Peace and Hippie Love

University of the Philippines College Admission Test known as UPCAT is one of the hardest college admission tests ever since many aspiring students all-over the Philippines are taking this one. University of the Philippines is known being a prestigious university here in the Philippines and its level of tertiary education had made a name along with Ateneo de Manila University along the world.

I took my UPCAT in Imus Pilot Elementary School, Nuevo Ave., Imus, Cavite on 6:00 in the morning up to 12:00 noontime. If you're wondering what is it look like to take it, well I'll be generous enough to tell you my experiences and give some tips for those who will aspire to take UPCAT next year.

BEFORE TAKING THE TEST:

• Wear comfortable clothes since you'll be sitting there almost 4-5 hours in just taking the test proper. I saw some students that are wearing household clothes just to make themselves comfortable enough (But if you want to check out some hotties, you may wear fashionable clothes with a famous clothing line to make you look extravagant).
• Be sure that you ate your breakfast or lunch before going to your test area because when you're already at the test proper, you can't eat during the exams since you're too pre-occupied in answering the test. But if you can handle it, carry on. Go and die of starvation.
• The security guards there will tell you to give your cellphones and other electronic devices to your companions. What I did was I switched my cellphone into silent mode and told them that my cellphone is with my father. Don't worry, they don't check bags just like in department stores.
• Feel free to look around on your test area.
• When you're already at your test area, take a seat and stare at the blackboard with the UP's website there to kill your time of waiting.
• If you want to be seatmates with the one you know, at the first that you enter the building, you must be behind or in front of him/her so you can be seatmates. Sometimes, the proctor changes the seats. Stay quiet and don't look at the one you know so the proctor won't change your seat (My seatmate was Dianne Patricia S. Martin, my classmate during my 3rd year high school).

TAKING THE TEST:

• Listen to the instructions of the head proctor. Listen to her "holy sermon" teachings (since the way the head proctor speaks like we're in a church!).
• Read the Instruction Booklet and race the head proctor reading it. Think of it as a Theology class.
• If you want a VIP treatment, fill up your answer sheet very slowly so that the proctor will get irritated at you. Lucky are those who have long names.
• If you don't know the answer in a certain question, skip it first. Time is very precious. If you think you can still answer the skipped question, go for it. If time's up, don't answer it anymore since it is right minus wrong.
• If you're already done in one subtest, look at your seatmate and brag something to him/her quietly to distract him/her, well if that is you know the person. If not, just look in front of you and look on how he/she answers her test paper.
• If you can't take it anymore, eat mentos or lolipop (strawberry! LOL).
• If you're answering the Mathematics subest and your scratch paper is filled up with your computations and doodles since you used it during your free time, ask for the proctor for another sheet of paper.
• Don't read the entire article in Reading Comprehension subtest, it is taking your time. But if you want, read the entire selection.
• Throw the candy away if you're very frustrated in one problem in Geometry or Trigonometry.
• Try to look for a Pre-Calculus or Calculus in the Mathematics subtest, you'll find yourself being an idiot for following this one.

AFTER TAKING THE TEST:

• Since your brain damage caused your brain to be liquified, think of a way to get rid of it by selling your "specialized lugaw" to people around you.
• To bring back your old self, look for the things that interests you. Like me, I went to Mall of Asia afterwards to rejuvinate myself.
• If you spot your crush, ask him/her his/her mobile phone number also let him/her define love in your slumbook.
• Rant about some problems yo your Math teacher since the answers to the problem are not in the choices.

That's it. It was a tiring but hideous day for me.
I'm taking De La Salle University-Manila next.