What is this UPCAT?

What is the UPCAT?       

 
According to the UP website  (www.up.edu.ph),  UPCAT,  arguably the toughest of all College Admissions Tests (CATs) in the Philippines,  is a five-hour examination consisting of subtests on Language Proficiency, Science, Mathematics, and Reading Comprehension.

Standardized scores on these subtests are combined with the weighted average of final grades in the first three years of high school to determine qualification in UP. 

 

But because UP is a public school supported by taxes, it implements a policy of democratization to make its studentry more representative of the country’s population by including socio-economic and geographical considerations in selecting applicants for acceptance.

For more information on the UPCAT, please contact:


                                   The Office of Admissions
                                   University of the Philippines
                                  1101 Diliman, Quezon City

Telephone Numbers: (+632) 9818500 loc. 3827, 3828, 3831
E-mail: oadms@up.edu.ph
Websites: UP Office of Admissions and UPCAT Online Application

Thinking of UP, Ateneo, or La Salle?

Thinking of  UP, Ateneo, or La Salle?

Why not? If you are serious about getting a college education that prepares you best for the career or job you have in mind, you are right to think about these schools. There is no question that these are the top three universities in the country, based on rankings made by  reputable organizations here and abroad.

Just like you, many, many others are thinking of getting into UP, Ateneo, or La Salle.

UP in particular.  If you’re thinking of UP, you will be competing against nearly 70,000 high school graduates! UP attracts the most number because it is the best among the top 3, and also because it charges the least expensive matriculation fees.

Same situation when a lot of guys are courting the  same pretty girl in your school.  The competition gets tough.

And that is why the CATs are very tough:  they’re designed to separate the best grads from the merely good.  Being “good” will not be enough, sorry.

So if you are really serious about getting into UP, Ateneo, or La Salle, you need to get serious about preparing for UPCAT and the admission tests given by Ateneo and La Salle.

If you are, check out  www.prep4college.net , the online preparation site designed to boost your test performance in these CATs.

Get serious, sure, but get real, too: you won’t make it without serious test preparation.