They still didn’t say what’s the passing grade. What they did was take the top number of students they needed that year, and they could have an average grade of 30% - 40%.
@@TriFatePH yeah remember dudes that this test booklet you've got from Boo was only a Reviewer. So, questions were just examples the authors got from unknown sources. It's different from actual test maybe not exactly common to every UP tests questions. Be brave 😂 some cheats thou 😂 You know, poor Filipinos but real intelligent students cannot take and pass UPCAT coz they can't even afford review classes than the kids of rich parents who can send them good review/tutor classes. UP is still a state university of rich and good schools high school graduates and become rebels of this country and govt yeah 😂
Calculators are not allowed in College entrance exams in the Philippines, and one of them is UPCAT, and on a time limit. All computations should also be shown on separate paper to be collected by the proctor, to ensure you are not just guessing 😂
Nope. You can guess. You just have to submit the scratch papers so that if they think something's fishy with the way you answered - that you might have cheated - they have all the resources that you used during the exams. Then the investigation can be easier.
@@AngkatanNamwarandude.the computation sheet they give is optional. I would know because I passed UPCAT with mine blank yet my best score out of the 4 categories is Mathematics. Which is why I'm studying in UP now. Btw, the exam is separated into 4 categories. Science, Math, Language, and Reading Comprehension (the latter 2 are both cut in half between English and Filipino).
I took the UPCAT 43 years sgo. My parents were both college professors (severely underpaid back then) and told me if I didnt get accepted into UP Diliman they couldn't afford to send me to another school. That was the motivation i needed to pass.
I think children of faculty got extra points when it comes to getting accepted. Ok din kasi mababa nga suweldo ng mga prof ng UP noon. Ewan ko lang ngayon.
@@nolsp7240There were no extra points for children of faculty. I dunno if that changed after I left the country in 1993. A much higher score is required if you wanted to be in Diliman in a highly popular 'quota' course like engineering or accounting. Back then students who were not confident about performing well in the test played it safe by choosing another campus like Los Banos and a 'non-quota' course just to get in, but must maintain at least a 2.0 grade average to transfer campuses or switch courses. Another way in is by sheer talent: drawing test for the College of Fine Arts or auditions for the Music Conservatory.
@@nolsp7240 oh no. The bias school policy, favoritism of UP. That's why not all graduates of UP are really good. Some cheats on T/R with the Registrar Office . That's politics and corruptiom 😂
Same with me, but in my case, Ateneo. My bro was a Jesuit seminarian and they were willing to give me a scholarship at Ateneo De Manila if I pass the entrance exams there. My parents said If I could not pass that, then they cant send me to higher studies. I garnered the top College Entrance Exam results in my highschool, so I really wanted to go to uni. Sadly, I didnt pass the Ateneo exams, but managed to get into UP as a university scholar, taking up B.S. Biology pre-med. I graduated from UP and my life changed for the better. I have many things to thank UP for.
@@nenabunena this is for the university's admission test. Not applied to regularly administered testing during the semesters unless the professor feels like being nasty to the class. 😆
Really? For what I remember,our proctors told us the point system was Right-minus-wrong aka points will be deducted to the questions you got right with the ones you got wrong.
@lionelmarcussolaris2858 could be a new thing then. I took the UPCAT a loooong time ago. We were told that 0.25 point was deducted for every wrong answer (1 whole point for every 4 wrong).
Using shapes for abstract reasoning tells how a person thinks laterally under pressure and without relying on language or prior knowledge. It would really highlight a person's critical thinking and decision skills when placed on situations they've never encountered before. Pattern recognition is the most recognizable example of that, and that applies to many contexts.
The UPCAT is a highly competitive exam. It’s not just about achieving a specific score but about ranking within a certain percentile. During my time, students were ranked based on scores from the national pool. However, I’ve heard that this time, the ranking system is regional, which aims to encourage admission from all regions of the country. This means you only compete against test-takers from your region rather than the entire nation. That said, if you’re from a region with tougher competition, good luck!
i think it's the opposite. it used to be regional and now it's not so there is now a higher ratio of NCR/burgis passers and the parking lots are now full of cars
@@shahx1010 I feel like there are a lot more NCR passers in the NCR campuses since some regional passers prefer the campus closer to them. I had a lot of friends who didn't proceed with the NCR campuses either bec it's too far/they didn't get accepted to their first choice programs
Graduated from UP Diliman years ago. Remembered studying hard for the UPCAT. The day came and I CANNOT for the life of me remember one single question from it. 😂
You realized you didn't need to study at all? All questions to me was general knowledge. If you listened to your teacher, it would come out naturally. What I remember and couldn't ever forget was my father looking outside the room through a window and flashing the thumbs up sign. I remembered most of my time was spent eating because my father would thought I didn't re-check and re-checked if I go out early. Near the end of 4th year HS, my father was anxious that I didn't apply for other universities. As they say, youth is wasted on the young. Now we reminisce on our youth.
@@juliusrobertom.billena2130 Well good for you then if you didn't have to study. Not everyone can solve a quadratic equation or an algebraic expression on top of our heads.
@@cjblufox11 I guess so. My circle of friends also seem to share the same sentiment. Maybe my circle is part of the few who understand the basics upside down and can live off it. While some can memorize volumes and forgets it next year
@@AthenaCat0324 i take exception to that and im pretty sure other pup alumni would do so, too. if you can't appreciate or be proud of our school dont degrade it or make it look inferior to other universities. i just felt i had to tell you that. wag mo nmqn maliitin ang sintang paaralan natin
You're reaching because that's not what I meant. I think I should have indicated that the PUP test also had tons of pressure but not as much as UPCAT.@@michael-r6t2h
Hii!!, I took the UPCAT this year and let me tell you that the Math sections that you answered is something that can be mentally solved by students right now especially those who went to Review Centers, and I think that's why the UPCAT competition is very hard.
I passed the UPCAT but i have a low score in math and english so i was required to attend a Bridging Program in Math and English in preparation for my college actual class. Unfortunately I was not able to attend the Bridging Course. I enrolled and graduated in UP but i have a failed grade in 1 subject. I was able to retake the said subject and passed it. As an average IQ student in UP, my college life was so tough. Luckily I graduated on time and able to find a modest stable job right now.
BA History pero nagshift ako sa BS Management kasi malayo yung main Campus samin kaya ng mag-open ang slot ng Business courses nag line up ako before enrollment para mka transfer sa City Campus ng UP Visayas.
Professor said exams often include abstract reasoning to evaluate a person’s ability to think logically, solve problems, and identify patterns independently of language or prior knowledge. This type of reasoning is essential in many fields as it reflects critical thinking skills and adaptability in unfamiliar situations
Yeah, the test is probably for them to know if you have the mental capacity/intelligence to pass your chosen course more than what you already know at that point in time when you took the exam.
I think the difficulty makes a lot of sense. Although I really don’t recall getting algebraic questions when I took the UPCAT in 2005 and my first choice was the Mass Comm. I guess there’s a reason why I didn’t make it there 😂
14:18 I just got in this part, so I don't know if you already figured this out yet at the end of the video. Anyway, "leaves" are what you called the pages of the book. It's like if you open a book and you hold one paper, that is a leaf.
I passed the UPCAT 17 years ago, and though I feel like those sample questions are a lot easier than the actual questions in the UPCAT, I also could not answer those math and science questions easily at my current age. 😅 I think you both are smart (and funny and cute). 😁😂
Even if you get a passing mark It is not guaranteed that you will be admitted or given a slot to attend UP because there are limited slots and only the top scorers will be given the privilege to be an “iskolar ng bayan” (a nation’s scholar) The tuition is subsidized by the government. In 1986 I had to pay only the miscellaneous fees and was even granted an allowance.
whatever, I have an agency mate from UP who flunked the US boards and had to retake, dont ever think as a UP grad, you're automatically smarter than most people.
i passed the UPCAT in 1976..1 was by given scholarship 100% free. All school fees( tuition, miscellaneos,laboratory fees, etc) plus monthly stipend plus book allowance ..i just mantained my grades & renew every semester the scholarship for 4 yrs ..my favorite subjects are math , science , chemistry, physics, social sciences , etc ..after that i was lucky to work at pagcor casinos .
if we use the right-minus-wrong policy in your mock UPCAT raw score, your final score would have been 15 (27 correct items - 12 wrong items), which I guess would be pretty low. But hey, you might have a chance with your percentile ranking if most test takers scored lower than you.
I don't know the present upcat structure but when I was in high school, getting into UP and your favoured course was percentile based. Ergo the more popular the campus and course, the greater the competition will be. A tactic my school employed was to list a campus you wanted, even if it was hard to get into, like Manila and Diliman... And chose an easier campus to get into as your 2nd choice, like iloilo, baguio, etc. The thought process is you can eventually transfer to any course and campus you want as long as you had good enough grades. I listed UPLB as my 1st choice and iloilo my 2nd. I got admitted in Iloilo and transferred to UPLB the following year. I know some people who had decent UPCAT scores but didn't get into UP solely because of their campus choices. I know one student back then who didn't know better and listed Manila and Diliman as his primary and secondary choice. Not sure if this is still how admission is done. I heard from a prof that because of the "no tuition" policy UP implements, competition has sky rocketed.
@@sb17146 same thing. Also aside from campus selection, the course selected, write the first 2 choices as the one you really want and the third an unpopular one like agricultural or forestry and just transfer later on. Also, if you are not sure of the answer, leave it blank first and go back to it later. Based on experience, while you would think transferring to manila, Diliman or los Baños campus from provincial are harder, than transferring to provincial campuses. My sister's experience is actually the opposite, mas maarte UP miag-ao when my sister transferred from UPLB. Kahit general courses hindi credited. Same bs bio lang naman. I also know a lot of transferees from UP Baguio, UPV to Diliman or Los Baños with their subjects credited. However, not the other way around. Siguro mababait lang deans during those times.
@@sb17146 quick question, were your subjects credited in UPLB? Alam ko mas lenient credits sa manila, Diliman and LB than vice versa going to the province. By the way, yung ganyan strategy sometimes backfires like taking agriculture or forestry. Then yung student ma disenfranchised or mawalan gana kasi hindi nila gusto. So tuluyan na hindi na sya nakalipat with a course na ayaw. Or they later found out mahirap pala agriculture and hindi mahabol grades para makalipat. Mas maganda pa naka waitlist. I personally know 2 students who made it from the waitlist to their preferred degrees. One of the more notable UPCAT passers I've witnessed na ka batch ng kuya ko is LEAH SALONGA. Her name became a sort of tourist attraction sa blackboards. Hindi pa uso online noon. Long line of blackboards pa noon. And to see your name on the blackboard kahit alam mo na passer ka na is still a moment of indescribable joy. Kung uso lang camera phones noon, tingin ko hindi uusad pila dahil sa selfie of their name.
Took this exam in 1985 to enter the college of medicine. Got selected for one of only 30 slots for the 7 year medical degree program. But when I found out that i wouldn't be able to have summer vacations gor 7 years, i opted to go to UST instead where i was also accepted a few weeks before in the limited quota program where my highschool friends also decided to go. Took me 10 years there to become a Doctor. But i enjoyed every minute of it and made lifelong friends. I'm sure i would have probably had the same experience in UP but when you're young you sometimes make decisions based on convenience 😊
back during my time, the score was computed as (#of right items - #wrong items ) divided by the total number of items. I don't how I passed it and entered the college of engineering after.
This was fun to watch. My younger sister went to UP Diliman. I think I will have my 11th grader and my sophomore Uni kid do the test. I want to see how education here in California compares to the Philippines.
How they compare: My experience with academic standards of both, is the same. University of the Philippines (Diliman), where I got my Bachelor's degree, gave me a hard time. Meanwhile, California education ranges from moderate to rigorously hard. I'm in the honor society of my community college here and it was not a breeze; but it made it easier for me to apply to Cali grad schools. Just my thoughts...and experience.
i remember it as a funny exam specially the science questions in Filipino language. the pressure on shading the circles is real tho. you're still be shading the circle of the previous question while analyzing the another question. UPD gave me a lot of happy memories.
I'm not from UP, but this type of entrance exam is common in the Philippines, and perhaps in other Asian countries as well. I live in Mindanao, and the most popular public school here is USEP. In the Engineering department, out of 100 students, only one or two usually graduate. On graduation day, it's always funny-only one or two students march to the podium, while the rest are still revising their thesis! 😂
25:30 That is because UPCAT is not really designed to determine your eligibility/ability. It is designed to weed out as much people as possible so as to only fill the limited slots. Even if every examinee in one year were to pass with extremely high scores, only a limited number of those will be admitted. They also look at your high school grades, which also has a cut-off. So even if you score very high, if you had average grades in even one subject, you're not likely to get in.
6:59 Good day. Correct me if I'm wrong because I think the correct answer in math number 118 is 300 php. For the very reason that if 2 audio tapes (each audio tape represented by x) cost 600 (2x=600; x=300) then each compact disk (represented by y) costs 900. Hence, 2/3 of the cost of compact disk is 600. The equation must be 2x=2/3 y. However, another equation based from the situation emerge, 3x+2y=1350. Consequently, if x=300 and y=900 then 3(300)+2(900) must be equal to 1350 which is not the case. But if x=150 and y=450, then 3(150)+2(450)=1350 which is correct. Hence, 2 audio tapes (each audio tape is represented by x) cost 300.
Years ago, my older brother applied to the PMA but the results didn't come out until August or September so my parents told him to apply to colleges so if he didn't get in, at least he wouldn't be too far behind. If he got in the PMA he could just drop out of whatever college he got into with zero repercussions from the parentals. As he didn't really care, he forgot about the testing date and went out with his buddies the night before. He took the UPCAT without any sleep, partyied the night before, and zero prep. He not only passed, he got into Civil Engineering, a quota course. My brother is incredibly infuriating.
Oh yeah, he never finished his first semester because the results came in and he got into the PMA so he just dropped out of UP to eventually graduate from the PMA.
Aced the UPCAT when I took it back in 2012. The results showed your ranking against other examinees instead of your actual scores. I was in the 96th, 95th, 95th and 90th percentile in language proficiency, reading comprehension, mathematics, and science, respectfully. Idk how I managed that, I was just snacking while taking the exam. lol Can't believe it's been more than a decade now.
If I remember correctly, in old times, leaves were used to bookmark pages in a book, meaning leaves inside a book. (A) Kitchen inside of House (B) Chimney is on top of the roof (C) Fan needs electricity to work, so the source is outside (D). Chair needs to be sited by a person, so it's top. The nearest answer is A.
This is hilarious how you guys come up with the answers! 😂 But I get you - it’s been so long since I used and studied theoretical education - i would know how to solve them if i remember 🤣 it’s always best to refresh one’s mind if we have all the time
shouldnt the right answer to the first math question be letter c) (x-2)^2 + (y-1)^2 = 4 since the center is in the first quadrant which are positive values. shouldnt the tangent in your illustration be on the left side instead of the right?
The toughest University Entrance Test in the Philippines by far has always been the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) - - NOT the U.P. College Admission Test (UPCAT). FYI and feel free to actually check-out the ACET 👍
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I remember the 3 smartest students in all fourth year took the UPCAT , only 1 passed but to a different branch of U.P with a smaller quota of passing, and was given courses that can accept her for her grade in the exam, they were not able to study in UP, their dream school, But now they are lawyers & doctors.
@@lexopims3660 I was 16 when I passed upcat but didn’t graduate in UP. A decade and a half later I’m paid well, saves enough, invests, can travel anytime and anywhere I want, and can support my family, then donate from time to time. God is good. 😊
Too funny. This brings back so many memories! I took this test 35 years ago and at the time, scoring was right answers minus 2/3 wrong. Some of these questions look like they're from my era (casette tapes have been obsolete for a while now). Also, "leaves" are pages/sheets in books/notebooks FWIW.
there's no calculator in UPCAT, as I remember it was around 4 to 5hrs to take the exam and the number of items are 40 to 70 items per subject (depends on subj) so the ratio of time to a question should be max of 1 min : 1 question but it was way back 2014 so I can't remember clearly.
Is it still the same requirement for applicants of UPCAT? . . . ONLY the TOP 3 of the high school graduating class are allowed to apply for the UPCAT? . . . AND . . . also, the branch where you are assigned to enroll determines your ranking/score in the exam. As far as my knowledge is concerned, if your score is in the top bracket, you go to Diliman, then SECOND is UP Manila and third I believe is either Baguio or Los Baños. Is this still happening? And does your Student number still starts with 2 digits, representing your year of enrollmen?
That’s less than a third of the actual length of UPCAT though. Haha, your final “score” is also 60% test and 40% high school GPA. And it is true, they subtract 1/4 pt for every wrong answer that’s why we’re told to skip a question if we can’t answer it. Acceptance is based on a curve but given only around 12,000 students get accepted in all UP campuses each year, and you’re competing with ~100k applicants, it’s highly unlikely to pass with less than an 85% in the test.
Oh UPCAT, I was about to click the "comment button" about a long winded paragraph about how bad I failed this test, but I realized no one would care. So, I am just gonna say thank you for sharing your video regarding this test. Haha!
I'm older now. I realized at my advance age that the paths taken whether UP or not doesn't define us. Everybody has life's lessons one way or another. What defines us is how well we live our lives to be good people to our family and society.
I passed the UPCAT 20 years ago but I never enrolled in UP. I went to the local state university instead. The experience of taking the test will always be memorable for me :)
Please note that the UPCAT is for HS students wishing to get into college. The fact you (guy in SDSU sweatshirt) say you were able to answer the UPCAT questions based on what you studied in college (except Math which you skipped in college), it means the Philippines’ educational system is more difficult, advanced. You agree?
Yes UPCAT is hard, but also most exams in the Philippines are freaking hard especially subjects with any type of mathematics due mostly to one simple instruction, SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS/CALCULATIONS. haha if your answer is right but the solution is wrong, you won’t get that point. There’s also this thing called RIGHT MINUS WRONG. It’s basically counting all your correct answers and deduct the total number of wrong answers and that will be your final score. So glad I’m done with all of these. Haha
What's harder is that they subtract 0.25 points for every wrong answer or blank, so an older student from my high school told me to never leave a blank because you have a higher chance of passing just guessing some of the questions you didn't know. I passed the UPCAT, but I hated studying. I don't know how I survived my college life. Lol
Aside from the UPCAT, the admissions committee also considers the grades of a student applicant from the 1st to 3rd year of high school, in order to be accepted to UP. There are a limited number of slots or quota of students per course as compared to the number of students who apply.
One of the most memorable moments in my student life was having passed the UPCAT, one of my dreams. But my late mom insisted that i would take college in PLM for lesser expenses, as a Manila government scholar.Later, I had the chance to study in UP for post graduate studies.
Proudly passed the UPCAT. Took it in 1981. But back in my day, the UPCAT can only be taken by the top 10 students. I was one of the 6 who took the test and the only one who passed it in my batch. Went on to study after my undergrad, but UP was my foundation.
UPCAT (the exam) itself is definitely easy tho. Got into UPD a few years ago. What's hard about UPCAT is the percentile ranking. Passing the exam does not guarantee one entering the university. You have to be in the 90th(?) percentile to get a slot in the university.
Hi, I'm a senior high student from the ph and I just have some questions within the video as I was also answering these questions as my review and preparation for upcoming entrance exams. 1) in 5:21 shouldn't the answer be a as the train a travels slower than the train b 2) 7:14 my answer is b 300 am I wrong??
What makes UPCAT difficult isn't the test itself. It's that your score is compared to your fellow participants, and also, to the scores of the people going into the course you chose. This is the reason why a lot of students choose unpopular courses, and then just try to change courses (from literature to engineering etc etc) after a few semesters.
The difficulty in UPCAT is not just the questions but THEIR GRADING SYSTEM. In the past it’s “right minus wrong”, meaning the number of incorrect answers is subtracted from the no. Of correct answers. Which IMO makes it 2x tougher So for Filipino, since you got 1 right and 1 wrong then it’s 0
I failed the UPCAT last yr becoz my language scores were bad. There were 80 items to be answered in 40 mins, and it was my first college entrance exam so i tried answering everything as carefully as possible. I finished only half of the language portion when the timer rang. ;-; I answered all c for the other half lmao.
1. They were helping each other which is something that wouldn't happen in the real exam. I'd like to see them answer the questions without communicating with each other. 2. They have a huge advantage being fluent in English... but for a lot of Filipinos the exam is extra challenging because English isn't our first language.
I passed the UPCAT in '92 without reviews and review centers (my family could not afford those) and also became an "iskolar ng bayan". I went on to become a teacher. As payback/pay forward after graduation, I worked in a non-government organization (NGO) that served Filipino organic farmers, volunteered as educator during weekends, and as college instructor, I'd bring a box of pan de sal (bread roll) to my morning class because I knew that some of my students could not buy themselves breakfast. P.S. I didn't know that UPCAT deducted a point for every wrong answer!
Took my sweet time answering the math part and panicked when the proctor announced that we had 15min left 😂 I quickly looked for easy questions and tried answering the skipped ones after. With 1min left, I randomly shaded circles for unanswered ones (I didn't care about the point deduction haha) I passed, and math was my lowest percentile score 😂😂😂 I took UPCAT in 2009. I don't know how they do it now. What we got back then was university predicted grade (UPG) and it was 30% high school grades (3 yrs) and 70% UPCAT (iirc). Oh, and abstract reasoning wasn't part of the exam that time. I think they were already considering since our questionnaire had it, but just optional.
Man i remember taking UPCAT way back 2004. What caught me off guard is that the questions in Math is written in our language Tagalog. I've never been frustrated solving Math problems with Tagalog questions.
Took this exam in the late 80's and i was in the top 6 of the result.Unfortunately, as a breadwinner, I chose a lucrative job offer and decided instead to study at a college nearest my boarding house. Yes, i started working at 16- labor laws were laxed at d time. What a waste of decision
I took the UPCAT in 2001. I actually found the ACET (Ateneo) much more difficult, particularly in the math and science areas. But I passed both, so of course I chose to attend UP 😂❤ also so confused cos I know your channel from EXO reactions only 😂😂😂
I don't think the UPCAT is the hardest college admissions test, I think the Ateneo one was actually harder. (Circa 2005) It's just that the competition to get into UP is fiercer since there are a lot more students applying.
I think they're being nice so I want to shed light on how the UPCAT is severely behind state university entrance exams within the US. The major issue is it's literally textbook based not critical thinking. I passed the UPCAT back in 2013, but was given the choice to study abroad, which I took. I got three recommendations, University of Texas, West Virginia, and California. What I realized was taking their entrance exams was how modernized their academics were compared to UP....make no mistake UP is great but it's only standardized in comparison with community colleges state side. There is nothing wrong with community colleges, but there is a gap in specialization earnings. I graduated as a Kinesiologist at UT, then got my Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Texas Women's Uni. I ended up going back to the Philippines as a CI just to relax for a year, and I couldn't believe just how far behind modern medicine is in the Philippines. I'm wondering why this is like this and if students are aware?
Well, that’s unfair, you’re comparing a developing country’s modern medicine to the US - of course the answer is not going to be good. Most countries’ modern medicine will pale in comparison to the US. And yes, UP must be like a standard community college ‘state side’ to you. This is because UP is literally a public school. It can only flourish and upgrade its facilities if the government sets aside budget for it. Plus there’s corruption and brain drain plaguing the country. I get that your question is coming from a place of concern, but ma’am, this is not the US. 😂
I took the UPCAT 42 years ago. I honestly cannot remember a single question. Just watching this video made me feel that I was smarter before. I agree with you that the technology in the Philippines is definitely behind. However, I think it depends on the college. I graduated from my profession at UP. Our setting maybe backwards but the materials and equipment are at par. When I came to the US and studied at UCLA, I impressed the professors of my skills. I felt like I owe the skills I developed from my school and professors. The UCLA professors asked me several times which school I came from. It's actually good to know the basics first to understand the advance technology better. Plus, when advance technology fail for some reason, it's easier to think of alternatives. The Americans easily get stuck when technology fails. We can be proud to be Filipinos :)
If UPCAT is the hardest exam in the Philippines then, I can only imagine that students having the guts to take the exam must be, mostly, the best and the brightest. That being said, I would say 69% is pretty low haahaa. Cool try though. Cheers dude.
Scholar ng Bayan Ang Ang tawag sa mga makapasa sa exam. I passed UPCAT 1972. BSEE graduate (1977) and now retired engineer(2018) in US. I also passed the EE exam in the Philippines and Professional EE/EIT engineering exams at the same time in 1991 here in US. I don’t remember any of the questions (UPCAT) and whether they hard or easy. I consider myself average student (maybe below because I had failing grades - 5 years engineering) I guess I’m just lucky in taking exams. I just remember passing the UPCAT is just the beginning - maybe for an average student like me. I have a classmate who graduated summa cum laude and maybe that’s the reason it took me 5 years to finish engineering. Some instructors based their grades on the class performance - I had a score of 18% in one class but still passed. I may also add that in engineering I noticed that some students are memorizing the formula. I believe that student must understand the principle behind the formula and must be able to derive it. This video reminds me of my experiences in taking exams. Thanks. Question: I’m assuming that you are high school graduate going to college. That you enjoy traveling before college.
Actually the test is relatively easy compared to other universities, but passing can be very tricky. Passing UPCAT isn't just about the score, you need to be in the upper percentile of all examiners. Even if you get 2 mistakes in all tests and everyone else gets a higher score then you still don't pass the exam. Each course can only accommodate a certain number of students and high quota courses usually take only about the top 5-10% of all applicants.
Make sure to check the end to see how we did!
(the green check doesn't mean we got it right, just our answer)
Use Google translate if the questions are in Tagalog. Type Tagalog to English in the Google search bar
Me too I want to passed upcat I'm highschool grad 😂
UPCAT is right minus wrong 😅 but you still did great for sure.
They still didn’t say what’s the passing grade. What they did was take the top number of students they needed that year, and they could have an average grade of 30% - 40%.
@@TriFatePH yeah remember dudes that this test booklet you've got from Boo was only a Reviewer. So, questions were just examples the authors got from unknown sources. It's different from actual test maybe not exactly common to every UP tests questions. Be brave 😂 some cheats thou 😂
You know, poor Filipinos but real intelligent students cannot take and pass UPCAT coz they can't even afford review classes than the kids of rich parents who can send them good review/tutor classes. UP is still a state university of rich and good schools high school graduates and become rebels of this country and govt yeah 😂
Calculators are not allowed in College entrance exams in the Philippines, and one of them is UPCAT, and on a time limit. All computations should also be shown on separate paper to be collected by the proctor, to ensure you are not just guessing 😂
eh? of course guessing is allowed in the exam
@@shahx1010 Nope, they need to see how you came up with your answer.
Nope. You can guess. You just have to submit the scratch papers so that if they think something's fishy with the way you answered - that you might have cheated - they have all the resources that you used during the exams. Then the investigation can be easier.
^^^This!
@@AngkatanNamwarandude.the computation sheet they give is optional. I would know because I passed UPCAT with mine blank yet my best score out of the 4 categories is Mathematics. Which is why I'm studying in UP now.
Btw, the exam is separated into 4 categories. Science, Math, Language, and Reading Comprehension (the latter 2 are both cut in half between English and Filipino).
I took the UPCAT 43 years sgo. My parents were both college professors (severely underpaid back then) and told me if I didnt get accepted into UP Diliman they couldn't afford to send me to another school. That was the motivation i needed to pass.
I think children of faculty got extra points when it comes to getting accepted. Ok din kasi mababa nga suweldo ng mga prof ng UP noon. Ewan ko lang ngayon.
@@nolsp7240There were no extra points for children of faculty. I dunno if that changed after I left the country in 1993. A much higher score is required if you wanted to be in Diliman in a highly popular 'quota' course like engineering or accounting. Back then students who were not confident about performing well in the test played it safe by choosing another campus like Los Banos and a 'non-quota' course just to get in, but must maintain at least a 2.0 grade average to transfer campuses or switch courses. Another way in is by sheer talent: drawing test for the College of Fine Arts or auditions for the Music Conservatory.
Your parents must've met each other in the same college
@@nolsp7240 oh no. The bias school policy, favoritism of UP. That's why not all graduates of UP are really good. Some cheats on T/R with the Registrar Office . That's politics and corruptiom 😂
Same with me, but in my case, Ateneo. My bro was a Jesuit seminarian and they were willing to give me a scholarship at Ateneo De Manila if I pass the entrance exams there. My parents said If I could not pass that, then they cant send me to higher studies. I garnered the top College Entrance Exam results in my highschool, so I really wanted to go to uni. Sadly, I didnt pass the Ateneo exams, but managed to get into UP as a university scholar, taking up B.S. Biology pre-med. I graduated from UP and my life changed for the better. I have many things to thank UP for.
You are definitely not dumb. People with very keen sense of humor like you are intelligent.
No, they're actually dumb. Their education system is so shite, they can't even tell where Sweden is. And by that, I didn't mean the two dudes.
I think they are college graduates. He's even wearing an SCSU hoodie.
Isaac the younger one just completed high school.
he is just dumb, if not he is working in the bank now, a doctor or an engineer. every asian parents
UPCAT deducts 1 point for every 4 mistakes also. Fun. 😂
brutal
Only every 4 mistakes? In my school, every exam deducted a point for every.single.mistake unless you left it blank. Brutal!
@@nenabunena this is for the university's admission test. Not applied to regularly administered testing during the semesters unless the professor feels like being nasty to the class. 😆
Really? For what I remember,our proctors told us the point system was Right-minus-wrong aka points will be deducted to the questions you got right with the ones you got wrong.
@lionelmarcussolaris2858 could be a new thing then. I took the UPCAT a loooong time ago. We were told that 0.25 point was deducted for every wrong answer (1 whole point for every 4 wrong).
Using shapes for abstract reasoning tells how a person thinks laterally under pressure and without relying on language or prior knowledge. It would really highlight a person's critical thinking and decision skills when placed on situations they've never encountered before. Pattern recognition is the most recognizable example of that, and that applies to many contexts.
The UPCAT is a highly competitive exam. It’s not just about achieving a specific score but about ranking within a certain percentile. During my time, students were ranked based on scores from the national pool. However, I’ve heard that this time, the ranking system is regional, which aims to encourage admission from all regions of the country. This means you only compete against test-takers from your region rather than the entire nation. That said, if you’re from a region with tougher competition, good luck!
i think it's the opposite. it used to be regional and now it's not so there is now a higher ratio of NCR/burgis passers and the parking lots are now full of cars
@@shahx1010 It was definitely national when I took the test around 2012. Even back then it was dominated by NCR.
@@shahx1010 I feel like there are a lot more NCR passers in the NCR campuses since some regional passers prefer the campus closer to them. I had a lot of friends who didn't proceed with the NCR campuses either bec it's too far/they didn't get accepted to their first choice programs
Graduated from UP Diliman years ago. Remembered studying hard for the UPCAT. The day came and I CANNOT for the life of me remember one single question from it. 😂
They hit test takers with the men in black neuralizer to make them forget all the questions
You realized you didn't need to study at all? All questions to me was general knowledge. If you listened to your teacher, it would come out naturally.
What I remember and couldn't ever forget was my father looking outside the room through a window and flashing the thumbs up sign. I remembered most of my time was spent eating because my father would thought I didn't re-check and re-checked if I go out early.
Near the end of 4th year HS, my father was anxious that I didn't apply for other universities.
As they say, youth is wasted on the young. Now we reminisce on our youth.
@@juliusrobertom.billena2130huh
@@juliusrobertom.billena2130 Well good for you then if you didn't have to study. Not everyone can solve a quadratic equation or an algebraic expression on top of our heads.
@@cjblufox11 I guess so. My circle of friends also seem to share the same sentiment. Maybe my circle is part of the few who understand the basics upside down and can live off it. While some can memorize volumes and forgets it next year
One of the most educational content and trauma inducing (due to math for me) content I've ever seen! 🤣😭
😂😂😂 Yeah that's why I just went to PUP instead because UPCAT is so much pressure
@@AthenaCat0324 i take exception to that and im pretty sure other pup alumni would do so, too. if you can't appreciate or be proud of our school dont degrade it or make it look inferior to other universities. i just felt i had to tell you that. wag mo nmqn maliitin ang sintang paaralan natin
You're reaching because that's not what I meant. I think I should have indicated that the PUP test also had tons of pressure but not as much as UPCAT.@@michael-r6t2h
Hii!!, I took the UPCAT this year and let me tell you that the Math sections that you answered is something that can be mentally solved by students right now especially those who went to Review Centers, and I think that's why the UPCAT competition is very hard.
I missed the chance to get into UP, but two of my daughters passed the UPCAT, went to UP and fulfilled my dreams for me.
Ay, your kids should fulfill their dreams, carve their own paths. They're not extensions of you.
Congratulations to your daughters. Congratulations also to you for growing them to be fine daughters.
I passed the UPCAT but i have a low score in math and english so i was required to attend a Bridging Program in Math and English in preparation for my college actual class. Unfortunately I was not able to attend the Bridging Course. I enrolled and graduated in UP but i have a failed grade in 1 subject. I was able to retake the said subject and passed it. As an average IQ student in UP, my college life was so tough. Luckily I graduated on time and able to find a modest stable job right now.
what course did you took?
@@dormamo6917you meant wbat course did he take? im such a grammarhead 😄
@@michael-r6t2h hahaha kaya cguro hindi maka pasa hahahahaha
BA History pero nagshift ako sa BS Management kasi malayo yung main Campus samin kaya ng mag-open ang slot ng Business courses nag line up ako before enrollment para mka transfer sa City Campus ng UP Visayas.
I doubt if you passed UPCAT😂✌️
Professor said exams often include abstract reasoning to evaluate a person’s ability to think logically, solve problems, and identify patterns independently of language or prior knowledge. This type of reasoning is essential in many fields as it reflects critical thinking skills and adaptability in unfamiliar situations
Yeah, the test is probably for them to know if you have the mental capacity/intelligence to pass your chosen course more than what you already know at that point in time when you took the exam.
Even in ACET. It's pretty popular in Filipino college entrance tests
I think the difficulty makes a lot of sense. Although I really don’t recall getting algebraic questions when I took the UPCAT in 2005 and my first choice was the Mass Comm. I guess there’s a reason why I didn’t make it there 😂
you guys are SMART smart... I am amazed ... sense f humor + inteligence = perfffect
14:18 I just got in this part, so I don't know if you already figured this out yet at the end of the video. Anyway, "leaves" are what you called the pages of the book. It's like if you open a book and you hold one paper, that is a leaf.
I passed the UPCAT 17 years ago, and though I feel like those sample questions are a lot easier than the actual questions in the UPCAT, I also could not answer those math and science questions easily at my current age. 😅
I think you both are smart (and funny and cute). 😁😂
I think you both are smart and funny 😂❤
S-tier video idea right here
Shoutout FilipinoBoo
you are not stupid, guys, you are nice people and thanks for always featuring the Philippines in your videos☺️🇵🇭❤️🇺🇲
Nice and stupid are not mutually exclusive.
Ung tipong hindi cla by formula kundi by drawing😅.. pero they got it correctly by simply analyzing the questions. Nice guys! Amazing!👏
Subukan mong itagalog yung question for sure mahihirapan sila😂
Ma diskarte
Maabilidad kasi mga puti 😀
maganda talaga ang education sa US ...
sa atin kasi obsessed sa pagpapa-memorize ng formula, hindi i-analyze yung question.
I tried UPCAT before, my biggest regret was not preparing for it. I felt dumb in that testing center 😂😂
Same, it was the exam that opened my eyes how dumb I was😅
Even if you get a passing mark
It is not guaranteed that you will be admitted or given a slot to attend UP because there are limited slots and only the top scorers will be given the privilege to be an “iskolar ng bayan” (a nation’s scholar)
The tuition is subsidized by the government. In 1986 I had to pay only the miscellaneous fees and was even granted an allowance.
whatever, I have an agency mate from UP who flunked the US boards and had to retake, dont ever think as a UP grad, you're automatically smarter than most people.
@ just stating facts I did not think that I am smarter than most people, I did not mean to offend. ✌️
@@angel91485absolutely! i used to think that all of them were smart but turns out 1/3 just got lucky
@@angel91485 Are you ok? Getting a bit too aggressive out of nowhere.
@@thetrustysidekick3013 I wasnt talking to you
This is entertaining and also made me try and figure out the answers. I'm sure I flunked!
I have a feeling you two were actually smart in school.
tyler is a law major forgotten if hes undergrad or a graduate
i passed the UPCAT in 1976..1 was by given scholarship 100% free. All school fees( tuition, miscellaneos,laboratory fees, etc) plus monthly stipend plus book allowance ..i just mantained my grades & renew every semester the scholarship for 4 yrs ..my favorite subjects are math , science , chemistry, physics, social sciences , etc ..after that i was lucky to work at pagcor casinos .
if we use the right-minus-wrong policy in your mock UPCAT raw score, your final score would have been 15 (27 correct items - 12 wrong items), which I guess would be pretty low. But hey, you might have a chance with your percentile ranking if most test takers scored lower than you.
I don't know the present upcat structure but when I was in high school, getting into UP and your favoured course was percentile based. Ergo the more popular the campus and course, the greater the competition will be.
A tactic my school employed was to list a campus you wanted, even if it was hard to get into, like Manila and Diliman... And chose an easier campus to get into as your 2nd choice, like iloilo, baguio, etc. The thought process is you can eventually transfer to any course and campus you want as long as you had good enough grades.
I listed UPLB as my 1st choice and iloilo my 2nd. I got admitted in Iloilo and transferred to UPLB the following year. I know some people who had decent UPCAT scores but didn't get into UP solely because of their campus choices. I know one student back then who didn't know better and listed Manila and Diliman as his primary and secondary choice.
Not sure if this is still how admission is done. I heard from a prof that because of the "no tuition" policy UP implements, competition has sky rocketed.
right
@@sb17146 same thing.
Also aside from campus selection, the course selected, write the first 2 choices as the one you really want and the third an unpopular one like agricultural or forestry and just transfer later on.
Also, if you are not sure of the answer, leave it blank first and go back to it later.
Based on experience, while you would think transferring to manila, Diliman or los Baños campus from provincial are harder, than transferring to provincial campuses. My sister's experience is actually the opposite, mas maarte UP miag-ao when my sister transferred from UPLB. Kahit general courses hindi credited. Same bs bio lang naman.
I also know a lot of transferees from UP Baguio, UPV to Diliman or Los Baños with their subjects credited. However, not the other way around.
Siguro mababait lang deans during those times.
@@sb17146 quick question, were your subjects credited in UPLB? Alam ko mas lenient credits sa manila, Diliman and LB than vice versa going to the province.
By the way, yung ganyan strategy sometimes backfires like taking agriculture or forestry.
Then yung student ma disenfranchised or mawalan gana kasi hindi nila gusto. So tuluyan na hindi na sya nakalipat with a course na ayaw.
Or they later found out mahirap pala agriculture and hindi mahabol grades para makalipat.
Mas maganda pa naka waitlist. I personally know 2 students who made it from the waitlist to their preferred degrees.
One of the more notable UPCAT passers I've witnessed na ka batch ng kuya ko is LEAH SALONGA. Her name became a sort of tourist attraction sa blackboards.
Hindi pa uso online noon. Long line of blackboards pa noon. And to see your name on the blackboard kahit alam mo na passer ka na is still a moment of indescribable joy. Kung uso lang camera phones noon, tingin ko hindi uusad pila dahil sa selfie of their name.
Took this exam in 1985 to enter the college of medicine. Got selected for one of only 30 slots for the 7 year medical degree program. But when I found out that i wouldn't be able to have summer vacations gor 7 years, i opted to go to UST instead where i was also accepted a few weeks before in the limited quota program where my highschool friends also decided to go. Took me 10 years there to become a Doctor. But i enjoyed every minute of it and made lifelong friends. I'm sure i would have probably had the same experience in UP but when you're young you sometimes make decisions based on convenience 😊
Very interesting journey
YOU GUYS ARE SMART, I LOVE THIS CONTENT.
back during my time, the score was computed as (#of right items - #wrong items ) divided by the total number of items. I don't how I passed it and entered the college of engineering after.
This is still the rules until now
This was fun to watch. My younger sister went to UP Diliman. I think I will have my 11th grader and my sophomore Uni kid do the test. I want to see how education here in California compares to the Philippines.
Update please? How did they do?
How they compare: My experience with academic standards of both, is the same. University of the Philippines (Diliman), where I got my Bachelor's degree, gave me a hard time. Meanwhile, California education ranges from moderate to rigorously hard. I'm in the honor society of my community college here and it was not a breeze; but it made it easier for me to apply to Cali grad schools. Just my thoughts...and experience.
23:01 candid can also mean "impromptu" or "spontaneous" that's why the answer is well-thought
As vloggers using cameras, they should have figured this out . "That was a candid shot". A shot that was not composed, just pointed and shot.
But the question being asked was the antonym of the given word...
that's not the sense candid was used in the sentence tho
My Wholeheartedly Best of Luck to you guys 🙇🏽♂️😭
i remember it as a funny exam specially the science questions in Filipino language. the pressure on shading the circles is real tho. you're still be shading the circle of the previous question while analyzing the another question. UPD gave me a lot of happy memories.
I'm not from UP, but this type of entrance exam is common in the Philippines, and perhaps in other Asian countries as well. I live in Mindanao, and the most popular public school here is USEP. In the Engineering department, out of 100 students, only one or two usually graduate. On graduation day, it's always funny-only one or two students march to the podium, while the rest are still revising their thesis! 😂
Isnt it MSU-IIT?
25:30 That is because UPCAT is not really designed to determine your eligibility/ability. It is designed to weed out as much people as possible so as to only fill the limited slots. Even if every examinee in one year were to pass with extremely high scores, only a limited number of those will be admitted. They also look at your high school grades, which also has a cut-off. So even if you score very high, if you had average grades in even one subject, you're not likely to get in.
God bless on that, bois!
I might possibly be the hardest college entrance exam in the Philippines, but the hardest exam in the Philippines would be the Bar exams.
6:59 Good day. Correct me if I'm wrong because I think the correct answer in math number 118 is 300 php. For the very reason that if 2 audio tapes (each audio tape represented by x) cost 600 (2x=600; x=300) then each compact disk (represented by y) costs 900. Hence, 2/3 of the cost of compact disk is 600. The equation must be 2x=2/3 y. However, another equation based from the situation emerge, 3x+2y=1350. Consequently, if x=300 and y=900 then 3(300)+2(900) must be equal to 1350 which is not the case. But if x=150 and y=450, then 3(150)+2(450)=1350 which is correct. Hence, 2 audio tapes (each audio tape is represented by x) cost 300.
Thats what i thought too😅. So im kinda confused right now
I just realised lol. The check appears on the answer they think is right, NOT the correct amswer
Their answer for math 125 is also wrong.
Years ago, my older brother applied to the PMA but the results didn't come out until August or September so my parents told him to apply to colleges so if he didn't get in, at least he wouldn't be too far behind. If he got in the PMA he could just drop out of whatever college he got into with zero repercussions from the parentals. As he didn't really care, he forgot about the testing date and went out with his buddies the night before. He took the UPCAT without any sleep, partyied the night before, and zero prep. He not only passed, he got into Civil Engineering, a quota course.
My brother is incredibly infuriating.
Oh yeah, he never finished his first semester because the results came in and he got into the PMA so he just dropped out of UP to eventually graduate from the PMA.
Seriously when I took a test here in NC ,Math is 2 years behind here in the US compare to the Philippines!
hardest college entrance exam. Law School Aptitude Exams are a LOT harder. especially UPLAE.
I love this video. Enjoyed it! Great guys!
Aced the UPCAT when I took it back in 2012. The results showed your ranking against other examinees instead of your actual scores. I was in the 96th, 95th, 95th and 90th percentile in language proficiency, reading comprehension, mathematics, and science, respectfully. Idk how I managed that, I was just snacking while taking the exam. lol Can't believe it's been more than a decade now.
You're super smart, no doubt
Edi wow
It's a fun content. ❤
this is cool!! more content like this
Very smart and good content guys!
you did very well boys. congratulations!!!
If I remember correctly, in old times, leaves were used to bookmark pages in a book, meaning leaves inside a book. (A) Kitchen inside of House (B) Chimney is on top of the roof (C) Fan needs electricity to work, so the source is outside (D). Chair needs to be sited by a person, so it's top. The nearest answer is A.
This is hilarious how you guys come up with the answers! 😂 But I get you - it’s been so long since I used and studied theoretical education - i would know how to solve them if i remember 🤣 it’s always best to refresh one’s mind if we have all the time
shouldnt the right answer to the first math question be letter c) (x-2)^2 + (y-1)^2 = 4 since the center is in the first quadrant which are positive values. shouldnt the tangent in your illustration be on the left side instead of the right?
The toughest University Entrance Test in the Philippines by far has always been the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET) - - NOT the U.P. College Admission Test (UPCAT).
FYI and feel free to actually check-out the ACET 👍
UP graduate here. Keep on trying.👍👍👍
Minnesotans are not dumb. Keep on making great content!! The only thing i don’t like about Minnesota …. The Twins beating my team the Red Birds in the 80s!!! Up 3-1 in the world series and here come the Twins winning the remaining three games …. That was soooo soooo hard to take! But hey, go Vikings!!! More great content guys! Oh, i’m writing this in Camp John Hay! Chilly up here!
nice one guys ❤❤❤❤
I remember the 3 smartest students in all fourth year took the UPCAT , only 1 passed but to a different branch of U.P with a smaller quota of passing, and was given courses that can accept her for her grade in the exam, they were not able to study in UP, their dream school, But now they are lawyers & doctors.
@@lexopims3660 I was 16 when I passed upcat but didn’t graduate in UP. A decade and a half later I’m paid well, saves enough, invests, can travel anytime and anywhere I want, and can support my family, then donate from time to time. God is good. 😊
Too funny. This brings back so many memories! I took this test 35 years ago and at the time, scoring was right answers minus 2/3 wrong. Some of these questions look like they're from my era (casette tapes have been obsolete for a while now). Also, "leaves" are pages/sheets in books/notebooks FWIW.
Somehow feeling proud that I passed that back in the day 😊
there's no calculator in UPCAT, as I remember it was around 4 to 5hrs to take the exam and the number of items are 40 to 70 items per subject (depends on subj)
so the ratio of time to a question should be max of 1 min : 1 question
but it was way back 2014 so I can't remember clearly.
I took it in 2018 and that p much hasn't changed (also checked with most recent takers)
Is it still the same requirement for applicants of UPCAT? . . . ONLY the TOP 3 of the high school graduating class are allowed to apply for the UPCAT? . . . AND . . . also, the branch where you are assigned to enroll determines your ranking/score in the exam. As far as my knowledge is concerned, if your score is in the top bracket, you go to Diliman, then SECOND is UP Manila and third I believe is either Baguio or Los Baños. Is this still happening?
And does your Student number still starts with 2 digits, representing your year of enrollmen?
*Some people misinterpret being goofy for being dumb.Being goofy just means being creativily funny.*
That’s less than a third of the actual length of UPCAT though. Haha, your final “score” is also 60% test and 40% high school GPA. And it is true, they subtract 1/4 pt for every wrong answer that’s why we’re told to skip a question if we can’t answer it.
Acceptance is based on a curve but given only around 12,000 students get accepted in all UP campuses each year, and you’re competing with ~100k applicants, it’s highly unlikely to pass with less than an 85% in the test.
I found UPCAT hard!!!! And right minus wrong!!!! And they said ACET was hard! But it was easy for me!!! I got in Ateneo and enrolled there instead. 😭
Well done 👏 ✔️ Trifate, now you can enroll in University of the Philippines 🇵🇭 👏 ❤❤❤
Oh UPCAT, I was about to click the "comment button" about a long winded paragraph about how bad I failed this test, but I realized no one would care. So, I am just gonna say thank you for sharing your video regarding this test. Haha!
I'm older now. I realized at my advance age that the paths taken whether UP or not doesn't define us. Everybody has life's lessons one way or another. What defines us is how well we live our lives to be good people to our family and society.
i am confused. are you back or this was a recorded video when your were still in the philippines?
I passed the UPCAT 20 years ago but I never enrolled in UP. I went to the local state university instead. The experience of taking the test will always be memorable for me :)
Please note that the UPCAT is for HS students wishing to get into college. The fact you (guy in SDSU sweatshirt) say you were able to answer the UPCAT questions based on what you studied in college (except Math which you skipped in college), it means the Philippines’ educational system is more difficult, advanced. You agree?
Yes UPCAT is hard, but also most exams in the Philippines are freaking hard especially subjects with any type of mathematics due mostly to one simple instruction, SHOW YOUR SOLUTIONS/CALCULATIONS. haha if your answer is right but the solution is wrong, you won’t get that point. There’s also this thing called RIGHT MINUS WRONG. It’s basically counting all your correct answers and deduct the total number of wrong answers and that will be your final score. So glad I’m done with all of these. Haha
What's harder is that they subtract 0.25 points for every wrong answer or blank, so an older student from my high school told me to never leave a blank because you have a higher chance of passing just guessing some of the questions you didn't know. I passed the UPCAT, but I hated studying. I don't know how I survived my college life. Lol
Aside from the UPCAT, the admissions committee also considers the grades of a student applicant from the 1st to 3rd year of high school, in order to be accepted to UP. There are a limited number of slots or quota of students per course as compared to the number of students who apply.
Candid denotes no holds barred, opposite of well-thought of or being prudent/careful.
Is Tyler married? 😮😮😮
One of the most memorable moments in my student life was having passed the UPCAT, one of my dreams. But my late mom insisted that i would take college in PLM for lesser expenses, as a Manila government scholar.Later, I had the chance to study in UP for post graduate studies.
I also tried to go to UP and took the UPCAT. I only managed to answer half of the questions, and the time ran out lol
Proudly passed the UPCAT. Took it in 1981. But back in my day, the UPCAT can only be taken by the top 10 students. I was one of the 6 who took the test and the only one who passed it in my batch. Went on to study after my undergrad, but UP was my foundation.
You guys are smart because you are witty. I believe that witty people are intelligent.
UPCAT (the exam) itself is definitely easy tho. Got into UPD a few years ago. What's hard about UPCAT is the percentile ranking. Passing the exam does not guarantee one entering the university. You have to be in the 90th(?) percentile to get a slot in the university.
Hi, I'm a senior high student from the ph and I just have some questions within the video as I was also answering these questions as my review and preparation for upcoming entrance exams.
1) in 5:21 shouldn't the answer be a as the train a travels slower than the train b
2) 7:14 my answer is b 300 am I wrong??
What makes UPCAT difficult isn't the test itself. It's that your score is compared to your fellow participants, and also, to the scores of the people going into the course you chose. This is the reason why a lot of students choose unpopular courses, and then just try to change courses (from literature to engineering etc etc) after a few semesters.
The difficulty in UPCAT is not just the questions but THEIR GRADING SYSTEM. In the past it’s “right minus wrong”, meaning the number of incorrect answers is subtracted from the no. Of correct answers. Which IMO makes it 2x tougher
So for Filipino, since you got 1 right and 1 wrong then it’s 0
I failed the UPCAT last yr becoz my language scores were bad. There were 80 items to be answered in 40 mins, and it was my first college entrance exam so i tried answering everything as carefully as possible. I finished only half of the language portion when the timer rang. ;-; I answered all c for the other half lmao.
Kaya nyo yang UPCAT 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
1. They were helping each other which is something that wouldn't happen in the real exam. I'd like to see them answer the questions without communicating with each other.
2. They have a huge advantage being fluent in English... but for a lot of Filipinos the exam is extra challenging because English isn't our first language.
I passed the UPCAT in '92 without reviews and review centers (my family could not afford those) and also became an "iskolar ng bayan". I went on to become a teacher. As payback/pay forward after graduation, I worked in a non-government organization (NGO) that served Filipino organic farmers, volunteered as educator during weekends, and as college instructor, I'd bring a box of pan de sal (bread roll) to my morning class because I knew that some of my students could not buy themselves breakfast. P.S. I didn't know that UPCAT deducted a point for every wrong answer!
Took my sweet time answering the math part and panicked when the proctor announced that we had 15min left 😂 I quickly looked for easy questions and tried answering the skipped ones after. With 1min left, I randomly shaded circles for unanswered ones (I didn't care about the point deduction haha)
I passed, and math was my lowest percentile score 😂😂😂
I took UPCAT in 2009. I don't know how they do it now. What we got back then was university predicted grade (UPG) and it was 30% high school grades (3 yrs) and 70% UPCAT (iirc). Oh, and abstract reasoning wasn't part of the exam that time. I think they were already considering since our questionnaire had it, but just optional.
Reading your comment made my day! 😄
Excuse me, I'd probably fail that test. You guys did amazing 👏 🎉❤
Man i remember taking UPCAT way back 2004. What caught me off guard is that the questions in Math is written in our language Tagalog. I've never been frustrated solving Math problems with Tagalog questions.
The UPCAT exam is taken mostly by 16 y/o High school students.
Took this exam in the late 80's and i was in the top 6 of the result.Unfortunately, as a breadwinner, I chose a lucrative job offer and decided instead to study at a college nearest my boarding house. Yes, i started working at 16- labor laws were laxed at d time. What a waste of decision
I hope you have forgiven yourself. Deciding not to take, or failing to see the value of the long-shot decision can feel terrible down the line.
I took the UPCAT in 2001. I actually found the ACET (Ateneo) much more difficult, particularly in the math and science areas. But I passed both, so of course I chose to attend UP 😂❤ also so confused cos I know your channel from EXO reactions only 😂😂😂
Isaac are you still in the Philippines because I didn’t see you going around somewhere in BGC or makati
he lives in QC so you'll have to go to SM North/Trinoma
I took and passed the UPCAT ages ago and I'm a proud UP graduate. I don't think I'd do well on the test now though especially the math section. 😊
Bro in stripe is lowkey Nerd too.. and thats for sure..👍👍👍
Never had those questions in my Engineering entrance exam... btw im in a state university
I remember my daughter pass the UPCAT but went to UST.. 😅😅😅
Cool!
Furthermore, (correct answers minus incorrect answers) is your actual score. Divide by maximum score achievable is your % correct.
I don't think the UPCAT is the hardest college admissions test, I think the Ateneo one was actually harder. (Circa 2005) It's just that the competition to get into UP is fiercer since there are a lot more students applying.
Agree with this, also took the exams around thr same time. UPCAT was long and average. ACET was short but difficult. The la Salle exam was.... uhm. 😂
I think they're being nice so I want to shed light on how the UPCAT is severely behind state university entrance exams within the US. The major issue is it's literally textbook based not critical thinking. I passed the UPCAT back in 2013, but was given the choice to study abroad, which I took. I got three recommendations, University of Texas, West Virginia, and California. What I realized was taking their entrance exams was how modernized their academics were compared to UP....make no mistake UP is great but it's only standardized in comparison with community colleges state side. There is nothing wrong with community colleges, but there is a gap in specialization earnings. I graduated as a Kinesiologist at UT, then got my Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Texas Women's Uni. I ended up going back to the Philippines as a CI just to relax for a year, and I couldn't believe just how far behind modern medicine is in the Philippines. I'm wondering why this is like this and if students are aware?
Corruption.
Well, that’s unfair, you’re comparing a developing country’s modern medicine to the US - of course the answer is not going to be good. Most countries’ modern medicine will pale in comparison to the US.
And yes, UP must be like a standard community college ‘state side’ to you. This is because UP is literally a public school. It can only flourish and upgrade its facilities if the government sets aside budget for it. Plus there’s corruption and brain drain plaguing the country.
I get that your question is coming from a place of concern, but ma’am, this is not the US. 😂
I took the UPCAT 42 years ago. I honestly cannot remember a single question. Just watching this video made me feel that I was smarter before. I agree with you that the technology in the Philippines is definitely behind. However, I think it depends on the college. I graduated from my profession at UP. Our setting maybe backwards but the materials and equipment are at par. When I came to the US and studied at UCLA, I impressed the professors of my skills. I felt like I owe the skills I developed from my school and professors. The UCLA professors asked me several times which school I came from. It's actually good to know the basics first to understand the advance technology better. Plus, when advance technology fail for some reason, it's easier to think of alternatives. The Americans easily get stuck when technology fails. We can be proud to be Filipinos :)
thats why the smart ones take graduate studies abroad..
"Namumutiktik" is abundant in English so the synonym from the options would be "madaming-madami" (bountiful).
If UPCAT is the hardest exam in the Philippines then, I can only imagine that students having the guts to take the exam must be, mostly, the best and the brightest. That being said, I would say 69% is pretty low haahaa. Cool try though. Cheers dude.
Scholar ng Bayan Ang Ang tawag sa mga makapasa sa exam. I passed UPCAT 1972. BSEE graduate (1977) and now retired engineer(2018) in US. I also passed the EE exam in the Philippines and Professional EE/EIT engineering exams at the same time in 1991 here in US. I don’t remember any of the questions (UPCAT) and whether they hard or easy. I consider myself average student (maybe below because I had failing grades - 5 years engineering) I guess I’m just lucky in taking exams.
I just remember passing the UPCAT is just the beginning - maybe for an average student like me. I have a classmate who graduated summa cum laude and maybe that’s the reason it took me 5 years to finish engineering. Some instructors based their grades on the class performance - I had a score of 18% in one class but still passed.
I may also add that in engineering I noticed that some students are memorizing the formula. I believe that student must understand the principle behind the formula and must be able to derive it.
This video reminds me of my experiences in taking exams. Thanks.
Question: I’m assuming that you are high school graduate going to college. That you enjoy traveling before college.
Actually the test is relatively easy compared to other universities, but passing can be very tricky.
Passing UPCAT isn't just about the score, you need to be in the upper percentile of all examiners. Even if you get 2 mistakes in all tests and everyone else gets a higher score then you still don't pass the exam.
Each course can only accommodate a certain number of students and high quota courses usually take only about the top 5-10% of all applicants.