My Experience As a BS Nutrition Freshman in University of the Philippines Los Baños (1st sem)

Disclaimer: all things written are only based on my experience as a first year student.


Hi! This is my first time to write a blog and i hope you like it.

UPCAT was an exam that I never thought I could pass. My course, as well, was not expected since it was not my first choice. I am glad, though, that I landed as a BS Nutrition student in UPLB.

University of the Philippines Los Baños produces BS Nutrition students that has achieved more than a decade of 100% passing rate on board exam. This puts a pressure for me and my batch mates since we do not want to break this yearly record.
The university offered me as much freedom as i could ever ask. FREEDOM! AS IN FREEDOM. 

During my first semester, i took Arts 1 as my first GE and it was amazing how my professor made the subject enjoyable. If I am not mistaken, it was the only GE for all nutri freshies. I did not have any idea that nutrition was not only about "nutrition" itself. There were other subjects such as ABT (about biotechnology), HFDS (human physio), CHEM 18, and HUME (human ecology). Of all subjects, CHEM made me cry so many times. The subject was overwhelming and I am not that genius when it comes to chemistry. HFDS made me realize that nutrition can really be a pre-med course. The only thing is that the lessons in physio were a little bit fast, the focus per lesson is not that much. HUME was honestly tiring. Ecology is the main topic here. There were camps. MANY times. That was what made it tiring for me. It required us too much of our time and even our weekends.

There are many organizations in UPLB. As a freshman student, it was a bit overwhelming to me. Some were very persuading which i hate the most. However, freshmen are not allowed to join any organizations so even if i wanted to, i couldnt.

The first semester did not introduce me what my course was really all about. Though, i understand that those subjects are really needed because BS Nutrition is composed of interconnected subjects, which makes Nutrition in UPLB very different from other universities.



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  1. UnknownJuly 2, 2020 at 7:05 AM

    damang dama ko yung "FREEDOM! AS IN FREEDOM." heheheheh

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  2. IzKeren!July 8, 2020 at 8:16 PM

    HAHAHA YES!

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  3. IzKeren!July 8, 2020 at 8:17 PM

    If you have any suggestion or questions please comment so i can write about it 😁😁

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