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Ready...Get set...UPCAT!

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Ah. Its that time in August when the whole UP system is frantic because the UPCAT (University of the Philippines College Admission Test) is fast approaching. Classrooms are prepared, Saturday classes are suspended, and there is horrendous traffic inside every UP campuses in the country.  I remember the time when I had to take it myself six years ago (it was that loooong already?!?). I was super scared that I wouldn't be able to answer the questions. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to finish the test. Most of all, I was terrified that I wouldn't pass and get into UP.  Being able to be admitted in this prestigious institution is a dream come true for almost everyone. As the arrogant professors of the University would say, being able to enter UP means you are part of the crème de la crème of the country. That you are one of the few who possesses a great mind (no offense to non-UP people). So for those who will be taking the UPCAT, here are some tips that would probabl...