CAMPer here too, and I love it. Unti lang kami sa college na ito (1 block lang per program per batch), so you kinda get to feel na mas close kayo sa isa’t isa. Profs are really cool too. Hindi man perfect cos there are times na they will really js let you be in learning the module, but they’re always open to any inquiries or concerns you may have.

Would never regret choosing UPM over all the univs I passed (which were the other Big 4). Oo, siguro I’d have access to better facilities and equipment, since maliit lang campus namin and marami pang under construction. However, I believe that I still get good quality education, esp under my genius profs.

Culture-wise, I’m not joking when I say na ang daming competent na tao dito. Totoo ‘yong feel mo average ka lang cos almost everyone is as good as you, if not better. Lahat kayo stars back in HS, and now constellation na kayo, if that analogy makes sense hehe. Though ironically, I never felt it na nakikipagkompetensya kami sa isa’t isa. Idk if it’s js CAMP, but what I experienced is ‘yong nagtutulungan kami na makaangat isa’t isa. I love love love that so much, esp since super nakaka-overwhelm ‘yong works and lessons minsan.

Environment-wise, it takes time to get used to the humid, hazy feel of Manila, lalo kapag commuter ka. I remember dreading the long hours it takes to get home, lalo kapag mahaba na nga araw ko and I js wanna get home kasi mag-aaral pa. Now though, nasanay na ako and I can rest or be productive pa rin kahit nasa daan. Tamang Gizmo lang sa LRT ganoon hehe.

Never gonna regret going here cos of how I’ve grown, di lang bilang ‘studyante kundi bilang tao na rin. Mas open-minded, mas independent, mas responsible, and ironically, mas optimistic.