Colleges and Universities

[bagel]

UPLB is really beautiful! I went there to visit IRRI once when I was working in the Philippines. It's a stunningly beautiful campus, especially with all the greenery.

[tyronne]

i had the opportunity to visit UPLB also and that was when we had an educational trip to UPLB-Calamba-Mt. Makiling in 1997 (i was senior in high school that time). UPLB is really big! i remember sumakit ang mga paa ko when we walked around the campus for a whole day

[amras]

saka masaya din daw ang kanilang past times doon, either inuman or s_x... hehehe... joke lang... the last time i've been to LB was during my high school field trip. the place is really cool (even literally), very good place to relax and get away from the stress of the city.

[ryanr]

Originally Posted by rico

i agree. uplb certainly looks very nice and very conducive to learning. i would add ateneo and upd as other universities that really look very nice and very conducive to learning. trees and parks and open wide spaces everywhere.

Yeah, UP-diliman is very impressive. Went i went around the campus a few months ago, i couldnt believe that it is a Philippine public university. It is in very good condition with lots of trees and open spaces. You can compare it with many US and Canadian universities (i went to UBC in Vancouver, and UP can be compared to it from just looking at the campus)

[rico]

Originally Posted by GreyX

Yeah, UP-diliman is very impressive. Went i went around the campus a few months ago, i couldnt believe that it is a Philippine public university. It is in very good condition with lots of trees and open spaces. You can compare it with many US and Canadian universities (i went to UBC in Vancouver, and UP can be compared to it from just looking at the campus)

compared to universities i've seen here in japan, upd wins hands down. japanese universities tend to be very minimalistic and the buildings look very plain. functional yes but plain. add to that the fact that japanese cities are very dense leaving so little space for universities.

[Francis20]

The campus looks like a wide garden with all the academic buildings and structures scattered everywhere. i remember having our history class on a building along the slope of the mountain (Mt. Makiling), Math at the Vet Med Lecture Hall, then Chem at the Economics Lecture Hall. That probably explains why it's a must for instructors to dismiss the class 10 minutes ahead.

id disagree with that pasttime @ amras. probably, a lot of students do that, but not all. and i hate it when people stereotype it that way. pero maraming kwento tungkol diyan. you heard of the "fertility tree"? at mga kababalaghan pang nangyayari sa likod/side ng main library. this is a campus where you can do almost everything you want. maximum tolerance daw (thus, the nude oble). ah ewan ko sa kanila. ordinary student lang me. uso din ang gang wars sa Freedom Park. Me mga naging classmates akong na involve dun. I think that was bet Eagles and Upsilon? frats. At Tau gamma and another frat. buti na lang medyo goodboy pa ako dati. bec if not, at kung kagaya ako ngayon, wala na. bk di pa ako nk graduate. so that's the downside of UPLB. it's a nice school, pero marami din ang di ok.

There are a lot of things to discover, a lot of nice places to go, but I was too preoccupied with my studies that i missed a lot of things. I only had the chance to do it after graduation. O kayo, kwento naman kayo sa mga skuls niyo.
Weirdo, wento ka about DLSU. Mukhang di gaano malawak ang campus niyo, but it looks real neat, hi-tech and structures are considered masterpieces. At mga taga UST jan. gusto ko dati mag UST, kaso mahirap daw ang entrance exam esp sa English vocabulary, so natakot naman ako. As for DLSU,the reason is very obvious. It's not the school for poor guys like me. I also considered SLU Baguio, because the acad buildings are tall (mas mataas, mas masaya, i thought) at comparable lang sa UP ang tuition. Pero ayun, bumagsak ako sa UPLB. Wala na ako magawa, kc fitted din dun ang scholarship. Yun lang. Kayo naman. I'll post more pics of the campus next time.

[amras]

im just kidding Francis... that is only a perennial joke of my friends studying at UPLB now... hehehe... and I also know about the fertility tree... kind of weird huh? hehehe... anyway, UP is my kind of university... exciting, masaya. it's like a real jungle out there, it's either you eat or be eaten. it reflects the real world so gandang preparation... and may pagka akibista-"nature" pa naman ako, so my heart really goes to UP... pero napunta ako sa ibang lugar, which is also good...

[tyronne]

Originally Posted by Francis20

The campus looks like a wide garden with all the academic buildings and structures scattered everywhere. i remember having our history class on a building along the slope of the mountain (Mt. Makiling), Math at the Vet Med Lecture Hall, then Chem at the Economics Lecture Hall. That probably explains why it's a must for instructors to dismiss the class 10 minutes ahead.

id disagree with that pasttime @ amras. probably, a lot of students do that, but not all. and i hate it when people stereotype it that way. pero maraming kwento tungkol diyan. you heard of the "fertility tree"? at mga kababalaghan pang nangyayari sa likod/side ng main library. this is a campus where you can do almost everything you want. maximum tolerance daw (thus, the nude oble). ah ewan ko sa kanila. ordinary student lang me. uso din ang gang wars sa Freedom Park. Me mga naging classmates akong na involve dun. I think that was bet Eagles and Upsilon? frats. At Tau gamma and another frat. buti na lang medyo goodboy pa ako dati. bec if not, at kung kagaya ako ngayon, wala na. bk di pa ako nk graduate. so that's the downside of UPLB. it's a nice school, pero marami din ang di ok.

There are a lot of things to discover, a lot of nice places to go, but I was too preoccupied with my studies that i missed a lot of things. I only had the chance to do it after graduation. O kayo, kwento naman kayo sa mga skuls niyo.
Weirdo, wento ka about DLSU. Mukhang di gaano malawak ang campus niyo, but it looks real neat, hi-tech and structures are considered masterpieces. At mga taga UST jan. gusto ko dati mag UST, kaso mahirap daw ang entrance exam esp sa English vocabulary, so natakot naman ako. As for DLSU,the reason is very obvious. It's not the school for poor guys like me. I also considered SLU Baguio, because the acad buildings are tall (mas mataas, mas masaya, i thought) at comparable lang sa UP ang tuition. Pero ayun, bumagsak ako sa UPLB. Wala na ako magawa, kc fitted din dun ang scholarship. Yun lang. Kayo naman. I'll post more pics of the campus next time.

i'll make kwento about SLU since i went there kahit hindi ako naggraduate don. the campus is ok. the buildings and facilities are also fine, though some buildings are really old. but based on the pictures i posted earlier they look newly renovated/repainted. classroom airconditioning is not a big problem, thanks to Baguio's cool weather. most of the time, windows are open allowing even the thickest fog to get in. the campus is not really huge compared to UPLB so walking from one bldg to another is not really a problem. and some bldgs are connected by foot bridges for easier access. my only complain is that the campus is not really flat, so expect stairs everywhere. these steps can get really slippery during rainy season especially the ones on the main gate kaya daming nadudulas hehehe! the Charles Vath Library, which is the tallest bldg in the campus, has an elevator but was not functioning (im not sure if it's working now). student population is increasing and halls are really crowded during class dismissals.

however, there were also some not so good things happening around the campus. SLU has this small park beside the Giant Steps where students can hang out. pero pag malapit na ang bayaran ng tuition fee, expect more girls (well even boys) to hang out in those places. they just need money badly that they resort to... you know what i mean

i miss the fishball/kikiam stalls outside SLU's main entrance

Originally Posted by amras

it's like a real jungle out there, it's either you eat or be eaten. it reflects the real world

very true...sa UP may culture of fraternity...as in lahat ng org sa UP may physical hazing kahit club, society, o anu pa nakalagay sa pangalan niya....and the culture pressure is too strong...eventually every one is force to join an organization sooner or later....as amras have said....it's a real jungle at UP, it's either you eat or be eaten

[Francis20]

sabi niyo eh. so was i eaten up? di naman siguro.
as for SLU, one uncle graduated EE from there, and a cousin, Banking and Finance.
there are a lots of 'what ifs' playing in my nutshell. what if i studied at SLU, or sa Central Luzon State U? wala lang.

[Francis20]

o nga pala...there's UP Baguio, what do you think about it @ Tyrrone. A very close friend studied there - Econ + Physco.

Nyway, here are some more photos, not mind. I forgot where i stole these.

Hmm...Palm Drive ata ito. Note tho that these royal palms are not really bent in real life:


The famous Baker Hall
There are rumors that there's a tunnel connecting the dorms to this building. Nway, this building used to be a garrison during the japanese occupation.


The greenery is part of the Freedom Park (you can do whatever you want here, thus the name) and that structure is Student Union Bldg. Its base is partly hidden, bec it's beside a creek. the architect of this is Leandro Locsin. Pati Main Library.


Physical Sciences Bldg, medyo malawak itong complex na ito. First wing houses Stat and Physics dept., And the 2nd, 3rd and 4th wings ay sa Chem. Yeheyy...There are several lecture halls. 4 large lecture halls ata. na parang orchestra ang dating (yung 2).


Agronomy. We used to have Physics lecture in one of their lecture halls.

[tyronne]

Originally Posted by Francis20

sabi niyo eh. so was i eaten up? di naman siguro.
as for SLU, one uncle graduated EE from there, and a cousin, Banking and Finance.
there are a lots of 'what ifs' playing in my nutshell. what if i studied at SLU, or sa Central Luzon State U? wala lang.

SLU's specializations are in the fields of engineering, nursing, and accounting kaya naman those colleges have the most number of students every year. SLU ranks high (top 5 or top 10 in the category they belong) in terms of board exam passers in those areas.

as for UP Baguio, i've been there twice lang--when i took the entrance exam (UPCAT?) and when i inquired about TOEFL. i passed the entrance exam but most of the courses they have in UP Baguio are in the fields for philosophy and psychology and education i think. that's why i went to SLU. the campus is not that big; they have the oble, as any other UP campuses do. i have not much to say about UP really, aside from their activist nature, as everyone knows already

[mhe-ann]

Originally Posted by tyronne

i have not much to say about UP really, aside from their activist nature, as everyone knows already

Oo nga. A very good friend, na workmate ko rin, is a UPLB grad. Dami nya kwento about UPLB. Pati un ugali nya sa UP dala nya sa work. haha. Ala nga magawa mga boss sa kanya. Another friend is teaching in UPLB...mayabang pa rin minsan. grrr!

UPLB is well known for science courses...science city nga yung LB mismo...

[Francis20]

@ tyronne, sana tumuloy ka pa rin sa UP. you can transfer to some other campus after your first year. and yes, all UP campuses have oble. identical. iba iba lang ata ang tone ng skin. hehe...

oo nga mayayabang mga taga UP. exception na lang siguro ako. hehe...pero me workmate ako taga Ateneo, sobrang yabang din. ang inglisera. pati yung kaibigan niya. akalain mo ba nman, nung ipakilala ako, di man lang ako pinansin. pacencia na lan siya, she missed the chance of having one of a kind friend.hahaha...
nyway, parepreho lang naman tayong tao. my admiration doesn't depend on what school you are from. ok, given, you may ace a job if you're from a good campus. pero pagdating sa trabaho, everyone starts from a scratch, dun ka na lang mg b build n g reputation mo. i know some colleagues who didn't fared very well at work, kahit pa taga UST, Ateneo or UP sila. boss ko galing La Salle, pero yung position above him, galing yata sa wala lang. so the point is...nasa determination yun at sipag pag nasa work ka na. eh pakialam ba ng client mo pag cum laude ka nung college at valedictorian nung HS, kung di mo naman siya na sasatusfy. di ba?

[Francis20]

eto nga pala yung carillion tower, inaugurated by Ramos nung freshman ako.
me bells sa taas. computer operated daw. they play tunes every hour, or half an hour ata. o baka nga 15 minutes. functional pa ba ito @ Ronna?
at yung canopy on the left is the famous fertility tree. it's an ordinary bauhinia (acacia) tree.
i counted the floors of Carillion tower, and it would make a 15-20 storey building.


Di ko alam kung aling puno itong kinuhanan ko


Baker Hall ulit

[tyronne]

Originally Posted by Francis20

@ tyronne, sana tumuloy ka pa rin sa UP. you can transfer to some other campus after your first year. and yes, all UP campuses have oble. identical. iba iba lang ata ang tone ng skin. hehe...

oo nga mayayabang mga taga UP. exception na lang siguro ako. hehe...pero me workmate ako taga Ateneo, sobrang yabang din. ang inglisera. pati yung kaibigan niya. akalain mo ba nman, nung ipakilala ako, di man lang ako pinansin. pacencia na lan siya, she missed the chance of having one of a kind friend.hahaha...
nyway, parepreho lang naman tayong tao. my admiration doesn't depend on what school you are from. ok, given, you may ace a job if you're from a good campus. pero pagdating sa trabaho, everyone starts from a scratch, dun ka na lang mg b build n g reputation mo. i know some colleagues who didn't fared very well at work, kahit pa taga UST, Ateneo or UP sila. boss ko galing La Salle, pero yung position above him, galing yata sa wala lang. so the point is...nasa determination yun at sipag pag nasa work ka na. eh pakialam ba ng client mo pag cum laude ka nung college at valedictorian nung HS, kung di mo naman siya na sasatusfy. di ba?

i totally agree with you. though, there are some instances, especially during hiring, that the name of school matters. for the jobseeker, it's one way to impress. for the employer, it depends really. just like what you said, we all start from a scratch.

anyway, i decided not to study in UP Baguio kahit i passed their entrance exam kasi wala talaga akong gusto sa offered programs nila. i also thought of doing what you suggested--transferring after a year, but i didn't really want to go as far as manila just to study. but how ironic it was! after 2 and a half years in SLU, i came here in san francisco, CA to continue my studies. mas malayo pa tuloy ang narating ko hahaha!

[bagel]

Originally Posted by Francis20

The dark forces of Sauron have left the land of Mordor, defeated by a hardy band of hobbits.

But to the east, far to the east, the dark lord's minions gather again at another tower, where from deep within the sounds of metal chime Middle Earth's impending doom.

[tyronne]

Originally Posted by boybaha

The dark forces of Sauron have left the land of Mordor, defeated by a hardy band of hobbits.

But to the east, far to the east, the dark lord's minions gather again at another tower, where from deep within the sounds of metal chime Middle Earth's impending doom.

ha ha! i just love lord of the rings. i made sure i had to see all 3 of them

[JudeD]

Kawawa naman alma mater ko, UP Manila, wala man lang pumapansin! Kasi naman, karamihan ng former buildings namin inagaw ng Supreme Court, NBI, and Department of Justice. Di bale, one day babawi din ako sa pag-post ng pics.