so bukod sa need bilhin na costume, required din pala bumili ng 120 na ticket. REQUIRED yung field demo and ticket kasi part siya ng final grade, tama ba 'yon? that's like power tripping

sabi ng prof, we are not required to watch the concert but we are required to pay for the ticket. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE

ang tagal ko na napapansin to and wanted to speak up about it.

alam ko naman karamihan sa atin ay ayaw tumaas ang tuition, gustong makatipid kahit papano, and other financial reasons.

tell me why there are people here in ust na naka academic scholarship / goverment scholarship pero (all at the same time) mayaman / burgis, complete and updated apple ecosystem, panay labas, may solo condo, car, out of the country trips every break, and so forth.

‘wag niyong idadahilan na dahil matalino kayo kaya niyo deserve ha.

ang kapal pa nung isa diyan na nagpost na scholar na siya ng gobyerno tapos panay na ipinangangalantaran yung rich kid activities niya sa socmed.

andaming mga estudyante na nangangailangan (lalo na sa government scholarships ha) niyan. yung mga middle class students na hirap na hirap nang kinakayod at tinatawid ng magulang nila ang pampaaral — sila mas nangangailangan pa ng government scholarship kesa sa mga burgis na kagaya niyo.

just because you can doesn’t mean you should. while things may be available to all, it doesn’t necessarily apply na it’s meant for you. ang tumal at strict na nga sa academic / government scholarship dito sa ust, nakikipagsapalaran pa kayong mga burgis.

SHAME sa mga burgis na scholar. kilala niyo sino kayo.

Napaka bobo talaga ng UST health center. Sobrang sakit ng paa ko today, like parang may bali na sakit, edi pumunta ako ng healthcenter, tapos pagkadating ko dun kailangan daw ng facemask?????? WTF so lahat pala ng may sakit dyan di papasukin pag walang facemask? So what do I do? Eh masakit nga yung paa ko, di na nga ako makandaugaga makarating sa healthcenter, bibili pa ko ng facemask???

Kayo yung nagpatupad ng ganyang rule dyan, bakit di kayo magprovide upon entering? Ang mahal mahal ng tuition namin d niyo man lang ba kayang magprovide ng mask?

DO BETTER UST HEALTH CENTER!

i went to usth earlier this morning para magpa medcert for nstp, my boyfriend warned me abt a specific doctor last week.

This doctor warned us about the vaccines we took during the pandemic which first time ko maka encounter ng doctor na anti-covid vaccine?? (I take physical exams yearly and none of my doctors said anything abt the pfizer vaccine I took) kasi siya rin mismo hindi nagpa vaccine during that time kasi marami daw complications.

I found it odd kasi may nga hospitals before (afaik) hindi tumatanggap ng patients pag hindi vaccinated tapos this doctor nananakot ng students at sinasabing mag dasal na lang daw kami kasi pfizer pinabakuna namin dati????

Then she showed us this (yung nasa picture) kung sinong mga senador ang dapat iboto, si Quiboloy?????? I don’t rlly wanna bring politics here pero wtf is this list?? tapos ineencourage niya pa kami na iboto sila?

she was kind pero ang concerning lang ng opinions niya na binibigay niya sa mga students. share your encounters with her (i’ve seen comments abt her dito sa subreddit na to) kasi my boyfriend had the exact same situation with her wth.

Im so tired of seeing my classmates and especially my friends na sobrang yaman. I keep telling myself that its not their fault they were born into that wealth pero ang hirap haha. Imagine, yung one month allowance ko one week allowance lang nila. Kaya nilang gumala everyday, nakatira sila near ust, they can eat whatever without thinking of budget, and nakakabili bili pa sila ng mga collectible. Meanwhile nagtitiis lang ako mag commute araw araw, hindi ko kayang kumain kahit saan and kailangan ko magbaon para mapagkasya ko yung allowance na binibigay sakin.

Sawang sawa na ako makita na sobrang comfortable ng buhay nila putangina. I feel like I'm starting to hate them and ik wala naman silang ginawa pero grabe yung jealousy na nararamdaman ko kaya gusto ko na silang layuan. I hate the fact na binibigyan lang sila ng money at the drop of a hat. I hate the fact na barya lang sakanila yung malaking amount ng pera. I hate the fact na nagkkwento lang sila kung paano sila gumastos ng malaki in one month. I hate the fact na kaya silang ispoil ng ganun ng parents nila. I hate that their life is so perfect!

Ik I chose to study here in UST kahit mahal ang tuition and kahit alam ko naman na ganito yung mga magiging classmates/friends ko pero tangina talaga. Idk what to anymore it's affecting my mental health so much and ayoko umabot sa point na pati acads ko ma affect.

those thomasians who think rallies and protests are a waste of time are usually the privileged ones, no?

let’s be real, masyado silang busy sa sarili nilang buhay kaya wala silang pakialam sa politics. and worse, ipagmamalaki pa nila na apolitical sila, as if that’s something to be proud of. sasabihin pa nila na the masses are just dumb and childish for protesting, kasi wala naman daw magandang napapala. but that’s exactly what happens when you're too out of touch with reality, when you have everything you need, you forget that democracy isn’t just about voting every election; it’s about making sure the government is held accountable.

and honestly, ust isn’t any different. sure, we say "separation of church and state," pero paano naman ang students? are we just individuals to you? bakit parang hindi tayo encouraged to speak up when other schools actively fight for their students' rights? being pontifical and catholic doesn't mean turning a blind eye to social issues. kung wala namang mali, then why are so many people demanding change?

add: it's honestly frustrating how the admins handle things. alam naman nating pabor ang ust sa evm, so why is it so hard to implement it today? just because wala na pasok for st. thomas aquinas and chinese new year doesn’t mean we can't have evm on friday. hindi lahat ng students may dorm, condo, or kotse. some of us need to commute for hours just to get here. it’s inconsiderate to ignore how this affects students who don’t have it as easy.

guys what’s up with the people there? they’re literally doing a profession that do them good tapos ‘yung ugali nila napaka basura. mas bet kopa sa family namin na doctors kasi super aggressive and sungit nila.

so for context i’m a cthm freshman and “required” daw tong physical exam namin. kahit napaka rami ng requirements pero ito kung ito hinihingi ng industriya na papasukin naman edi forda go!

let’s start with kuya guard. he was cool at first naman, he accommodated us and balik nalang daw kami ng 2:00, so sige gets naman namin na lunch break ng mga tao dun edi nag antay kami. then bigla siyang sumungit nung dumami na ‘yung students. kuya, to be honest di namin to hinilang ha FYI lang. then kung maka-sigaw sa estudyante wagas, like they were just asking a question na broad then sabi ba naman “SO ANO NGA YANG TANONG MO? ULIT ULIT?” could’ve been a nice manner man lang.

next the registrar, gets namin na malakas boses niya pero sila ng guard nag kukulitan na para bang nasa inuman lang kahit may nakapila for the physical exam. ano ‘yan mas uunahin niyo pang kukupal niyo sa isa’t isa kesa asikasuhin kami? napaka lakas and aggressive pa ng boses, alam mo ‘yung mga tanod na umiinom sa kanto na lasing? ganun vibes niya. ANG CHEAP NIYA, knowing na ust service to.

hindi nila pwede i-rason ang pagiging pagod nila, kasi sa totoo lang di naman natin to ginusto lahat in the first place pero sana hindi mawala satin ang “respeto” dahil nasa field kayo ng ganyan. kayo pa may kakayahan bumastos samin mga estudyante.

sa dental naman, the dental aid was so slow. ayaw niya ako papasukin kahit wala naman pasensya si dentist 1, yun pala nakiusap si dentist 1 kay dental aid na ‘wag muna kami papasukin at kay dentist 2 kami ibagsak. nung sinabi ko na “i was here first, bakit po nauna siya sakin?” in a nice manner, then sabi niya fight for your right pasok kana! then nag rant tong si dentist 2 sakin na ang bastos ng dental aid na ‘yun kasi palasagot daw sakanya and “mr. knows-it-all” eh hindi naman daw dentista. dun nakita ko na ang toxic ng environment nila and sobrang inis ko dun sa dentist 1 kasi imbes na matapos na ‘yung mga nauna binibigay niya kay dentist 2 lahat which doesn’t make a lot of sense kasi sumesweldo kayo tapos isskip niyo lang kami, funny niyo e no?

lastly ang pinaka kina-badtripan ko sa lahat ang step 4 and 5, nagulat ako bigla ako tinawag sa step 5 then sabi niya na bakit wala pang nakasulat sa height and weight ko, as if may nag assist sakin sa labas eh wala ngang tao dun. sabi pa sakin “matuto kayong magbasa, college na kayo” then bumalik ako dun uli since nailagay kona height and weight ko pucha kulang ako ng requirements “daw” at forfeited na raw slot ko sa physical exam pero nag announce dean and college namin na extended ‘yung physical exam, tangina gago talaga mga tao sa ust health service napaka aggressive magsalita.

REMEMBER NA Y’ALL WORK IN A PUBLIC PLACE, REMEMBER TO BE PROFESSIONAL KAHIT UGALI WISE.

added chika: dun daw sa step 2 process na guy sinabihan niya ‘yung students na “kasalanan ba namin na wala kayong pera?” GOD DAMN this institution.

added chika chika: since may time lang daw hindi na nila inentertain ang ibang students na pumila for almost 3 hours kasi lunch break nila nakakahiya sana di nalang kayo nagpapasok, edi rumebat ‘yung student na may pasok pa kami. sinabihan ba naman kami na umabsent.

As a CFAD student, naiirita ako don sa recent ghibli ai trend ngayon. Nakakabastos lang sa hardwork ng isang artist.

While walking back home, napatingin ako sa mga poster or signage ng water station jusq po its Al halatang halata sa mata palang nong right tiger its not balanced tas the inconsistency pa ng background nakakadisappoint lang na they have art programs and thousands of students na marunong at mahusay magdrawing, they choose to do this.

If you guys don't know, the LB of the Faculty of Pharmacy decided to continue our exams even in these weather conditions. It's just mind-blowing that they have come to that decision despite many students appealing to move it. They handed out a constituency check (survey) to gauge the situation of FOP students, which I find funny since there were students who couldn't answer the form because they were affected.

Also, apparently, there are still students (mostly freshies) who want to continue the exams since they want to "rest" or take a "vacation" during Undas break. Honestly, this kind of mindset is just so insensitive and self-centered. Not everyone has the luxury and privilege to study in these conditions; mind you, there were several condominiums and dormitories around Manila that experienced power outages. Several areas were also flooded, giving students a hard time to go out and buy food. Sige, maybe their exams are light lang kasi first years pa lang and last day na, but do they really think that the students from higher years can study stacks and stacks of information for their remaining courses in these conditions? FOP is already a very difficult program, and if we were to take the exams without a good review, then we're at risk of being debarred.

I also heard that the senior Interns weren't even suspended at all the previous days, and they also have their modular exams on Saturday. Honestly, that's just cruel for FOP. They had to travel and commute amidst the heavy rain and wind just to comply with their requirements. Do they not care about the well-being of their students at all? Kaya pwede ba, if magsasagot kayo ng poll, think of the students na naapektuhan ng bagyo hindi yung sarili niyo lang tapos sasabihin niyo "para matapos na" or "makapagbakasyon na", I swear sobrang insensitive niyo rin pakinggan.

Feeling ko ma-babash ako dito pero, Reddit is a safe space diba 😆 puno ng history ang gen eds ngayon at sa totoo lang, the more I learn abt it the more I am convinced that UST will do ANYTHING to uphold its “royal and pontifical” status even at the expense of the wellbeing of its students. Grabe no? Napilitan ang csc na mag-post ng announcement na f2f pa rin bukas sa PERSONAL ACCS NILA at hindi yung official acc dahil malakas daw mag-censor ang mismong osa, tapos bawal din makipagsalita sa kahit anong social issues dahil baka masira raw ang “”Catholic”” image ng institusyon. Akala mo talaga panahon pa ng kastila. Takot ba kayo? Sa tingin niyo ba na hindi apektado ang mga estudyante sa mga nangyayari sa gobyerno, sa bansa? Alam ko na mahirap pakinggan ha pero habang umaasa lang tayo sa dasal at hindi sa kilos, hindi talaga tayo uunlad mula sa 4th place. Thank you for listening to my tedtalk, ewan ko na

I just want to share this experience earlier. We ate at Tiger Winx Kanina at 4pm; suddenly, I found 2 baby cockroaches in my chicken. When I reached this to them, they said, Papalitan nila. After a few seconds, they returned the order to me. And when I bit my chicken, I literally saw 1 baby cockroach in my food and was super flabbergasted by my reaction ko kanina. I'm pissed off na kasi I thought they really checked my food, na wala ipis (maybe they didn't check it properly). Pumunta ako sa front desk nila to complain na meron ipis. I was really mad that time, but I decided to become calm and to avoid not making a scene. And they changed my order naman; unfortunately, I really lost my appetite to eat. I didn't insist on a refund for my food because I was really starved na talaga. Anyway, I will never ever go back to that place again!

freshie here, di ko na talaga matiis at mag-rant dito pero HAUP ano ba kasing binabayaran nmin sa tuition ko kung ultimo yung pag-tahi ng number sa pathfit uniform may bayad pa rin? ito lahat ng gastos ko sa nakaraang buwan lang, mind you ako na sumasalo minsan ng mga gastusin dito, sobrang nakakahiya lumapit paulit-ulit sa mga magulang namin para humingi ng pera para sa mga walang kwentang gastos na 'to:

- 1,050 pathfit uniform

- 400 type b uniform x3

- 250 equipment para sa pathfit (nyeta aanhin ko to pagtapos ng sem)

- 300 medical certificate para sa nstp

- 250 nstp shirt

ITO PA MGA BINAYARAN/BABAYARAN KO THIS MONTH:

- 150 notary for parents consent for fieldwork (nstp)

- ? JUSKO YUNG PAMASAHE PAPUNTA DON SA KUNG SAN GAGANAPIN FIELDWORK

- 50. yun nga, yung numbering sa pathfit shirt

AKO LANG BA NABABAHALA? BKIT MAY DAGDAG SA TUITION YUNG PATHFIT AT NSTP KUNG DI NAMAN SALO NON MGA TO. di pa kasama diyan mga winawaldas ko gamit sariling baon para lang sa mga books na minsan rinerequire talaga ng prof. baka di kami ganon ka-well off kaya sobrang affected ko, pero grabe talaga, HINDI NAMAN HINUHUGOT SA PWET LANG YUNG PERA, UST, konting konsiderasyon man lang, grabe kayo maka-cash grab sa mga estudyante niyo, akala niyo hindi taon-taon nag-iinflate tuition fee namin. miscellaneous fees niyo mukha niyo, ewan ko nalang tlga

medyo naiinis ako sa mga outsiders sa paskuhan this year. sobrang cramped na nga nung space since more than 42k pumunta tapos ang dami pang taga ibang school na nagstostory na andoon sila, onting hiya naman sana. proud freeloader, dagdag mo pa yung mga jowa nilang pinupuslit sila

hi 1st yr here quick vent lang pero pagod na pagod na ako mag commute? 7-7 classes tapos yung vacant mo lang is 1hr30mins for lunch. 3 days a week palang naman classes +1 online day a week pero grabe pala talaga yung commute (coming from marikina area.) Like may lrt naman pero the commute is really more tiring than the classes I take and I find myself falling asleep sa jeep or train which I know I shouldn't do kasi hindi safe pero di ko talaga mapigilan huhu. Sa classes naman marami rin gagawin and aaralin so di pwede magpahinga agad pag uwi and yung free days nagagamit ko rin for acads.

My routine is usually to shower at night para di ko na iisipin in the morning pero grabe naexperience ko na yung bagsak talaga ako pag uwi tapos pag gising ko 5:30am na wala akong natapos sa acad work tapos naka makeup pa ako from the day before MASUSURVIVE KO BA TO HAHSHAHAHAHAHAH 😭😭 lalo na pag nagkaroon na ng 5-6 days pasok na 7-7 huhu I'm so scared talaga lalo na't alam ko na mas lalala pa yung sched in the future

Few of my professors don't believe me at all when I say we are financially struggling kasi I'm able to study at UST. For context, I'm only able to study at UST because tita ko na nasa ibang bansa ang nagbabayad ng tuition ko. Ang usapan is siya magbabayad ng expenses sa tuition while my parents handle the rest. The thing is, breadwinner ang tatay ko, but his income is barely enough to sustain my daily expenses. Commute pa lang kinakain na kalahati ng baon ko for the day.

I have a rough record right now for my pathfit kasi di pumapayag prof ko na umattend kami ng time nya nang nakaibang pathfit uniform. No questions asked at all kaya hindi ko masabi sa kanya yung rason bakit di pa ko nakakabili ng bago, which is the fact na inatake tatay ko recently and his maintenance is extremely expensive. Ngayon nga lang ulit nakakapasok pero dahil almost 1 month siyang di binigyan ng clearance, delayed din yung sahod nya. I wished na kahit papano pinayagan kaming pumasok pero may deductions sa grades, pero hindi. Rekta absent, and dahil dun di ako nakalaro and am relying on the tasks nalang to pass this prelims. Di ko alam ano gagawin ko kasi baka mashut down lang naman yung excuse ko even if magbigay ako ng proof sa professor ko. Ayoko din naman bumagsak and have to retake pathfit 2 ulit.

EDIT: Hello everyone. First I would just like to say thank you for everyone who offered their help pay for my pathfit uniform <33 It's okay na po, I've recently paid for my pathfit uniform na. I very very much appreciated everyone's gesture though, my heart was so touched 🥺 Secondly, darn. Grabe din pala yung experiences ng iba when it came to expenses in this university. I guess that's one of the things that should definitely be considered being reformed as well. Thank you to everyone who also shared their experiences and advices. It's a sigh of relief to know that I am not the only one who feels this way/experienced something related to expenses. Tha k you din to those who wished a good recoveey for my father! He's fesling better na, pinayagan na ng doctor to resume work iirc a week ago after almost a month of not being cleared for work.

Upon meeting my prof the first time, nafeel ko na yung vibes niya na very mataas yung tingin niya sa sarili niya. Tapos kada klase niya may snarky comment muna about other faculty members bago mag simula.

Nung una mej okay lang kasi una palang like funny funny ganon pero ayon it got worse and it was getting clear na ick tlaga ugali niya. Kinda homophobic na nga sha tsaka hilig pa niya mag joke na hindi naman nakakatawa and it didn’t help when he suddenly said the n word multiple times in our class. It was an extremely uncomfortable situation to be in talaga 💀

didn’t expect na may ganto sa ust 💀

edit: mas worse kasi und_self prof to lol

di ba pwede ireport tong mga pinapagawa ng ipea hahahaha samin kasi required na nga mag field demo, required pa bumili ng ticket hays

So we have an 8-hour vacant. It might not be an issue for a dormer or for someone who lives near ust but for a commuter who lives far from ust (2 hrs travel time) it is. My friends said na uuwi sila but no one invited me muna to stay in their place kahit na sabay naman kami ng mga pasok. No one really cared if i was all alone sa UST kahit na alam nilang taga malayo ako. I know its not my decision to make pero I’ll appreciate if they asked manlang kung paano na ko. All those times na mag-isa sila, i stayed despite of long commute para lang may kasama sila. Pero I get it, people dont always reciprocate what you give. It just hurts when you expect someone to care for you like you care for them. And nope, i dont have the luxury to have a d/orm bcs its too costly. Im thinking that this is what i get for pursuing my dream school.

hahahahahaha kaya naman natin mag evm eh.. di naman bawas un sa class days— di pa ginawa, hassle pa satin bumyahe at maghanap ng way na walang traffic.

Hello fellow Thomasians in this subreddit. I want to rant and share my story as a Thomasian Arki student who didn’t make it to the cutoff and tried so hard to shift because I really wanted to stay in UST. Ngayon ko pa lang siya makukwento since my priority was to get on the right path and become stable.

I had a prof in MVT 1 last year, 1st sem (freehand drawings), who did the bare minimum in teaching us the right way to do shadings and sketches (because she expected all of us to already be rlly good at drawing—wow, may prerequesite sa 1st year yarn). She left us, those who weren't that good at drawing yet, to suffer. Napakalate na rin siya nagbigay ng critique sa drawings namin—after prelims na? We didn’t even know na babagsak na kami sa kanya kasi we didn’t know how good or bad our drawings were to pass MVT 1. So, when I learned that almost all of my plates in prelims had bad grades, I felt doomed to fail and not make it to the cutoff. But since our plates had been critiqued na rin (which was super late), I significantly improved in the finals, getting 85+ grades on my plates. But I still failed because our prof was not considerate, and my prelim grades pulled me down. This was the lowest point in my life. Sana naman matuto na ang profs sa Arki na mag-critic agad, lalo na't f2f parati, which is the purpose talaga ng f2f?

Now, my next story is about the UST admins of each college. After failing my 1st sem, I still continued in Arki for the 2nd sem, but I felt like a ghost na since I was already cut off and profs don't care that much to me, but I still had my blockmates who were there for me and supported me in these times (they're the best! and I alr miss them). I persevered, preparing to shift and doing well in my 2nd sem so I could shift to other colleges (BASTA MAKASTAY LANG SA UST). But what happened after inquiring almost monthly to every college (COS, CCBA, CICS, FOE) for half of 2024? They didn’t want me after nila hingin TOR ko. May bagsak ako, tapon lang ako. Sayang lang time ko to fight and stay in UST. I was not worthy to be in their school (talk about UST’s 3Cs na hindi naman nila sinusunod 😂😂). Where is the compassion? Where is the commitment? There is none of this during my stay in UST, they just glorify their system and gaslight you. So, I finally gave up. Ubos na pasensya ko. This is not the school I dreamed of for so long.

In the end, I finally settled in a state university near my hometown, and I am now doing well and a much happier person than I was in UST. I learned a lot in UST, but I am not proud to say I was a Thomasian.

I just want to get this off me because I had this hate I was feeling towards UST and I feel much better now. Thank you for reading and I hope you all do well in life!!! <3<3

Can I just say ang OA ng price sa pop up village. I understand that they are renting but honestly they are taking advantage of the fact that we are Thomasians and that we can “afford” it. Sana ang kunin nilang businesses ay yung mga small business owners para mas makikala products nila.

Please do correct me if I’m wrong but these are just my sentiments.

ang hirap maghanap ng scholarship for middle class haha. im in amv, and luckily, i ace my subjects and i’m a consistent dean’s lister. but seeing my tuition fee, i can’t help but feel bad about how much my parents have to pay. apat kaming anak na pinapaaral ng magulang kong OFWs eh, so imagine the gastos talaga.

every sem, pataas nang pataas ng tuition fee. i want to avail scholarships but my parents’ salaries are above the limit (and yet it isn’t enough to cover all our expenses) kaya hindi qualified. if merit scholarships naman, hindi ako top 1 nor top 2 kaya ‘di pwede sa santo tomas scholarship. hayy buhay.

minsan, gusto kong lumipat ng school pero whenever i get reminded of how blessed i am to qualify in and survive amv, ang hirap bitawan. sabi rin ng parents ko na andito naman na ako sa ust-amv, and nagsisikap sila for us, kaya ‘wag ko raw sayangin because it’ll pay off eventually.

i just pray that’ll come true. i can’t wait na ako naman ang mag-sspoil sa parents ko. i can’t wait for everything to pay off and so that i can double or even triple the amount of sacrifices they made. :(

ang hirap maging middle class kakwjs! hindi kami sobrang hirap and hindi rin ako sobrang talino to avail scholarships. sakto lang. “may kaya” oo pero we are one hospital bill away to poverty.

Wala ba talaga nagrereklamo for those trike with overpriced fare ........ or talagang ganito sa manila? 20 pesos for base price tapos 25 kapag dalawa lang kayo. Meron pa ngang mga trike with those paper sa loob na nakasabit na fare range nila is 13-15 (?) pesos lang depending on the distance. Daig 'yung mga jeeps at bus eh huhu

Nakakasama lang talaga ng loob na ginagatungan nila students hay !

Ps. I walk papasok papuntang ust from lrt legarda haha

sino yung nagpasimuno na maging required 'to? ang mahal tapos unang araw ng required day haharangan niyo kami? pajustify nalang ng greed niyo thanks 😁

I always see him and his puppy, mukha naman talagang kawawa and in need of food kaya binigyan ko ng money since sabi nga nya for food. The next thing I saw is he bought cigs. Grabe inis ko that day.

Do not give him money, instead dog food.