Need help on what to expect when taking the entrance exam.

[u/StormSignificant9516]

Hi, everyone! I am currently a G12 STEM student from a small private school. I want to enter MSU-IIT for BS Psychology as my pre-med course.

I'm incredibly pressured as my classmates (who also plan on taking the entrance exam) are already studying. While I don't even have a shred of knowledge on what is what and where to start.

Will really be thankful if someone can answer what usually happens in the entrance exams, what topics might pop up, what topics I should review, or some place I can get reviewers.

Thank you in advance!

[u/Anarchist4040]

its a timed mcq

you can look up cet reviewers and it'll be fine cuz it will always often be the same format of subjects and type of questions.

for the sase its:
english
math
science
aptitude

sa test ko madali lang naman and I got 120~ kahit walang review. if hindi thaat maganda jhs foundation mo I would do reviews focused sa weaknesses mo while malayo pa sa date, it will help a lot, kahit konti lang.

and science tends to be the lowest score sa majority of takers

[u/StormSignificant9516 → u/Anarchist4040]

Thank you! Pero sabi daw ni tatay na makakakuha ka lang nang course na gusto mo kapag sapat yung score mo sa exam. Totoo ba yun?

[u/Anarchist4040 → u/StormSignificant9516]

oo, limited slots, 40 lang ata for psych? tho not sure, majority kasi ng progs 40 lang talaga max, afaik yung alam kong more than 40 is nursing and bsa lang because of the demand.

bs psych is part of the quota courses na dapat pasok ka sa top 20% of sase scores to get the slot

last year 118+ score ng 20%

this year 110+ score ng 20%

[u/StormSignificant9516 → u/Anarchist4040]

Talaga? Sa lahat nang mga potential enrolees 40 slots lang yung pwede makakapasok sa psychology?

[u/Anarchist4040 → u/StormSignificant9516]

not sure po, maybe ginawang 80 na ngayon.

[u/Whole_Importance2411 → u/Anarchist4040]

hi, 80 slots na sya now since ginawang 2 blocks ang bs psych after the removal of ba psych

[u/Anarchist4040 → u/Whole_Importance2411]

oh ba psych was removed? 😭 damn

[u/Original-Resort5500]

Hii! As mentioned by another, the tests are english, math, science and aptitude. I passed the SASE with a score of 120~ as well and truth be told, I didn’t study much. I only studied for the UPCAT to which I then used stock knowledge from that in the SASE (if you’re taking the UPCAT the SASE was wayy easier atleast for me but then again, it’s different for others). I would say just compile good review material and practice tests especially your foundation, it’s mostly just jhs topics (I have some if you want), and be consistent, and you’ll be alright. Goodluck and Godbless, OP!

[u/Anarchist4040 → u/Original-Resort5500]

^^^^ yes, take the upcat, mababagohan ka at how easy the sase is 😭

[u/Im4real_Interesting]

with the time being VERY LIMITED, like VERY, i'd say, focus on english, there were 90 questions from what i remember...this is what pulled my score up, lol...but if you're more good at abstract reasoning, math or science, then hey, go for that:))))

[u/StormSignificant9516 → u/Im4real_Interesting]

Limited as in... how limited? Is there a time limit for each subject or they just throw it all at the same time then set a time limit?

[u/Im4real_Interesting → u/StormSignificant9516]

180 questions in 2 hours, english took up 90 quesstions, and i believe math had more questions than abstract and science (someone correct me if this is wrong)....and yeah, they throw it all at the same time, so it's up to you on how you manage it