Turn to the next chapter of my life: COLLEGE

Yes, let's talk my way to College.

Fourth year high school - ang panahon para magmuni-muni kung anong kurso at pamantasan ang nais mong pasukin. Dapat maingat sa pagpili ng pamantasan, dahil ito ang tiyak na huhubog sa'yo para maging isang mabuting mamamayan. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, UP, PUP and FEU lang ang choices ko. Other than that, wala na.

I've always fantasized getting in to the most prominent university in the country, the University of the Philippines. So when I finally stepped into my fourth year in high school, I immediately downloaded and filled out the application form of the said university.I put "BS Chemistry" as my first choice, followed by "BS Psychology." Siyempre, I aimed for the Diliman campus. Other than that campus, wala na akong nilagay. THAT WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE, EVER.

So, UPCAT na. I took the test at the Institute of Mathematics, 11 AM. Sobrang kabado, kasi kitang-kita sa mga kasama ko na matatalino sila at mayayaman. There are even Koreans and certified geeks, pakapalan ng lens ng salamin, padamihan ng bitbit na reviewer, and so on. (Teka, pag nakasalamin, matalino agad? Diba pwedeng malabo lang ang mata?) Natapos ko naman yung exam ng buhay pa ko yet I FEEL SO DRAINED. Imagine, 5 hours and I was thinking thinking thinking. Plus I have to control my pee in order to make the most out of my time. Kaya pag-uwi ko, bagsak. Tulog na.

After the UPCAT, I also took the USTET and FEUCAT. Pasado ako sa dalawa, although mas nakakalungkot lang yung sa USTET. I failed in my first choice - BS Chemistry. I am qualified yet below the quota for that course. Imagine, I am considered "FAILED" in BS Chemistry when in fact I ranked 70 out of almost 30,000 examinees? That's definitely an ouch for my ego. Sana matalino ako sa Math. Haay.

17 days before the PUPCET, lumabas na yung results ng UPCAT. I failed again. Ang score-percentage ko in all areas are all 91% and above except Mathematics again, which is, 41%. That pulled me down to failure. What's even worse, is that I'm qualified in other UP campuses. So what made it worse? Remember, I did not put any second campus at all. Tsk.

I spent the day grieving over my failure. My hopes just vanished. But wait, there's still the PUPCET. The remaining 17 days were difficult. I buried my self into studying. Nagsisisi ako kasi bukod sa "errors" ko sa pag-fill out ng forms sa UPCAT, ay hindi ako nag-aral. Petiks, kumbaga.

The most awaited day finally came. Time-pressure, and easier siya than UPCAT. Not because of the questions, but because of the length of taking the tests. Guys, sa UPCAT kasi nakaka-drain masiyado. 5 hours straight kang magsasagot, no breaks. We are but humans. :) Ah, by the way, the PUPCET is more exciting too, thanks to the General Information! (my specialty)

"Time's up! Please watch out for the results to be announced on March 15, 2013."

Days passed.... March 15 na!

I typed in my name in the searched for the result, and here's what I saw:

LANDINGIN, JESSMIRAH L.  (Passer)

I almost cried seeing this. I passed the PUPCET, with a score of 138. :)

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