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Tips for University of the Philippines freshmen

Storified by Fullcourtfresh.com · Tue, Jun 12 2012 09:20:12

Bilang mga Iskolar ng Bayan, dapat kayong masanay na magbasa ng kilometric readings. Wala pa ang haba nito sa mga ipapabasa sa inyo ng inyong mga propesor, pero tiyak kagigiliwan ninyo ito. Sana makatulong ang listahang ito sa inyong paglalakbay bilang mga Iskolar para sa Bayan. Padayon!
Bago magsimula, isang paalala mula sa University Student Council.
INVITING ALL INCOMING UP Diliman FRESHIES.June 13, 2012 – FRESHMAN WELCOME ASSEMBLY!We’re all excited for this fun-filled day with you guys!Save the date! :)Jules Sixwillfix Guiang
Tradisyon sa unibersidad ang pagpapalitan ng kaalaman, lalo na ng mga kailangang malaman ng mga freshman. Kaya naman muling binuhay noong Mayo ang hashtag na #tipsforupfreshies sa Twitter…
Today is a good day for #tipsforUPfreshies. Welcome to UP, freshies 2012!Eloi Hernandez
Tweet your tips for UP freshies 2012! Helpful, funny, serious, whatever. some tips last year http://bit.ly/JkFwq8 Use #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
Remember #tipsforUPfreshies ? Here’s how it started last year http://bit.ly/JkFwq8Eloi Hernandez
Status update: Sabaw. I used to do #TipsForAteneoFreshies and #TipsForUPfreshies with @badassprof last year!Fr. Jboy Gonzales SJ
This #tipsforUPfreshies hashtag is making me miss my college life in UP! I was young, wild and free!â˜ș the convenience of studying in StateU!Chairee Tiangsing
@interaksyon #noongfreshieako walang #tipsforUPfreshies pero nag-survive naman dahil sa block matesEloi Hernandez
…at sunud-sunod na bumuhos ang Tips for UP Freshies.
Una, ang reality check.
#TipsforUPFreshies kung feeling mo matalino ka na, feeling mo lang yon.Joshua Mark
If in high school you are the best, in UP you are just part of the rest.#TipsForUPFreshies@BogartDexplorer @elybuendia9000pilosopo tasyo
@badassprof Ah, "valedictorian" ka nung high school? Normal dito yan. 🙂 #tipsforUPfreshiesIA dela Cruz ♡
@badassprof #tipsforUPfreshies valedictorians are a dime a dozen in UP. Don’t wear ur hi school badge of honor coz then it bcomes a uniform.elizabeth angsioco
In highschool, you were a big fish in a small pond. In UP, you’re just a small fish in a big ocean. #TipsforUPFreshies♕ Super GirL
You will always have a classmate who will be better than you, no matter how highly you think of yourself. #tipsforUPfreshiesKiko Acero
Dear freshies: Sa UP, kailangan niyo’ng magka- STD…… Hindi. Seryoso.Sipag, talino at Diskarte. #BADUMTSSMarko Yambao
Nakatsinelas lang at walang laptop si klasmeyt sa klase? Don’t judge, baka Summa Cum Laude standing ‘yan. #tipsforUPfreshiesMiguel Punzalan
#TipsForUPFreshies HS might have been restrictive, but don’t lose yourself to the so-called "freedom" you find in college. Be responsible.Raul Ronald Husmillo
…at ang katotohanang hindi magiging madali ang buhay-Isko.
Nung 1st yr, gusto mo magtapos with honors. after 3 yrs, gusto mo na lang matapos on time #TipsForUPFreshiesLR Arceo
Ang UP ay parang isang malaking rollercoaster ride… mahahaba ang pila! #TipsForUPFreshies #EnrollmentKeisha Mayuga
Sa totoo lang sa UP mas madaling makapasok kaysa lumabas. Wag matakot may MRR naman! #tipsforUPfreshies✹ Peter John ✹
Ang tunay na Hunger Games, prerog sa Diliman. #TipsForUPFreshies.Miguel Punzalan
#TipsforUPFreshies Know the art of falling in line.Jozum
#tipsforUPfreshies lubos-lubusin mo ang pagkuha ng mga MST habang may priority pa. Kung di ka papalarin, may graduating status pa naman. :)Stephanie Guiang
#tipsforUPfreshies Oo, mahirap makapasok ng UP. Pero believe me when I say NA MAS MAHIRAP LUMABAS!!!! @badassprofBella Toledo
#TipsForUPFreshies ‘Wag choosy, maging appreciative sa tres. HAHAHA okayMikaela Ayeera Q.
@SuperGirL6278 #TipsForUPFreshies whatever happens, do not take Math 14 before Math 11! U’ll be traumatized. #happened2me hehe.elizabeth angsioco
#TipsForUPFreshies ang online enlistment, parang Hunger Games. May the odds be ever in your favor!Rz Fortajada
Nabanggit din ang mga kainan…
“@tristanmirasol: Best BBQ in the world sa Beach House sa UP, sa may Sunken. #TipsForUPFreshies” true!Eloi Hernandez
Sakay ka ng IKOT, baba ka sa Shopping Center, punta ka sa Rodic’s, umorder ka ng Tapsilog. #tipsforUPfreshiesFrank Magalona
Masarap at mura ang tapsilog sa Rodic’s. #tipsforUPfreshiesJoan of Arcadia
Kahit anung katayuan mo sa buhay, tikman mo lahat ng food sa campus. Food trip. It’s more fun in lalo sa Diliman. #TipsforUPfreshiesika21andresbonifacio
Uminom sa Sarahs. Learning goes beyond the walls of the classroom. #TipsforUPFreshies @badassprofFrancis Lubag
#tipsforUPfreshies Masarap ang food inside and out the campus. Wag puro fastfood sa Katips ang lunch. @badassprofJervic Perlas
Ang @moonleafteashop ay tambayan ng mga taga-UP. #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
Wine and dine among the stars in line while sprawling on the nearby Sunken Garden #tipsforUPfreshiesSibylla Cumana
…diskarte sa pag-commute o sa lipatan ng klase…
minsan mas mabilis na maglakad kaysa sumakay sa jeep. Alamin ang mga shortcuts #tipsforUPfreshiesdetsi uy
#tipsforUPfreshies Maglakad. Mas mabilis kang makakarating sa pupuntahan mo. Di bale ng maligaw, nalibot mo naman ang campus. @badassprofMhawi Rosero
Walk from AS to Math building rather than ride the ikot. You’ll get there faster. #tipsforUPfreshiesJoan of Arcadia
I-MEMORIZE ANG JEEPNEY ROUTES! At i-memorize mo na din itsura ng campus mo. #tipsforUPfreshiesDenise Chan
RT @tips4UPfreshies: RT @jboygonzalessj #TipsforUPfreshies. Explore the whole of UP. Bawat building may specialty: alam nyo ba kung saan ang turon na may cheese?UP Diliman
Green Roof = Philcoa, SM North, & MRT; Red = Katipunan; Yellow = IKOT/TOKI #TipsForUPFreshiesDonna Virata
…at ang UAAP at school pride. 
"@kikocoooortez: #TipsForUPFreshies never miss the UAAP Cheerdance Competition. School spirit to the max!" and #UPPepSquad FTW!Eloi Hernandez
Support all your @upmaroons varsity teams, win or lose #tipsforUPfreshiesUPFightingMaroons
Life Lessons As A UP Lifer (a.ka. Why UP Students Aren’t Fanatical About Their Team) by @Sid_Ventura http://bit.ly/JxehPD #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
#tipsforUPfreshies kabisaduhin ang cheers ng UP, including the hand movements. magagamit niyo yan lalo na sa cheerdance competition!Ian Somosa
#tipsforUPfreshies aral mbuti, tska na laro laro tska basketball #tipsforDLSUfroshies galingan nyo sa basketball ODK! tska na yng aral aralMarian Rivera
#tipsforUPfreshies masanay na kung laging 2nd tayo na kumakanta ng school hymn pagkatapos ng basketball. kung bakit, malalaman niyo din!Ian Somosa
Your UP Pep Squad is the best in the country #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
#tipsforUPfreshies support ALL the varsity teams. the university could use a little more school spirit :]Gabrielle
Maraming pang tips ang lumabas, ang ilan ay galing sa mga kilalang personalidad. May mga kwelang hirit at praktikal na impormasyon, at meron ding mga seryosong paalala sa freshies.
“@JulesSalonga: Sabi ng Mayans till 12/12/12 na lang, so enjoy you first and last sem. LOL. #tipsforUPfreshies” panalo hahahaEloi Hernandez
#tipsforUPfreshies Make friends immediately. @badassprofRaef Arguillo
#tipsforUPfreshies sbi me pool daw jan sa tapat ng infirmary, magswimming kau! #tipsforUSTfreshies pag baha wag kau magswimming sa espana!Marian Rivera
#tipsforUPfreshies mag-aral kau mabuti mga isko ng bayan. wag muna magpa-sushal. hayaan nyo na ang pagpapasushal sa mga #DLSUfreshies ok?Marian Rivera
#TipsforUPfreshies Wag basta basta uupo sa mga vacant seats sa mga gilid gilid. Tambayan ang marami sa mga un. #beentheredonethat :)) lolJovelle Canlas
May sari-sari store sa loob ng girls’ bathroom. #TipsForUPFreshies♕ Super GirL
#tipsforUPfreshies Best Tulugan: College of Science library; Best "deposituhan": Palma Hall CR; Best Kainan: Lutong Bahay;Joseph Ubalde
Meet Oble. Things you should know about the Oblation http://bit.ly/KuEehO #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
Walang barya si manang sa 1000 especially at 7am in the morning. #tipsforUPfreshiesRiki Flores
@bcsegundo told ya it’s not FPJ’s dad! RT @badassprof Meet Oble. Things you should know about the Oblation http://bit.ly/KuEehOIrish Planes
#tipsforUPfreshies mag enroll sa cheerleading class para sure shot ang ticket sa CDC2012 or mag audition na lang kayo!haha @badassprofjohn paul belarmino
@badassprof @hecklerforever @shiereyes huwag tumambay sa garden sa likod ng AS bldg. May nahuhulog na higad mula s puno! #tipsforUPfreshiesLynda Jumilla-Abalos
always bring a bottle of water, extra shirt, extra coins and umbrella #tipsforUPfreshiesScott Ostique
In UP, when u wanna go to the CR, take a call or whatever, you just go, right? No need to let the prof know? Or does this irk u @badassprofLei Europa
@badassprof @HecklerForever @shiereyes #tipsforUPfreshies Be prepared for surprise quizzes. EVERYDAY!Mon Yadao
totoo, kunin nyo nga! At si @todonaton @cheicology: @badassprof #tipsforUPfreshies kunin niyo ang socsci 1 ni BILLEDO!!! #birolangEloi Hernandez
“@juan__paul: #tipsforUPfreshies mag enroll sa cheerleading class para sure shot ang ticket sa CDC2012 @badassprof” or sa art stud 2 ko :)Eloi Hernandez
wag kang magulat na may P.E. subject na Strip tease sa UP. sana next time pole dance class naman #TipsForUPFreshiesemjae.j
#TipsforUPFreshies wag matakot. walang multo sa 2nd floor ladies comfort room ng AS.Doodie R…
wag agad-agad sumali sa kung anu-anong org. kilalanin muna. #tipsforUPfreshiesScott Ostique
RT @tips4UPfreshies: RT @zidvicious Don’t be like coño kasi you know it’s like nakakaasar. I’ll make bugbog you. #TipsforUPFreshiesUP Diliman
#tipsforUPfreshies Hindi uso ang prayer bago mag start ang class.Pray na lang on your own if u feel the need. @badassprof @hecklerforeverSharwina Gonzales
The sunken garden is indeed sunk but it’s not a garden. The bluebook is indeed blue but it’s not a book. #TipsForUPFreshiesBobby Lee
#tipsforUPfreshies wag nang magsama ng parents sa enrolment. Windangan ang enrolment sa UP, wag nang idamay sina nanay. @badassprofBella Toledo
pwede kang makipagdebate sa mga professor mo. basta siguruhing matino ang mga argumento mo. #tipsforUPfreshiesFrancis Lubag
Wag iwasan ang terror profs. Get them if you can. Kaya sila terror kasi you’d learn the most from them. #TipsForUPFreshies (@krizgazmen)Tips for UP Freshies
#tipsforUPfreshies: Loki has an army. The Avengers have a Hulk. UP has a Zorro.MaX Machine
#TipsForUPFreshies Aim for a grade of 1.0 â˜șElma Xenia Aquino
@badassprof you will learn the value of 3. It’s not just a number. It saves student’s lives. Haha! #tipsforUPfreshiesfrench zacarias
#tipsforUPfreshies di baleng singko, wag lang DRP. HahahaGeorge William Ong
#tipsforUPfreshies AS/PH/Palma Hall numbering (when facing the building): Right wing- even-numbered rooms; Left wing- odd-numbered roomsNice N.
Itago ang Form 5. Pero wag OA, hindi kailangang i-laminate! #tipsforUPfreshiesCara Galingana
#TipsForUPFreshies Wag niyong walain Form 5 niyo! PUTANGINA DI LANG YAN RESIBO!Kai Alampay
“@bethangsioco: Know thy seatmate. S/he may save u one day. Hahaha! #TipsForUPFreshies” alam na hahahaEloi Hernandez
Hindi rin nawala ang “matters of the heart and body”.
@badassprof It’s not impossible to find your future wife in school ♄. #tipsforUPfreshiesRaef Arguillo
@RaefArguillo @badassprof it’s also not impossible to find your lifetime partner in UP. 🙂 #AllForEquality #NoJudgment #tipsforUPfreshiesjervik ortiz
#tipsforUPfreshies chaka na yung love love na yan. pag nawala yan, kasama grades mo. #OPSNico Ibaviosa
Huwag gawing motel ang parking lot. May mga nagrorondang UP police sa gabi. #tipsforUPfreshiestopsbrugada
RT @azuremango Wag kayo maghanap ng boylets sa CMC HAHA huhu ;__; #TipsForUPFreshiesCJ Sarmiento
"@tips4UPfreshies: If you’re looking for cute, straight boys, wag maghanap sa Masscom. Sa Eng’g ka pumunta. #TipsForUPFreshies" =))Ej Malelang
Hindi komo’t maraming dark corners sa UP ay pwede ka na gumawa ng kababalaghan. LOL. Actually pwede – basta magcondom. #TipsforUPFreshiesjonas bagas
Maging ang misteryosong TBA, pinag-usapan.
@HecklerForever At huwag hanapin ang room TBA! #TipsforUPFreshiesDaniel Andre Estacio
#tipsforUPfreshies: TBA-Tallest Building Around @HecklerForeverCrishanne Angeles
TBA means "The Bahay ng Alumni" — believe me! Don’t get lost, okay? #TipsforUPfreshiesLouis Estrada
#tipsforUPFreshies Ang TBA ay hindi Tourism Building Annex or The Bahay ng Alumni.jeraldaine
Hahahaha! #tipsforUPfreshies RT @FrancisAcero: @JoanieOfArc Anubeh! TBA = Toilet Beneath AuditoriumJoan of Arcadia
Magingat sa mga gustong makaganti na higher batch students. Ang TBA ay hindi The Bahay ng Alumni. #tipsforUPfreshiesToni Faye Tan
Pero higit sa lahat, may mga dapat isaisip as isapuso sa unang taon ng pagiging Iskolar ng Bayan…
Don’t assume you can smoke whenever, wherever you want. Maghanap ng piling smoking area at doon kayo bumuga. #tipsforUPfreshiesJohaira Wahab
Bawal sumali sa frat/soro/org kapag freshman ka pa lang.#TipsForUPFreshiespilosopo tasyo
#tipsforUPfreshies Wag na wag ipahalatang freshie ka! Wag tawaging PALMA HALL o PH ang AS!! @badassprofBella Toledo
#schoolmemories #TipsForUPFreshies Tibayan lang ang loob palagi at wag susuko :)raymart macasaet
Study to learn, not for the grade. Especially pag iMed ka at hindi ka Oblation Scholar. #TipsforUPFreshiesLeandro Milla
"@tips4UPfreshies: "@kidlatdakila Sauluhin ang UP Naming Mahal. Sayang ang bonus points sa exam. #tipsforUPfreshies"" –agree! :pClangclang Arzadon
@HecklerForever And if not comfortable answering in English, pwede mag Filipino, unless instructed. #TipsforUPFreshies @badassprofAnilov Valencia
Kapag sasagot sa tanong ng instructor/propesor, manatiling nakaupo. #TipsforUPFreshies @badassprofProfessional Heckler
Follow @UPSystem for UP news, announcements #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
@badassprof kung umuulan ng malakas, abangan ang announcement via @badassprof. Complete with print screen as evidence. hahaLee G.
#TipsforUPfreshies importante lang ang laude kung gusto mo agad maging manager ng banko. Otherwise wag masyado grade consciousJoseph Ubalde
#tipsforUPfreshies – Always be humble. Not only coz it’s a privilege to be in UP but more importantly, coz it’s a privilege to be in school.Irene
Know what plagiarism is and DON’T DO IT (@jpg587). #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
UP Naming Mahal – isa-ulo, isa-puso, isa-buhay http://bit.ly/JIVDj1 #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
…lalo na ang pagkakaroon ng bukas at kritikal na isipan.
Isa lang, malaking-malaki at bonggang-bongga: WAG TATANGA-TANGA. KAYA BAGO MAGTANONG, MAGBASA. got that????? #tipsforUPfreshieslibay cantor
@badassprof #tipsforUPfreshies don’t assume that everybody’s Catholic or heterosexual.Bigotry&heterosexism are uncool&politically incorrect.elizabeth angsioco
Ang paddle ay di ginagamit pang sagwan ng bangka.kapag nasobrahan ng paddle, ang iba ay nauuwing bangkay. #TipsforUPFreshies @badassprofDr.Jose P.Rizal
Huwag kang magulat kung may kaklase kang naka-pambahay lang sa classroom at di pa naliligo. #tipsforUPfreshies #taga-dormMcQueen
RT @tips4UPfreshies: Don’t assume na undergoing initiation ang lahat ng makikita mong weird ang damit at hairstyle. #TipsforUPfreshies (@tinapperez)UP Diliman
#tipsforUPfreshies Be humble. Or someone will eventually make you.Living Doll Daw
Mga gusali sa UP ay nakapangalan sa magigiting na anak ng bayan. Aralin ang kanilang buhay. Isapuso ang kabayanihan. #TipsForUPFreshiesAndres Bonifacio
Nice. RT @iwantyoutoberns Kering Keri maging beki lalo na sa UP. So spread your wings and fly #tipsforUPfreshiesYana
#tipsforUPfreshies Hindi lahat ng maganda ay babae at hindi lahat ng guapo ay lalaki. #LGBT @badassprofDr.Jose P.Rizal
#TipsForUPFreshies Join the most Fab Org, UP Babaylan! :)Rod Singh
Hindi nakakatuwa ang mga grade-conscious na estudyante. #tipsforUPfreshiesEloi Hernandez
Troh! Sarap ibagsak nang mas matuto. RT@badassprof: Hindi nakakatuwa ang mga grade-conscious na estudyante. #tipsforUPfreshies #buhayproflibay cantor
@badassprof @hecklerforever @shiereyes Dont let the four walls of the classroom limit your education #tipsforUPfreshies @tweetnirizaljoey torres
Go for the terror profs. Don’t worry about the grade. You’ll learn, and that’s what counts. #TipsForUPFreshiesKiko Acero
iiba ang defenition mo ng WEIRD, learn not to "pre-judge" #tipsforUPfreshies @badassprofScott Ostique
‘Crazy’ is a word that applies not only to iska/isko but also to ur profs. Beware! #TipsForUPFreshieselizabeth angsioco
When in doubt or confusion, don’t be afraid to ask. Besides, we don’t bite. #tipsforUPfreshiesMarianne de la Cruz
#tipsforUPFreshies If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. Speak up!Thysz Estrada
@badassprof bawal na bawal ang homophobic sa UP! #tipsforUPfreshiesfrench zacarias
@HecklerForever LOL! Wag magtaka kung ang kaklase sa kanan ay naka-Spartan at sa kaliwa ay Havainas. @badassprof #TipsforUPFreshiesRiza DLF
Mapalad ka at ikaw ay nasa UP. Isipin ang milyong kabataang hindi makapagtatapos dahil sa kahirapan. #TipsForUPFreshiesAndres Bonifacio
@badassprof HONOR AND EXCELLENCE ang motto ng UP. Pero if you had to choose between the two, HONOR first before EXCELLENCE.Maria Angelica Perez
@badassprof @hecklerforever @shiereyes Alalahanin na ikaw ay Iskolar ng Bayan – you have to give back something to the peoplejoey torres
Pero kung si UP instructor at internet superstar Ramon Bautista lang ang masusunod, bahala kayo sa mga buhay ninyo.
@badassprof #tipsforUPfreshies walang tip- tip. matatalino kayo, kaya nyo na yanRamon Bautista



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