University of Santo Tomas Manila - UST Speciality : Marketing
programme: Advertising and Communication

My stay in that university was totally indescribable but I will try my best to make you have a feel of it. Here in the Philippines, before the k-12 program was implemented, students were required to have at least 17 years of education (three years of pre-school, six years of elementary/grade school, four years of high school, and four/five years of college life depending on the program you choose).

Before college, I was enrolled in the province and studied there for 13 years. I had no idea of what it was like to be studying in the city. I would not say that my high school and previous schooling years were spent in a ruralized area (because I mentioned that I used to study in the province). I was enrolled in an exclusive school in high school and my environment was somehow already advanced and the people were no different from those that I encountered in the city. Given that, I did not really have a hard time socializing and fitting in when it was finally my turn to study in Manila. The culture shock was not with the people I was introduced to because even if I came from an all-girls school, I somehow found it comfortable hanging out and communicating with the opposite gender, but the shock was with how the education was executed. I was in shock because everything was intense and I needed to really give myself an extra push to save a penny and finish my studies on time.

I am confident to say that my choice of university was the best choice of my life. Professors were competent enough to make you admire them. The field I chose was Communication/Advertising/Marketing. This is the only university I knew that offered an all-in-one program. In other universities, you may notice that they would offer a centralized course/program but at UST, they offered me all the subjects that were related in terms of Communication and Media. I would say that AB major students, most especially Communication Arts students at the University of Santo Tomas, are well-rounded and could fit in any environment.

Aside from offering the best courses, UST also has good surroundings and also has a Church inside of the campus. The structures were beautiful, the area was spacious enough to have a wide field for sports and concerts, and even a well-known hospital, too. Everything is beautiful. Just one thing though…it floods when it rains.

I am a proud Thomasian and I would recommend my university to all of my younger friends. It provided me with the best education and I am confident to say that it also made me the happiest.