Animo Dynasty
“La Salle- the future begins here”, this is what the college brochure stated to entice us students into entering the portals of De La Salle University (DLSU). Now I am slowly realizing that this statement is not just an advertising line but a truth. Now I really see that my future begins in this university.
DLSU is one of the best universities in the Philippines if not the best. It has its own very rich University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) history with Ren-Ren Ritualo knocking down a triple during the dying seconds of the UAAP finals against University of Santo Tomas (UST) that gave way to DLSU’s four feat championship. JV Casio, also a green archer, knocked down a high-looping three point shot during the last seconds of play of last year’s UAAP finals against heavily favored Far Eastern University (FEU).
DLSU, the most technological advance university in the country is equipped with Integrated Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE). Its version 7 IVLE system is the most advance in the country. To top this, it has the most hassle-free online enrollment, where everything is computerized. I would often hear my Ateneo-enrolled brother complaining about his enrollment, but he would never hear me complain about mine. No need to wake up early during enrollment, and no need to line up. It’s that easy.
When Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) was still applying for a level 4 PAASCU accreditation, DLSU has already been enjoying its status. The university is also a recognized Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Center of Excellence in courses such as Engineering, Computer Studies, Science, Accounting, and in Business. This simply means that the CHED has full confidence and trust in the university thus it gives DLSU full autonomy in running the school. It gives the school free reign in choosing the courses it offers to select the teachers to teach it. It allows the school to set the standards without outside intervention.
I, myself, am a student of DLSU, and I am proud to be one. Before I entered in DLSU, I was brought up by my family to think that DLSU is a university for the rich and for the elite, a class I do not belong to. No one from my family studied in DLSU. My brother is now studying at Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). My mother is a graduate of UST, while my father is a graduate of University of East (UE). From my mother’s side, my aunts and uncles are either graduates of UST or the University of the Philippines (UP), and from my father’s side, one is either a graduate of UE or ADMU. Ateneo, my dream school, rejected my application; but DLSU accepted me as one of their few scholars, in fact a SFA scholar. I was left alone with no other choices. I was forced to study in DLSU. But now I begin to see God’s reason why.
Lasallians being dumb is only a misconception. During my first six months of study in DLSU, I had already proven DLSU to be a good university. Misconception dictates that DLSU is full of idiots and morons. I would say that all schools have their own idiots and morons. All schools also have their own geeks and nerds. All schools have their Isaac Newtons or Albert Einsteins. So what is one Juan Tamad compared to hundreds of Newtons who graduate from DLSU. There are many La Salle alumni who didn’t do well during their college years, but are extraordinary in the real world. The values they got form DLSU sure helped them a lot.
DLSU is known for accepting more students than the UP and ADMU, thus other universities laugh at it because it lowered its standard. I believe that it does accept more students during application period because it offers more courses. It also believes that grades are not the sole basis to which a student is to be judged. It believes that it can mold students to become good citizens through education. This is why it gives more students the chance to prove themselves . Also because of DLSU’s trimester system, it can accommodate more students.
Lastly, society dictates us that DLSU are only for the elite and Lasallians are slow-learners. I beg to disagree. La Salle is a university not only for the elite, but also for the people from different sectors. I know some scholars who are coming from the middle-class and some from the lower-classes. Lasallians are not slow-learners, rather they are fast learners. With our trimester system, everything is fast-paced.
We learn things in as short as 14 weeks, minus two weeks for finals and midterm examinations. Compare that to five months of studying a single subject in other universities. And when our graduates took the professional board exam, the results are indeed superb as they not only pass the exam but excel in them. We produce quality graduates in less the amount of time that other schools produce their students; and that is what I call efficiency. It only proves that Lasallians are indeed fast-learners.
DLSU for me is a highly competitive school, 18 units seems a lot, but not all people can handle the pressure of a trimester system and high-caliber, demanding professors. You really need to be competitive and study hard in order to survive. Even though, DLSU accepts more students during application period, it is very difficult to stay in. You have to be studying in La Salle to know these things. Trust me; it is really hard when you are studying in DLSU-main.
Lasalle has its own identity. We must not look at one error and generalize it as a whole. Often times, we look at our green archer players as representatives of DLSU. They are not the only people enrolled in DLSU. Why look at them as representatives of DLSU? Yes, they are part of DLSU; but they are not DLSU. We may look at them as people who only plays college basketball and don’t study, but please… don’t generalize them. There are players who also do well in their respective courses. Some of them are even Dean’s Lister. I believe that La Salle isn’t all basketball, for there are basketball players who didn’t get their college diplomas. The latest controversy tells us that DLSU kicked out two players from its basketball team for faking PEPTCR test. That only proves us that DLSU has high standards academically.
I love DLSU not because of its UAAP trophies, not because of its high tech equipments, learning materials and air-conditioned room, not because of its IVLE, not because of the hassle-free online enrollment, not because of the E-purse, and not because of the models and celebrities that roam around the campus. These things are the first things we observed when we first entered La Salle, but they are not that important for me. They are good for nothing.
I love DLSU because it teaches me to become a Christian achiever for God and Country and to become a man for others. We are living in a fast-paced world where money is everything, but DLSU teaches me to still have time to reflect on God through its Saliksik and Lasallian Retreat (LASARET). It also molded me to become the person I am now. It made me realize the purpose and meaning of life. Maybe if I am not studying at DLSU, I would still be the old me.
DLSU is one of the best universities in the Philippines if not the best. It has its own very rich University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) history with Ren-Ren Ritualo knocking down a triple during the dying seconds of the UAAP finals against University of Santo Tomas (UST) that gave way to DLSU’s four feat championship. JV Casio, also a green archer, knocked down a high-looping three point shot during the last seconds of play of last year’s UAAP finals against heavily favored Far Eastern University (FEU).DLSU, the most technological advance university in the country is equipped with Integrated Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE). Its version 7 IVLE system is the most advance in the country. To top this, it has the most hassle-free online enrollment, where everything is computerized. I would often hear my Ateneo-enrolled brother complaining about his enrollment, but he would never hear me complain about mine. No need to wake up early during enrollment, and no need to line up. It’s that easy.
When Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) was still applying for a level 4 PAASCU accreditation, DLSU has already been enjoying its status. The university is also a recognized Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Center of Excellence in courses such as Engineering, Computer Studies, Science, Accounting, and in Business. This simply means that the CHED has full confidence and trust in the university thus it gives DLSU full autonomy in running the school. It gives the school free reign in choosing the courses it offers to select the teachers to teach it. It allows the school to set the standards without outside intervention.
I, myself, am a student of DLSU, and I am proud to be one. Before I entered in DLSU, I was brought up by my family to think that DLSU is a university for the rich and for the elite, a class I do not belong to. No one from my family studied in DLSU. My brother is now studying at Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). My mother is a graduate of UST, while my father is a graduate of University of East (UE). From my mother’s side, my aunts and uncles are either graduates of UST or the University of the Philippines (UP), and from my father’s side, one is either a graduate of UE or ADMU. Ateneo, my dream school, rejected my application; but DLSU accepted me as one of their few scholars, in fact a SFA scholar. I was left alone with no other choices. I was forced to study in DLSU. But now I begin to see God’s reason why.
Lasallians being dumb is only a misconception. During my first six months of study in DLSU, I had already proven DLSU to be a good university. Misconception dictates that DLSU is full of idiots and morons. I would say that all schools have their own idiots and morons. All schools also have their own geeks and nerds. All schools have their Isaac Newtons or Albert Einsteins. So what is one Juan Tamad compared to hundreds of Newtons who graduate from DLSU. There are many La Salle alumni who didn’t do well during their college years, but are extraordinary in the real world. The values they got form DLSU sure helped them a lot.
DLSU is known for accepting more students than the UP and ADMU, thus other universities laugh at it because it lowered its standard. I believe that it does accept more students during application period because it offers more courses. It also believes that grades are not the sole basis to which a student is to be judged. It believes that it can mold students to become good citizens through education. This is why it gives more students the chance to prove themselves . Also because of DLSU’s trimester system, it can accommodate more students.
Lastly, society dictates us that DLSU are only for the elite and Lasallians are slow-learners. I beg to disagree. La Salle is a university not only for the elite, but also for the people from different sectors. I know some scholars who are coming from the middle-class and some from the lower-classes. Lasallians are not slow-learners, rather they are fast learners. With our trimester system, everything is fast-paced.
We learn things in as short as 14 weeks, minus two weeks for finals and midterm examinations. Compare that to five months of studying a single subject in other universities. And when our graduates took the professional board exam, the results are indeed superb as they not only pass the exam but excel in them. We produce quality graduates in less the amount of time that other schools produce their students; and that is what I call efficiency. It only proves that Lasallians are indeed fast-learners.DLSU for me is a highly competitive school, 18 units seems a lot, but not all people can handle the pressure of a trimester system and high-caliber, demanding professors. You really need to be competitive and study hard in order to survive. Even though, DLSU accepts more students during application period, it is very difficult to stay in. You have to be studying in La Salle to know these things. Trust me; it is really hard when you are studying in DLSU-main.
Lasalle has its own identity. We must not look at one error and generalize it as a whole. Often times, we look at our green archer players as representatives of DLSU. They are not the only people enrolled in DLSU. Why look at them as representatives of DLSU? Yes, they are part of DLSU; but they are not DLSU. We may look at them as people who only plays college basketball and don’t study, but please… don’t generalize them. There are players who also do well in their respective courses. Some of them are even Dean’s Lister. I believe that La Salle isn’t all basketball, for there are basketball players who didn’t get their college diplomas. The latest controversy tells us that DLSU kicked out two players from its basketball team for faking PEPTCR test. That only proves us that DLSU has high standards academically.
I love DLSU not because of its UAAP trophies, not because of its high tech equipments, learning materials and air-conditioned room, not because of its IVLE, not because of the hassle-free online enrollment, not because of the E-purse, and not because of the models and celebrities that roam around the campus. These things are the first things we observed when we first entered La Salle, but they are not that important for me. They are good for nothing.
I love DLSU because it teaches me to become a Christian achiever for God and Country and to become a man for others. We are living in a fast-paced world where money is everything, but DLSU teaches me to still have time to reflect on God through its Saliksik and Lasallian Retreat (LASARET). It also molded me to become the person I am now. It made me realize the purpose and meaning of life. Maybe if I am not studying at DLSU, I would still be the old me.
posted by PJ at Monday, December 12, 2005
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