Ever A.

Chavez BSEDE – EDE 3

EL C2

Weighing the matter of: Admitting the students who don’t pass the SUAST

I do agree with the perspective of admitting the students who don’t pass the
SUAST. The DorSU has really tried to be fair with the students, especially since the
pandemic happened; that’s why the institution admitted all the students who would
like to enroll. But the case here is that the assessment doesn’t quantify that the
students who don't pass aren’t that capable, intelligent, or determined to succeed in
the field that they like to pursue.

I’ve seen and witnessed how the SUAST exam really works, and this
realization hits me because of my experience way back. I’m with my classmates in
high school taking the said entrance examination, and I’ve seen that she doesn’t
read most of her answers as she shaded the circles without even comprehending
and sometimes not looking at her paper. Even if the instructions said that you
shouldn't start shading your paper when the time hasn’t started yet, and stop shading
the paper when the time is up, she violated all those. In order to have as many
answers as possible, it doesn’t matter to her if those answers are right or wrong.
Compared to the one who is an achiever, our expected valedictorian hasn't been
known because it was a pandemic and we were not permitted to have any
ceremonies. He’s a brilliant student—he does extemporaneous speaking, he was in
journalism, he’s good in math, and he was a top student in high school;
unfortunately, he didn't pass the SUAST examination.

The experiences of others that I’ve heard before and after the SUAST
examination dawned on me: It's not how brilliant you are but how wise you are as a
person when it comes to situations that aren’t in your favor. Another one, I’ve had a
schoolmate before who’s not an achiever, nor is he good at speaking or writing, but
he does have a penchant for math, and he passed. Though he was not able to
uphold his chosen course, which is engineering, he changed to another course,
which is criminology.

My take on this is that the university can surely give a limit to the number of
students they need to admit to the school. However, I wouldn’t agree if the university
wouldn't give any chance to admit the students who have the highest capability in
entering the university just because they don’t pass the SUAST examination.

In taking all those into account, it doesn’t really quantify that if those who
passed the SUAST really uphold the highest standard in their chosen field, it doesn’t
guarantee that they will be able to withstand the gravity of the challenges that you’ll
face in college. As others are able to get admitted into the university just because
they’re wise, it doesn't quantify that they’re really fit to be admitted.