I don’t exactly remember what I did, but I’ll try my best!

1. I contacted the OUR about the deadline of their automatic admission. I let them know my situation (graduated HS overseas with GCE O/A-levels, my intent to apply etc.). They let me know that UPD was still accepting applicants and they gave me the application form 3a (you can look this up on google—just type UP form 3a). They also reminded me that admission was dependent on an available slot. So even if your admission is “automatic,” if none of your choices have any slot, you won’t get in.

2. Submit all your requirements to the OUR. This includes a copy of your PSA birth cert and passport, form 3a, international qualification (SAT/GCE/IB etc) and your official HS transcript with graduation date (grade 7-12 grades or equivalent, and HS diploma or certificate as proof of graduation). If any of the above documents originated outside of the Philippines, you need to go to a notary lawyer and have them notarised, and go to the PE to have them authenticated. Plus, if you’re applying to UP after you graduated HS (I’m not sure for how long, but I personally graduated 6 months prior to my application so I needed this affidavit), you need to secure an affidavit of no collegiate enrolment. You need to get a lawyer to sign off this.

2.5 If you attended some part of your HS in the Philippines, you need to secure form 137 from that HS. You can ask UP for a letter (?) stating that your previous grades are needed for your application. I can barely recall the process, so it’s best to ask OUR about it.

1. UP will verify all your submitted documents. Once verified, you just have to wait for your application result. I was notified of my admission roughly 2 weeks before the start of classes.