Do the expectations of your family affect your decision?

1. No, because they supported me on the course I want to take (K. Sanchez, personal
communication, September 29, 2017).
2. Yes, because they expect me to be like my father who is an engineer
3. No, because my family trusts me on the decisions I make
4. Yes, because they expected me to become a Doctor
5. Yes, because I also want to finish my degree
6. Yes, because finishing my degree is the greatest thing that I could offer to them.
7. Yes, because I always want them to be proud of me
8. Yes, because they are the ones supporting me in everything I take
9. Yes, because I know they only want what’s best for me
10. Yes, because I want them to be proud of me by finishing my degree
11. No, because I know what I want and I’ll do everything to achieve it and make them proud
12. No, because It’s my life and I want to let them know what I really want to do with my life (Rupal,
2017).
13. Yes, because they want me to finish my degree with flying colors
14. Yes, because they know what’s best for me
15. Yes, because I want them to be proud of me
16. Yes, because they expected me to obey them and follow what they ought me to do with my life
for me to be successful
17. Yes, because they are the ones supporting me morally and financially
18. Yes, because I don’t want to fail them
19. Yes, because they’re supporting me financially
20. Yes, because I love them and I respect them
21. Yes, because they know what’s best for me
22. No, because it’s my own decision to pursue my degree in college
23. No, because I personally want to be successful just like my life and they always trust me about
my decisions
24. Yes, because they never fail to make me feel that they are always proud of me and I don’t want
to fail them (P. Bolneo, personal communication, September 23, 2017).
25. Yes, because they supported me from the very beginning up until now and I want to return
them the favor by meeting their expectations
26. Yes, my first choice was supposed to be humanities but because I am the eldest, my family
wants me to take up medicine (M.C Magadan, personal communication, September 23, 2017).
27. Yes, there are more opportunities to support my family (S.K. Enguito, personal communication,
September 23, 2017).
28. Yes, my decision is because of what my family wants me to take up (I. Adrales, personal
communication, September 23, 2017)
29. Yes, because my family is currently hesitating on sending me to school because of financial
problems (E. Del Mar, personal communication, September 23, 2017).
30. Yes, my family expects me to pursue college so that I can also have the same major with my
siblings and family (M.B. Ferolin, personal communication, September 23, 2017).
31. Yes, I will proceed to employment because my family expects me to be the one to manage our
business (W. Avergonzado, personal communication, September 29, 2017).
 32. Yes, my family expects me to pursue college so that I can also work outside the country like our
relatives.
33. No, because the course that I will enroll in is not the one my family expects me to take up.
34. Yes, my family expects me to become a medical practitioner someday.
35. Yes, my parents, including myself, would like me to become a physical therapist (C. Yongco,
personal communication, September 29, 2017).
36. No, I will pursue college but my family expects me to be an engineer but I want to be a doctor.
37. Yes, my parents want me to go work abroad.
38. Yes, my expectations and of my parents’ are similar – we both want to be trained at an early age
(E. De Dios, personal communication, September 29, 2017).
39. No, I have my own ways of making my family proud without them expecting much.
40. Yes, I believe in my family’s confidence with regards to the extent of my potential.
41. Yes, my family has always been medically-inclined that is why they expect me to pursue college
with the same specialty.
42. No, I want to pursue college but I am not pressured by what my family wants me to become.
43. Yes, I want to become like my father and brother who are engineers; I belong to a family of
engineers.
44. Yes, I’ve always wanted to become a pilot that is why my parents support and expect me to
become one.
45. No, my family supports me in whichever course I will choose to pursue in college.
46. Yes, I was influenced by them and later on, they encouraged me to be like them (J. De Rueda,
personal communication, September 23, 2017)
47. Yes, they have somewhat trained me to be an architect in the near future.
48. No, my family most especially my mother strongly supports me in taking up whatever I want.
49. Yes, because my family wants me to finish college and not only high school.
50. No, I want to do what I want despite what my family expects me to take up.

Respondents:

September 24, 2017

1. R. Ruiz
2. P. Hoo

September 25, 2017

1. C. Pardillo
2. G. Baculpo
3. R. Sicat
4. C. Pilapil
5. C. Neis
6. J. Nebria
7. H. Guiuan
8. J. Sadiel
9. C. Guerrero
10. A. Villeno
11. D. Sanchez
 12. C. Dela Torre
13. L. Estrella
14. C. Perez
15. K. Adams
16. M. Ouano

September 28, 2017

1. C. Pialago
2. A. Millares
3. T. Mosqueda
4. K. Tejero
5. J. Monsanto
6. J. Tan
7. J. Ponce
8. P. Villarba

September 29, 2017

1. M. Usui
2. G. Cortez
3. A. Velasquez
4. A. Zaragoza
5. B. Montecillo
6. R. Celestino
7. C. Zafra
8. R. Sim
9. G. Ruiz
10. F. Calatrava
11. I. Ymas
12. C. Gonzaga
13. B. Leyco