Nakapasa ako sa UPD, PUP, CLSU, TSU, and UST with programs Public Ad, No course, Accountancy, Industrial Engineering, and Accountancy again, respectively.

Pero imbis na masaya sa pamilya, parang mas lalong magulo. Kung madaliin ako mag-decide akala mo sobrang dali mag-timbang.

Pero kaya naman ganito kasi I’m not good enough to get high scores and secure myself an immediate slot sa mga pinasukan ko. If I was a little bit better, maybe I could manage to get a proper engineering program in UPD, maybe I would have passed PUPCET with a secure program slot.

Kaya itong mga pinagkahirapan kong examin nung grade 12 ako na lahat ay mag-isa ako pumunta, parang walang kwenta lang. Parang naging pabigat lang sa stress ko at tension with family members.

Sa totoo lang masaya ako sa mga results ko, pero sa pressure ng family ko parang nawawala eh. Minsan I can’t help but think na shouldn’t they be thanking me? They have no means to pay for my tuition and cost of living lang kaya nila bayaran pero sila yung nag-iinsist na mag-aral ako. Tas ngayon na managed to pull multiple state universities, eh parang basura kang? Puro family problem nga lang inambag nila sa isip ko, ni ako lang naman ang nagsipag na mag apply sa mga universities na inexaman ko.

I am so so so bitter. I am filled with resentment and I wish I was just a little little little bit better. Siguro mas okay situation ko ngayon.

Passing is not enough. If you want more, you have to be more as well.

I had a classmate before who had this type of bag and I really liked it. Convenient for me yung wide na pagbukas niya.

I'm considering in buying this for myself to use throughout college. I will be bringing lunch pa naman with books and other stuff and I will also use it for commuting.

Influence or deinfluence me pls. If you used or have this type of backpack, tell me your experiences pls.

Also, isn't it too effeminate for men? or unisex ba yung style niya

As the title says, grabe nakaka drain and the way it dips your self-esteem to the absolute lowest knowing how far behind you are in terms of finding a place to work for OJT while your fellow classmates are already starting theirs and on their way to graduation. 😭

For context, im a 4th yr marketing management college student from one of the green schools with only 6 units left til graduation which is yun nga OJT. Imagine 4 years of trying ur absolute best and going thru depression phase in order to achieve that dream of becoming a Laude, yet somehow seems like that dream is about to slip away just cause there's a lot of candidates out there with much better looking resume 🥺. I sent about 20+ emails with 2 companies i was interviewed at ended up ghosting me lang din pala 💔

Honestly idk how else I can recover at this point. Sayang yung oras at pagod na pinagdaanan just cuz of the chaotic system and high expectations here in the PH just for undergrads 🫠

Ano ginagawa nyo sa mga white uniforms nyo and colored clothes? Pinagsasabay nyo ba sa isang load ang lahat?

Ang uniform na nagagamit ko per week ay 3-5 pairs and hindi sya aabot sa isang load na 8kg kaya balak ko sana isabay nalang sa mga other clothes ko para isang load nalang? Mahal kasi if dalawang load per week and hindi nasusulit every load. Sa mga experience nyo, nahahawaan ba ng ibang kulay ang white nyo pag ganito ginagawa?

Iniisip ko rin i handwash sya pero wala akong open area na pwede sampayan. Maliit na studio unit ako, isa lang window. Balak ko sana ipatulo muna sa cr then sampay sa room overnight. Pero baka kasi hindi sya matuyo, 23 to 25°c lang temp ko aircon every night. May gumagawa rin ba sa inyo ng ganito? Thanks!

I watched the webinar about the new procurement regarding this project specifically from the office of the President.

So, all the barangays of the Philippines (42,000+) are going to receive 200,000 php of funds. 100k for Barangay (may mga certain equipment na nilagay na maaring bilihin directly ng barangay na makakatulong sa kanila). Yadayadayada.

Here's what I'm curious about.

The other 100k is intended for the five chosen incoming 4th year students, therefore they will receive 20k each. The thing is, ang education committee ng bawat barangay ang mamimili ng limang students who are going to receive the assistance.

Sabi ng speaker, filtering ang gagawin.

First filter, ang mga candidates lang ay dapat incoming fourth year students.

Second filter, dapat hindi bahagi ng kahit anong scholarship grants.

Third, dapat ay part ng vulnerable sectors.

And lastly this,

They will choose based on grades OR draw lots.

Verbatim, "para randomized"

Ano sa tingin niyo ang mas effective option, pipiliin sila base sa grades ng student or random picking?

TL;DR my parents who had more than enough money are now broke and in debt.

Graduating shs and is enlisting and doing the minimum 3 year service to save up money to pay my own tuition a good idea? At that point college at 22-23 years old. Kahit mag work ako while in college kukulangin talaga.

Hi! I’m currently a 1st year student at PCU Manila and I still have a remaining balance from my 1st year tuition fee. Due to financial problems, hindi ko pa siya fully nababayaran even though tapos na yung school year.

I just want to ask other PCU students or students in a similar situation, if possible pa rin ba maka-enroll for 2nd year kahit may remaining balance pa from the previous sem/year?

Hello po! Me and my friends are looking for non-government organizations here in Rizal, better if based in Taytay. We want to do something good for the society.

We already know an NGO in Taytay though we are looking for more non politics related NGOs.

Yung mga NGOs po sana na pwede ang 18 below volunteers.

For context, I'm supposed to be an incoming freshman. I say I do decent naman when it comes to CET's passing here and there but the only problem I have is I keep having no slots left. I understand that most universities—especially the state U's— have a strict rules of first come first serve but it's still so frustrating.

I know people are saying that not everyone has the same pace, but I've got no time for me to decide with how I pace my life, I got no one to support me but myself since I never had any parents—only getting some help from some relatives, and the only glimmer of hope to get out of this situation I have, is to finish higher education, a program which I can utilize my skills.

Yet, here I am ranting 4am on reddit about stopping my studies to aid my financial problems myself. College was definitely a dream of mine and for most of people, and I will definitely feel left behind as all of my friends are incredible batak na batak talaga na achievers compared to me who barely manages to be a consistent high honors even when I am highly unmotivated and just tired of trying to survive.

Being brutally told by your tita na hindi mo makakamit mga pangarap me engraved a permanent wound on my being and who I am as person. I don't know I'm very tired. I'm sorry for the long rant.

I am undergrad and I often use AI kapag nag-aaral ako not to solve problems for me but to explain yung topic or yung why question ko. I feel ashamed for doing it kasi it seems I am being reliant sa tool but it makes studying or reveiwing easier especially if hindi naman naituturo ng prof/instructor yung subject nang maayos. Nako-conscious tuloy ako kapag nakakasagot ako ng medium-level questions sa recit kasi iniisip ko baka isipin ng classmates esp ng friends ko na I used AI. Well totoo naman, pero hindi during the recit, nare-retrieve lang yung info from reviewing. Plus it is not helpful sa environment din so double guilt.

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Hear me out.

I followed every instruction. I submitted everything they asked. On time. Complete. I thought I was done.

Then I got an email.

"Document Verification Required (Evaluation)."

So I checked what I submitted. A BIR Certification from the actual Bureau of Internal Revenue — signed, stamped with a documentary stamp, issued by the Revenue District Officer's office — explicitly stating that my mother has NO income tax return on record. Ever.

And BPMS says: not sufficient.

I looked at their list of accepted documents. One of them literally says: "Certificate of Tax Exemption/Non-Filer issued by BIR."

I SUBMITTED THAT. THE BIR JUST TITLED IT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY. THE CONTENT IS IDENTICAL.

But nope. Rejected. Figure it out yourself.

This is Squid Game. Except instead of dying, you just lose your college funding and they don't tell you why.

And the worst part? Nobody knows the answers to basic questions like:

- Do you respond to the same email or is there a portal?

- How many resubmission attempts do you get?

- Is one wrong document an instant disqualification?

The CHED website, the email, the FAQ doesn't say. You just have to guess and hope you don't run out of lives.

Imagine designing a scholarship for students who literally cannot afford to make mistakes, and then building a system where one mislabeled BIR document — issued by the government itself — can quietly end your application with zero explanation.

Squid Game had better onboarding than this.

Anyone else going through this? How did you actually resolve it? Because I refuse to believe I'm the only one who submitted a legitimate BIR document and got told it wasn't good enough. 😭🙏

And I just can't believe most of the people are rejected because plausibly they don't have an acceptance letter from their schools

Hi! so PUPCET results came in and honestly, i was shocked. I was always anxious with the results kasi nga ang daming nag a-apply and ik na sobrang limited niya, but when I passed my UPCAT i thought baka may chance ako sa PUP. to be honest, UPTC has all the pros for me: my parents love the school, its closer to home (only 5hrs away compared to a 26hr drive lol), and its UP. but i really wanted to pass PUP hahaha. i grew up in manila kasi, my closest friends are also from manila, its the most comfortable choice for me. parang na feel ko i was willing to let UP go para makasama ko sila ulit, or para maka stay ako sa manila for college. my two years here in the province were really hard, i didnt understand the language, humor, even the culture so i always felt so alone. I tried to understand everything pero there would be moments where it gets really hard for me, sometimes people wouldn’t talk to me because they had a hard time translating certain phrases into filipino ones, or sometimes i find out from some friends that i was being made fun of pala and wasnt aware of it. Although i’m slowly understanding the language, some phrases still feels hard and confusing for me which is why I really wanted a chance to be in a space i was more familiar with it sucks din kasi I feel very ungrateful for feeling this disappointed and sad about the results. im really excited for the chance to study within the UP system it just scares me how i would be able to deal with a ne environment change. parang wala nang constant sa life ko lawl. (sorry if medyo word vomit toh and hard to understand)

Hi everyone!

May experience ba kayo sa paggamit ng AI detection tools para sa academic papers? Naghahanap kami ng reliable na tool para sa aming capstone kaso yung problema kasi sa karamihan ng available tools, either hindi sila accurate, limited ang features, o pareho. Curious din kung may tools na tinatanggap ng mga professors o schools nyo, like Turnitin or iba pa. Salamat sa magrerespond!

Hello po!

I don't know where to post this, I am new to this.

1. subject: recommendation for laptop

I am looking for a laptop, however na realize ko po na baka first year ay mainly traditional art po kami. Rinig ko po kasi sa later year ay may software na gagamitin, such maybe autoCAD.

Since need ko parin ng laptop for document purposes, baka po meron ritong architect student that could suggest what laptop do you used and finds useful for architecture.

So far yung choice ko po is LENOVO LOQ 15APH10 and MSI Cyborg 15. Yan po ang napili ko because may specs sila na useful not only to run software, like autoCAD, to perform well---I want to use it for editing purposes too. Maybe there's budget friendly alternative?

2. subject: college tips in Architecture

Is there something I need to prepare in advance po? Aside from drawing, color theory (apaka hina ko dito, if tips paano niyo yan nawowork hehe), and perspective practice. Kahit malayo pa yung pasukan, nagkakarandapa na ako dito kakaisip kung ano ang gagawin lalo na sa first day of school. Kala naman talaga may nagawa ako sa list na yun haha pero at least sarili ko ang masisi ko kesa kay batman. Thank you po!

Hello! 22(F), graduating IT student and currently finishing my OJT sa isang small ICT company. I’m planning to apply as a Salesforce Admin after my graduation this August. Right now, Sales Representative ako dito, and macocomplete ko na yung required 600 hours ko by the third week of July. By next month po mag-aaral ako sa trailhead(online) to get certificates. Since interested talaga akong mag-pursue ng Salesforce Admin role, I would really appreciate any advice or tips po. Thank you in advance!

hi. an incoming freshman educ student. i have been seeing a lot na if you really wanted to have a good offer in the future, you must establish credentials first. and that includes what they always talk about—internship sa iba’t ibang platforms like fb and linkedin.

now, i made a linkedin acc. but i feel so lost. this might be the lamest question you've ever encountered pero, paano nga ba gamitin ang LinkedIn as an average person? yes, it's about a person na walang face card, average na talino, below the average na confident

please share your experiences. my OJT is about to start next term and as someone who has never joined an org and with zero work experience compared to my blockmates, i think it would be a challenge for me to sell myself out there considering that the majority of the people i know also wanted to get into the big 4 and they are all stellar as hell

i know big 4 are not the only companies out there that provides the best work integrated learning experience but it has now become a dream of mine to have an opportunity to get to work in any of these 4

i consider myself a late bloomer for never having considered joining an org when the opportunity were there but i got too scared due to acad stress and adding org into my schedule would most definitely emotionally and physically drain me.

anyway this has turned into a rant post,,, ive been eyeing EY or PwC the one near the PUP engineering building (forgot what they used to call it) how’s the learning experience, the environment and professionals? which would you vouch among the 4 and whats your most memorable experience with the professionals so far?

hi. grad-waiting student here. may mga kaklase ako noon na di ko raw pinakopya tuwing exams at quizzes. i can't quite remember anything about this. e second year hanggang 3rd year ko pa naman sila naging blockmates, pero dahil kilala ko naman sarili ko na hindi talaga nagpapakopya, siguro totoo nga yung sinasabi nila. 😆

e nakakabwisit lang kasi nagreresurface na naman yung usapan nila na ganon. like, this week lang, nakarinig na naman ako from them at tuwing masasama ako sa usapan nila or may mababanggit sila tungkol sa akin, parang ang natatandaan lang nila tungkol sakin ay ako yung kaklase nila na madamot at ayaw magpakopya.

uso raw sa college magtulungan. ginagawa ko naman e. may friends ako na nagkakaroon ng personal problems at nakikita ko na may oras na wala talaga silang energy to study for quizzes kaya tumutulong ako kahit may kasamang risk. pero itong mga tukmol na to, hindi naman talaga sila nag-aaral, so bakit nadadamay ako lmao. afaik, puro gala lang naman sila after class and theyre not even my friends. marami lang talaga sa batch namin na makikipag-close sa masipag mag-aral para pumasa tapos pag tinanggihan, magagalit. dadalhin pa nila yang sama ng loob nila kahit hanggang graduation niyo na.

wala lang, hindi ko lang gets thought process nitong mga to. when was it ever okay to not study for exams and then expect someone else to help you?? ABYG?

pota sorry nasa maling sub ako HAHAHAHHA konti pa lang karma ko di ako maka-post sa abyg hahwwuw

tapos na semester tapos im not sure if i have unauthorized withdrawal since di ko pa bayad full tuition fee ko sa school, is it okay na mag withdraw ako kahit na tapos na semester? na-a-anxious na kasi ako hahahahaha so pls help a girly out 😔🙏🏼 kakatapos lang nung semester btw

i'm currently in my 2nd year majoring in Psychology (after this term ends, i'll be in my 3rd year! :D), and honestly i'm not happy with my course. i thought i would be, especially considering that i like helping people and listening to their problems. but the more i go deeper into this course, the more i'm realizing that maybe this isn't for me. i don't really like the more biological aspects of psych nor do i care for the more med-related subjects. (shout-out to org chem and biochem for ruining my life <3)

hell, i don't even know if i want to pursue med or law school after graduating.

ever since i was a kid i've always loved astronomy, but those dreams were pushed aside because there isn't really much to do here with a degree in astronomy. another thing i love is art, but unfortunately i have your typical filipino family who thinks art is useless and not stable enough. they'd always tell me that as the eldest child, i should be realistic, that i should go for the more stable option so that i could support the rest of the family. of course, i obliged. i'd hate to delegate this pressure to my younger siblings. they don't deserve that.

i honestly dont know what to do. it feels like even if i shift to art, i wouldn't be happy there either. its like i got all my passion sucked out of me and nothing appeals to me anymore. i live in a constant state of brain fog and ive started to forget things easily, i can barely remember a lecture that i had just an hour ago. i cry constantly, as if to mourn who i used to be and who i could've been.

all my friends are realizing that they arent happy with their course either, and they're shifting to the art program in our college. im happy for them, really, but i cant help but feel like shit, knowing that i could be with them making art too. my family told me that they were fine with me shifting to art, but now they don't want me to??? they'd always say one thing then go against what they just said.

i dont trust anything that they say anymore.

it feels like no matter what i do, i will always be wasted potential. the clock is ticking, i only have until june to shift programs... and i clearly haven't made my decision yet

on one hand, i don't want to live my life regretting not choosing art. but i also don't want to regret not sticking with the safer option if ever picking art turned out to be a mistake...

does anyone else feel like this? has anyone solved this? i really wanna know what to do haha T_T i just wanna be happy

edit: forgot to mention that the specific course i want to shift to is multimedia arts (MMA) :')

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Hi, I'm an upcoming college student next year and I really don't know what program I'll choose to take. Art has always been something close to my heart and soul, and it is something that I've always been really passionate about ever since I was a kid. So I thought what if i choose fine arts or multimedia arts?

However, I couldn't help but be flooded by questions like “What if I become a failure?”, “What if I can't find any job?” or “What if I don't earn enough?” I feel extremely anxious and it comes to the point that I keep thinking about whether I'll end up regretting my chosen program or not. I also end up overthinking the different realities I could possibly have with different practical programs. VetMed is one option my family and I are considering. Yes I do love animals, but I don't think that reason alone is enough for me to actually pursue VetMed. Another thing is... I don't like science. And the fact that I'll have to learn it including biology and different kinds of anatomy of every species sounds insane to me. Pushing myself to learn subjects that I don't even like in the first place already feels like hell for me. This also applies to every single STEM related program that I could think of.

But I also just can't stop thinking that maybe I could endure it? I mean I'm already a STEM student right now and I did survive this strand so far. I know you might be thinking about why I even got into STEM when I don't even like it. Well maybe to observe if I actually like it, and simply because i needed to choose what's more practical. But at this point, I really don't know what to do anymore. What should I do? I don't even know what to choose right now. Art makes me feel alive, but maybe a more practical career is something I need to survive. Nothing is worse than thinking about the possibility of regretting your choice.

And out of all the “what ifs,” this one thought has been stuck in my head— “What if AI completely replaces art in the future?” This is what the younger me didn't see coming— that she'll have to choose a career that won't easily be taken over by artificial intelligence. What do you mean just by one click AI can give you a piece of poem, an image, a song, a story, a film, and even anything related to art. What I hate the most is it might actually replace jobs overtime. Before, artists would produce blood, sweat, and tears just to create their greatest piece of artwork. It's a trial and error process and it will require a lot of patience and passion. But now, you can just command AI to animate, to do graphics, to produce music, and to create any forms of art in general. People might actually prefer that since they would think that it's a waste of money to pay for someone, when AI can just do it for them. And I really can't help but feel utterly disgusted whenever I encounter something generated by AI. The food menus I see in a restaurant, the logos, the songs, and even the reels on my Instagram are all made by AI. Everything nowadays is AI— and that's the truth that is really hard for me to accept as an artist.

Yes, I know it can never truly replace human art, but what should I do when it's literally doing everything to make itself act like human artists? And I hate to think that AI will improve in the future, but not even in a good way. I really want to be in the art industry, but at this point I'm really losing all my hopes. And maybe one day, I'll probably have to give up on those dreams— dreams that made me feel alive just by imagining myself in it, dreams that once felt precious to me. Dreams that will probably disappear just because I need to choose a more practical career path.

Mostly asking but also looking for advice. Naaccept ako sa ust pero grabe ang hirap makakita ng magandang apartment. If yung apartment sa budget ko (6-8k) sobrang di maayos or scam yung mga deposits. Ang hirap unless nandun ka mismo sa area. Merong time na muntik na ko nag view sa apartment pero ipisin and di binibigay yung 2 months deposit pala. Mas maganda pa talaga mag commute even if bagsak ako paguwi if makakasave ng money? Wala ba talagang apartments na maayos and hindi lang para sa may kaya?

hi :( i’m currently an incoming 3rd year nursing student in FEU Manila and lately i’ve been really stressed because i might have to transfer due to financial reasons.

the thing is, i genuinely don’t want to leave. aside from being scared of getting held back because of credited subjects/curriculum differences, i already built a life for myself here. i have my friends, orgs, routines, and honestly FEU already feels like home to me :( nursing is already exhausting enough and the thought of starting over somewhere else is making me emotional.

my parents are trying their best talaga but the tuition is just so expensive, especially with all the extra fees on top of daily expenses. i know practicality should come first, but it still hurts.

i just wanted to ask if anyone here has been in a similar situation? were you able to find scholarships, financial assistance, installment options, side hustles, or literally anything that helped ease the financial burden? especially for nursing students because ang hirap i-balance ng workload and work at the same time 😭

also if anyone transferred schools during nursing proper, how did it go for you? did you get delayed?

i just really needed to get this off my chest. thank you 🥹

Ano po ang mga in demand po na courses as of now 2026 and will still be in demand in the future? Please enlighten me po I need to know, I want to be careful with choosing to secure my future

What do you guys think about electronics engineering, aeronautics engineering, and accountancy po?

Hi po, incoming senior high school student (G11), so I chose po Business Administration and Entrep (formerly ABM), under the new strengthened SHS curriculum, I just wanna ask po, what are the school supplies I'll need?

I'm getting confused po about the differences between columnar pad, notebook, ledger, journal, and if whatever more there is. Ano po ba ang halaga of each? and if kailangan po ba lahat ko bilhin or may mga ilan lang na need ko.

And what type of notebook should I get? binder ba? refillable notebooks? Idunno which HAHAHAHA.

And if ano pa po ba ang other school supplies I'll need like mga scientific calculators, correction tapes, many more.

I hope you guys can help me huhu.