High School. For some it’s the best time of their entire school life. Easy-going classes. Prom. Barkada. Crushes Galore. Never-ending Gala. For some it’s a sad drama and embarrassment caused by baby fats that won’t go away or pimples that won’t stop from growing or that crazy growth spurt. High School was such a bliss that came and went… then came the time when we thought we had to make it all serious: COLLEGE.

Entering PUP was such a tough work. Starting from the entrance exam where thousands of students came from north to south just to be one of the great "Iskolar ng Bayan”. Some came alone. Some came with almost their whole family tagging along. Some came with their classmates who were also taking up their own PUPCET. For those who haven’t researched about the university before trying to get in, they must have been culture shocked. It’s not because the Test Masters ate those examiners who wouldn’t finish on time, but because of the loud shouts of the students rallying, wandering around the main building halls. Shocked as some might have been, the dread of waiting was crueler with its sleepless nights of worry and anxiety. It’s not easy to enter a university with good standards and less expenditure. Clueless of what would be more worry on how to stay when we got in.

The first day of class was fascinating, no matter how nervous one might be."Oh! It’s a completely different campus&hell ... Read more »