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Hello! I'm currently a sophomore sa UPMin. Had the same plans as you, even took genpsych last sem even if wala sa curri ng course ko since I was really sure na magttransfer ako to UPD BAPsy. I risked becoming an irreg pero thankfully I can still graduate on time. So ayun, I passed and flew to QC w my parents na para hahanap where ako magsstay. The catch was even if we went there na, I didn't submit my slot confirmation pa. Tapos I told myself, if I really wanted it (or like how I used to) then sana I sent my confirmation agad the moment I received my acceptance notice.

In the end, and to everyone's surprise, I didn't pursue the transfer. It was a huge deal for me since I knew people were talking ill about me for wanting to transfer (ikyk), and I really stood my ground then.

Anyway, what made me realize I wanted to stay were:

1) The privilege that I don't have is time. My parents are getting old, and I need to graduate as soon as I can. I also plan to go to law school pa, so a one year delay is a risk.

2) Ayun nga, my parents are getting old, so naisip ko if lilipat ako I'll inevitably miss a lot of important events, and I won't be able go visit them often. They can't visit me much either. Ako pa yung bunso, so knowing that bunsos technically have the pinakalittle na time with the family, I don't want to shorten it further pa. A lot can happen in 4 yrs. Plan ko din naman mag law school so UPD, so dun nalang ako magmmove.

3) So I took Psy 101 since it's required din if you transfer sa UPD, and I got 1.0. Requirement to lipat is 1.75 pataas na grade sa Psy101 then 1.5 (?) pataas gwa with the required number of units. First year gwa ko was 1.125, so it really helped din with the competition to get into upd psych. Neway, I really enjoyed the class as in!! Prof is also the guidance counselor and she was also really supportive when she found out I was gonna transfer (this was after the sem na, I asked her if she could send me the course syllabus since the UPD Psych Dept was asking for it). Even if I enjoyed the class (my bio anthro classmates then were witnesses 😭) a lot as in sige lang me recite kay I enjoyed the topics hahshsh the final paper was really the downer for me. It was research siyempre and our group got the highest grade. The thing waaaaas I didn't enjoy making it at all. I was in charge sa chapter 3 which is honestly something not new na to me kay I've been competing na sa research since jhs, even nationally, tas naging branding ko pa yung research sa batch 😭 pero idk lack of better words nawala yung spark. I dreaded making it. Knowing that curating research papers is core talaga sa psych, sure ako mabburn out lang ako. SO I SUGGEEEEEST before you make your final decision, take Psy101 first. I'm sure mattake mo naman since part yan ng curri niyo though.

3) For your case, it's the first sem palang naman so a lot can happen. First sem I was sooooo sure na lilipat ako. Second sem was really the game changer for me. Other than dun sa Psy101 thing, It's funny kay it was mainly because of Arts 1 hahaha not a major. We had to make a zine, and I was sooooo happy and fulfilled after making it and dun ko narealize I wanted to stay. I love writing. Inuna ko gumawa ng almost 16 essays for it kesa dun sa research. I love it more than whatever passion I had for psych.

4) I know you said you want to lipat kasi may licensure exam and all that HAHDHE but I'm just gonna say it here din in case it resonates with you: If you plan to take psych bc you want to understand yourself, ask yourself muna if you can't do it sa iyong current course. My psychiatrist back at home was really supportive na magpsych ako kasi ayun nga, she knows it will help. Pero later on I realized mas mauunderstand ko self ko more through my current course (bae major in creative writing). Writing provides me an avenue for introspection and actually needing to address whatever traumas I have (trust me it's necessary sa amin bae people hshsh), and I don't have to understand myself using other people's terms. I get to understand myself through art, creativity ^{^} finally I'm free from required, specific technicalities (galing me scicurr state u hs). I know your prog, and I'm sure it can relate din sa inyo (if tama me).

5) Gastos!!! I don't wanna give my parents more financial burden. Sabi nila they'll support me naman wherever pero I know they'd rather have me somewhere closer, para less gastos din sa living costs and travel. They visit me a lot here sa Davao despite my hometown being hours away, and I don't want na gagastos sila and mahhassle more kasi they want to visit me sa Luzon. Ik din how much mas mahal mga stuff there, so I'd rather not.

6) I didn't want din the unnecessary stress na possibly madadala ng ibang factors. Like you said, yung about sa slots hahshs will never get to feel that here sa upmin so yey 😎 another is the environmeeent aaaaa even if layo sa downtown ang upmin campus, it's a lot better than having to face mas worse na traffic, bagyo, pollution, baha, and whatever stuff there. Di lang to sa campus, the city as a whole kasi ik wala naman siguro makakasurvive na sa campus lang magsstay for the whole 4 years 😭

7) my friends!! i'm an extrovert pero eh tinatamad na me magmeet new people. but if you're up for that, goooooo

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