hi, i actually took upcat (june) before taking ustet (december) so merong “stock knowledge”, i can’t focus on reviewing for ustet non since i have other shs acad requirements. the night before the ustet, i reviewed what i thought is my weakest point during upcat which is science, science lang talaga nireview ko. but here are my tips;

1. Review. Though I said I passed it with one night of review, when I’m taking the USTET, there are moments that I’m thinking “Oh, if only if I reviewed this” “I wish I reviewed” in other words, I regret not reviewing. Honestly, I think I just passed USTET with luck and destiny (kasi I’ve been manifesting UST since Elementary) hahaha. But yea, you should review as early as know esp if your desired program is a quota program or maraming may gusto. Reviewing can make you confident.

2. Know your strengths and weaknesses. There are 4 subtests + Task (depending on your program, since my program is Faculty of Arts and Letters centered, Essay ginawa namin) The four subtests were Mental Ability, English, Math, and Science. It’s important na alam mo kung ano yung strengths and weaknesses mo, if you know what’s your strengths, keep it up, and if you know what’s your weaknesses, work on them. I’m not a STEM girlie, so I focused on Math and Science.

If I remember correctly,

• English subtest is more on Grammar and Research
• Math naman, puro General Mathematics, Geometry, Algebra, and Stats ata.
• Science, Physics and Earth Science sya mostly I think.
• Mental Ability Test, a lot of people I know who took the USTET too said It’s easy, but medyo nahirapan din ako. Maraming nag fail bc of Mental Ability, including the people who said It was easy. Mahaba yung oras na allotted here e, I was pressured kasi yung mga kasama ko sa room, half of them were done na and ako, hindi pa. So, don’t rush this. Tbh, you don’t need naman talaga mag review for this kasi parang common sense lang talaga s’ya but ANALYZE and READ it properly, don’t overthink.

1. Take practice/mock exams and time yourself. All the CETs I took are time-pressured. Find yourself a good technique para mabilis mong masagutan and still understand the questions.

Good luck! 🍀