the.makings.of.an ILLUSTRADOS

BITTERNESS> =]

I didn’t made it to diliman and manila. So, i just opt for studying in University of the Philippines Los Banos. I filed my reconsideration request. I find it very easy to be reconsidered for admission, because Los Banos accepts reconsideration for students who got 2.8 or better in UPCAT.

But then, I didn’t know, that the course I choose to be reconsidered requires interview and written examination. I chose Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts. I would have chosen Bachelor of Science in Biology, because it does not require interview and written examination provided that your science in UPG is 75 or better.

I really want Economics. Unfortunately, i can’t be reconsidered because i got low UPG in Mathematics. arg. x!x

This are the requirements in certain courses. (reconsideration)
Course        LANGUAGE. READING. MATH. SCIENCE. addt’l req.

BSECO          70               70            80       70
BACA           80               80            60       60           interview&exams
BSBIO           70              70              70       75

MINE           94                94            78         96

I meet BSBIO’s and BACA’s requirement. But not what I want, I really want Economics, I know that since elementary, math is my waterloo, but i really want economics, though economics is a math-related subject.

I wiill study Law so, I decided that i would take CA instead of BIO since CA is somewhat related to the subjects required in taking up Bachelor of Law.

I attended the interview. There are 10 candidates for reconsideration, two will be accepted or at least, the top performing students in the interview and the written exams. I went to the College of Arts and Science Annex ! bldg. and went inside the Department of Humanities at the second floor. It’s hot inside and it looks like the typical UP rooms, old, not well-painted and somewhat not pleasing to the eyes. I saw their line of awards. I saw their list of award-winning professors.

“ARGUELLES”

I went inside the Chairman’s office. Old and creepy but cold. I saw their air conditioning machine, it’s very weird and it’s very strange to my eyes. The dean told me to sit down.

“Introduce yourself”

“I am Cleve Arguelles, i graduated from Manila Science High School”
He began to make face and change his mood. He interupt and told me this bitterness.

“So, you are from Manila Science. That is a science high school. This is the home for the students who love the arts. This is not a room for those who want to check the chemicals, to compute the infinities or even those who want to disect frogs. This is BA Communication Arts, I DON’T THINK A STUDENT FROM A SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL CAN SURVIVE IN THE ARTS FIELD. We don’t want students to use BACA as a back door for shifting to other courses after a year. We are very serious about this course, this is not easy as you science high school students may think. This is not about the formulas or other equations. This is about passion. I believe your school has strong electives in the sciences and math but not in the arts. I graduated from Ateneo, I tried to enter MaSci, but they didn’t let me in. I don’t think MaSci has the right to do that to me, I graduated with honors, I can’t think of a reason na hindi nila ako tinanggap. I just don’t know why, I believe I answered the exam correctly because it was easy. But too much of that, tell me more about your school.” ( this is not exact but its precise. )

“Sir, our school demands a great knowledge in the math and sciences field but the school also caters the need for the arts. We have speech and theater arts, reading and writing enrichment, and technical writing. I have read UPLB’s Comm. Arts also focus on the need for the development of ultra-bilingual students. Our school offers Niponggo and last year, French, to students. So, I don’t see any problem, in case, I got in, in this course. And besides, I really love Communication Arts and I believe this course fits me well.”

The assistant chairman began asking personal questions.

“How many girlfriends do you have now? Five or six?”

“I do belive that is very personal, ma’am, but on the second thought, would you like to help me count?

Both of us laughed. Another shot of question from the chairman.

“So, I guess I have to ask you this question, What kind of personality do you have?”

I answered brief descriptions of who I am, what I feel, and the kind of persons that I want.
He then instructed me to go to a certain room. He handed me a legal-size bond paper and insturcted me to write a five-paragraph essay on why will they accept me as a BA Communication Arts student.

He reminded me, “I want everything written there foreign in my ears, I don’t want words that I understand. Be sure that reading your essay would make me use my dictionary. If not, I’d rather throw that in the bin.Essays that I read are nosebleeding. Can you make me one?”

I smiled.

xxx
BITTER.
haha!

(some things written here especially the conversation part is not exact. but i think it’s precise. lols.)

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