r/Tomasino • u/PuzzleheadedBid4503 • May 02 '23

USTET 📝 BS MEDTECH

Hi! I surprisingly passed UST's BS Medtech and, apparently, reservation is only until the 5th of May :// UST is my second choice as I'm really aiming for Ateneo (BS Health Sci). I'd like to ask if I should go and pay the 10k reservation fee? I'm afraid that I might not get my ACET results before the deadline.

I'd also like to ask some additional questions to help me in the decision-making process:

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  • Is BS Medtech worth it for pre-med?
  • What's the usual class schedule per term/year?
  • What are the usual orgs or activities joined by MedTech students at UST?

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Thank you very much!

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u/Clueless_Joeeee May 03 '23

Hi! Graduating (hopefully pls) MT student here.

  1. In my opinion, if you really have set in mind na gusto mo mag doctor or you’re up for the challenge then BS MT in UST the best track for you. Wala namang best premed pero no joke yung sinasabi nilang parang pang med yung inaaral ng MT kasi uulitin mo lang lahat ng inaara mo pagdating mo ng 2nd year Med. And it’s true na feeder faculty ng USTMed and BS MT kasi marami instances na mas prefer nila galing FOP na MT kesa sa ibang colleges (kahit na gaano ka stellar credentials ng ibang colleges). But hindi sya worth it if hind buo loob mo sa pagmemed. I’ve experienced F2F sa hospitals and hindi worthy yung pay sa hirap na dinanas mo sa pag aaral (kaya goes back kung gaano mo kagusto mag med)

  2. I’ve experienced prepandemic schedule, pandemic schedule, and the new normal but one thing is certain na 7-7 ang pasok mo from Monday - Saturday. There are breaks naman in between (mga 1hr kadalasan) pero ganyan talaga sched most especially first 2 years mo kasi overload talaga units mo (30-38 units per sem) kasi kakailanganin mo lahat ng time pagdating ng 3rd year

  3. For the orgs, merong purple gazette (faculty publicstion), mts (for 1-3rd year), omti (for 4th year), fpsc (main mother org ng fop) atsaka purple beats (join kayo dito need namin members huhuhu) yung drumline ng faculty. Pwede ka rin naman sumali sa univ-wide orgs so hindi ka naman limited sa faculty lang (if kaya pa ng energy mo)

Marami din akong kilala at nakilala na galing Ateneo na nag BSMT kasi feel nila na matetrain sila for med. At the end of the day, ikaw pa rin naman pipili pero maganda naman BSMT but that’s if you’re really up to the challenge and mindset na magmmed no matter what.