EFFECTS OF LIMITED SLOTS IN UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES

Chapter 1

Introduction

An additional two years of High School, called Senior High School, is added to the

curriculum through the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 10533 or K-12 program. By

providing an additional two years in high school, the students are given mastery skills as

preparations for tasks in the actual workplace. Former President Benigno S. Aquino III (2013)

states that the implemented law will help the next generation of Filipinos to be empowered. In

addition, the Higher Education Act of 1994 and Commission on Higher Education stated that

students could apply in whichever college course regardless of their taken track. However, the

Department of Education recommends future students and SHS pioneers to align their track to

the future career path of their likeness, as it will provide them a sketch of their course and

amplify their skills and readiness for their future subjects, giving the students more practices and

knowledge, thus, making them productive and globally competitive.

This research helps in finding out the reasons or the cause why some of the senior high

students choose a stand/track that is not aligned in their college course. Since the curriculum for

the K-12 education system was implemented back in 2012, students have had to go through two

extra years of high school to prepare them for college. Senior high school was said to be

established to help students be more knowledgeable, whether it was for the continuation of their

education through college or for the job market should they take strands in the non-academic

track. Many college students who have gone through senior high school choose courses that
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align with the specific strands they enrolled in, but a lot of students find themselves in

completely unrelated degree programs as well.