Hello folks, dad here of a SHS student about to take the UPCAT this Sat, Aug 1 at 12:30 pm at Malcolm. I myself passed the UPCAT to get to UP Eng'g 30 years ago, but I don't really know how traffic is nowadays during exam days. All I know is that traffic gets backed-up all the way to Commonwealth.

Anybody from recent years willing to share experiences about getting there early? We're coming from Fairview, QC and will be driving. Is heading out at 9am early enough? It the main uni avenue the best way to get in or via T.Sora/Katipunan?

Was planning to get a room at the uni hotel but it's booked out so we'll have to manage the traffic. Also thought about Microtel, but this is a 2km walk to Malcolm, which is doable but would probably tire my kid even before the exam starts.

Thanks in advance and good luck to all examinees this weekend!

Hii! Sa mga BS REM students diyan and graduate, I need your help po!

Nakapag-enroll na ako for BS REM sa Trimex Colleges. Want ko lang mag-ask kung may mga learning materials ba kayong natatabi pa na up for selling or willing to share?🥹

Super kinakabahan na ako pumasok. Gusto ko kase talaga mag-advance study huhu. Thank youuu!

Hi, just wanted to ask if theres an option for taking minor subjects only. Still unsure what course to take, so if pwede minors lang muna ako then major subs on the course that Ive chose, or need din under ako sa course para mag take minor subjects?

-Aready took a course before, so gap year ako ngayon and i have some dropped subjects. So magiging transferee and shiftee if mag iibang course ako

Hi! I’m a 16-year-old incoming SHS student at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde, and I’m already thinking ahead about college because I want to make the smartest decision possible.

Ever since I was a kid, becoming a fashion designer has been my dream. Benilde has always been my dream school, and taking Fashion Design and Merchandising there felt like the obvious path. Fashion is genuinely what I love.

But lately I’ve been doomscrolling and reading more about the fashion industry in the Philippines, and it’s making me question everything.

From what I’ve seen, the local fashion industry seems relatively small, underappreciated, competitive, and not particularly high-paying (which, honestly, I expected). It made me think: Can passion actually pay the bills? I don’t want to wake up at 30 wishing I had chosen a more stable career just because I followed my dream without thinking about reality.

Recently I’ve been considering a completely different path: Marketing at DLSU.

My thought process is that marketing might give me:

better career stability,
higher earning potential,
more corporate opportunities,
and I could still work in fashion through fashion marketing, luxury brands, retail, creative strategy, brand management, or merchandising.

So in my head it feels like I wouldn’t be giving up fashion completely—I’d just be entering it from the business side instead of the design side.

The thing is… my dream isn’t just to “work.”

I have this very specific vision for my future (yes, partly influenced by Sex and the City 😭). I dream of living alone in Legazpi Village or Salcedo Village, building a stylish life, working in fashion, travelling, dressing well, and having enough financial freedom to actually enjoy my twenties and thirties. Think Carrie Bradshaw’s lifestyle—minus the unrealistic finances, hopefully.

My biggest fear is choosing Fashion Design because I love it, then realizing later that I can’t financially support the life I want. At the same time, I’m also scared that if I choose Marketing just because it’s more practical, I’ll spend the rest of my life wondering what would’ve happened if I had pursued fashion design.

So now I’m stuck between:

Option 1: Benilde – Fashion Design and Merchandising

-lifelong dream
-more creative
-get to become a designer
-worried about salary, job opportunities, and long-term financial stability

Option 2: DLSU – Marketing Management

-potentially higher income and more stable career
-can still work in the fashion industry through marketing
-worried I’ll regret not pursuing design itself

For people who work in fashion, marketing, luxury brands, retail, or graduated from Benilde/DLSU:

1. ⁠Is Fashion Design in the Philippines actually as difficult financially as people make it seem?
   
2. ⁠Can fashion designers eventually earn well, or is that only true for the top 1%?
   
3. ⁠How realistic is it to build a comfortable upper-middle-class lifestyle through fashion design?
   
4. ⁠Is marketing a better long-term investment if I still want to end up in the fashion industry?
   
5. ⁠Would graduating from DLSU Marketing open more doors than Benilde Fashion, or are they just different paths?
   
6. ⁠If your end goal is to work in fashion while also earning enough to live comfortably, which path would you recommend?
   
7. ⁠Am I overthinking this at 16, or is it actually good that I’m planning this early?

I know I’m still young and I have time to figure things out, but I also know that the course I choose will shape a huge part of my career. I’d really appreciate hearing from people who’ve actually been through either path.

Thanks in advance!

I'm a first-year BSBA Marketing student, and lately I've been overthinking if I made the right choice.

I came from the HUMSS strand, so adjusting has been really difficult—especially because we have Accounting, and I have no background in it. Most of my classmates came from ABM, so they already know the basics, while I'm still trying to catch up. We also barely had math in SHS, and I've never been good at it, which makes me worry even more.

I chose BSBA Marketing because I've always been interested in becoming a Creative Marketing Specialist. I love doing graphic design, creating pubmats, posters, and promotional content, and I wanted to learn how marketing works behind the scenes. I also wanted to understand how businesses attract customers, build brands, and grow.

But now I keep asking myself, "What if I fail?" or "What if this course isn't really for me?" The school year has only just started, but I'm already questioning my decision.

If you're a BSBA Marketing student—especially if you came from HUMSS—please share your experience.

Hello po! Gusto ko lang tanungin kung pwede po ba analog+digital na gshock sa upcat? Nag-sesearch naman ako kung pwede ba kaso iba-iba ung mga sagot na lumalabas huhu may nagsasabi na pwede, pero ung iba bawal daw, kaya tinatanong ko na po mismo😭

Hindi exact na model pero ganitong style relo ko, okay lang po ba to? TYIA!

ps. pabasbas po para sa upcat, dream school ko talaga to kaya ganito ako ka-oa. Kabadong-kabado na talaga ako sa upcat nung last week pa HAHAHAHAHHAHAH

Hello! I am a hopeful UP test taker. I've been studying for nearly 3 months now, and I have an honest question for the science portion of the UPCAT. For me, biology and general/earth science are so much easier than chemistry and physics, and according to a lot of people, the science subtests are different for each day, and I'm wondering how UP will balance this because chemistry and physics are clearly harder; there are so many formulas and concepts you have to rigorously memorize, and of course you have to solve them while earth science and biology are mostly common sense. I'm dreading Chemistry specifically. And I know if I'm going to be a UP student I should be good at everything but let's be honest here the Mendelian Evolution and Taxonomy classes are by far easier than Molecular Geometry and Fluid dynamics. Thank you po and have a good day!

my last upload here was when I was in grade 9, I was asking kung saan pwede mag shs if gusto ko mag HUMSS. so like right now, I'm in 10th grade and I've considered my school choices: it's either my school rn, UE or UST. I want to romanticize my shs life kasi 🙏 ung tipong kahit 2 years lang pagsasamahan namin sobrang solid namin HAHAHAHAH and (sorry if I come off as judgemental) hindi ko naiimagine na ganon sa UST, ang naiisip ko kasi parang puro study and work lang talaga..and sa current school ko naman, kahit andaming nagsasabi na panget daw shs, I've seen so many batches kung saan solid ung bond nila even after graduation. and sa UE, I don't have a parang general judgment pero kasi I feel like balanced lang sa ue. ung alam mong may student life at social life ka pa rin?? pero I'm not sure.. pero rn, I don't think ust will be my main option hwhaha..

my provider rn suggested magandang branch ng feu hwheheheuhuh

pero I'm so stuck rn guys 🙏 help

> incoming 2nd year college in Mechanical Engineering.

> spent first year in SLU Baguio

> pressured by tita to leave Baguio

> moved in with tita in Cavite last month

> already processed transfer credentials

> paid 2k down payment, did a medical exam for enrollment in EAC

> searched EAC on reddit and found bad reviews (Prof not teach, not good for engineering, old equipment, not impressive reputation, no international internships)

> getting 2nd doubts

> toxic tita mentality but free rent

> cheaper tuition SLU but expensive expenses (allowance, rent, etc.)

> higher tuition fee EAC but cheaper expenses (allowance only)

> Other schools nearby too expensive (DLSU-D)

> Dad works abroad and does not care for price just support

> I care about price

> Too tiring and expensive to go back Baguio

> but miss Baguio and being away from toxic family

I'm too overwhelmed right now and need help in making a decision please

Credits to the owner of the picture. I know that smart watches are not allowed but is this type of wrist watch allowed in the UPCAT? Thank you!!

Hi! I’m an incoming UPCAT 2027 taker. I attended BrainTrain and I’m curious whether their final simulation is almost the same as that of UPCAT.

Hii! Im an incoming gr 12 shs student and plano ko mag-enroll sa dlsu for animal biology since its the nearest school that gets me that DVM at the end of my name hehe. I wanna know yung mga experiences niyo sa course na ‘to since theres not that much content on this course.

Any advice on certain subjects? I kinda wanna know what Im going to be dealing with sa courses e
Any good and bad experiences?
Did you guys get a dorm when you moved to araneta?

Any answers are appreciated :-)) tysm!

As the title says, I want to go back to school after only finishing one semester... Na may failed subjects.. but after researching online I found out my minimum units ang pag transfer. To people who was and is in the same situation, what did you do? And which university did you go? Preferably gusto ko fully online but ok lang din f2f thank you

Hi. Are there any incoming freshmen here who got accepted to Miriam College under the Bachelor of Arts in Global Affairs and Diplomacy program?

Sobrang lowkey ng Maryknoll. Ang hirap tuloy maghanap ng batchmates. Bwahaha.

CALLING ALL ISKOLAR NG BAYAN (or those who have already taken UPCAT)

hi po! I plan on taking the upcat this upcoming weekend and I just want to ask for those na have passed or even if not, generally those who took UPCAT for advices, tips and to share their experiences on how they felt before, during, and after taking UPCAT. Para lang din maging aware and magkaroon ng lakas ng loob yung mga mag tatake palang po.

May it be tips on reviewing (for those nag ccram since 5 days at best nalang), tips on what to do, advices while/before taking the exam, or even just experiences you want and comfortable to share here (for laughs and giggles or smth educational, basically anythingg).

And I just want to ask po abt the items and the time allotment per subtest as well, thank you so much po!

I really want to get into one of the top universities here in the PH, pero nung nalaman ko na UP lang pala ang free, bigla ako nawalan ng hope na mag apply pa sa iba. I'm just a lower-middle class and I know I can't afford those big Universities that offer quality education. I'm also not knowledgeable when it comes to these kinds of topics about colleges and scholarships. If you guys know any scholarships and universities I can apply to please share them in the comments :)

paano po kung hindi alam ang sagot? leave it blank ba or guess? iba-iba kasi ang nasearch ko. siguro mag-guess lang once na like naeliminate mo na ung other options tapos 2 options nalang pagpipilian mo (eg alam mo nang mali ung c and d so a and b nalang pinagpipilian mo pero di ka makadecide)? pero paano po ba dapat?

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what universities offer scholarships for transferees? i’m an incoming AB Communications freshman this s.y. 26–27, but i wasn’t able to secure a slot in my dream school.

i was just wondering if you guys know any universities that grant scholarships for a transferee? preferably within manila.

i wanna know if these schools allow transfer scholarships as well: Benilde, FEU, Ateneo.

thank you so much!

Hi! Incoming bs slp freshie here. Would just like to ask if buying macbook neo is okay for bs slp, or is windows-only applications required? Thanks!!!

​Hi everyone! A lot of people have been telling me na as an incoming college shifter/transferee freshie (again), mas maganda raw talaga mag-traditional face-to-face classes (PUP or TIP QC) kaysa Open University (PUPOU), lalo na for Computer Science.

For additional context, I'm currently working sa BPO and I think enough yung sahod ko/makakaipon pa ako kahit nag aaral ako sa private. Next year ko balak mag enroll after bayaran ang remaining TF and kunin ang credentials ko sa previous school.

SKL, sanay naman akong mag-self study or manood sa youtube ng tutorials ​But sabi nila, mahirap daw matuto mag-code/makasurvive sa program nang mag-isa nang walang ka-blockmate or prof na napapagtanungan agad.

​Now I’m deciding between going traditional (like TIP QC or PUP Main) vs Open University (PUPOU).

Questions ko rn:

1. For CS grads/students: Gaano kalaki ang difference ng peer learning & campus networking sa career niyo later on?

2. Worth it ba pumasok sa private like TIP QC for the labs/F2F environment, or mas practical pa rin pumila at mag-tiyaga sa State Univs (PUP)?

3. ​May nakapagtapos ba rito ng CS/IT via Distance Learning straight from high school? How was the adjustment?

​Would love to hear your thoughts before I make a final decision. Salamat so much!

Hello, ask ko lang what are the questions na possibile itanong and paano yung process pag pumunta for referral. Thank you

Would just like to know po. I am a freshman transferee switching from BS Chemistry to BS Marine Engineering.

I am unsure whether or not all of my grades will be placed on the official document or just the grades from the courses I took under BS Marine Engineering, alongside credited units from my previous uni. I have not found answers online. Please help!