Apply in UP, Ateneo, and La Salle

Cast a wide net.

No matter how great a student you think you are, don’t think of applying only in your No. 1 choice of college.

In the first place, you can never be sure you can be admitted to your “ first choice” school. So many things can happen to upset that plan.  At UP for example, you can score very well in UPCAT, but if the quota for the college that is offering your course is filled up, and you are dead set on that course program, you may want to take that up at Ateneo or La Salle instead.

For example, if it’s business admin you want, and the quota in UP is filled up, and you don’t want to take up economics or engineering or whatever your second choice of program is, you may just want to get into La Salle which has also a very good business administration program.

So the smart way is to apply to the top 3 – UP, Ateneo, and La Salle – and to pass all the CATS. If you are admitted, then you can carefully consider relevant factors such as the cost of tuition, the daily commute to and from the school (commuting across metromanila is  just godawful), the kind of campus environment, quality of student services, availability of financial assistance, how strong the alumni is ( a factor in getting employed after graduation), and whatever else matters to you  (you should consider the kind and quality  of students you will have for classmates).

So cast a wide net. Don’t just apply in one. The really smart people prepare for all three  CATs.

Go to www.prep4college.net , the online site that prepares you only for UPCAT, but also for Ateneo’s College Entrance Test ( ACET) and La Salle’s Freshman Entrance Exam (FEE).