang naging matunog sa tenga namin mga estudyante ang UP (marahil siguro dahil mura lang ang tuition fee sa UP. Lahat ng magulang ay gustong magbawas ng gastos, kaya bini-brainwash ang mga anak na mag-aral sa UP.

     

    Ako naman, wala akong pakialam dati sa gastos. (Syempre, di naman ako ang nagbabayad. Wala pa akong alam dati sa paghihirap ng magulang ko para lang makapag-aral kaming magkakapatid.) Inalam ko na lang kung aling mga eskwela ang mga magaganda. Mula sa mga pagtatanong ko, naisip kong mag apply sa apat na unibersidad: UP, Ateneo, La Salle at UST. Sa apat na ito, UP ang first choice ng lahat. Sa totoo lang, nakakatamad mag-apply at mag-exam sa mga college, pero dahil hindi naman ako siguradong makakapasa sa UP, nag-apply na rin ako sa tatlo.

     

    Nakapasa ako sa apat.

     

    Ang problema lang, ang kurso ko sa UP ay APPLIED PHYSICS (hindi binigay sa akin yung 1st choice ko na BS Psychology). Eh legendary ang pagkabobo ko sa anumang paksa na may numero, kaya hindi ako nagsaya nung malaman ko, kahit na binabati na ako ng mga magulang, tito, tita, lolo at lola ko ng "congratulations". (hindi ko rin pala alam na "there is such a thing as SHIFTING.")

     

    Gusto ko sanang mag-UST dahil halos buong pamilya at mga kamag-anak sa "father side" ay nag-aral sa UST (at 60% ng high school batchmates ko ay nagsabing mag-aaral sila sa UST) pero ang magulang ko na mismo ang nagsabing sa UP na lang ako o Ateneo dahil daw mas "maganda' ang dalawang eskwelahan na ito kesa sa UST. Wala akong alam sa pinagsasabi nila tungkol sa qualidad ng edukasyon, pero na-kumbinsi nila ako sa "proximity argument." Mahirap mag-commute, at mula grade-school hanggang high school, schoolbus ako.

     

    Ang La Salle naman, wala naman talaga akong interes na mag-aral doon dahil sobrang layo sa Quezon City. Kaya hindi ko na pinansin yung acceptance letter nila.

     

    Ewan ko ba, basta naisipan kong mag-Ateneo dahil ang binigay sa akin na kurso eh AB Psychology (nasayahan ako kasi akala ko wala nang math ang kurso na iyo.....putik, puro math pala! :( ). Magkasing-lapit lang naman ang UP at Ateneo sa bahay, kaya nag-Ateneo ako. (Ngayon ko lang naisip na kung nag-aral ako sa uP, marahil nabili na ako ng kotse ng magulang ko. Eh Put@ngina, ang mahal pala talaga ng tuition fee sa Ateneo.)

     

    Kaya ayun, naging Atenista ako. Hindi ko naman pinagsisisihan dahil ang apat na taon ko sa Ateneo ang mga pinakamakulay at pinakamaliligayang sandali naranasan ko sa buhay ko. Minsan, iniisip ko kung ano ang kinalabasan ko kung nag-UP ako. Pero hindi ko gaanong pinagtutuunan ng pansin yun. Ipinagmamaliki ko ang pagka-Atenista ko. Sa bawat sandali at araw na inilagi ko sa Ateneo, nabuo sa loob ko na tama ang aking naging desisyon na mag-aral doon. At sa tingin ko, "through hindsight", mas pipiliin ko pa ring maging Atenista kahit na ulitin ko ang kahapon. :)

     

    Dream school ng magulang ko ang UP. Ang sa akin, Ateneo. Ang nakakatawa, naging dream school ko ang Ateneo noon lang tapos na ako grumaduate :)

    College Relationships And Crushes

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    Nice thread lovelybabe! ;) Bukuhan na kung bukuhan :P

     

    Mia - You are not pretty, not sexy, and not really highly sociable - but you had class, and I spent almost two years just imagining that you were beside me at every moment. congratulations for passing the med boards :) totoo bang top 5 ka?

     

    Joanne - I was told that it's the "Puiline syndrome". Anyway, congratulations on your engagement :) I had fond memories being your friend.

     

    Sheryl - Your boyfriend of ten years is one of the luckiest guys I know :)

     

    Lissa - Circumstances never were kind to us. We never found ourselves both unattached at the same time. ;) In the long time we spent away from each other, we have grown to be persons different from who we once were. I hope you would find someone who would endure your temperament and petty idiosyncracies. You really are a nice person.

    What Kind Of Student Were/are You In College?

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    College

    - First year was probably the best year for me academics-wise. I was rarely absent, and my grades were high. From Second year onwards, I got involved with extracurricular activities. i also discovered the joys of cutting classes. My grades suffered, but I had the time of my life in college ;)

     

    Brief Sojourn in Law School

    - This experience was characterized by an extreme lack of social life, and complete absence of a sex life. My creative writing skills sufferred, and my social skills degenerated. :P

    Name Of The Teacher You Won't Forget

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    kaklase ko siya nung g.s. and h.s. he is what you would call eccentric(?) then... probably still is now, hope i'm wrong though

     

    Eccentric? If he is, then he's making full use of it to be an @$$ to hapless students (fellow freshmen during my time.). And the Ateneo pays him well for it. -----> This is really no surprise since a lot of my fellow Ateneans are @$$es as well.

     

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    Anyway, para hindi OT....

     

    Miss Elizabeth Ongsansoy - Social Studies Teacher, 4th year high school.===> For motivating me to wake up from my intellectual inertia.

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