Just questions about what college courses are best to take in the University of the Philippines?
Hi.:) I'm an incoming senior student and I'm going to take the UPCAT to get into UP on August. But while i'm filling up the application form, i found out I don't really know what campus I want to get into and even what course I really want. I'm not even sure if I'll pass the exam, I'm just going to start reviewing for it now. But I still hope and pray...I'm running for valedictorian but I'm still nervous and somewhat scared if I can make it, there are lot of people who expects so I'm really pressured and scared I might bring them down.. :( I'm not GOOD in Math, I'm best in History, English and Biology, good in Computer, Music and Arts. My family wants me to be a doctor, and I think I like to be a doctor too. My dream when i was a kid was to be a scientist (with all those chemicals and stuffs) but i'm not so good in Chemistry and Physics sadly so I forget about it. Then, recently, I really want to be an archaeologist. But I know, my family won't let me, the cost of studying it and on finding jobs and getting a good pay on being an archaeologist is really not worth the study. :( Then, I also thought of becoming an artist. But I will not have a stable life there..so i guess i also have to forget about it. I searched the net and found out that the highest paying jobs in the world are the related medical jobs. And I think that's where I should focus since my dream is to be RICH. :p my mom wants me to go to UP Manila since that's where medical courses are offered and that's where my eldest sister studied BS Nursing but personally, I want to go to UP Diliman. I have to decide what I'll take among these 4 courses in UPM: BS Pharmacy BS Biology BS Nursing D Dental Medicine but i also heard about: Covered by a Return Service Agreement so i want to know what it is all about. >and also what courses are best to take in UP Diliman. these questions are just about my indecisiveness and uncertainties. but please help me... ASAP if possible. THANK YOUUUUU so much!!! :D GOD BLESS!
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What a coincidence! I'm also taking the UPCAT this August, I'm also not that great in math, I'm also running for valedictorian, and I also dreamed of being a scientist when I was a kid. I also had a bit of difficulty in choosing my course, but now I know what to take. ...Oh yeah, for your questions. First of all, while I know college stuff more or less as much as you do, I do know enough that it doesn't really matter what the best courses are in UPD -- or the whole UP System, for that matter. It's the state university! All the courses are best! I just asked my dad what the Return Service Agreement is, and the best he could tell me was that after you earn your degree, you have to work in the Philippines for around two years before you can go abroad, i.e. you "return" the education they gave you through your "services." As for what course to take, that's your choice to make, mate. Sometimes it's about your personal interests and sometimes it's about how much money you'll make out of that degree, but you have to figure out a way to balance both. I do believe that if you're really good at what you do and work hard, you can make all the money you want. Hope to see you on UPCAT-taking day! (Just look for a girl with unruly hair and red glasses, haha.) :-)
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