What a UP student is not

UPian! Many people say that UP students are bright, smart, intelligent, and so on. In fact when people see a UP student, they expect a lot . Maybe, they think UP is the highest school in the Philippines and that UP students are the masters of the universe and that UP students are head of all. That’s a big mistake! UP students are not the head and masters of the world. They are just ordinary students trained well and taught well. Yes, we are a little advanced but that doesn’t make UP students head of other students in other schools. Maybe they just think that way because they don’t know what UP students really are.

UP students for me, are naughty. Yes, we are nauhgty. I can say that because many of my schoolmates, including me, always breaking the rules. Even on simple rules, they are not following it just like on forming straight line during flag ceremony. They just can't follow it. Almost all second year boys don't like to have haircut every month so we are always included in the list. UP students are always debating for what they are thinking is right aside ffrom just taking the truth.

Up students are also cheaters. I can say that we arecheaters because if we have assignments, we don’t do it at home. We do it at school so that we can copy the correct answers of our classmates. Up students are also dead liners. Yes. It is true. Whenever we have projects, there are just few students who pass their projects ahead. Most of them pass their work during the deadline and some even pass their projects days after the deadline. In fact there are also students just don't pass projects.

Another is that, UP students are not good in all subjects. In fact, many of us in our classroom are struggling to get a high grade in Mathematics which is the most difficult subject when you are in UP. This really is a hard subject for us. There are also students who are struggling in English. Not all UP students are good in speaking English. Many of us don’t know much in speaking English but we are still practicing and we are doing our best in order to develop our speaking skills. There are also many students especially in the second year who are struggling in the subject, Social Science. Bad to say but it is true. When I was in elementary, our social science was very easy but now in UP, it is very hard! I don't know what makes it difficult but it is.

Most of all, UP students are not shameful. In short, we have no shame! In fact, one fourth year student before told me that, if you enter UP, you should have no shame because it has no use. Before, during my elementary years, I am a shameful and silent kind of person and I am ashamed to show what I’m really is but as I entered UP, it seems like my face doubled or maybe tripled! I have slowly developed and got rid of being a turtle hiding in its shell. I now show people what really Allan is and what my real attitude is.

Now, think about it. Do you think UP students are what you are thinking? You better think twice.