A primer on college

application.
 Important Tips
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

o “COURSE before COLLEGE”

o What are your personal skills, interests and dreams?
o What course best matches these 3?
o In what colleges or universities can you pursue this course of study?
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o How affordable or expensive is the tuition and fees in these schools?
o Will you be needing a scholarship?
o How will you travel to school daily? What modes of transport are
available?
o How affordable or expensive is the cost of living in these colleges (daily
meals, uniform, etc.)?
Schedule of Major CETs
 REMINDERS:

➢ Submit applications and requirements on time! Take note of the specific

deadlines of submission.
➢ Request school documents (e.g. TOR, Recommendation Letters) as early as
possible to avoid rush and delays in submission of requirements.
➢ Keep a checklist of the requirements per school to avoid having incomplete
requirements.
➢ AVOID ERASURES AND WRITE LEGIBLY
➢ Don’t lose proof of payments or receipts as these will also be asked from you.
➢ For Online Application, take note or screen capture the reference number
provided to you. The reference number will be needed for application status and
viewing of test results.
SCHOOL DOCUMENTS
• TOR (Transcript of Records)
• You may request for a copy of TOR from the Registrar (APAA) starting JULY
• You will need to pay PHP 100 per copy of TOR

• Payments for TOR

• Payments for the TOR should be done individually. You may pay at the Cashier in
the Junior High. No collection of money.
• KEEP YOU PROOF OF PAYMENT OR RECEIPT

• Recommendation Letters
• Requests should be made at least a week before your desired release date.
• (For Counselor’s Recomm) Accomplish the DATA RECOMMENDATION FORM and
attach to the printed out recommendation forms.
WHAT IS A BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.) COURSE?

A Bachelor of the Arts degree program provides students with an expansive education, requiring few to almost
zero credits in science subjects.

A Bachelor of the Arts degree program provides students with a more expansive education, requiring fewer
credits that are directly linked to a particular major.

Instead, students are expected to earn credits in a variety of liberal arts subjects. Courses in the humanities,
English, the social sciences and a foreign language are typically part of this degree program.

Bachelor of Arts degrees are commonly offered in fields like English, art, music, modern languages and
communication.

B.A. courses may also be used as a Pre-Law course.

WHAT IS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.S.) COURSE?

Programs resulting in a Bachelor of Science degree are generally more strictly focused on their subject matter,
requiring more credits that are directly linked to the major.

Students are expected to concentrate their academic energies on mastering the technical and practical facets
of their field.

They have fewer opportunities to explore topics outside of the subject of their major. Bachelor of Science
degrees are usually offered in technical and scientific areas like computer science, nursing, mathematics,
biochemistry, and physics.

B.S. courses are often used as a Pre-Medicine undergraduate course.

 APPLICATION PROCEDURES,
REQUIREMENTS AND IMPORTANT DATES
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Remember to prepare a good

essay beforehand so that you
won’t be rushing your essay
when deadline time is nearing.

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Remember to fill out the DATA

RECOMMENDATION FORM when
requesting from your counselor. ;)
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 APPLICATION POLICIES AND
PROCEDURE

Take note of your

application number.

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 General Requirements
For Incoming Freshmen from Private High Schools

Accomplish the Online Application. Applicants will be required to input the Academic Programs and/or Plans on the application form. The
list of Undergraduate Academic Programs and Plans can be viewed or downloaded from the DLSU
website. http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/admissions/undergraduate/program-codes.asp

1.1. Applicants who will take the test in DLSU must accomplish and print the Online Application Form.
Proceed to the Enrollment Services Hub to submit the form with the required documents below. Only applications with correct
and complete information will be processed.
2.1. Certified Correct Secondary Scholastic Record
2.2. Two (2) Recommendation Forms from any of the following:
3rd or 4th year High School Subject Teachers
3rd or 4th year High School Class Adviser
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3rd or 4th year High School Guidance Counselor
2.3. Two (2) identical passport photographs
2.4. A photocopy of National Statistics Office (NSO) Birth Certificate (or any valid substitute) for Filipino Citizens or ACR/ICR/ passport
or photocopy of Birth Certificate for non-Filipino Citizens.
2.5 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) official test results (in lieu of DLSU College Admission Test (DCAT))
For specific guidelines criteria for SAT, please click on the following link:
http://www.dlsu.edu.ph/admissions/undergraduate/scholastic-aptitude-test.asp

Pay the non-refundable Admission Processing Fee of P600.00 (Filipino and Dual Citizens)

Present the Official Receipt to the Enrollment Services Hub and secure the Admissions Kit (includes bag and information materials) and
Test Permit. The entrance exam schedule will depend on the earliest testing date available upon the submission of requirements.

Take the exam on the scheduled date. All applicants must present the exam permits on the date of examination.
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✓ Four recent 2X2 identical photographs

REQUIREMENTS ✓ Proof of payment
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✓ Completed UPCAT Forms 1 and 2
✓ DepEd Certificate of Approval or Permit to Operate
transition program
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Part-online application for the UPCAT started in July 2016

which enabled faster processing of application and linked
applicants with the free Online UPCAT Reviewer.
TAKING THE UPCAT GE
If you do not have a computer and/or have limited internet
access you may go to the Office of Student Affairs, or
Office of the Registrar of a UP Campus near you and ask for
assistance.
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The UPCAT consists of 4 subtests:

Language Proficiency (English and Filipino),
Science,
TAKING THE UPCAT Math and GE
Reading Comprehension (English and Filipino).
Standardized UPCAT scores are combined with the
weighted average of 3 years of high school final grades to
determine the UP admission grade. To implement the
policy of demographic access, the selection of campus
qualifiers also considers socioeconomic and geographic
factors
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In your application, you are asked to choose 2 UP campuses in order of

preference.
You will also indicate your choice of up to 4 degree programs per
campus in order of preference.
QUALIFYING FOR A UP GE
Your application will be processed according to your campus and
CAMPUS program choices in the order you specified.
All UPCAT applicants are ranked based on their UP admission grades,
then screened based on their choice of campuses.
The top-ranking applicants per campus will qualify based on the
campus quota and cut-off grade.
If you do not qualify for your first choice, you are automatically
screened for your second choice of campus.
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Campus qualifiers are ranked according to different grade

predictors of their chosen degree programs and are accepted
based on the program quotas.
QUALIFYING FOR A UP If you don't makeGEit to your first choice of program, you will be
CAMPUS screened again for your second choice using the same process,
and so on until the last choice you have indicated.
If you still do not make it to your last indicated course choice, you
will remain qualified for that campus but must then find a degree
program with available slots (DPWS) in that campus.
The campus Registrar's Office will help you find that program.
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If you do not qualify to any of your campus choices, you may

appeal to other campuses of the UP System if your admission
grade is within their posted cutoff grade, and they have
APPEALS programs with available
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Present your Non-Qualifier's Slip indicating your admission grade
(sent to you in the mail) to the Registrar's Office of the campus
you want to enter.
There is no guarantee of acceptance as each campus may have
additional criteria for admission through appeals.
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UPCAT STEP 1
Fill out UPCAT Form1 completely Print out the pdf copy of Print out UPCAT
online. You will need an email
your accomplished Form2 which will also be
address for logging on to your
Form1, which will be sent sent to your email with
application account and also for GE
receiving notifications about your to your email upon Form1.
application. completion of Form1

UPCAT ONLINE APPLICATION FORM 1 Sign in the appropriate

boxes provided in Forms 1
and 2 for your signature.
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UPCAT STEP 1

Get application forms: Fill out Form 1

• From your authorized completely and sign in
school representative GE Attach required
the appropriate boxes
• Directly from the System documents.
Office of Admissions in UP provided for your
Diliman signature.
• From the Office of the
Registrar in a UP campus
outside UP Diliman
UPCAT MANUAL APPLICATION FORM 1

UPCAT STEP 2
Give the UPCAT Form 2 (Secondary School
Record) to your high school principal or school
head to be filled out.
Only a duly authorized school official may fill
out this form with your high school records.
Make sure both the school official and you sign
Form2 and that you get back the accomplished
Form2.
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UPCAT STEP 3
Pay non-refundable UPCAT Application Fee:
• P450 for Filipinos with annual gross family income
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• P450 for resident foreign applicants studying in the
Philippines
• US$50 for non-resident foreign applicants
• Exempted from payment are those with annual
gross family income of P130,000 or less (attach to
application 2016 ITRs of earning members of the
family or BIR Certification of Exemption)
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The application fee (payable to UPCAT) may be paid through any of the following:
• Any Land Bank (LBP) branch, Account No. 1462-2220-13 (only for peso
payments);
• Any Philippine National Bank (PNB) branch, Account No. 393496000021 (for
peso payments) or Account No. 393496000039 (for US dollar payments);
MODES OF PAYMENT GE
• Manager's/Cashier's Check/s (MC/CC)
Landbank and PNB will be charging a service fee of P25 for every application;
Different banks have also set their own fees for the purchase of Manager's Checks
and Cashier's Checks.
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UPCAT STEP 4 UPCAT STEP 5

Submit the completed UPCAT Forms 1 and 2 and all other CLAIM YOUR EXAM PERMIT
required documents.
• For applications filed through an
• UP Office of Admissions, University of the authorized school representative,
Philippines, 1101 Diliman, Q.C., either in person
OR through the authorized school (not a bank) GE pick up your Test Permit from the
representative, OR by mail. same, about a week after the date
of submission of application;
• Include a self-addressed stamped envelope or
return courier service if the Test Permit is to be • For personally filed applications,
mailed back to you. Be sure to use your school pick up your Test Permit from the
address. Office of Admissions on the same
• You will be notified by email regarding the status day;.
of your application and the details of your Test
Permit. You may also monitor the status of your
application by logging on to your UPCAT Online
Account (upcatonline.up.edu.ph).
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APPLYING TO FOREIGN SCHOOLS
www.collegboard.com
Where can you take the SAT?
Fee: USD46 to 60 + 53 (regional) = USD99
to 113 (approx. PHP4,950 to 5,650) Brent Int’l School (Laguna, Subic, Baguio)
Register for the SAT.
Faith Academy Inc (Cainta)
August 26, 2017 (deadline July 28)
October 7 (September 8) GE MIT Int’l School (Muntinlupa)
November 4 (October 5)
The British School Manila (Taguig)
December 2 (November 2)
March 10, 2018 (February 9) Reedley Int’l School (Pasig)
May 5 (April 6)
June 2 (May 3)
The Common App

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Create an account ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

Add schools to your list

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UNDERSTAND YOUR SCHOOL’S SPECIFIC ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
REQUIREMENTS

GATHER YOUR GENERAL APP INFO

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START YOUR APPLICATION ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

INFORM YOUR COUNSELOR

Your guidance counselors, past and

present, in the Ateneo SHS have
GE Common App counselor accounts.
Inform them of your inent to apply to
foreign schools using the Common
App so they can expect an email from
your chosen colleges.
Get your counselor’s email address.
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GOOD LUCK! ☺

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