UPCAT passers vs. transferees

it doesnt actually mean that when you don't pass the upcat, you are not qualified to be in UP. for instance, my sister did not make it into the university because all of her choices are quota. her upcat average is fine but when she tried to reconsider, she was only given other options which is not of her interest. so she ended up enrolling in another university. when it was my turn, i passed UPCAT. and i must admit, that i thought highly of myself. only to find out that the courses that my sister chose a year ago, were only like 40 slots. while mines got 200 slot, still in quota though. but imagine the slim chances she had versus mine. and yes, i couldn't agree more. transferees from other universities sometimes perform far more better than those inside the university. i have one batchmate who graduated magna cumlaude and she actually came from a different school. while i, was a very ordinary student with nothing but so-so grades and sometimes even on the border.

Maybe due to stereotypes. As to what most people see, when you pass the UPCAT, you are smart, intelligent, you belong to the upper class. But that shouldn't matter really, either a transferee or you pass the entrance exam, both have high standards by the way. Since before you can transfer, you have to maintain high grades.

this issue is not that new anymore. ever since UP started, i think this is already part of it. way back during my stay in up, we'd talk about it. upcat passers feel that they are better or more intelligent because they pass the exam and didn't consider other school. while transferees had to strive harder and aim for the grade to be able to be admitted. in the end, this issue is just something to laugh at. true, it doesn't matter how you get in to up but on how you finish your course there.

quoting machiavelli, "the end justifies the means used." the issue whether a student is an upcat passer or transferee is irrelevant in UP's academic setting.. UP will not judge you based on these factors but rather on how you excelled in your classes.. the conferment of a UP degree certifies that you earned the right to be in UP, so let us not squabble on the issue whether we are passers or transferees.. i, myself, was an UPCAT passer but found it difficult to graduate on time (4 years, you know why.. hehe); yet, some of my transferee-classmates were able to brisk through the four years with flying colors, and one of them graduated fourth in my course.. i graduated baliktorian hahaha!

Wow,what the heck!AS long as you have the same education and academic freedom, there is no reason to be grouped.It is like being in the Philippines, and the Filipinos are having conflict with one another because of differences in dialect, faith,etc.We are all Filipinos...We should love one another