04 August 2009
ABM arms the next generation for UPCAT
Last July 11, 18 and 25, the University of the Philippines Association of Biology Majors (ABM) offered its annual tutorial for the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) to the seniors of Krus na Ligas High School and UP Integrated School at Institute of Biology Pavilion 4.
Spearheaded by ABM’s Academic Committee and led by Hannah Co, the tutorials tackled the four major foci of the UPCAT – Mathematics, English and Filipino and Science; with the Sciences further divided into Physics, Biology and Chemistry.
More than a hundred students attended these review sessions held on Saturday from 8AM to 4PM. During these sessions they practiced their test taking skills and were given crash course lectures on the UPCAT subject matter.
Special mention goes to ABM’s members, Joanna Cuayo, Jacqueline Canlas, Lindsay Carandang, Patrick Cruz, JC Reyes, Philippine Science High School Senior, Lance Co Ting Keh and ABM’s applicants for selflessly giving their time to assist in the tutorial sessions.
When asked to comment about this year’s tutorials, Academic Committee Head, Hannah Co said, "My committee and I are very pleased and proud of ABM, its members and its applicants, for showing such great support for this project. I am happy to say it was a great success. My only hope is that we can make it even better next year."
The review was ABM’s first major activity lined up for the school year and it appears that they’re off to a great start.