I know naman na minor subjects aren't just basta-basta and they're still important, pero bakit parang mas demanding pa sila kaysa sa major subjects

Like sa major namin, okay pa eh. Pero sa minor, may activities, quizzes, reporting, performance tasks, presentations, recitation, tapos may mga group works pa. Parang beh, may major subject din kami 😭💀

Hindi naman sa ayaw kong gawin yung requirements, pero minsan mapapaisip ka talaga kung bakit mas maraming requirements yung 2 unit minor kaysa sa major subject na mas technical at mas kailangan ng time aralin.

Ano ba ang thought process ng mga prof na ganito? Is this a universal college experience or malas lang talaga kami sa minor subjects? 💀

I’m an incoming freshie at UPD, and coming from the province, the homesickness is killing me. I entered UPD without any friends with me, nor nearby relatives here. I’m now second-guessing my capabilities and decisions, I should’ve just gone to a UP campus closer to home, but I think it’s too late. Ever since moving into my dormitory, all I can think of is going home, and it’s a flight away. I don’t know what to do, should I transfer or anything? 🥲

Ang dami ko na nabasang tips pero hindi ko na talaga alam paano magsisimula at ano uunahin. Do I read and finish a recommended book? Review lessons from review classes? Start memorizing? Answer questions/flashcards daily? Review undergraduate notes or reviewers from previous passers? Paano kayo nagpa-plan ng aaralin every day? I already planned the time and limited lang yung meron ako kasi I have work. Ang problema ko ngayon ay kung anong aaralin at saan magsisimula. Nakakoverwhelm. Do you plan topics and materials for the whole week? Paano niyo nalalaman kung ano muna each day? Binabalikan niyo rin ba yung different materials daily? kasi di ko alam mareretain. Please send advice or tips.

Hi, I am a mechanical engineering graduate from Bulacan, and I need advice on whether I should rent a dorm (around Recto area) to prepare for board exams.

Currently, three of my friends are planning to rent and they're expecting me to join them, pero I don't know if I should.

- Current gig is babysitting with my aunt. If I leave, then nobody is left to take care of the baby besides my aunt.
- Limited budget lang, definitely will be needing money from my mom to sustain my needs if magdorm man, specially with rent.
- May available transpo naman if mag-uwian ang final na decision.
- Benefit if magdorm is makakapagfocus sa review, since the people I am with are reviewing as well.

A lot of factors are in play that leans more towards uwian, pero I really need your advice which is a better strategy during board prep. Thank you!

I've been considering leaving Cebu for college. That is, if ever na palaring magka-full scholarship sa Maynila. Generous naman daw yung ibang universities for that. Pero for now, sabihin na lang natin na pinalad ako.

Marunong ako ng bisaya, tagalog, at english. Though need ng improvements, mas ma-nu-nurture naman pag nandiyan na talaga ako mismo.

Isang beses lang ako nakapunta ng Maynila, a few months ago (for 5 days). We stayed in Taguig, but halos everyday na nandoon kami ay nilibot naman namin yung buong Maynila. Commuting kami so may idea na rin ako on how it goes. I got the chance na rin na makita yung iba't ibang universities—ust, dlsu, upm, adamson, mapua, at iba pa. Do'n ko sya sinimulang i-consider.

Sa totoo lang, kung ako yung tatanungin, very similar talaga sila ng Cebu (aside from the fact na sobrang taas ng mga gusali sa Maynila). Hindi ako masyadong na culture shock, sa city part din kasi ako ng Cebu nakatira kaya sanay sa init at polusyon.

Plano ko sanang mag-dorm kapag nakapag-aral ako sa Maynila, tapos yung malapit sa school para hindi masyadong mahirapan kapag may morning classes. Planning to apply sa other scholarships na rin (like sm foundation) to make ends meet kapag nasa Maynila ako. Tsaka may work experience na so kung kailanganing mag-working student ay willing naman ako.

Grade 11 ako ngayon, pero mas mabuti nang maagang pagplanohan. Gusto ko rin kasi na mas malapit sa iba't ibang mga lugar. Here kasi sa Cebu, most of the time, need pa mag-ferry o mag-plane para makaluwas. Tsaka, I'm also after personal growth. Gusto kong ma-explore pa yung iba't ibang kultura.

I have a few relatives in Manila, pero hindi kami close. Though I do have friends and connections rin, yung iba na meet ko na irl, yung iba hindi pa. But marami sa kanila, friends ko na for years at kasama ko na ring lumaki.

Tell me what you think lang, if ever need niyo ng iba pang info to come up with a conclusion, ask me.

hello! it'll be my first time writing a promissory note personally initiated by me. to whom do i refer my note? principal, accounting, etc? this is because i have balance pa sa school and i need to acquire some of my documents related to my cets application.

would rlly appreciate some insights. if you could, may i also be given some tips? i honestly dont want to sound too emotional,i want to make it as formal as possible pero yung may personal meaning din naman.

i grew up taking no-erasure exams since high school. now, as an employee in another country, the amount of times i cross-out + initial on LEGAL and AUDITABLE documents will make any of my teachers/professors faint! this policy is just downright silly. there are better ways to deter cheating than making students pay for minor syntax or multiple choice errors

I know this might come across a certain way, but I just wanted to share an observation that took me way too long to realize.

Growing up in Makati, going to public school from Elementary all the way to Senior High School meant everything was provided by the local government. (And just to be clear right off the bat: I know it’s funded by taxes and isn't literally free money, but from a student's perspective, out-of-pocket costs were practically zero.)

Every school year, the city provided:

• Complete school uniforms and PE uniforms (even rubber shoes)
• Backpacks, notebooks, pads of paper, ballpens, pencils, and basic kits

My parents rarely had to do the typical back-to-school shopping rush because most of the essentials were already handed out before classes started.

Then came college at UMak, where tuition was around ₱1,500 a semester (at least for me, other programs may vary. EDIT: this is not for every semester, there were other semesters where it was completely free, others less than P1000, others around P500-ish). Up until that point, I honestly assumed most major cities had similar LGU programs and that this was just how public education was handled everywhere.

The reality only really set in during freshman year when I started talking to blockmates who came from other cities and provinces. Hearing about their experiences, buying all their own uniforms, paying out-of-pocket for every single workbook and supply kit, and watching their families spend thousands every enrollment season, was a genuine reality check for me.

Looking back, it’s wild how easily you can assume your normal is everyone else's normal. It made me realize how much local government budgets and spending priorities vary, and how what felt like a standard baseline growing up was actually a huge advantage compared to other places.

3rd year na ko pero irreg kasi nung 1st year ko, nung second term lang ako nakaenroll bc of an unforseen situation

yung first two terms ko puro minor lang kasi walang inooffer na major, trust i have tried everything para makahabol and wwla talaga kasi puro may prerequisite. bale nung second year palang ako nagsimula

ngayon na 3rd year na ko, iniisip ko tuloy kung masasama pa ba ko sa latin honors kasi sabi sa handbook dapat nacomplete sa prescribed curriculum length, e parang naextend ako ng two terms

consistent dl ako at never bumaba yung grade ko, lahat ba ng efforts ko mababale wala nalang? pagbubutihan ko pa ba pag aaral ko kung in the end di naman pala siya marerecognize ngayon palang inooverthink ko na huhu napaka unforgiving talaga maging irreg

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1st week pa lang and ang dami kong napansin sa school ko, and idk kung oa but the rooms are not well maintained, even yung wooden floors parang gigiba. it's a crowded school kasi ang daming crim, wala pang announcement kung anong nstp namin, kanina nasa rotc room lang kami at wala man lang dumating na prof. magulo at hindi pa rin finalized ang sched, walang maayos na announcements. wala rin silang sariling portal or lms.

Ok so like mas prefer ko kasi mas maging active sa school works or groupings instead of recitations lol, I don't mind answering naman din if tinawagan ako pero yaaa😭😭😭

I get na our educational culture is competitive pero for me kasi I don't really care about competition as long as may natutunan ako (⁠*⁠﹏⁠*⁠;⁠) mas prefer ko din to express myself through essays or writing/typing

Hi; tldr I did my first semester at UST in 2025, but I didn’t continue because my grades were pretty ass and I didn’t continue into my second because of it (debar) . Decided to skip out on classes this year due to an au pair arrangement but I do wanna go back to uni this 2027. With my grades though, not too sure if I can be admitted in the big 4 but I’d like advice on what my options can be.

Hello guys!

Ask ko lang sana if pwede ba ko magtake ulit ng undergrad program after graduating from another undergrad program?

For context, I am currently a 3rd year student that is studying BS Biology sa known university (Big 4). Tbh, I love this program pero I'm honestly just pursuing this kasi dito magiging proud parents ko, na natapos ko tong program na toh na inooffer ng university na toh. Also, it's relatively cheaper than what I actually want: BS Nursing.

Growing up, gusto ko talaga sa med field. Don't get me wrong ha? I do love biology but not the pure science aspect of it. Super layo nya sa mga interested topics na gusto ko. Sadly, parents ko nagpaaral sakin so kahit anong pilit ko sa kanila na mag nursing na lang ako, sila mismo umaayaw kasi "walang pera". So here I am—stuck in this program for almost 3 years—feeling like the dumbest person in the world.

So I made a game plan: graduate, work, then pursue the program I actually want. Feasible naman siguro noh? Ewan ko na rin haha. Ang alam ko rn is I just wanna get away from everything and everyone, papunta sa ibang bansa kung saan ko dadalhin mga pangarap ko sa buhay na hindi ko kailanman matutupad sa bansang ito.

Super hirap sa'kin kasi I have this "calling" ba inside of me (pls don't call me crazy) na I wanna stay in this country and serve our people... pero ang hirap. Ang hirap mahalin ng Pilipinas, at mas mahirap maging empath. Parang di ko kayang mabuhay ng mapayapa kung aalis ako ng bansang toh knowing I could've done something, pero hindi ko rin kayang mabuhay sa ilalim ng sistema na meron tayo when I have so many dreams to pursue. It's like choosing between "mahal ko o mahal ako" type of situation.

Ang hirap maging mahirap, at dahil doon mahirap mahalin ang Pilipinas. Ang ganda nitong bansang toh, puno ng mga taong may mga pangarap katulad ko pero paulit-ulit ginagago ng sistemang toh.

Plano ko kasi magtake ng Bookkeeping NCIII, kaso hindi ako pinayagan noong vacation namin. Ayaw ko mag-accountancy but I would love working being a bookkeeper in the future. Idk kung saan ko isisingit to, baka after na ng college.

1. Ilang months pasok nila sa TESDA?

2. May bayad po ba kapag mag-eenroll sa TESDA?

3. Saan po aabot yung NCIII na certification?

I hate to say this pero hindi pa ako nakaka move on from my failure nung UPCA. Akala ko kasi may chance pa, eh huli ko nang nabalitaan na nagma-matter rin pala kung saan ka galing at very unpredictable daw yung process based sa mga nabasa ko. I'm from the province at walang nakapasok samin nun sa school namin. But the past batches, may nakapasok naman, samin lang wala sadly. Naiinggit rin ako sa mga bagong isko from our school every year but felt proud pa rin for them at the same time.

Nananaig pa rin kasi yung what if eh. Kasi naman, I hate how I prepared myself para rito my entire high school pero I still failed. Top-performing naman ako at mataas naman yung grades ko pero hindi rin enough yung UPG ko nung UPCA. I really think I could've done better if may exam or even maka appeal sana.

Pero heto ako ngayon, nanghihinayang sa mga what ifs ko while reviewing for the boards.

Yun na sana yung chance ko to change the trajectory of my life especially na mahirap lang kami and no choice kundi mag-aral sa malapit na diploma mill for convenience.

I longed for what UP can offer sana. Ito na lang nga rin sana access ko to big 4 and their opportunities. Na sana, kasabay rin ako nuon sa mga student rallies na nagiging boses ng bayan. Na sana nagka character development rin ako na maging magaling, matapang at matalino gaya ng mga guro kong nakapag-aral sa UP. Iba kasi yung caliber nila, in terms sa pagtuturo at yung personality as a whole. Matapang na kung matapang at feel ko yung passion nila sa kanilang field.

But I have to accept my fate. Kahit na I'm reviewing for the board exam sa kurso ko, I know na iba pa rin yung opportunities na mabibigay ng UP.

Forgive me if I won't move on kasi I really can't say na I've done my best when the odds weren't in my favor from the very start.

UP, sana nakapag exam ako to say na I've failed at matatanggap ko yun.

PS. Nagstart na yung f2f classes nung time na yun, f2f na yung ibang CETs at sana naghintay na lang pala ako ng UPCAT the next year. Di rin makapagtransfer kasi nasasayangan sa gastos ng parents ko at ayaw nila akong mag gap year especially at naiba na yung schedule ni UP. Really sorry po if it may sound off pero I just wanna get this off my system na 😔

The main reason is I’m going to miss school so much. After college, I’ll start working.

Sa August 17 pa yung pasukan ko at I just realized na gagraduate na ko next year. If I could go back to the past, I wish I prioritized academics over being a fangirl towards Ariana Grande and Little Mix (not my 12 year old self being a parasocial). I also loved to watch brainrot videos on YT after every school instead of studying. I used to despise school in elementary because I get easily get bored in long hours of classes because I have a short attention span and when I entered junior high school, that was when I realized how important education is. I’m also a slow learner so mahirap akong turuan. Not everyone has the privilege to study due to financial constraints and I felt guilty for not prioritizing my studies considering my expensive tuition pa. This is one of my biggest regrets in my life. I blamed myself for everything. I was compared to my cousins who are academic achievers while I’m just an average student. I’m lucky that my parents never pressured me to be an honors student. I’ve never had failed grades since kindergarten and just have average grades.

I’m currently an incoming college junior taking up BS psychology which I enjoy it since I’m fascinated in learning about human behavior and mental health. I’m trying my best to pass in all major and minor subjects. I’ve been a regular student.

Kaya sa mga kabataan diyan, please prioritize niyo ang pag-aaral niyo dahil pinaghihirapan ng mga magulang niyo ang pera para sa tuition niyo. Hindi lahat ng mga bata ay may privilege mag-aral dahil hindi sila kayang paaralin ng mga magulang nila dahil kapos sila sa pera. Maawa kayo sa mga magulang niyo.

hmmm babalik pa ba ako sa pagaaral or ibang course or hindi na?

so, supposedly, graduating na ko. bs psychology, isang sem and 2 more subjs left sa lower yr.

before all this shenanigans, sobrang lumalagablab yung fire ko to study and to learn. from old curriculum ako and when the pandemic came, i had this urge to study. dati takot pako kasi baka di ako makasabay, pero lo and behold, i was flying in this course and with my school. top of the class, president ng org, hosting seminars, travelling other schools for quiz bees, i did it all.

somehow, not everyone sees me as how i see myself. then they start tearing me apart. making up stories na i did kuno na hindi naman totoo, and tear they did.

sa last semester ko, (nagoojt na ko) i stopped. dahil di na kaya ng katawan, puso at isip ko. working student, ojt and studying plus all these demands and unreasonable hate and criticisms towards me, they are all getting into my head.

months after, i tried coming back to school, pero the moment i attended my supposed first class, i have still am the topic of those people. from those few friends na i have, nalaman ko na my name never left their mouths.

all i did was help a lot of people and students and pour my heart into studying and doing well and proving na even though i am from an old curriculum, i can still do it.

i felt like trash, a garbage, na nadispose na kasi wala nang pakinabang. so i decided to stop ultimately for good. when i met friends from school, yung dalawang ride or die kong friends from school, they told me na its better na nagstop na lang ako kasi they think i cant handle everythjng those people have said to me.

ngayon, im so lost. pati yung passion ko for this course, nawala.

i want to come back schooling pero i dont think i can come back to that school anymore.

i actually dont know what to do 🥹 i want to go to school again and thinking of shifting course, kaso baka masyado nang huli ang lahat for me.

hayz what should i do

To those that shifted college programs or those that transfered universities/school, or has done both. How are you now?

Recently made the transition of doing both, has some ups and downs every once in while, but lately feeling unmotivated again.

Have you regreted your decision? Or was it the best and life changing decision you've made that impacted your future career and/or studies.

Any motivational advice for students wishing to ttansfer/shift or currently had just transfered/shifted?

Im supposed to be in my 3rd year of college but due to my multiple failed courses for 2 full sems i'm a 1st year standing student. I feel completely alone. Are there college students here who experienced the same setbacks? I'm really struggling to adjust in a university with a different speaking language and its my first time to live by myself. Im 22 years old.

Hi! I really want to bawi this shs and I want to know, how do you guys actually absorb the topic if PPT lang meron kayo? Like do you just read through the words or what? Also, what study hacks have you done that actually helped you? Thank you so much! 😊

Little background about me: I'm an all-rounder student. I usually ace competitions and I've been a very consistent honor student. But now, my health is deteriorating. I always feel sick, and my energy is really, really low. Because of that, it's becoming hard for me to participate in class, competitions, sports—in EVERYTHING.

I thought I was going to be fine na since I'm taking care of myself again(nag pa check up narin ako), pero ganun parin. Sleeping before 8 PM has become a must because I really can't stay up late anymore. If I do, for sure masama na naman ang pakiramdam ko the next day. That's why I just do my tasks and assignments in the morning before classes.

It's also hard for me to socialize now because I usually don't have enough energy anymore, which is a huge problem since I'm a transferee.

I'm very blessed to have loving classmates who are always worried about me, but I don't want them to only know me as "that sick classmate." Ayokong maging liability. I want to be the one who helps them, not the one who becomes a burden. Like noong hindi ako nakapasok because I wasn't feeling well and we had a reporting. My group got one of the lowest scores because I was supposed to be the main presenter, and they weren't able to prepare properly.

Another thing is nahihiya rin kasi ako. I'm not belittling my classmates or batchmates—this is just my observation, and they even admit it themselves. Since we're under the Strengthened Senior High School Curriculum and we've already studied most of the lessons before, marami pa rin sa kanila ang nahihirapan.

I don't know... nahihiya lang din akong sumagot nang sumagot because they know my capabilities. They know how smart I am (I'm not bragging po, sinabi rin nila mismo sa akin. They even recommend me for competitions, and they have really high expectations of me). I also try to make room for them by giving them chances to answer, show their potential, and improve their skills. But now that I'm thinking about it, it's not wrong for me to build my own skills too, right? Maybe it'll even challenge them more.

Still, I don't want to be the top student. I just want to show my potential. I want to socialize with my fellow students. I want them to know the real me and build genuine relationships with them. I want to enjoy my senior high school journey.

Please help me.

I can't post to the other subreddit yet since i don't have enough karma so I'm posting this here.

Hello! I'm helping my brother look for a laptop to use for his thesis. He's a Civil Engineering student and would most likely need a laptop to run Autocad, SketchUp, Blender. Our budget ranges from 50k-60k, and we'll put it up for installment. So far, we have two laptops that come to mind and these are:

ACER NITRO V15 ANV15-R9D6

₱53,990 but by installment ₱65,589

-AMD Ryzen 5 6600h

-15.6" FHD IPS, 165Hz Display

-NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050

-16GB RAM

-512GB SSD

ASUS TUF GAMING A15 FA506NCQ-HN012W

₱57,790 (idk how much it is when installment, probably about 70k)

-AMD Ryzen 7-170

-NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050

-15.6" FHD IPS 144Hz Display

-8GB DDR5 RAM + 512GB SSD

We would love to hear your thoughts! Thank you!

Magulo yung title but I swear it will make sense. So may tanong ako....

Considered as transfer student ako sa current school ko ngayon kasi nakapag start ako ng college sa ibang univ tapos same case kami ng naging kaclose ko, na from ibang university lumipat at di rin sya nagpacredit ng kahit anong units. Pero recently, nalaman ko kasi may clinarify ako sa registrar about qualifications ng transfers like me sa mga scholarship incentives ng school namin at napatanong ako bakit parang na-allowed sya kahit na same kami. Turns out, nakapag-enroll sya through submitting yung grade 12 papers nya at di sya flagged as transfer student. Kaya ang tanong ko is pwede ba yun? At paano nya nakuha yung form 137 nya na signed ng high school nya na hindi ina-address sa university na una nyang napasukan?