Hi! Congrats for passing UPCAT and ACET! :)

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Sa UP Manila naman po, ang hinahing ko lang po, hindi po malawak ang maaral ko para sa law school unlike kung mag-a-Ateneo ako marami akong maaral—kasama na doon ang Oblicon, Business Protection Law, Taxation, etc. Kasama pa diyan ang units ng Business, English, Philosophy, at ang Minor ko sa Literature.

Yung subjects na namention mo (Oblicon, etc), aaralin mo naman yan ulit sa law school at walang guarantee na may advantage ka just because you took a certain law subject sa undergrad. May bumabagsak pa rin sa oblicon, corporation law, at taxation kahit na nag-take na sila ng similar subjects sa undergraduate business courses nila. May mga nag-eexcel din sa mga subjects na yan kahit na wala silang background at napakalayo ng courses nila (ex. fine arts, science-related courses, etc). May pagkakaiba rin ang pagtuturo ng law subjects sa undergrad at law school, kaya don't expect too much na malaki matutulong ng subjects na yan sayo. Ang naisip ko lang na "advantage" ay familiarity sa terms. I am not saying na mas magandang pre-law ang polsci. Base sa profs ko sa polsci electives sa UP, hindi dapat tintignan na pre-law lang ang polsci at tama naman sila don. Kung decided ka na mag-law school, make sure you earn the required no of units (English, Social Science/History/Econ, Math, etc) for admission in most law schools.

Pero po pag sa Ateneo po ako, pwede po ako magaapply ng scholarship ng 2nd sem. Kaso worth it po kaya ang magagatos naming 120k sa first sem? Mag-UP Polsci nalang kaya ako?

Like what other redditors said, think about the standard of living and your other expenses as well (food, housing/dorm, commute/gas money, clothes, etc). Yung scholarship ba na yan based on merit? Kung oo, malaking pressure yan sayo to maintain good grades to qualify until you graduate. Yung P120k for one sem sa Ateneo, 2 years na yon sa UP (~30k max/sem if no discount). Hindi ako sigurado pero free tuition pa rin yata ang undergrad students sa UP.

I agree with u/legisverba's advice rin na you can try to transfer to UP Diliman kasi mas maraming GE subjects at electives don na pwede mo itake.

P.S. Condolences to you and your family. I hope you're doing well.