UPCAT, the movie

I learned from several contacts and UP group postings a movie had been created about the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT).

The plot appears to be simple: highschool students wanting to pass the UPCAT to be able to enroll in the country’s premiere university (?) so they could become the best professionals someday.

And the trailer brings so much memories already.

Do you know I peed while sleeping the night before the UPCAT (ssssh)? Yeah, I’m giving too much information, I know. haha. Anyway, I was sooooo nervous then I brought several packs of chocolates and marshmallows, some sweets that I can eat during the exam. They said sugar is good for the brain so I counted on such things to help me get through. haha I badly wanted to pass the UPCAT because I thought no other school was good enough. hehe And of course to lessen my mom’s burden because I knew it’ll be hard to finish a degree at other universities with their skyrocketing tuition fees.

Anyway, to cut it short, I was one out of the 10,000 who passed the UPCAT and there are around 70,000 examinees every year! But of course the exam was NOTHING compared to the gruelling hours I spent studying (ows.hehe). There were times I would cry out of frustration because I have not been getting the (MATH!!!) lessons right. tsk.

Still, I can say my stay in UPLB is among the best years of my life so far.

BTW, the setting of the UPCAT the movie is in UPLB!! Yipee! Ipapalabas daw sa Rob Galleria Dec 3 (what a perfect gift for me hehe) onwards