UPCAT 2015 Schedule Released (for AY 2016-2017)
The University of the Philippines has released the schedule of the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) this 2015. The entrance test is scheduled on August 30, 2015, according to the UPCAT General Information bulletin of the UPCAT official website. The scheduled entrance exam is for the Academic Year 2016-2017. According to the website, applications for UPCAT 2015 will start in …
UPCAT This 2015 Confirmed
UPDATE (June 8, 2015): UP has released the schedule of the UPCAT It’s now official. There will be an UPCAT this year 2015 (READ: Is there an UPCAT this year? A Free Report). The University of the Philippines Admission Office has confirmed that the UPCAT will be held this year. However, as of now, there are no dates yet on …
5 Techniques to Remember Everything You Learn
After a class with your teacher or a seminar you attended, how much do you really remember? I won’t be surprised if you answered “a little” or “none at all.” Don’t worry, you’re not alone. We have been learning our whole lives; our entire childhood was spent in school. We attended class, listened to lectures, answered our assignments and took …
UPCAT to be ‘Reinvented’
According to a statement by UP Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela Concepcion last April 14, the UPCAT will be ‘reinvented’ to assess higher skills of graduates of Grade 12. “UPCAT, our admissions exam in UP, will be reinvented to be able to assess higher skills: knowledge, values, skills and competencies of our senior high school graduates from grade 12,” …
Is There An UPCAT This 2015?
As a mentor of students taking college entrance exams, I have been asked the range of questions about the UPCAT… “How is the UPCAT computed?” “When will the results be released?” “I missed the UPCAT last August, is there another UPCAT this year?” (a recent question and the answer is “NO”) While most of the answers to these questions are …
Excellence and Equity: UP’s Great Balancing Act (UPG)
Jo Florendo B. Lontoc Since its establishment in 1908, the University of the Philippines has prided itself on being the "premiere State University," the "university of the people," and "the national university." All of these descriptions suggest a university in the service of what has become a nation of 85 million Filipinos and there is no doubt that over …
Why SpongeBob Passed the UPCAT and Jimmy Neutron Did Not
Have you ever wondered about SpongeBob SquarePants and Jimmy Neutron taking the UPCAT? Who do you think would pass the test? I guess you would most likely vote for Jimmy Neutron, right? Why, this 11-year-old American genius has sudden surges of thought which he calls Brain Blasts. So it would be a hands-down choice for Jimmy. But don’t jump yet …