by Monique Andrea Bagadiong
ADVENTURE. That’s how Ardielei Jessica D. Lopez described her PUP experience. I wouldn’t agree more. It sure is the perfect word to describe it. She’s only seventeen, but do you want to know how her adventure started?
A girl from Tagaytay Street of Caloocan city chose to study in Polytechnic University of the Philippines because she does not want her parents to suffer just to be able to send her to an expensive private school. But it doesn’t mean that the quality of education is less. “I know that PUP is known for having good standards when it comes to teaching their students.” That’s what she said justifying that quality does not have to suffer for paying less.
She first took up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy for that was what her parents wanted for her, a certified public accountant. But she didn’t really like it. Deep down in her heart she likes something else. It sure is hard to do something you don’t like. And so she talked to her parents and shifted to Bachelor in Broadcast Communication.
After 3 years, she’s still in PUP-College of Communication and she says shifting made her happy. Although being an irregular student has it advantages and disadvantages, she still rather study in her personal chosen field. And according to her “..coping in to the new world takes time”. Nonetheless, she said that her adventure started more likely when she shifted. She even compared how the students of COA are always reading books and preparing for exams and she described the students of COC – outgoing.
Sounds like she’s having fun meeting new people. But she still admits that being an irregular student is tough. She mentioned about delayed graduation. She won’t be able to graduate on time because her curriculum before was totally different from what she’s taking up now. She’s still trying to catch up with the new curriculum and that’s the same reason she gave for not joining any school organizations.
In spite of not being a part of organizations in school, she still has friends to hang out with. Actually, that’s what she does after all her classes. She goes to the mall or somewhere else to unwind after a stressful day in school. And sometimes, she even finds comfort just by having long talks about life with her friends.
A student, a friend and on top of it, she’s an exceptional daughter. Her greatest dream is to finish college and be able to help out her parents and give whatever it is that her family needs. She wants to give back all her parents effort into bringing her up to what she is now.
A grateful dreamer, that’s how I would describe her. And when I asked for a message for the aspiring PUPians, this is what she said. “I would like to encourage them to persevere and continue to live their dreams.” Very Inspiring, especially having heard it from a part of the institution. “Just continue to dream and make it happen!” were some of her last words.
She obviously likes where she is now but she still thinks that there’s always room for improvement. When asked to rate PUP on a scale of 1-10 and 10 being the highest, she gave it a 7. She believes that PUP is a great institution that’s why she chose it but it can still use some improvements too.
Finally, she says that this experience is a blessing…and an obstacle to test her strength and faith.
A girl from Tagaytay Street of Caloocan city chose to study in Polytechnic University of the Philippines because she does not want her parents to suffer just to be able to send her to an expensive private school. But it doesn’t mean that the quality of education is less. “I know that PUP is known for having good standards when it comes to teaching their students.” That’s what she said justifying that quality does not have to suffer for paying less.
She first took up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy for that was what her parents wanted for her, a certified public accountant. But she didn’t really like it. Deep down in her heart she likes something else. It sure is hard to do something you don’t like. And so she talked to her parents and shifted to Bachelor in Broadcast Communication.
After 3 years, she’s still in PUP-College of Communication and she says shifting made her happy. Although being an irregular student has it advantages and disadvantages, she still rather study in her personal chosen field. And according to her “..coping in to the new world takes time”. Nonetheless, she said that her adventure started more likely when she shifted. She even compared how the students of COA are always reading books and preparing for exams and she described the students of COC – outgoing.
Sounds like she’s having fun meeting new people. But she still admits that being an irregular student is tough. She mentioned about delayed graduation. She won’t be able to graduate on time because her curriculum before was totally different from what she’s taking up now. She’s still trying to catch up with the new curriculum and that’s the same reason she gave for not joining any school organizations.
In spite of not being a part of organizations in school, she still has friends to hang out with. Actually, that’s what she does after all her classes. She goes to the mall or somewhere else to unwind after a stressful day in school. And sometimes, she even finds comfort just by having long talks about life with her friends.
A student, a friend and on top of it, she’s an exceptional daughter. Her greatest dream is to finish college and be able to help out her parents and give whatever it is that her family needs. She wants to give back all her parents effort into bringing her up to what she is now.
A grateful dreamer, that’s how I would describe her. And when I asked for a message for the aspiring PUPians, this is what she said. “I would like to encourage them to persevere and continue to live their dreams.” Very Inspiring, especially having heard it from a part of the institution. “Just continue to dream and make it happen!” were some of her last words.
She obviously likes where she is now but she still thinks that there’s always room for improvement. When asked to rate PUP on a scale of 1-10 and 10 being the highest, she gave it a 7. She believes that PUP is a great institution that’s why she chose it but it can still use some improvements too.
Finally, she says that this experience is a blessing…and an obstacle to test her strength and faith.
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