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First, congratulations to the new Iskolars ng Bayan! Mabuhay kayo! And thank you for entrusting your UPCAT review with BRAIN TRAIN. To those who did not make it, don’t despair! Get your UPG and see if you’d be eligible for reconsideration or waitlist.
We have been receiving plenty of phone calls and messages on Facebook regarding the 2012 UPCAT results. To avoid redundancy, we have decided to compile your questions. Please share this as well.
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FAQ 1: Where can we find the list of UPCAT passers?
Ans: Go to http://upcat.up.edu.ph/results/ and click the set where your LAST NAME may be included. If you’re having trouble going to this site, you may go to its mirror sites, http://upcat.pregi.net/, http://upcat.stickbreadsolutions.com/, and http://www.creativepointonline.com/upcat/
FAQ 2: My name is on the UPCAT passers list, but there is no campus and course across it. Instead, across it is **Pending Case. Am I a passer?
Ans: Heave a sigh of relief because yes, you’re an UPCAT passer! After all, your name is ON THE PASSERS LIST, remember? If you looked up the double asterisks (**) below, it says:
**Pending cases are not guaranteed admission into any campus/college of the University of the Philippines. For pending cases, all deficient requirements must be submitted on or before the 2nd week of March, 2012. For further details, please inquire at the UP Office of Admissions, Diliman, QC at Telefax no 9274561 or Tel no. (02)981-8500 loc. 3826 to 3831 starting on the first week of February, 2012.
See? It says you have to submit your deficient requirements. I repeat, deficient requirements. It could be that there’s something missing from your high school records, or clarifications about your birth certificate. So what are you waiting for? Call now!
FAQ 3: My name is on the UPCAT passers list, and although I already have a campus assigned to me, my course is “Degree Program with Available Slot”. What does this mean?
Ans: It means you made the cutoff score of your choice campus. Unfortunately, both of the courses you listed (in the campus you got into) were in demand, and the slots for these courses have been filled up by others who scored better than you did in the UPCAT. Or it could also be that these courses have high cutoff grades (as a whole or per subtest) and yours didn’t make it. But there’s no need to worry because you will be prioritized when these others don’t confirm their enrollment. Usually, you’ll get into your first choice anyway.
FAQ 4: I had a change of heart. You see, I just wanted to know whether I’d make the cut in UP Diliman. And I did! But now that I do, I realized I want to study in UP Los Banos. Is that feasible?
Ans: Tsk, tsk, tsk. Pride! According to an article I’ve read on academic-clinic.com, it is feasible (but not the other way around…no way you could transfer to Diliman if you already have a slot in other campuses, even though your UPG made it to Diliman. That is, unless you’re an Oblation scholar…ikaw na ang UPCAT Top 50!) But I’ve just called UPLB Registrar’s Office, and the person I talked to said “No, you can’t transfer to UPLB if you already have a slot in Diliman.” I know for a fact that Academic Clinic is a credible source and its articles are research-based. So I suggest that you call UP Diliman yourself, never mind the possible bucket passing and busy and on hold tones.
FAQ 5: I did not pass the UPCAT. Can I still get into UP?
Ans: Yes, yes, yes! If you just weren’t that depressed after not seeing your name on the passers’ list and looked further below, you would have read this:
INFORMATION FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO DID NOT QUALIFY THROUGH THE UPCAT
If you did not make it to either of your campus choices you have two options:
FIRST: You can try other UP campuses IF:
1 your UPG is within their cut-off, and
2 they still have available slots.
Present your Non-Qualifier’s Slip (which has been sent to you in the mail and which indicates your UPG) to the Office of the Registrar of the campus you want to enter. There is NO guarantee of acceptance as each campus makes its own decisions according to its own criteria.
SECOND: If no UP campus can accommodate you, you may enroll in a college or university other than UP. After earning at least 33 academic units with a weighted average of 2.00 or better in the UP marking system, you may apply for transfer into a UP campus.
(By the way, UP Diliman almost never entertains waitlist/reconsideration.)
I know this is quite tedious, but I assure you it’s worth all the trouble. After all, UP is UP is UP!
PS: Common question we also receive is when do we release THE tarpaulin (Brain Train’s giant tarpaulin that contains Brain Train UPCAT passers)…expect it within the next week. If you want to make sure your name won’t be missed, please add your name under the comments section HERE.)
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Hi Ma’am Dewmaine! I know this is rather silly but I want to know if it is still possible for my name to be included in the tarpaulin even though I’m a pending case? Thank You!
Of course! Pasa ka eh 🙂 Congrats!
Pwede poh ba magtanong? kac po lumabas sakin is pasado poh ako sa Los Banos but i got Degree Program w/ available slot kailan ko po kaya malalaman kung anung course ang pwede saken? kailangan po ba pumunta agad sa los banos? or may letter po na dadating?
pa reply naman po neto
Kiel, I’m still waiting for my cousin’s reply. That’s what happened to her last year eh. I want her reply para maganda at hindi hula-hula lang ang sagot ko. Promise I’ll reply 🙂
Kiel, this is what my niece (hindi pala cousin) texted me:
Pag po dumating na po yung letter na galing sa campus na pinasahan nila, tinatanong po dun yung [new] 1st and 2nd desired course choices nila. Ang inilagay ko po bio at chem pa rin [respectively, like on her application form]. Tapos ime-mail po ulit yung letter dun sa campus. Ino-notify po after a month kung pasok po dun sa isa sa nilagay mo po na courses. Kung after one month wala pa din po, pwede i-email ang registrar [ng campus] para tanungin po kung ano’ng course ang ibinigay nila for you.
In my case po, natagalan po yung pag-notify kaya in-email ko po yung registrar para ma-approve po yung course. May cases din po na sa mga inilagay mong course [new], wala pa ding slot. Kaya po kailangan ma-approve ASAP.
ahh salamat po sa reply ngaun alam ko na po medyo naguguluhan kasi ako mga what month kaya darating ung letter? ahaha sorry kung masyadong madaming tanong kasi gusto ko lang tlga makapasok sa UPLB :))
It’s OK, I understand. If I were you, I’d do the same thing 🙂 I believe the letter will arrive any time soon. Balitaan mo kami ‘pag dumating na ha? Post ka uli dito para makatulong sa iba pa 🙂
Hello po Ms.Dew. 🙂 Question po. Sa UP Baguio po ako nakapasa, yun po yung 2nd choice ko po na campus, UPLB po 1st choice ko. .. Pwede pa ba po ako mag pa-wait list sa LB? Thank you so much po 😀
Hi Heytreena! If you listed UPLB as one of your choice campuses, esp. if it’s your first choice, you have good chances of getting in. I personally know several who got into UP Baguio but since their first choice campus is UPLB, they got in after applying for the waitlist/recon of UPLB. Come February, UPLB will release its criteria and flowchart for waitlisting. Good luck!
Thanks ms Dew, wish me luck and Thank you again Brain Train! 😀
Ms Dew, ano po ang difference ng waitlist sa reconsideration? 🙂
Spelling (bad and super lame joke borrowed from students, I know, hihi). I think they involve basically the same steps, and same results.
^Same po kami ng case. hehe. Ang layo po kasi sa Baguio. Hindi kakayanin. hehe. Sana po pwede. Thank you po. 🙂
Hi VJ! Copy-pasting my reply to heytreena:
If you listed UPLB as one of your choice campuses, esp. if it’s your first choice, you have good chances of getting in. I personally know several who got into UP Baguio but since their first choice campus is UPLB, they got in after applying for the waitlist/recon of UPLB. Come February, UPLB will release its criteria and flowchart for waitlisting. Good luck!
Thank you so much po Ma’am Dewmaine. It gave me hope ’cause I still want to go to UPLB. Thank you rin po sa Brain Train. 😀
VJ, read my new post: http://momsterteacher.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/up-waitlistreconsideration-process/
hello po! nakapasa po ako sa UPCAT pero ayaw kong mag aral dun eh. pwede po bang ibigay yung slot ko?
With your post, maraming galit sayo, haha! Pangarap nila tapos tinatanggihan mo. But still, because of you, magkakaro’n ng vacant slot so YEHEY! Hindi na sila galit sa ‘yo. 🙂
To answer your question, UP will give it to someone who they deem as worthy. Sadly, you can’t be the one to choose to give it to whomever you like.
what if i want to apply for an athlete and the coach gave me scholarship, is there a need to pass the test?
Regarding UP, I honestly have no idea. But I think you have to. Let me tell you what I know about De La Salle’s set up: A couple of years ago, someone from DLSU athletics department (or something akin to this department) called Brain Train, asking us to tutor/review some students who they’re eyeing to be part of their varsity. Gusto nilang pumasa sa DLSUCET yung mga bata para maging athlete nila. With that info, I therefore conclude that the athletes of La Salle passed the DLSUCET. I’m not sure with UP, though. I was about to say that I think that UP athletes had to pass the UPCAT, which is mahirap, kaya siguro limited yung excellent athletes ng UP (kasi nga hindi pumasa sa UPCAT, hehe). But I realized it may also be because UP’s offers are not as good as the offers of rich, private universities. Again, what I’m saying are just my humble opinions, not verified by an authority. But I’ll ask around na rin. 🙂 Will get back to you when I already have answers.
thank you po for the information! hehehe:D
i think i found the answer to my question hehehe:D
http://akane.upd.edu.ph/upnewsletter.php?i=1488&archive=yes&yr=2011&mn=6
Great! Thanks for sharing!
My first choice is UP LB and my second choice is UP Diliman.
If I passed the cut off grade that Diliman requires, I can enroll there, right?
Oh no no no no no! I’ve read from Academic Clinic and heard from people that UP Diliman does not, in any way, accept recon. UP Diliman’s cutoff is higher than UPLB’s…good thing you passed UPLB otherwise you’d have had no fallback campus (mali ‘yung pag-fill out mo 🙁 Nag-BT ka ba? I’m sure we discuss this on our UPCAT Miscellaneous session; sayang naman if ever). Unless you have kapit sa chancellor ng UP Diliman, or sa UP President. Ang alam ko they have that privilege to give special favors.
Ako, when I took the UPCAT in 1999, first choice ko UP Min because I am from originally from Mindanao (but currently in Los Banos) and I badly missed it at the time I was filling out my application form. I passed, but then by the time the results were out, gusto ko na palang mag-UPLB. I got my UPG and saw that got a pretty high UPG, more than enough para makapasok ako sa UPLB, so I was confident. Nagpa-waitlist ako, BUT to my surprise I didn’t get in. I talked to the then UPLB Registrar, and asked why I wasn’t accepted despite the fact that among those on the waitlist, I have the highest UPG. The Registrar told me that it was unethical–UP Min has already given me a slot, and that it was my fault that I didn’t choose UPLB as my first choice campus. Kung ganun daw ang laging mangyayari, magiging magulo kasi lahat papalipat na.
I eventually got into UPLB in the first sem of 2000 a week after classes have already begun, but How? That’s already a different story na mahabang kwento. But in a nutshell, I attribute it to divine intervention and God’s grace. 🙂
Wah . gusto ko pa naman sa diliman. if ever na makapasa ako. well..
tnong ko na lng din sa registar ng diliman pag ngpasa na ako ng requirements sa diliman.. pending p din ksi ako eh. 🙂
Better 🙂
Jeanie, you may read my new post: http://momsterteacher.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/up-waitlistreconsideration-process/
Thanks you so much. last question. Ganun din ba sa course? Kung ano yung first choice mo tpos pmsa ka dun. Hindi ka na qualified for your second choice?
Kapag pending case po ba, after magpass ng mga requirements, okay na po ba yun or do i have to take an interview? and kapag pending po ba, hindi po ba connected ‘to sa average na nakuha? passed na po ba talaga kami and there’s a slot for us?
As far as I remember, my classmates who had pending cases then just submitted their requirements and then OK na. Yung isa pa nga was asked kung ano’ng gusto niyang course, tapos pinalitan niya (iba yung nasa application form niya), tapos in-approve. I distinctly remember him saying, “Mas OK pa na pending ako, nakapagpalit pa ako ng course easily!”
I’ll contact them and ask them again para sure.
Posible ring maka-affect siguro if yung deficiency mo ay high school grades mo. Remember, 40% yun ng UPG mo. If mababa HS grades mo and hindi pa yun naisama sa pag-compute ng UPG mo, BAKA (baka lang ha) it may spell the difference sa campus mo…it may weigh down your UPG. If mataas naman, it may boost your UPG. 🙂
I’ll ask pa ha? I’ll get back to you people afterwards. 🙂
Message of my former classmate who was “Pending”
Hi Dewmaine, di ko na matandaan kung ano yung kulang na requirement sakin, i mommy kase nagayos. . What I do remember is that hindi na ‘ko ininterview whatsoever.
Pero si *** yung sister ko, pending din yun sa Diliman, birth certificate ata kulang.
Sorry for the unclear answers. It’s been soooooo long ago
may reserved slot na po ang mga included sa pending cases? and kung malaman ko na po yung kulang na requirements ko then pinasa ko na, gaano po katagal bago ko malaman yung naging resulta? kasi po i’m really nervous. masyado po ako natataranta at naeexcite. baka po mamaya anjan na yung UP, bigla pa mawala. Wag naman sana. Waiting for your reply. Thanks po!
Meron na for you, I swear! 🙂 Yung length of time para maging OK, as far as I remember, mabilis lang. Honestly ha, when it happened to my classmates, I never heard them having a difficult time…I didn’t hear them say that there was a chance their slots might get lost.
To placate you, read this: http://momsterteacher.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/pending-and-degree-program-with-available-slots-stories/
Basta Red, pag OK ka na, please comment on the blog entry I’ve posted above ha? Let’s help future UPCAT passers 🙂
Hello po! I’m now qualified for UP, Kaso po UP Baguio. Yun naman po ang problem ko ngayon, taga santa cruz laguna po kasi ako. Paano po ako makakalipat ng UPLB? Yung hindi ko kailangang magstop ng ilang sem or mag UP baguio, kasi po hindi po ako papayagan talaga pag sa baguio. It’s too far from home 🙁 Please answer po. Thanks po!
Kapag pending case po ba, after magpass ng mga requirements, okay na po ba yun or do i have to take an interview? and kapag pending po ba, hindi po ba connected ‘to sa average na nakuha? passed na po ba talaga kami and there’s a slot for us?
Degree Program with Available Slot po yung nakalagay sa akin, tapos yung gusto ko po talagang course ay BA European Languages. Ibig po ba nun sabihin na taken na po ang lahat ng slots ng EL? Pwede pa po ba mag-inquire, or do I have to go directly to the OUR as soon as possible to ‘reserve’ a slot for my desired course? UP Diliman po ako nakapasok. 🙂 Thanks BT, also. :3
^I believe so. Like what I said on my post, your choice courses were in demand and the slots for your choice courses have already been filled up. Best bet is still to inquire at UP Diliman. Again like what I said, not all who pass the UPCAT proceed to study there. I’m still waiting for my niece’s (hindi pala cousin) reply, because that was what happened to her last year. I’ll post her reply as soon as she does.
Congrats!
Yanni, refer to my niece’s experience:
Pag po dumating na po yung letter na galing sa campus na pinasahan nila, tinatanong po dun yung [new] 1st and 2nd desired course choices nila. Ang inilagay ko po bio at chem pa rin [respectively, like on her application form]. Tapos ime-mail po ulit yung letter dun sa campus. Ino-notify po after a month kung pasok po dun sa isa sa nilagay mo po na courses. Kung after one month wala pa din po, pwede i-email ang registrar [ng campus] para tanungin po kung ano’ng course ang ibinigay nila for you.
In my case po, natagalan po yung pag-notify kaya in-email ko po yung registrar para ma-approve po yung course. May cases din po na sa mga inilagay mong course [new], wala pa ding slot. Kaya po kailangan ma-approve ASAP.
Hi, Ms. Dewmaine! I am one of those who called Brain Train regarding the “Degree Program With Available Slot” status. Sobrang nakatulong po. May I just ask kung pwede po ba akong magpa-reconsider sa UP Manila? O bawal na po? O kaya mag-take po ako ng isang semester sa UPLB then transfer to UP Manila for the next semester? 🙂 Thank you so much po!
Sweetheart, read my new post: http://momsterteacher.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/up-waitlistreconsideration-process/
🙂
Omg I’m so relieved. Akala ko kasi ang Pending Case is hindi ka nakapasa. So i passed the upcat! *whew* I just have a question po. Should I call UP right now? Because on their website, it says something about first week of February 🙁 eh naeexcite na po ako kasi baka maubusan ako ng slot XD Ano po advice niyo? 🙂
Try calling na rin. At worst, they (UP registrar people) will just think, “Anu ba yan, excited!“, “Hindi ito nagbabasa!” or ask you to call again. At least you’ll feel more relaxed. But even if you don’t call right away, I don’t think you’ll run out of slots–you already have one…you’re an UPCAT passer!
Congrats!
Hi po Maam Dewmaine! Posible po bang magchange ng courses upon enrollment? Kunwari BAA po ang pinasahan ko sa UP Diliman, pwede po bang magrequest na magchange to Archi?
Hmmm. I think (THINK being the operative word ha?) mahirap pero baka possible. It won’t hurt to ask. But if you can’t be accommodated, I suggest you get the curriculum of Archi and compare it to BAA. Kunin mo yung common GE subjects ninyo–ipa-cancel mo yung subjects ng BAA na hindi applicable sa Archi para walang sayang na units when you shift 🙂
Balitaan mo ako. 🙂
Ah, sige po I’ll try to do that. Thank you po!
hello po! 😀 posible po bang magpa-recon ako sa UPLB pero hndi po ako pumasa sa first campus choice ko which is LB. UP Baguio lang po ang pinasahan ko, 2nd campus choice, so pwede po kaya un?
Oh yes yes yes! Refer to this post: http://momsterteacher.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/up-waitlistreconsideration-process/
Balitaan mo ako. 🙂
Guys, pag OK na kayo, please return to this blog and share your stories so we can help future UPCAT passers ha?
tnx po 😀 Sana matanggap ako sa interview 😀 mas mataas po ba ang chances kung sakaling nilagay po yun as first choice? lol 😀
Hello po :)) Um, isa po ako sa mga nakapasa and I was just wondering… ano po ba tlga ang STFAP in layman’s terms? Tulad po ba sya ng ibang scholarship na kelangan magrend ng service hours or di kaya bawal bumaba yung nakuhang grades?
What if naman kung di po ako mag-apply sa STFAP, magkano po ngaun ang babayarin ko per unit? 1,000 po ba o 1,500? Kasi alam ko 1,000 pesos lng po talaga pero may nabasa po kasi akong isang article na nagsasabi na automatically daw, upon enrollment, inaassume agad nung UP na mayaman ka kaya sisingilin ka ng 1,500 (unless na lng kung mgSTFAP ka). I hope that article is wrong though.
At tsaka, last question po: magkano po ba ang miscellaneous fees?
*Sensya na po kung ang dami ko pong tanong…. >.</ I just felt the need to ask since it seems ang dami nyo pong alam regarding UP :")
Hi Karen! ‘Yung mga alam ko, mga naririnig ko lang na kwento from parents of former BRAIN TRAIN students, my and my friends’ experiences as UP students. When you’re already in the academe, you will realize these things are common knowledge. Nevertheless, thanks. But I’m no authority.
Anyway to answer your questions:
1. ano po ba tlga ang STFAP in layman’s terms? Tulad po ba sya ng ibang scholarship na kelangan magrend ng service hours or di kaya bawal bumaba yung nakuhang grades?
– STFAP is like UP’s inhouse scholarship, and is a privilege of every UP undergrad student. Unlike other “special” scholarships, there is no grade requirements and wala nang ibang mga kondisyones. Kasi di ba yung ibang scholarships, may exam-exam pa for them to deem you’re deserving? Sa STFAP, ‘pag UP student ka, deserving ka na agad IF you can prove that you really need it.
Maraming ibang hindi na ito ina-avail kasi maraming requirements such as your parents’ income tax return, certifications from different agencies, etc. You have to be honest because UP does random background checks. They’ll visit your place, interview neighbors, ganun. So even if your parents are unemployed but may benefactor ka (like relatives abroad), you also have to declare that.
Remember that UP’s tuition is already subsidized—kahit walang STFAP, mura na ‘to with the quality of education you’ll be getting. So the least we could do is be honest and to not cheat UP.
2. What if naman kung di po ako mag-apply sa STFAP, magkano po ngaun ang babayarin ko per unit? 1,000 po ba o 1,500? Kasi alam ko 1,000 pesos lng po talaga pero may nabasa po kasi akong isang article na nagsasabi na automatically daw, upon enrollment, inaassume agad nung UP na mayaman ka kaya sisingilin ka ng 1,500 (unless na lng kung mgSTFAP ka).
– YES, if you don’t apply for STFAP, the University will automatically assume you can afford the tuition and miscellaneous fees. If you’ll be studying in UP Diliman, UP Los Baños,
or UP Manila, tuition per unit is P1,500 ata ang tuition per unit; pag sa ibang campuses P1,000 lang. Ung miscellaneos fees naman, pag UP Diliman or UP Los Baños ay additional P2,000 per sem. Others’ are not far behind.
Hope I helped 🙂
Ahhh, ganun po pala yun… so mamahalin din pla onte ang tuition sa UP. At this rate, baka mag-apply na nga po ako para sa STFAP if I still plan on enrolling there :/ hayz…
Pero anyways, salamat po sa tulong 🙂 Your answers really helped a lot ^^
On second thought, di na ako mag-aapply….
I just read in the STFAP site that:
“Students who do not apply for STFAP benefits will be assigned to Bracket A (yung 1,500) or B (1,000), depending on the Gross Family Income that they declared when they confirmed their intention to enroll in UP.”
Thank God 🙂
Karen, just in case you’re confused or missed something, that’s P1,500 per unit. A normal academic load is usually 18 units per semester. So that’s 18 units x P1,500 = P27,000 per sem.
Ano po ang mga kailangan ko icomply kasi meron po akong note with single asterisk? Ano po bang mga deficiencies? And paano po magcomply? Thanks!
Haha, I also don’t know what your deficiency is. Could be some details about your birth certificate, your parents’ ITR, or application form not properly filled out. Better contact UP Diliman Admissions—they’ll tell you. Stop worrying, pasado ka na. The worst is over 🙂
Haha,I also don’t know what your deficiency is. Could be some details about your birth certificate, your parents’ ITR, or application form not properly filled out. Better contact UP Diliman Admissions—they’ll tell you. Stop worrying, pasado ka na. The worst is over 🙂
hello. 🙂
paano po pagnakapasa ako sa Pampanga. 2nd choice ko po kasi yun nung nag-fill out ako. Kaso po, ngayon, parang gusto ko sa LB na lang. :'( Ano po ba maaring gawin?
Dear, read this: http://momsterteacher.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/up-waitlistreconsideration-process/
🙂
Thank you po. 🙂
ay, kaso po. Kung magapawait list po ba ako sa LB tapos po nareject, paano na po yung sa Pampanga ko nun?
Don’t give up your Pampanga slot until after sure ka na sa UPLB.
Hi Ma`am! Imposible po ba talagang mgpareconsider sa UPD? May mga nagsasabi po kasi na may kakilala po sila na nagpareconsider sa UPD, at ntanggap. Sorry for these commotions. Thank you in advance. I just really wanted to know. Again, salamat po.
Another question, if it won’t be a colossal waste of time for you 😀 Kung lower po sa 2.8 yung UPG ko.. Wala na po talaga akong pag`asa para po sa UPLB? -_- Would they still entertain me and set me for an interview? 😀
Thank you ma`am Dew!
As far as I know, hindi talaga. I’m sorry it took me a long time to reply.
Hi Ma’am. What if I passed the UPCAT but not on the course I want. Is it possible pa rin po ba na mgpa waitlist sa course na gusto ko? kaysa itake yung course na di ko gusto at pagkatapos ay mgshift.
Try mo na rin. If hindi pwede, shift ka na lang. Get the curriculum of the course you want, and make sure that the GE courses you’ll take in your first year will be applicable to it so nothing is wasted. Good luck!
Hi! May question po ako. Pwede po bang magchange programs right after the UPCAT bago po mag-enrollment? Is there such a process? Para po kasing ang hassle magshift after a year, considering na may hinahabol pong required GWA. I hope maliwanagan po ako!
Thank you po! 🙂
Try mo na rin. I honestly don’t know. But I think UP won’t be lenient in that, otherwise majority yan ang gagawin ergo magiging magulo, dadami work ng tao sa Registrar 🙂
If hindi pwede, shift ka na lang. Get the curriculum of the course you want, and make sure that the GE courses you’ll take in your first year will be applicable to it so nothing is wasted. As for the required GWA, it’s not THAT high. At least ma-pressure ka to do well. Good luck!
Sige po! Nothing hurts in trying. 🙂
Thank you po sa info! 🙂
Hi! I just want to ask po if I could apply for my second choice(economics), if I already passed my first choice(english studies). both courses are in UP diliman. sudden change of heart as well. thanks!
Hi po! I passed UPCAT but unfortunately 2nd choice of campus lang which is UPLB. (UP Manila was my 1st choice) I was also DPWAS.
My courses and campus choices are:
UPM – Physical Therapy, Behavioral Science
UPLB – Biology, Communication
if ever po ba na malapit or naabot ng UPG ko yung cut off ng UP Diliman, is it possible for me to transfer there kahit di pa po ngstart yung sem? I am thinking of enrolling in UPD, Industrial engineering sana pero if ever I will not qualify I’ll go for UPLB’s Electrical Engineering:) is it possible po? thanks in advance
Hi po! I passed UPCAT but unfortunately 2nd choice of campus lang which is UPLB. (UP Manila was my 1st choice) I was also DPWAS.
My courses and campus choices are:
UPM – Physical Therapy, Behavioral Science
UPLB – Biology, Communication arts
if ever po ba na malapit or naabot ng UPG ko yung cut off ng UP Diliman, is it possible for me to transfer there kahit di pa po ngstart yung sem? I am thinking of enrolling in UPD, Industrial engineering sana pero if ever I will not qualify I’ll go for UPLB’s Electrical Engineering:) is it possible po? thanks in advance
Hi! I doubt if you’re ever going to make it to Diliman. You see, for this year, UP Diliman’s cutoff has become higher that UP Manila’s (UPG cutoffs adjust every depending on the demand; now that the populace has realized that we have surplus of BS Nursing graduates, they ceased choosing UP Manila for BS Nursing). Moreover, just in case your UPG is indeed high and UPD’s cutoff is lower than Manila’s (again, I have to dampen your spirits by saying that it possibly isn’t, given that you got DPWAS in UPLB–if you got a high UPG, you’d have been given your first choice course), the fact that you didn’t choose UP Diliman is a big deal. UPLB doesn’t even reconsider those who did not put UPLB as their choice campus.
Anyway, I also advise you to read this: http://momsterteacher.wordpress.com/2012/01/19/up-waitlistreconsideration-process/
Good luck!
hi, for the panding cases, if already submitted and complete all requirements, what will happen then?
should we just wait? until when?
is it presume we can already wait to enroll or its not yet sure? as all other colleges require very early reservation with fees, baka we will wait for nothing and no college to enroll,
does the pending cases can be assure with enrollment to UP if no problem with the additional requirements?
Usually, they are able to get in after everything has been ironed out. Here are my friend’s and her sister’s stories: http://momsterteacher.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/pending-and-degree-program-with-available-slots-stories/
how can you know or where to check if you have the updated status?
will UP update the pending case status online? or you have to call or what should you do to update?
Quoting UP’s website:
Hi! I just came across this website somehow, and I’d like to share my experience regarding pending cases. I once got a pending case, and I could not deny how stressed I was about it. I was required to pass a certified true copy of my grades from 1st-3rd year high school. After 2 weeks, I got my result and I passed my preferred course in Diliman (Economics). So if you also got a pending case like I did, don’t worry too much. You got really big chances in qualifying. :))
Thank you for the comment, Nika! I’m sure many will heave a sigh of relief upon reading your post! 🙂
I hope that helped. ^^ I’ll be glad to answer some questions, if there are any. 😀
I have a question po! Paano po ba i-compute ang UPG? Please help! 🙁
Basically, it’s 40% high school grades and 60% UPCAT score. However, other factors are also considered. But these other factors don’t weigh as much.
good evening, ma’am..magtatanong din ho ako regarding UP admission kung pwede pa po bang mag-take ng UP-CAT ngayon..balak ko lang po sanang kumuha ng konting units this summer..pampalipas katamaran lang ho..college graduate na po ako from another school..ayun po, kung pwede lang po mag-summer sa UP, any health or science-related na subjects sana.. (any campus kung makakapasa)..salamat ho, ma’am..
May tanong po ako. Kasi pending case ako and then nung tumawag kami like 3 weeks ago, sabi high-school records raw. Tapos just last week, pinadala sa up diliman office yung high-school records ko. Kaso after ilang days, tumawag yung Mom ko, tapos ang sabi sa kanya, yung 3rd year grades ko raw ang conflicting. (Kasi nung 3rd year ako, lumipat ako ng bagong school, tapos bumalik ulit ako sa luma kong school Hahahaha.) Anyway, paano po ba nila na-compute yung UPG ko (if na-compute nila) kung kulang pala yung grades ko nung 3rd year? :/
Hi ask ko lng yung tungkol sa anak ko kc pending case din yung sa kanya, last week tumawag kami sa UP sabi na received na nila yung grades ng anak ko galing Texas USA for evaluation pa. Ano po kaya ang chances na ma qualify yung anak ko?
Hello! I think chances are good. 🙂 Same thing happened to a friend of mine. Unless of course the grades are terribly low.
Bakit po kc up to now wala pa ring result yung sa pending case ng anak, pag nag check kmi online ng result ng pending case ganun pa din, sabi sa UP for evaluation pa raw after 10 days malalaman ang results, sana di na lng sinama sa list ng passers yung mga pending case para di masyadong umaasa….
@Ms. Rowena: I couldn’t help but notice your comment. Actually, I got a pending case for this UPCAT batch as well, but I’m actually quite thankful for it. Thing is, the chances of not being able to qualify (when you’re a pending case) are so low that almost everyone makes it to the cut. I had my requirements passed on January 20 and I’ve learnt of my result on the first Friday of February, when we called the OOA. They updated my status on the website just last Sunday, I think. I’m only telling you this because you seem so negative about your child’s pending case. 🙂
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P.S. I haven’t gotten my notice of admission. Does anyone know when they are sending out notices for those who just got their pending case resolved? My (non-pending case) schoolmates got theirs about a week ago. 🙁
hi po. gus2 ko lng pong magtanong kung makukuha q po ung confirmation letter q. kc po aq po mismo nagpasa sa UP DILIMAN . e may nabasa po aqng blog na kapag individual kang nag pasa ng application form mo for UPCAT e sa house mu bibigay , e ang PROBLEM po e, ung adress po nmin e walang blk. & lt. and also wala pong name na street so bka po hindi mahanap ng postman ung house nmin, kung magkaganon po, IBIBIGAY PO BA UNG LETTER sa SKUL KO?. or KAILANGAN PO EH PUNTAHAN MISMO ung ADMIN ng UP DILIMAn para kunin ung LETTER q?.
un lng po TY!.
If you have doubts, better call UP Diliman Registrar.
Hello po! Gusto ko lang po malaman kung pwede pong magpatransfer ng UP Campus directly after the UPCAT. DPWAS po ako sa UP Manila and gusto ko po sanang magpatransfer sa UP Baguio and kukuha po ng BS Biology. First choice ko po ang UP Manila and 2nd po ang Diliman. Pwede po bang magpatransfer sa UP B kahit hindi po nilagay dati sa application form? And ano po yung steps na kailangang gawin? Thank you po!
PS. As of now po, I still haven’t received my letter from UP so I still don’t know my UPG. I’m also from Pangasinan so maybe that’s why.
Hi Bryan! I am sure that kung UPG lang ang pag-uusapan, pasok ang UPG mo sa UP Baguio given that you passed UP Manila. However, hindi porke’t mataas ang UPG mo e sure nang pwede kang pumasok na sa UP Baguio. Like UPLB. Even if super taas ng UPG mo yet wala sa choices mo ang UPLB, hindi ka tatanggapin, unless Oblation scholar ka (ikaw na ang Top 50 out of 75,000!). Still, it’s worth a try. I’m not really familiar with UPB kasi. Better ask them. Pero para safe, don’t give up your UP Diliman slot.
Best of luck!
Thank you po for your reply. Um sa UP M po ako naDPWAS, di po sa UP D. 😀 Pero does that mean po na pwede akong magtransfer sa UP D if ever po na yung UPG ko is within you cutoff. And paano rin po kung DOST scholar ako? Pwede po ba? Pasensya po sa maraming tanong. 😀
reply naman diyan
Hi Maan, sorry I missed replying to your earlier query. As far as I know, the UPCAT may be taken only by those who haven’t set foot in any college/university yet. If you want to apply for a master’s degree in UP, check the college you want to enter for the requirements. I’m sure it won’t be passing the UPCAT.
Aside from MS, UP also offers certificate courses. Again, UPCAT is not a prerequisite for that.
Best of luck to you!
hello po. yung UP po kasi nagpapadala ng mga letter sa mga nasa upper 10% sa UPCAT, yung mga kilala ko po nakatanggap na. e ako po kasi nag-pending case, pero naresolve na rin po at pumasa naman po ako sa UP diliman sa first choice ko (eng’g). may chance parin po ba ako na makatanggap ng ganung letter kahit po pending case ako? salamat po
…hello poh,… tanung ko lang po kung ano pong laman ng letter na galing up pag nkapasa ka, kc po nkapasa po ako sa 1st choice kong campus (uplb) at course (chem engr.) tpus ung natanggap ko pong letter eh yung letter na nagsasabing nkapasa ako at ung tungkol sa APE kc daw po above 90 ung nkuha ko sa upcat (may ksama pong application form para dun sa APE-Adavance Placement exa,). yun lang po ung laman ng letter tpus un pong sa classmate ko eh degree program w/ available slot eh marami pong laman ung letter nya. may tunkol po dun sa stfap, reply slip at ung physical tests schedule at dorms. wla po akong nkuhang ganun, ibig sbihin po ba nun d ko na kailangang kumuha nung physical tests?…. kinakabahan po kc ako bka po kulang ung natanggap ko… tnx po.
Hi Sheila, extra congratulations to you for being an APE qualifier!!! About the other forms, I honestly don’t know why you didn’t receove them, but I AM SURE you have nothing to worry 🙂
…tnx po.,, tanung ko na lng po dun kpag kumuha ako ng exam pra sa APE
Hi Ma’am, I’m a parent living abroad, ang aking anak ay di nakapasa sa dalawang campus choices nya na Diliman at Manila pero nong natanggap po nya ang letter ang UPG nya ay 2.520 . Ibig po bang sabihin eh pwede sya magpa reconsider sa other UP campuses, pero bakit may mga nababasa ako na hindi pwede sa UPLB dahil hindi nya ito inilista…:( saang campus po sya pwede magpa reconsider? Please guide us, salamat po….
Hi Ma’am, try UP Manila. In our (BRAIN TRAIN) review, we point out that the Manila-Diliman/Diliman-Manila combination is too risky, as they have almost the same cut-offs (the 2nd choice is supposed to be your safety net…if you didn’t get into Diliman, chances are that you also won’t get into Manila).
Diliman NEVER (or almost NEVER) accepts recon/waitlist, so your only choice is Manila. But with the number of people in the Metro who would probably try to to waitlist there, plus the size of UP Manila campus, chances of being considered are pretty low 🙁 Still, won’t hurt to try.
Good luck po!
Thanks for your very fast reply, do you have an idea about their subtest waitlist criteria or is it the same with the UPLB…that’s our last ace, no harm trying though we are from NE Phils…my daughter really trying her best she loves to go UP…
Thanks a lot!
sorry, no idea ma’am. good luck!
Uhm, alam ko pong obvious masyado pero…can I ask questions? (Sorry po marami)
1.) I received a letter from UPLB saying I qualified for their campus but my course choices were not able to accomodate me. (Degree Program With Available Slot) I have known na pwede pala pong mag-confirm ng slots online and I was given these choices:
> Vet Med
>Agr. Econo.
>Agr. Biotech
> Agr.
>Forestry
Ang pinagtataka ko lang po…nilagay ko po ang Vet Med as my second choice pero nasa choices pa rin po siya ng mga pagpipilian ko.
Also…I am having doubts enlisting online cause I was planning to send the reply slips by going to UPLB myself in order for the respective people to clarify details vague to me. Sorry po medyo magulo…here is my second question:
2.) Balak ko po kasing ilagay sa Reply slip 1 ko ang BA Philosophy as my 1st choice then Bs Bio/Vet Med as my 2nd choice. Pero wala po sa online enlistment na nakalagay na BA Philosophy. Pwede ko pa rin po bang isulat sa letter na ibinigay sa akin ang BA PHLO kahit di siya nakalagay sa online registration since sa letter naman po, available LAHAT ng mga programs for waitlisting?
Eto po talaga…last na. XD
3.) Nakalagay din po sa letter ko ang tungkol sa Bracket B. Ang kaso lang po, hindi kami sakop ng bracket B dahil below 500,000 php po ang gross family income namin. Putol po ang STFAP na nakalagay sa letter ko. Required ko rin po bang ipasa ang STFAP before the deadline? Pwede po bang unahin ko munang ipasa ang ‘reply slips’ ko bago ang STFAP ko basta po at di ako lumampas ng deadline?
Again, sorry for overwhelming you with so many questions. I hope that you will respond to this ASAP. Many thanks and God bless you. :))
Hello po! Dpwas po ang nakuha ko sa UPD, nung nagconfirm po ako ng decision to enroll online, civil eng. po ang 2nd choice ko, . . Pwede po kaya un papalitan? Paano po kaya? Salamat po:)
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Hi po. I was wondering, kasi po hindi ko po naiforward ung letter agad sa UPLB, for some important reasons. If ever na pumunta po ba kami dun, will they consider me? I just ask, sayang kasi. I want to spend all my college years in UP. Thank you
Hi, Ms. Dewmaine.
Isa po ako sa mga students niyo sa Brain Train last year na nag-inquire ‘nung January about the Degree Program With Available Slot (DPWAS) status. ‘Nung nakwento niyo po ‘yung story niyo about your niece, naging confident po ako na may slot pa rin po ako sa UPLB. I’m posting my story up para naman po makatulong sa next qualifiers with the same status.
Nakalagay po ‘yung name ko doon sa UPCAT online results nung January 18 with the status of DPWAS. I received a letter from UP nung February 10. Nandoon na lahat ng kailangan for admission – PPE schedule, enrollment schedule, dorm forms, student directory forms, at ‘yung confirmation letter. ‘Yung confirmation letter, nakalagay dun na kailangan mag-list down ng two course choices and you have to sign it agreeing na kung saan lang may available slot na course, doon ka na ilalagay. I’ve written BS Chem Eng and BS Chem as my first and second choices respectively and you have to mail it back to them (not sure kung may online confirmation). Nakalagay sa letter na ma-a-assure ‘yung slot on the third week of April.
‘Nung third week of April na, wala pa rin nadating na letter so I called the University Registrar and asked kung lumabas na ba ‘yung results ng DPWAS. They asked for my name and asked what were the courses I’ve listed down. Then the lady I was speaking to said that I was accommodated in ChE. Tama naman pala ‘yung sinabi ni Ms. Dewmaine na most likely sa first choice course ka makakapasok. 🙂
Thank you Brain Train!
Hello, good day! May itatanong po sana ako. Nakapag-apply na po ako sa UP Diliman, and was accepted. Ang inilagay ko pong first choice ay BA Broadcast Communication and 2nd choice is BA Film. Yesterday, tumawag po ang UPFilm Institute sakin and informed me of my schedule for exam & interview. So napaisip po ako. Does it mean na hindi po ako na-qualify sa first choice ko (Brdcast. Comm)?
Maraming salamat po sa pagsagot ninyo. God bless!
I guess. 🙂
Hello,Good day po!
I was just wondering kasi po ako ay nahuli noong waitlisting.Ako ay magpapawaitlist para sa 2nd sem. ay makapasok na po ako sa UPLB(from UPBaguio).The requirement is a copy of Admission Notice which is wala po ako dahil isa po ako sa last batch ng pending cases na na-release.This coming monday,ako po ay pupunta sa UPDiliman para kumuha ng kopya ng Admission notice,Itatatanong ko lang kung may requirement na dapat dalhin o wala.Inaasahan ko po ang mabilis nyong response.
Salamat!
Hi miss dew. I did not pass the upcat po. Pano ko po ba malalaman yung UPG ko sa upcat para malaman ko if i can apply for reconsideration?
Hi Ruth! You may get it from UP Diliman. In January, call the Registrar and ask when and where you could get it. Kaya pa ‘yan sweetheart. Don’t let this spoil your Christmas, OK? 🙂
Good Day po! I literally shouted when i saw thig post. So pasa pala ang mga pending! *u*. Pero the thing po kasi is,, i had a change of heart and wala na po sa nsilista ko na course sa form ang gusto ko na i-take. Posible pa bo bang magpa reconsider/waitlist sa Hindi mo po inilista.? For example po UPLB po yung first choice ko pero, gusto ko po sa UpManila pero hindi ko nalagay ang up manila sa list of campus sa form. pwedi pa po ba yun? thanks in advance po!
Hi Hija! I’m sure many others had a change of heart too. If UP allows that, that would have been chaotic…imagine 13,000 UPCAT passers requesting transfers and all ‘di ba? Although UP allows a special group of people to insist their “change of heart’: Oblation Scholars. 😉 Oblation scholars are allowed to be choosy…after all, they’re among the Top 50 UPCAT Passers. If you won’t be among the Oblation scholars, get good grades and transfer to a different UP campus after a year.
Thank you, Brain Train!
Share ko lang po para makatulong sa iba.
Pending case din ako, pero naresolve na siya. Nung January 6, tumawag na agad ako sa UP at nirequire nila akong magpasa ng certified photocopy of Official Transcript of Records (Grades from 1st year to 3rd year. Yung original copy yung pinasa ko kasi hindi ko napatatakan sa school yung photocopy. Hahahahahahahaha.) Pumunta na agad kami sa UPD nung January 8 para magpasa nung requirement. Sabi after 2-3 weeks pa daw malalaman yung resulta. Sa sobrang di ako mapakali, halos araw-araw akong tumawag sa UPD pero wala pa ring result hanggang sa tumawag ako ulit nung January 28 at nalaman kong nakapasa ako sa BS Nutrition sa UPLB. Sobrang saya ko nun.
So sa mga may pending case dyan, wag kayong mawalan ng pag-asa. Basta agahan nyo lang yung pagpasa ng requirement/s. At higit sa lahat, manalig lang tayo sa ating Diyos.
🙂
P.S. Kelan kaya iaupdate yung results? Gusto ko na makita yung pangalan ko na walang ‘**Pending Case’ na nakalagay. 🙂
Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Re: the results, baka hindi na i-update. yaan mo na, pasado ka naman. Post ka na lang ng mga pictures mo sa UP campus 🙂
Congrats!!!
Pls reply mam 🙁 i dont know what to do po rh 🙁
Hi! I suggest enrolling in the campus you passed. I’m sure at least 70% of UPCAT passers have had a change of heart about their campuses or courses. Imagine if all of you would insist on enrolling in the campus you now want…it would be total chaos, not to mention tons of additional rush work for the already overworked employees of UP. They already spent so much time placing thousands and thousands of UPCAT passers into their preferred courses and campuses.
My transfer was pure luck, or divine intervention (I believe it was the latter). And yes, because my UPG was also high (although for a long period of time those with way lower UPG’s were having more luck than I was). I do not share it because I do not want to give students like you hope that it’s going to be easy. It was not for me, and I learned a lot out of it.
So I suggest you stick it out, get good grades and after a year if you still want to transfer to another campus, go transfer.
Good day mam!, Hindi ko po sure kung natanggap niyo ung message ko, eto po uli siya: Nakapasa po kasi ako sa UPLB 2nd choice campus, Human Eco first choice course. I was really aiming po talaga kasi sa UPM Public Health, pwede pa po kaya magapply ng recon sakanila? My sister’s an alumni of UP Baguio and she said na “basta UP, pwedeng makiusap”. Do you think there’s a chance they’ll consider me if kausapin po namin ung Dean ng Public Health?
My other option would be to talk to the Dean daw po ng Biology naman sa UPLB since Bio is my 2nd choice course there, hopefully they’ll consider me, para after a year makalipat po sana sa UPM Bio…….pero hindi ko na po masyado cinoconsider tong option na to eh. 🙁 It would take a lot of risk, and time. Tska ang layo din po ng LB sa amin, kaya Manila po talaga ang aim ko makapasok.
Please help, maam! 🙁 Do you think talking to the Dean of the College I want to apply for will help? Do you know anyone who did the same thing? Maam, yung parang story niyo po from UP-Min to UPLB, I believe mam it really was divine intervention, as you’d say it 🙁 How po maam? Ano po ginawa niyo?
Thankyou mam 🙂
Hoping for your advice maam!!:)
my daughter didn’t pass upcat on her 1st and 2nd chosen campuses.since she got 2.4 we passed recon in up pampanga for different course.3 courses lang yta ang inooffer sa kanila.kaya lang medyo matagal yata for confirmation.so i asked her to try other university and luckily she got it in.but wer still hoping na maconsider sya sa UP.Pls,is there any way to know the result ASAP.thanks.
hello maam. 🙂 di po ko nakapasa ng upcat dati. pero, graduate na po ako ngaun sa isang univ, civil eng’g po course ko. may chance pa din po kaya na makapag masteral ako sa up? pls reply po. thank you.
hello po ,, pwede po bang magpa waitlist sa UPLB kahit wala po siya sa choices mo…. UPCAT Passer po ako, pero yung campus na napasahan ko ay malayo.. pwede po ba?