10 Ways to Outsmart the UPCAT
Written by Leo Laset Tuesday, 27 April 2010 00:00
1. Prepare early.
The UPCAT is not a test you want to cram for. Although it might sound overwhelming, tiresome, or even boring to some, if you prepare as early as possible and commit to doing it right, then you will get excited when the UPCAT result is released. Do you see why? Always remember, “daig ng maagap ang masipag”.
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How My Kids Passed UPCAT – the Sure Way!
Written by Leo Laset Tuesday, 13 April 2010 18:11
I would be a hypocrite if I say that I haven’t been overjoyed and ecstatic about the academic success that my two kids have achieved.
No, they were not honor students in their respective high schools. Neither were they quiz bee champions.
Rather, both of them recently passed the UPCAT (2009 and 2010).
It’s not that I was not confident that they would, but because it was proven that despite their average academic standing in school, given the chance to go for the goal and to do their very best to achieve it, they were able to hurdle the toughest college entrance exam in the Philippines. I would like to share with you some secrets how my children qualified in UP. I call it the A-B-C-D way of passing the UPCAT:
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10 Myths About the UPCAT
Written by Leopold Laset Tuesday, 02 March 2010 00:00
Because the UPCAT is such a prevalent test, there are a number of misconceptions about the test or testing format. These myths about the UPCAT can be more than misleading to the test taker - they can negatively impact his score or his chances of admission in UP. Listed below are the top ten misconceptions about the UPCAT (not in any order):
1. Guessing will not improve your UPCAT score.
In a way, this is somehow true. If you are totally stuck on a question and cannot even eliminate a single answer choice, then yes, you should leave the item blank. The UP Admissions applies a "guessing penalty" of one-fourth of a question per missed question and does not penalize for unanswered items. But you should understand that the UPCAT is a test of courage. Any time you can eliminate at least one of the answer choices as being definitely wrong, it's better to guess. From a purely statistical standpoint, this strategy will gain you more points over the whole test than you'll get by playing it "safe" and leaving the questions blank. So guess if you must!
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5 Reasons Why You Should Take (and Pass) the UPCAT
Written by Leo Laset
Every year about 70,000 students take the UPCAT. Why do they take it? Should you also take it? Here are 5 reasons why.
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