Second step, read your assigned readings in advance. Same as the first step, you should also read the pile of your readings in other subjects at least one week before the class. We all know that whenever our professors gave us plenty and long readings, it means that there’s a graded recitation; and if we can’t answer, then they will give us 3.5 (Failed). Sad but this is the reality guys, if we will not read and comprehend the assigned readings, we will get a failing mark for a particular discussion. Third step, create a timetable of your task to do’s. A timetable contains all of your to do’s for a week, and/or for a month. With this, our tasks are organized, and we will never forget to do them. That’s why I noticed that a lot of my block mates have their own organizer and if you can just read what’s in there, you will be shocked because all of our assigned presentations, paper, assignments, and even the date of our finals in each subject are listed down. In my opinion, a timetable is a must because this will help us to be reminded of the tasks that we are supposed to do and after accomplishing our tasks, it’s a good feeling to underline or put a check mark on the tasks that we have finished.

Fourth step, make friends. I know that UA&P students are “social by nature” because it is easy for us to make friends from different year levels, blocks, and courses. Despite the distress that we encounter in our school, our friends help us emotionally and mentally. With this, it fosters team work and cooperation among students. Reality bite: In the real world or in the work place, we need to have a good interpersonal relationship and skill in order for us to create a pleasant environment for us, for our coworkers, and for the company.
Last step, Rest. Yeah right, why did we include this step? Guys always remember that we need to rest from time to time. Without resting, we will not be productive; instead we will just produce disaster outcomes toward our work. We should have proper rest and diet, which means that we still need to sleep 8 hours a day and eat three times a day. Sounds motherly, but believe me, having a proper rest and diet will help you to be fit and work effectively.
The implication of these steps is that if you will follow them, we believe that, you will achieve a well-balanced life (work and personal), and you will have stress-free college days.


Note: These steps are based on Project ISKO’s experiences throughout their stay in UA&P.
Writer/Creator: My Eugenio
Co-creator: Jundel Faraon

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Just wanna share the Wikimapia view of our school! haha! there are some funny comments too!

This is one of the comments posted by this blog's readers. I believe it is very much enlightening, at the same time encouraging that it deserves to be on the spotlight in this blog.
""A mind is a terrible thing to waste." And every person is given one. It is individually our role, if not responsibility, not to waste it. Instead, we need to nurture and enrich it with learning and education. Knowing that there are those who may not be as fortunate as us to receive a proper education, it is also our role, if not again our responsibility, to help them in attaining the same goal. By doing this, we are not only doing a good deed for our neighbours but also helping make our society a better one."
Kudos Charlene for these words of wisdom. :) You see, studying in UA&P not only hones our skills and feeds our minds with intelligence. NO. That is not the UA&P opportunity. We've all heard about it: HOLISTIC education. Being in UA&P is not just about studying. It's not just about making friends, being in the varsity or other co-curriculars. It's about being able to know what you are capable of as a student and individual. In UA&P you discover what you are made of, do what you can do, and develop society with your full capacity.
This is the UA&P opportunity: affecting change in society... changing lives... MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
Why not start now? :)
-Raiza Revilla

Do you know that there is a total of 62 (CAS only) scholars in UA&P?
Some of them come from the provinces and some live along Metro Manila.
They are my schoolmates who will do their best just to maintain a grade that would help them retain their scholarship program in UA&P
Some of my scholar batch mates are currently taking their majors in their respective programs in UA&P.
They have been part of ISKO when they were in CAS.
Are you aware of what they think about the scholarship program that UA&P offers?
Do you know what's their dream/goal in life? Or what's their plan for their future?
I want you to meet Ayn Vincent Castellano, my batch mate, and here are his thoughts...
Name: Ayn Vincent Castellano
Nick name: Ayan
Year: 4th
Course: Industrial Economic Program (IEP)
how's your experience with isko?
"It was worth while. I got to bond and share experiences with fellow scholars. It was also a good avenue to ask for help from upper class men (scholars as well) regarding maintaining good academic habits, coping up with the pressure of maintaining an average, and other things as well. Moreover, I also received some privileges which i am thankful for such as photocopy subsidies and increase in the number of allowable book borrowings."
how long have you been a member of isko?
"I've been a member of ISKO for three years."
how do you give back to society the benefits you reap from being a scholar?
"At present, i might not be able to financially repay the school for the scholarship that i have received. however, i deem that by doing my part in maintaining a good academic standing is already a way of repayment in such a way that i can serve as a model to other students. furthermore, i also engage myself in volunteer activities such as working under Kultura and doing some work for the Admission office since i can also repay the school in this manner. More than the previous ways aforementioned of giving back the benefits of being a scholar, i think that by being of service and helping my schoolmates (batch mates or lower class men) is still the best way of giving back to society the benefits i received."
what are your dreams/goals in life?
"Its part of my goal in life to acquire a stable and high-paying job. However, it has always been my dream to experience Japanese culture at its finest and in lieu of this, i am really hoping to live and work in japan someday."
I bet that some of you have the same dream/goal just like what ayan said.
I'm wondering, what are your dreams/goals in life?
And, how are you going to bring back to UA&P the benefits that it offers you?
Share your thoughts so that UA&P community know what's your dream/goal...
-My Eugenio

WARNING: This is a pretty long post, but please read through it. It will enlighten and uplift the UA&P student in you. You would wish to hug UAPPY after!

I was rummaging through my very cluttered inbox of email messages and found a very interesting email that was sent to me more than a year ago by a classmate. I think it's going to strike you the same way it struck me.

- Although education does allow us to earn, it is there to help us discover ourselves, to perfect us as persons. Moreover, it is there to promote the common good, to create a society where everyone can perfect and fulfill themselves.

3. We should trash this common perception “Kaya sila mahirap, kasi di sila nagtapos ng pag-aaral.”

- Back when I was still a kid, my mother used to tell me, “kaya sila mahirap kasi yung mga magulang nila di nagtapos ng pag-aaral (the reason why they’re poor is because their parents didn’t finish school).” In reality, this is not the case.

- “Many families have remained poor not because the parents or the children did not get a chance to get higher education. It is most likely that their poverty has blocked any access to higher education… Indeed, the rich tend to be better educated, but their wealth was not a result of their better education. Their wealth rather allowed them to send their children to better, more expensive schools, to get them special tutors, to buy them books and other materials, to let them travel; etc…”

Let us promote real education and support isko. Remember education is a right, not a privilege.

I hope this article of gives you something to think about. These realizations for me are both enlightening and haunting.

* Those inside the quotation marks are direct phrases or sentences lifted from Randolf David’s article.

by Check Odulio :)

What's your New Year's resolution this 2008? Want to help out your schoolmates? Why not help the university's scholars in their projects through the ISKO organization of the University of Asia & the Pacific? Start this year with thoughts and actions about helping others. In that way, this year might just be better than the previous one.

'Help people become motivated by guiding them to the source of their own power.'
- Paul G. Thomas
'Help others get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulder.'
- Bob Moawad
Source:http://quotations.about.com/cs/inspirationquotes/a/Helping5.htm
use the term 'help', a kind of egocentric idea enters into us. If we help someone, that means we are in a superior position. When we help, we feel that we are one step ahead or one step higher than the ones that we are helping. But if we serve someone, then we offer our capacity with humility, on the strength of our loving concern and oneness. So let us use the proper term, 'service'.
- Sri Chinmoy
Source: Flame-Waves, by Sri Chinmoy
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
- Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
Source: http://www.famous-quotes-and-inspirational-quotes.com/quotations/albert-schweitzer-quotes.htm
This knowledge would be of vlaue to me in my ministry. The more I knew about my fellowman, the better I could understand and help him. This was my mission in life: to help each man and woman know his real self and how to express his true potential. This journey had helped me realize how much work there was for me to do and how much I had to learn myself before I could proceed with my life work.
- Jesus
Source: Jesus and mastership: The gospel according to Jesus of Nazareth as dictated through James Coyle Morgan, page 5

As we've said, we're UA&P students who desire to help the ISKO organization of UA&P in their civic projects. This is basically the objective for putting up this blog...
helping scholars help others.

We want to be an instrument to ISKO to enact their projects. They have projects in line for the next year, which they hope will be implemented. This can be done if they have the funding for the projects. Thus, you too can help them!

You can also be an instrument in helping other people.
Find out more on how to help ISKO in your next visit! :)

Here are some of our thoughts...

“Different universities and colleges should allocate more funds for their scholarship programs because that is the only way for them to help those less fortunate high school graduates. Let’s take good care of our YOUTH!”
-My Eugenio

“Today, college education is a privilege. We, who can afford to go to prestigious universities, should be thankful and we should make the most out of it. At the same time, we should also think about those who stop short at high school education only. Scholarship programs within the different universities should be well-funded and supported. Let us share our blessing to the less fortunate youth.”
–Patricia David

Make not education a commodity. Not even luxury or necessity. It’s a right… and it should remain that way… whatever it takes.
-Raiza Revilla

Education is a right Not a privilege! Advocate learning! Advocate UA&P! Woooh!
-Check Odulio

Education is our life. We should support scholars to give them life. Support UA&P scholars!
-Jundel Faraon

College in the Philippines has always been valued by families. That’s what keeps the young Filipinos yearn to graduate with a degree. Everybody should be given that opportunity.
-JR Monsale

The University of Asia and the Pacific shares the same sentiment as the students. Make education available and attainable for all. Thus, the UA&P Scholarship Program. Many are granted the right and given the opportunity to study in such a prestigious academe because of the said program.

The Fund Development Office of the university is directly responsible for gathering funds for the scholarship of its current students and prospective students. The Office was constituted on November 8, 2007, headed by Javier J. Calero, as Director and who is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University. Through this office, more students are able to study in UA&P, as they gain wisdom and develop their skills… to chase their dreams. And be who they can be.

Through the UA&P Scholarship Program, dreams are granted. And now you can be part of making these dreams come true. Join Project ISKO and be an instrument to other student’s dreams. Let us help them be who they can be.