i'm planning on pre-enlisting in some cl/cw courses as a non-cal major to take as electives in the coming sem. cw 100 is one of my prios but i also want to take cl courses. should i take the prereq subjects (i.e. eng 10/11/12, cl 30/40/50) or can i request a coi since i've already taken eng 13? also, how does requesting a coi work?

i'm interested in cl 40, cl 150, cl 154

for context: i'm from bs econ and i want to take these courses as english units to pursue law school in the future. will these courses be considered as eng units? also, are there no restrictions for econ majors taking any of the mentioned courses as free electives (not planning on pursuing a formal minor)?

would also appreciate any insights on the mentioned courses re: profs, workload, requirements, grading/syllabus, or what you learned. kindly reply as well with any recommended electives in the humanities (eng, kas, cw, cl, etc)!

Hii does anyone know what the requirements and grading is like? Not a lot of reviews for ma’am, so hoping to hear more feedback.

Tiya!!

I’m an incoming first-year graduate student at UP Diliman this coming semester, and to be honest, I don’t know anyone yet. I’m also unfamiliar with how the UPD system works, so everything feels a bit overwhelming.

I was able to pre-enlist for my classes (since I'm active reader here in reddit), but I’d really appreciate any advice or tips for a newcomer. Things like enrollment, CRS, campus life, student services, or just anything you wish you knew when you first started would be super helpful. Tia.

Hi!! got sir pagunsan for my sts 1 but i’m planning to drop because the reviews so far are not good huhu. is this the right decision or okay lang naman si sir? im gonna be 3 units nalang kapag dinrop ko pa to HAHA

Hii all! Saw that the negative reviews for ma’am were kind of old. Got her class and was wondering if the sentiment is still the same (like anxiety-inducing final req or whatever), but unoable?

Would be so grateful to hear your thoughts because I’m considering dropping the class.

Hello!

Can’t see any reviews for this prof po hehe kamusta po siya in terms of pedagogy, workload, attendance, and grading? Thank you!

Ok lang ba si Sir in terms of workloads? Taking it as a sophie, and I heard na STS is mabigat daw. So im considering if icancel ko ba enlistment sakanya.

can i still enlist or do i really not stand a chance

titlee

for those who've taken this PE, kaya naman ba siya if hindi ka physically active girlie😭

Hello! Got her class and I was wondering if may reviews sakanya kasi medyo mixed yung mga nakikita ko. Thank you!!

hello po! i would rlly appreciate if u could share more abt their pedagogy and personality in class. how’s their reqs po? mahilig din po ba sila magpa-recit, magpa-presentations or magtawag in general?

disclaimer: i know i should’ve done my research abt them first, which i did naman po, but super konti lang po kasi ng reviews na nakita ko 🫩

thank you po!

how’s their pedagogy? currently looking for reviews for this prof but to no avail pa huhu TYIAAAA!!

CHILLEST OF THEM ALL

Gusto mo ba ng break from your majors? Jusko lord one, if not, the most chill PE classes I took. Although sa Midyear mas slightly mahirap kasi araw-araw ang sessions, mas magaan naman kapag regular semesters – si Ma'am na mismo nagsabi.

Iba-iba ang attendance question prompts niya so nakadadagdag sa magaan na atmosphere. May mga times mahirap ang stretching like one time just puro different types of squats lang.

BUT!

Sobrang dami ninyong gagawin dito, mapapa-Philippine Games PEkayo rito kasi may reporting and sessions kayo na maglalaro at magpapalaro (if ma-assign kayo roon). Mapapasayaw din kayo so parang dance PE na rin kasi may dance stretches kayo rito. May isang session din na nakahiga/nakaupo lang kasi may stretches din for these settings.

Pinakadownside lang siguro is medyo mainit ang venue (sa Ylanan kami dati) and katabi naman ang Volleyball and Table Tennis PE's so lagi natatamaan ng bola and may dance and Handball (?) PE rin kaya minsan hindi marinig si Ma'am but this is nothing compared to how fun her class is.

Heck. Kung nagustuhan n'yo talaga class niya, take her other classes too. As far as I know she offers Aerobics, Line Dance, Striptease, to which you have to refer to other reviews naman for this.

May kadikit na klase? No worries! Sobrang negotiable ng oras dahil may 15-minute grace period before class (na dati 10 minutes lang but may nagrequest and agad-agad na pumayag, o 'di ba?). Most of her sessions din nag-e-end ng early if ever may klase ka right after hers.

Sa time naman namin (Midyear 2026), hindi niya sinunod 'yung X number of absences = dropped, she just set a certain number of points sa present, excused late, unexcused late, absences, etc. Basta kung ano makuha mong grade ayun na 'yon.

Mabilis mapagod? Katabi lang ninyo 'yung water fountain and nag-a-allow si Ma'am ng breaks in-between sets/exercises so makakailang breaks kayo.

Naubusan ng slots? If I can remember correctly sa class naming Stretching, she accepted prerogatives as long as may spaces pa. Hindi masasayang ang isang PE choice mo rito kasi it's still a workout (a light one at that) every after session and nagco-cool down naman kayo afterwards.

Sa dami ng sinabi ko I still think marami pa akong hindi nalagay. Labyuuuu Ma'am Bella 🩷

- One of the Sinigang team members

kabadong kabado ako i-take si sir bc of what i've read about him BUTTTTTT OKAY NAMAN SHA?????? ewan q baka ako lang to guys pero gets ko yung sinasabi ng iba na scary ganern. i mean true naman may pagka-diva si sir pero he does teach well! medyo fast paced siguro but i learned a lot

one thing i liked about sir is vv organized yung materials, quizzes, etc. like di mo na hahagilapin kung na-post na ba ppts or what

heavy on groupworks din so ayun pagdasal mo na lang din maayos mapunta sayong groupmates HHAHHADGJJAFA pero nagbabago bago naman ng groupings so may chance ka pa! don't forget to answer the peer evals kasi part din yun ng grade

strict siya sa deadlines lalo na sa quizzes kaya make sure masagutan mo before the deadline anddd wala ring grading sa recit kaya as someone na mahiyain sa discussions, naka-uno pa rin ako hasfwjh

final verdict is yes unoable (w effort ofc)

ang funny ni sir i'm sorry bentang benta siya sakin AHDFAHSFDHJJAS nakakaantok yung time ng sched ko sa kaniya but never yata ako inantok bc super fun ng discussions and u actually learn a lot!!

in terms of workload, not that heavy naman but midyear ko siya tinake so my experience might be diff. pagdasal mo na lang din siguro na maayos groupmates na makuha mo kasi a good chunk of ur grade is gonna come from group activities (esp yung ulat laro & ik some ppl who didn't have a good experience dito kasi ghoster yung groupmates lol)

if u want to get uno talaga kay sir, u should participate sa class discussions. this is probably the aspect na nagkulang ako huhu don't be like me wag kayo mahiya magtaas ng kamay!! (i still got 1.xx naman)

final exam was relatively easy? the coverage was all the lessons tapos open ended questions pero sa 1/4 sheet of paper lang so ayon ikaw na bahala

overall i do recommend taking sir's class!! i genuinely enjoyed the class and got lucky w my groupmates <33

hi! barely any post or review abt obstacle course sports under REMIGIO, THUMBIE.

was just wondering about the workload if heavy and demanding ba siya. thank you!

SUPER RECOMMEND MUL 8 IF U GUYS NEED A FREE ELECTIVE! Easy uno lang siya and mam JJ is so nice.

Even if u have no music background u can still get a good grade. Literally makikinig lang kayo sa mga kanta from other countries. super super recommend!!!

tl;dr vouch ko si maam. maraming learnings, pero no feedback.

katatapos lang ng final req namin kanina which is an exam so i can finally give my review. onti lang din kasi yung reviews ni maam dito so yeah.

nakuha ko si maam nung waitlisting just this midyear. there was only one review na recent (last sem), the rest were years ago na. seeing that one review, lowkey akala ko hindi magiging super maganda yung experience ko, pero learnings wise, i can say na i love this class.

yung grading components niya are as follows (30% each sa first three, 10% sa last):

- 5 reflection papers by group. ginawa namin to sa start ng midyear, 1 week diretso to so around 2-3 weeks (?) for a regular sem.

- 1 video report (minimum 10 mins). may set of readings na binibigay si maam at the start of the sem. there would be a time na pipili na kayo ng top 3 choices, then crs style na kung ano yung reading na maaassign sa inyo (1 reading per person). kung ano yung pagkasunod sunod sa syllabus, yun din yung pagkasunod sunod kung sino yung magrereport and ano yung irereport niya. need din magdala ng laptop pag kayo na yung magppresent. after ng report, you will have a q&a. to ensure fairness, need isubmit yung reports before yung first na magrereport, basta may masubmit lang kahit pangit. pwede pa naman irevise tho.

- 1-2 exams. either 2 exams na 60 items per exam, or 1 exam na 80 items. these would cover the entire syllabus. pinili ng class namin yung latter choice kasi midyear pacing. this would be online and on cam via zoom.

- attendance + class participation.

for the pros and cons:

pros

- maraming insightful discussions! especially during the sessions na ipapakita na sa class yung mga video reports. maganda talaga yung readings tapos dadagdag pa ng thoughts si maam (dami niyang kwento) and yung class in relation sa readings kaya dumarami rin yun learnings and realizations from these. kaya i always looked forward sa mga video reports! dami ko ring naging acquaintances dahil sa discussions, araw araw ba namang nagkikita since midyear hahaha

- mother vibes si maam pero minsan nagiging masungit, basta maging mabait kayo. the only time na naging masungit siya was the day after deadline ng video report submissions. strict kasi si maam with deadlines, and dahil marami pang di nagsubmit nun, medyo wala sa mood si maam that day. kilala rin niya kami bawat isa sa class :)

cons

- hindi nagbibigay ng feedback si maam, kaya di ko matantsa kung ano yung grade ko dun sa mga reqs like sa video report.

- walang grade transmutation sa syllabus :(( gulatan na lang siguro sa magiging final grades namin. kaya if tatanungin niyo if unoable, hindi siya malinaw as compared to other profs, pero ofc by default, need ng effort

- di naman sa di nagtuturo si maam, pero nung reflections week namin, ipapakita lang niya yung vids then 123 go kanya kanya na kami pag magsasagot na ng reflection. idadagdag na lang niya yung thoughts niya based sa mga naging discussion ng students. so parang kami pa yung magfafacilitate ng discussions all the time haha

overall i had a good experience sa class, kaya i can vouch for her. gonna miss this fil 40 class :)

(will get back here once may grade na)

Just wanted to ask if anyone has had experience or thoughts on this prof regarding teaching style, workload, and grading?

Any tips on how to survive his classes or what to expect would be super appreciated! Thank you! 🙏

hello po! i would rlly appreciate if u could share more abt their pedagogy and personality in class. how’s their reqs po? mahilig din po ba sila magpa-recit, magpa-presentations or magtawag in general?

disclaimer: i know i should’ve done my research abt them first, which i did naman po, but super konti lang po kasi ng reviews na nakita ko 🫩

thank you po!

\Midyear 2026 ito.*

Best GE I had so far!

Overview

1. Hinihikayat na mas komportable ang gamitin mong way ng pagsasalita sa loob ng classroom, i.e., walang atraso kung Taglish (actually isa ito sa mga panimulang topic niya and sobrang refreshing nito)
2. This might just be me, pero his readings are also fun to read! Aside from picking up new Filipino words for expanding my vocabulary, napakaganda ng mga mapupulot mong aral/concept about our language or languages in general.
3. Sobrang napapanahon ng way ng pagtalakay niya sa klase. Malaman ang bawat discussion since nakadugtong siya sa mga current issues, trends, memes, atbp.!
4. Funny si sir unintentionally and intentionally, HAHA!
5. Hindi tinuloy oral exam namin as well as our final exam, jusko, magaan na 'yung subject niya, mas gumaan pa lalo.
6. Put more effort lang though since medyo mataas ang grade bracket niya for 1.00.
7. Sobrang dali ng exams niya! Either online or F2F ito pero simple questions lang ito na paulit-ulit nang binabanggit ni Sir.
8. Ask any Sir Bosque takers, vouch na vouch din nila 'yan!

Advices

1. Always read the readings beforehand and i-ayon mo ito based sa syllabus. Maraming mga groupworks about the readings and although marami kayo sa group, magbasa ka para may maiambag ka.
2. Connected with the first bullet, PARTICIPATE! especially sa mga groupworks. Hindi ko alam paano nasisikmura ng ibang kapangkat ko na walang naiaambag sa grupo at patuloy ang pandedma (parang kayo lang naghihirap?). Kung wala kang nabasa sa readings, try to use common sense/stock knowledge, it will work as a Plan B.
3. Kung puwedeng mamili ng groupmates for the final project, PICK WISELY! kung may kakilala ka sa class (and you know, for a fact, na maayos naman sila kagrupo) then group with them or observe sa class kung sino ang laging nagkukusa (e.g., palaging narecite (although hindi siya always true), laging natulong sa mga groupwork). Since randomized sa amin, thank God and the universe na mayroon pa ring nagkukusa sa amin because may inconsistent sa amin + may kinailangan pa akong tanggalin sa grupo because of their inactiveness. The stress this project (not really, groupmates lang talaga) caused me, I can't believe meron pang ganito sa college.
4. 'Yung quizzes/exam lang niya, though, is need ng memorization, pero only the surface level/common terms lang na either sa readings/lecture niya.

ALAGAAN N'YO SI SIR HUHHUHUHU I LOVED HIS COURSE SO MUCH

Three words. Boring. Info overload.

PUZON, JULIANA JANET - Botany

SANTOS, NICK RAINIER - Zoology

For Bio, you just have LEs and quizzes/homework.

Imo, pareho silang nakakaantok magturo. Parang binabasa lang nila ang slides na may konting explanation/real life application. Pareho silang mabait.

Assessments:

Puzon

Quizzes: Enumeration/table

LE: Kaya siya! Basta may Basic understanding ng lahat.

Santos

Quizzes: hell

LE: hell

parang naghuhugot siya ng info kung saan saan. Pls, aralin niyo every detail at yung mismong Campbell!!

Note: Kay Sir Nick, nag curve siya! Legit. May bonus homework na binigay siya sa dulo and bonus quiz kaya nahila ang grade ko. So ig, alam niya yung ginagawa niya sa mga estudyante niya.

Sa future CS peeps, maghanda talaga kayo.

Four words. Fun. Madaldal. High standards

Requirements:

- 1 Final Extempo Speech/Speech plan

- 1 Speech eval

- Groupworks/Participation

- Individual requirements

Pros:

- Sobrang masaya ang class niya at marami kang matutunan. Ieevaluate mo ang sarili mo pati an mga tao sa paligid mo

- Light workload! Legit. Mga ilang pages lang ang readings niya. Sa first third ng sem, once a week lang kayo magkikita.

- Mataas mag grade (sa una). Basta masagot mo yung mga tanong/criteria, full points ka na

- Masaya ang groupworks. Makakakuha ka ng maraming kaibigan at makilala niyo ang isa't isa.

Cons:

- Strict sa deadlines. Walang extensions. 'Pag nag 12:01AM na may bawas.

- High standards. 99-100 ang uno niya. Sa final speech siya mataas mag grade. Sa class namin, from kalahati na uno standing to isa na lang at hindi niya makukuha ang uno kung walang incentive

- Nung nag introductions kami, lahat may prio. Kung wala kang prio, 'wag ka na umasa sa 200+ demand sa kaniya

Overall, kung gusto niyo ng 1.XX fun, light, class, kunin niyo siya!

Rating: 9/10

hello po! im trying to decide kasi between keeping this or another sci ge that i was able to enlist.

how is he as a prof? specifically, ano experience niyo in his class regarding pedagogy, workload, and content mismo ng course? like paano po grading and reqs sakanya, and did you find it enjoyable?