Does school really matter?

[dr. d]

still the same pala and I'm a generation older than you.



why naman doc? baka sa panahon mo yan *peace* In our generation, pride ng parents to have a child studying in Pisay. I had a BFF when I was grade school age who comes from a good family, her parents were disappointed when she didn't pass Pisay (St Scho na siya nagtuloy ng HS then Ateneo for College)

we got hold of a newspaper clipping listing down the successful applicants to a 1970s freshman class.
a number of those names did not enrol in pshs.
we actually asked these people, 30-40 years later, why they did not enrol.

the top four answers:
1. its a public school! (this was in the early 70s.)
2. it's a new school, with no track record! established just 7 years earlier.
3. malayo sa bahay natin! no dorms yet, back then. travel not as plentiful as now. back then, going to fairview, was considered an undertaking.
4. you were so happy with your school friends; we couldn't bear to pull you away from them.

of course, today is different.
today, there are actually review schools, to help the applicant hurdle the entrance exam.