Stereotyping colleges and universities in the Philippines

Hearing this kind of stuff is quite uncomfortable for me, considering that I studied in DLSU and am now studying in UP Diliman. In fact, I don't really know what to make out of it, since the descriptions that you placed for UP and DLSU are exact opposites. It is not really fair to assume that since you are studying in this school, then you are this and that, and so on and so forth. That would be leaping to unfounded conclusions and leading you to make faulty generalizations. It is true that the learning strategy for these schools are quite different, but in each school you will find students who are simply striving to do the best out of the good opportunities that were given to them.

It is inevitable. But it is rather sad. Still, there's a flip side to everything. When your school carries a reputation, you are pressured to either live up to the name or prove the it false. I'm studying in UP, and I work hard everyday of the semester so as not to disappoint the family as well as old friends and acquaintances. Similarly, I know many people from PUP and TUP who are determined to make it big someday. So at the end of the day, though the schools' reputation exists over and above the students, it is still the students who are the prime determinants of their own individual identity, and consequently, the name of the university.

as most of us probably know, the topnotcher of the latest BAR exams graduated from the University of the Cordilleras, a not so very popular school. this just means that intellectuals are everywhere. i just cannot see any reason why intellectually gifted students would want to go to schools that are not so popular when they have the capability to enter not only prestigious but affordable universities.

Actually its the people who created t his typecasting for schools. But they don't realize that there are many intellectuals in other schools. Philippine Presidents graduated from a state universities like UP but none of them from ateneo neither la salle.

We can't blame the public for typecasting the students and their schools; schools maintain an image, and have their own policies in recruiting, attracting incoming students and has the freehand o "mold" them. In like manner, students and their parents select these schools that best meet their expected values, system and "image." Still, the campus will have thousands of personality types hat may not really be classifiable. Believe me, with my years of experienc in recruitment, graduates now a days are very unpredictable.

I received a forwarded email about the top universities in the countries and the same details were in the mail. As a student of a provincial university, it actually made us feel a bit insecure at times especially when it comes to jobhunting

i agree with with you esp with DLSU. I'm from PLM? do you have anything to say about us?

At first I found it a bit ego boosting since I'm from the Ateneo LOL But later on I found it a bit weird flaunting all about your school and comparing it to other schools. Sure, there may be a little competition in terms of sports activities, academic achievements and stuff like that but I think it all just has to be done in the spirit of fun. Outside of that, we shouldn't discriminate already.

Here's what I made earlier about some colleges. The topic is about looking at other's work or chores (in Tagalog Computer Gaming Slangs, Komsatan). Laugh if you want!!!!! University of the Philippines (UP)-Universal Pakomsatan Ateneo (ADMU)-Ang Daming Mangongomsat ng University La Salle (DLSU)-Dahil Laging Silip ng silip Ung mga yun National University (NU)-Numero Unong komsatan Santo Tomas (UST)-Universal Silipan ng Taumbayan Letran (CSJL)-Comsatan at Silipan Jan sa Loob

it was really evident that today's colleges and uiversities are being compared with one another specially from the metro.. i came from an engineering school, TIP-Manila and though it was not that popular as the top 4 univ, i am sure that i could land a job after i graduate without any worries for the graduates of the same course from that top univs.. www.fjordz-hiraya.blogspot.com