Sooner than expected, I graduated from high school. I was unprepared. While on the other hand, my classmates had already submitted their application forms to their chosen universities and colleges; others had already passed the entrance examinations. And I, for lack of preparation because I expected I won’t leave high school had I failed the final exams, ended attending the last university on my list with the third-best option for my course.
College is a whole new different world, I tell you. So it is best that as early as today, you better be thinking of only one thing, except for remarkably excellent grades if you’re wanting to graduate with flying colors: college admission. And since we want to gear you up for this new battle you’re about to face right after graduation, let’s get you posted first with the list of the country’s top universities and colleges, along with their respective admission dates based on last year’s academic calendar.
Luzon
- University of the Philippines – Diliman, Quezon City
- Deadline of application: around middle of June
- Entrance examination: 4th to the 5th of August
- De La Salle University, Manila City
- Deadline of application: around early September
- Entrance examination: all Saturdays of October
- Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City
- Deadline of application: around early March
- Entrance examination: around mid of April
- University of Santo Tomas, Manila City
- Deadline of application: around first week of June
- Entrance examination: around early August to early December
- University of the Philippines – Los Baños, Laguna
- Deadline of application: around middle of June
- Entrance examination: 4th to the 5th of August
Visayas
- University of San Carlos, Cebu City
- Deadline of application: around early October
- Entrance examination: around middle of December
- University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Iloilo City
- Deadline of application: around last week of May
- Entrance examination: around early August
- University of San Jose – Recoletos, Cebu City
- Deadline of application: around early December
- Entrance examination: around middle of March
- St. Paul University – Iloilo, Iloilo City
- Deadline of application: before January
- Entrance examination: around early January to middle of May
- Central Philippine University, Iloilo City
- Deadline of application: around the month of September
- Entrance examination: around end of October to around middle of May
Mindanao
- University of Southern Mindanao, Kidapawan City
- Deadline of application: around middle of December
- Entrance examination: around middle of January to around early April
- Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City
- Deadline of application: around middle of October
- Entrance examination: around middle of November to end of May
- Mindanao University of Science and Technology, Cagayan de Oro City
- Deadline of application: around middle of March
- Entrance examination: around April 2-20
- Caraga State University, Butuan City
- Deadline of application: around early September
- Entrance examination: around middle of September to around end of January
- Davao Doctors College, Davao City
- Deadline of application: around end of March
- Entrance examination: around the weekdays of April
There you go! Now that you’re reminded with these important dates you need to fit in to your senior year calendar, it is time for you think and re-think which of these schools you want to attend to and what course best fits you. This is just the beginning of a new and challenging battle you’ve got to win once you graduated from high school and enter college.
For now, enjoy the remaining days you have in high school, and go get more memories to add into your yearbook before you say, “Farewell, high school!” and “Hello, college!”