My wife attended UP Dilimon and I’ve been there many times. I agree it has the best academics. However one thing to mention is about accommodations and the wealth of students that attend the number two and three. Maybe do another video that examines student experiences. Also cover some tier 2s like UP Los Banos.

@@keiocorp definitely! I’m looking for some great excuse to go back to my alma mater too haha thanks for the suggestion!

Not even ranked in Top 200 in the world

My step-daughter and niece attend the University of the Philippines and De La Salle University respectively (I am from the UK and have a Doctorate in Education) and I find them to be decent institutions. Both of the girls work hard so they have a greater chance of doing well. They had initially wanted to go to university overseas, but they are small-town girls with very little experience outside our municipality so vetoed that at the behest of my wife and sister-in-law.

UST.

This is great info to know, thank you! ☺️

Filipino-American public high school graduates find UPCAT easy-peasy ... If they can pass SAT UPCAT is nothing but peanuts.

@@Mrmpcebu59 Yup, it is easy-peasy (many of us passed based on stock knowledge) - the thing is, you have to beat out 100,000 other test takers to be in the top 10%. :)

Easy peasy? Ha, ha ... good luck with the competition. If you have the right political connections easier to enter... staying and surviving...you have to get the right mindset. AFTER U.P. graduation is the REAL TEST! Btw, U.P. standards NOT the same in all units... easy peasy.. 😛🤣

@@Mrmpcebu59 what's UPCAT?

Agreed

I think funding remains a big issue- as is often the case.hehe

Indeed . More often proper financial allocations and management really is a big issue. In addition to the fact that many heads and officers in the Education sector are not even Education majors or graduates in the first place. What do we expect ? 🤷

@@christiaflores8118that is true. Research funding for our state universities is much much smaller compared to universities in ASEAN.

All 16 Lasallian schools in the Philippines annually provide 100% tuition-free academic scholarships to thousands of financially handicapped but deserving students. Twenty percent of the total student population of each of the 16 Lasallian schools in the Philippines is given a 100% tuition-free education. DLSU is a school of the poor in as far as the Lasallian community is committed to providing full scholarships to at least 20% of its total population. It means that 1 out of every 5 students will be from the most disadvantaged groups in society. Lasallian Star Scholars are given brand-new laptops and tablets to assist in their daily education. A Lasallian Star Scholar receives a P10,000.00 monthly allowance for their daily expenses and more. Lasallian academic scholars are further provided with a 100% tuition-free master's and doctorate education or go on to DLSU Law or DLSHSI Med School. Lasallian schools provide 100% tuition-free continuing education for working students from the age of 19 up to 60-year-old retirees who desire to pursue their unfinished high school and college education. Several vocational courses are provided at La Salle schools for free to help jobless applicants learn business or employment-generating skills.

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Sure thing, that's the goal at the end of the day

It even doesn't matter there if they finish college or not.

maybe because there aren't enough college grads around so employers don't have much of a choice. in the Phls almost everybody has some kind of college degree so you can afford to be picky

@@marioimolina True. Knowing there are available jobs, people in the US are not motivated anymore to finish college, and the result is a lack of passion for their work because they know they can hop from one company to another, professional maturity is very important in an employee to stay longer in a job, and that is the advantage of college graduates, you were taught to be a disciplined people.

@@shenic5131 I think lack of passion for work depends on the person. It's not because of you having a piece of paper. I work at one of the largest company or others may consider the largest company in world. I have a degree and most of my peers didn't when I started. After 20+ years they are still working in the same company and we are part of management now. So people hoping from one job to another, as what you are saying, are those who work on shitty jobs or maybe a shitty company. If the company they work for gives you good benefits with a competitive salary, people stay. If they hop to another company, I guess they've been offered a good package compared to what they have. Yes, having a degree gives you an advantage, but it's not a tool for people to be motivated and work hard.

Thank you!

Here in the Philippines from what I've seen and experienced, there is still prejudice toward one's education to their literacy or "how smart they are and prepared for the real world". Most, minimum wage jobs still require a degree. Starting jobs such as being a barista or staff in a corporation requires a degree, whereas if you lived in countries such as Singapore, the USA, or the Uk these jobs would be open to 17-year-olds seeking job experience. In the Philippines, I personally do not agree with the ways how education is viewed here. It truly is a controversial and interesting topic.

@@yaw8176 I've noticed that as well. I'm a photographer and construction worker, and no one ever asks for a college degree. Here in the Philippines, they want a dregree for a hotel housekeeper!

What it takes to be a notary in the Philippines: 1 year in prep-school, another year in kindergarten, 7 years in elementary, 5 years in high school another 5 years in college and 4 years in law school and must pass the law bar exam just to notarize for 600.00 ($12.00), whereas, in the developed world it takes a high-school gradute 3 months in notary training. Boom! They can notarize.

@@manilamartin1001 Unfortunately that's the reality the Filipinos have to live with. Due to the scarcity of opportunities I considered leaving the country and time will only tell whether or not i do push through with the idea

@@yaw8176 i hope you can move to america. Most filipinos are very successful there. Especially RN nurses who earn over $100k dollars a year work 2 jobs at a time.

U of T and Waterloo are the only top universities in Canada in engineering and architecture, and these schools only admit students with stellar GPAs.

Sure thing Renee!

@@TheSavvyExpat 😊

UST and UP

Consider CIM of Cebu. Over the past years most of their students topped the boards ranking 1st-10th randomly and that's every year, sometimes, surpassing UP manila of medicine. But does not belong to those big 4 Univ.

@@kenando9834 It is not all about board exam ratings, for that is extremely overrated to be a basis of how good the school is. It is about the quality of practical performance and research skills. UP has been a bastion of intellectual and health science knowledge for decades. They have the National Institutes, and others do not. Anyway, CIM is also an excellent school, but not as excellent as UP Med.

@@jeremiahdanielsamuel2505 indeed, UP remains the best school in the Philippines, however, there are still schools who performs better than UP or not the same as caliber as UP , not to be concieted but my cousins and my siblings graduated in UP and aced the bar exams it is evident that UP is still on their top tier performance. Regardless of what pillars they have.Universities are judged on factors such as global research reputation, publications, and the number of highly cited papers.

During the pre-war era, the De La Salle campus was considered the biggest among its NCAA rivals. The American-Irish Christian Brothers followed the campus size of most European universities. During the pre-war era, Lasallites enjoyed having the most elegant-looking Saint La Salle Hall and the grandest school, Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament, all thanks to National Archt. Tomas Mapua of Cornell University. The pre-war DLSC campus had the most spacious soccer field and the biggest basketball gym that doubles as a movie and stage theater. The Christian Brothers preferred having a small and manageable campus with an exclusive limited and well-selected student population of Lasallites. After WW2 UP and Ateneo moved to a fast-developing Quezon City. The exclusive all-boy-schools of De La Salle College, San Beda College, and the Colegio San Juan de Letran all remained in Manila to be in close proximity to the pre-war historical NCAA sporting venue of the Rizal Memorial Coliseum (RMC) along Vito Cruz St. Several decades ago, the pre-war Malate area was the affluent residential area of the well-heeled society of Manila.

The Manila schools are usually the ones that are considered "top tier". DLSU Dasmariñas isn't even under the De La Salle system, it's ran by EAC or Emilio Aguinaldo College.

@@whapakkouch2132 source?

@@whapakkouch2132 hi it is actually run by the de la salle brothers. If my recollection is correct, the land and college was initially EAC but the ownership was transferred to the DLSU brothers in 1987. Could be wrong on the year (UP grad here but affiliated with one of the Lasalle schools, so history on this is wonky.hehe) Bro. Augustine Boquer was president until last year. He was succeeded by Bro Sockie, who is the ninth brother president- so definitely a De La Salle brother run school.

@@whapakkouch2132 not anymore, since 1987. DLSU-D’s already under De La Salle Ph.

Campus accommodations vary 😊 in my experience, there were cheap campus-run accommodations (DLSU) that aren’t inside but are partnered. ADMU’s has one inside their campus and I think they have foreign rates if I’m not mistaken

She only mentioned that UPD campus area was far larger than the other big three universities. The other thing she said was that UP had the largest campus not indicating what UP campus that might be. Her research is correct you gotta pay attention…

There's several expats that study in these colleges and the fact that your daughter has experience here will only prove for a smooth transition. From an experience standpoint, I say why not. From an education standpoint, it depends on the caliber of college she's attending now in the States (whether or not these Philippine colleges are better.)

I wish I could have convinced my daughter to study in the Philippines. I’m sure she would have been accepted in the top 4 universities base on her GPA. So far so good maintaining her straight A’s on her freshman year in college at AU Washington DC taking BS (PhD) in Biochemistry.

From what I’ve seen, even foreigners with high GPAs (US) might fall short if they ever decide to study in the top four universities. Most courses we go through during our Senior High School would be considered as AP classes, being highly specialized, and could possibly affect your chances of getting in. In my case, my family is riddled with Alumni from UST, JHS-SHS all in UST, part of three organizations, did outreach programs, my strand/program for SHS is GAS-HA (General Academics-Health Allied/Medical course), the list goes on. So unless her current school is way up there, and she is a rockstar, our grading system is highly different depending on which university you apply to, so please keep in mind. I’ll have to beg to differ when Savvy Expat’s comment of “smooth transition” as Asian education is loaded and stressful than the usual. If your daughter’s academic path and extra curricular are too varying and does not have any relation to her desired course, she most likely would not be admitted. Speaking from my experience in UST, they want a student who knows what career they want right from their Junior High School Years and DOES NOT, I repeat DOES NOT, double take on their decisions as they will grill you on why you changed your mind. Furthermore, expounding on the workload; Most students barely get enough sleep as it is, no time to complain, no time to relax, it’s constant work-work-work, so prepare her for a life of constant work and sleep deprivation. Enough with me grilling my University, let’s see the bright side of this pasture. UST grills you and shapes you to become the “IT” professional, the constant stress and working strengthens your constitution, if it doesn’t break you (God forbid), you’ll feel a sense of confidence and determination to be better than the person beside you, but at the same time make sure they can keep up with you. Most of my former classmates during my SHS were insanely professional and prepared for all matters that could possibly occur, we all lifted each other up from the stress of all the load always slapping us left and right. Most renowned companies and professionals come from these universities, and they themselves prefer their own as there is some assurance that this person would fare well. I’ve rambled too much haha. I’m currently a freshman in UST’s Nursing Program, wherein we only have 4 sections and after the first year would be cut to only 3 sections, one of the hardest courses to get in among the top 4 (due to our 100% title for boards). If your daughter wishes to try for our Nursing Program, make sure it is her priority course, if not, they instantly barred you as a candidate. Good luck to y’all! Go Uste! 😂

What is ALTA?

@@mamamargaux9461 kind of saying if you're in that "high" or "can't be reached by many" status, you're in.

Thank you

Hey! I’m not very sure about this. Is the bank partnered by your school? Also, do you have proof of bank transfer? That may help!

You were scammed.

What school?

@@shenic5131 Adamson university.

what bank did you use?

I like that pareeee ✌️

Just because your child made it kinda big doesn't mean daig na ng school niya ang Big 4. Funny ka.

gosh its just an entrance exam for high school grads dont make it such a big deal, you haven't even produced a single noble laureate.

What is BBA? It could be a diff name but same deg program.

Unfortunately, freshmen years in Phl universities are going to make you really busy. You’ll have around 18-21 units (or 6-7 subjects) per sem if I remember correctly, so that’s almost a whole day, 5x a week kind of schedule.

@@Isabella-ky8kx is it the same for a masters degree?

@@justusflorentin3533 for UST masters degree/graduate school is different you got free choice to choose your schedule but that also depends on the given schedule they give, you just have to choose which day you want or fits your schedule, but the down side is slots for given subjects are limited so you got to hurry enrollingfor that subject/unit, and for your last year of your masters degree is more on focusing on writing your own book for defense so lots of requirements to pass, research and revision to do. And if your taking doctorate you will not have any advisers and have to do everything on your own.

@@civneri4049 well said! I agree with you

Workload is a decent amount, adding more to what Isabella said, it also depends on your course/degree. As some courses such as multimedia or anything about media may take time beyond school hours. However, if you factor in part-time jobs, co-curricular activities it can get stressful, but doable--in my experience.

Thanks for your feedback! We’ll make some clarifications on this in our next videos

Didn't you read the title? It says "Top 4 universities in the Philippines", right?? Clearly, she is talking about the Big 4, which happens to be located here in *surprise* Metro Manila. As someone from one of those top-tier universities, I'm 200% sure that only UP, Ateneo, DLSU, and UST are in that tier. It is unfortunate that no school from cebu or the other provinces could make it to that exclusive club. But to your point, yes, those cebu schools are pretty good.

Really? So how come the students are mediocre compared to students from other countries? I’ve seen a couple of mediocre UP students on KZfaq videos who can barely communicate both in Tagalog and English. They do not possess critical thinking skills based on how they perceive the current status quo. They’re mostly learning and imitating what they see on FB, Twitter, TikTok or Instagram. In short, they are nothing but sheep and robots. It’s sad because the intelligent Filipino is dying or no longer exists. What has replaced intelligence is a bunch of students who barely picks up books and cannot intelligently analyze situations based on their knowledge in history, literature, arithmetic and all the basic philosophies which they should have learned at a young age. I am mostly directing this rant to arrogant students who claim they come from “privilege backgrounds” and they graduated from a private HS.

Personally, I think they reflect reality.

Yes, they do, as a Recruitment Officer, they reflect in reality.

Are these kids being taught how to think, or just how to pass the exams ?

@@henryyoung7184 UP, for one, is known for having critical and free thinkers.

@@henryyoung7184 Would you pass an exam without thinking? DUh.

yet some of your grads fail in the boards, when other university grads have passed.

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@@Isabella-ky8kx Ingat ka dyan sa itsura palang manyakis na..

Miss having her on the channel!

I think Philippine Cardinal Tagle was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by La Salle University in Pennsylvania.

No keep your inshallah in your country

They are a BIG YESSSS! They won't still be at the top for nothing.

and whose schools those have PhDs?

@@dreiGodom UP or Ateneo. These are the only schools in PH that land at least in top 1m spot in the world school ranking.

@@meekopal2369 thanks

Says the one who didn't come from any of those universities. Assimo.

Hahahaha burned! He's probably poor.

Obsolete? They still dominate the rankings, most notable people in the country studied in the big 4. Sila parin the best sa fields nila

Haven't you heard about the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2023? Look it up. It is still UP, Ateneo, DLSU, and UST. Mapua is good, but not as good as those 4.

@@alexachristinezobel6983 Times higher education has better methodology than Qs

@@paulnicolaparua300 Ha? Says who?? That shit didn't even make it to mainstream news outlets in the past years, only QS did. What made it big this time?? Because Ateneo surpassed UP "diumano" lol. The BIG 4 has long been established and it's here to stay, without Mapua in it tho. Mapua is good, but UST is way, way better.

@@alexachristinezobel6983 Bitter.

@@paulnicolaparua300 You really think mapua can replace UST's prominence overnight because of a who-knows-what ranking in a single year?? Tangina goodness gracious lol. I'm not bitter, you are just naive hahahaha!

I call absolute bullshit.

Not 100% correct. My son, a semiconductor physicist from the University of the Philippines, is mentoring graduates from Stanford University and other highly ranked ASEAN Universities in their company. Representative of his company to National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) In Golden, Colorado instead of his american colleagues from Silicon Valley. More than 25 ISI publications in semiconductor and materials science. A patent invention and half a dozen of IEEE publications on renewable energy, particularly solar power. Senior managerial position in a prestigious american company at the age of 26.

@@fultondefensor329 you forgot to name the filipino university ranked in the top 100 in the world.

@RL you also forgot to tell us about your achievements being a graduate of university in top 100.

@@fultondefensor329 I am not sure if USC in California is in the top 100, but I bet it beats all Filipino universities. What do you think?

@RL how many ISI publications or patent inventions do you have? My son who graduated in a filipino university that is not in top 100 have 25 ISI publications, published mostly by the American Institute of Physics and a patent invention registered at US, Chinese, Japan, Taiwan and South Korean patent offices. Being a graduate of USC, a much better school, you should have more.

UP, Ateneo, De La Salle, and UST are hands down the most prestigious universities in the Philippines.

Are you living under a rock all this time? Lol

​@@TheSavvyExpatLa Salle is known for producing the most billionaires and industrialists of the Philippines who have generously given back to their beloved Alma mater by funding new buildings, campuses, scientific researches and thousands of academic scholarships for the gifted poor.

​@@TheSavvyExpatDe La Salle is fortunate to have several of its die-hard loyal alumni to generously provide hundreds of millions of pesos to fund several of La Salle's projects is amazing. Billionaire Enrique Razon gave La Salle 500 million pesos. Henry Sy of SM gave La Salle a billion pesos for the DLSU library. Amb. Danding Cojuangco gave more than a half a billion pesos to La Salle is outstanding. The thing is the Lasallian alumni never fail to keep on giving hundreds of millions is beyond fanaticism.

De La Salle is rich because of it's alumni die-hard loyalty.

If you find the right places, you'll be surprised.

Aww, it's okay to admit you're too broke to afford a bus ticket, let alone a plane ticket.

@@ClapBoomBoom Just don't have the time. Last trip I went to Buswanga Airport in Coron, got bored there due to no night life, took like a 3 hour boat ride to El Nido which I did enjoy. I am more used to flying from like Dallas to Cancun 2 hour flight and then having all kinds of tourist places and beaches to visit. Philippines has horrible tourism infrastructure and just suxs to get to any place.

@@ClapBoomBoom I don't take buses, I would rather fly or take a private van, I don't do mass public transportation like bus, Jeepney in the Philippines. Check out Cancun Mexico for how things should work for tourism, Philippines could learn alot.

@@mikejones5364 Yeah I ain't reading all of that. Good for you though.