Graduating Student Shares Her Inspiring Educational Journey at UP
Graduating Student Earns Praises Online After Sharing Her University of the Philippines
A female graduating student shared her inspiring educational journey at the University of the Philippines.
A Twitter user named Katie Chelsy C. Perez, a BA Philippine Studies graduate, recently shared her inspiring story of resilience on social media, recounting her journey to finish college at the University of the Philippines (UP).
Perez narrated that since she was a young child, she had dreamed of studying at UP. She was among those students who lived by the motto, “UP or nothing.” After her senior high school graduation, she eagerly searched for her name on the list of UP passers but found it missing.
Katie followed her parents’ wish and pursued a BS Accountancy degree at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP). However, she also used it as an opportunity to apply as a transferee to UP.
Chelsy’s efforts bore fruit after months of preparation and hard work when she passed the BA Filipino and Panitikan ng Pilipinas programs.
She transferred to the BA Philippine Studies degree in her second year, motivated by a desire to use her writing skills to contribute important research to the nation. Three classes, three separate stories, but one common outcome: she graduated with honors from college.
In her first year at UP, she couldn’t shake the feeling that her academic abilities would be overshadowed by the fact that she hadn’t passed the UPCAT. However, her determination to study at UP overcame her anxiety of being invalidated.
Katie introduced herself as a transfer student from another university and proved to everyone that she deserved to be a UP student by demonstrating her talent, intelligence, and commitment to her studies.
Katie offered valuable advice for those who have experienced the disappointment of not passing the entrance exam.
“Hindi dapat magtapos ang buhay natin dahil lang sa hindi tayo pumasa sa entrance exam. Wala sa anumang exam ang nagdedetermina ng ating mga kakayahan o kagalingan bilang mga indibiduwal. Hindi ibig sabihin na nag-fail tayo ay nabigo na tayo sa ating buhay. Marami pang ibang paraan para makapasok sa gusto nating university. Kailangan lang natin ng lakas ng loob upang muling sumubok at lumaban para sa ating mga pangarap. Naniniwala akong wala iyan sa talino: nasa determinasyon at sipag iyan upang makapasa sa nais nating kurso at unibersidad. ‘Di baleng mabigo, ang mahalaga ay ang paninindigan nating muling sumubok,” Perez said.
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