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Baking College Vigor

By

Frauline C. Tadle

It is my pleasure to be speaking in front of you, ladies and gentlemen. This will be an

honor that I will bear for the entire time of my existence. In which, the period to have the once in

a lifetine chance to carry on the ideals of my dead Alma Matter as I bid my temporary goodbye,

along with my colleagues on April 2011.

Four years have passed rapidly yet its only like yesterday when I found myself, which

was 12 years old then, standing behind the podium to represent the 365 graduating students of

Francisco E. Barzaga Memorial School. And it will be another two months until that one whowill be pronounced as best among us shall deliver the words that has been supplied by the 1800

graduating students he/ she will be representing, in that one momentous moment of a sacred

ceremony. We may be more or less 1800, but to Bob Ongs book, Aba,

nakakabasanapalaako?! there is a dozen types of students on a teachers point of view: Clowns,

Geeks, Hollow Man A and B, Spice Girls, Da Gwapings, Celebrities, Guinness, Leather Goods,

Weirdos, MgaAnakni Rizal, Bob Ongs and Commoners. But they are in high school. What about

college? College surely is another different world apart from elementary and high school.

According to Wikipedia.com, college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an

educational institution. It may be a degree- awarding tertiary educational institution, an

institution with a federal university, an institution offering vocational education or a secondary

school. Nevertheless, we can never deny that it is the most crucial level of our education, both indifficulty and financially and it plays the biggest part in sculpturing our future.

Which university youll enter doesnt even matter compared to the hard work, passion

and your own will to achieve your star. In any case, Philippines is university-rich country that are

well- respected even in international affairs. As what 2010 University Web Ranking posted for

its Top Universities in Philippines, University of the Philippines Diliman top-billed the list. It is

followed by University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines Los Baos, University of

the Philippines Manila, University of the Philippines Visayas, Ateneo De Manila University, De

La Salle University, University of the East and MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology. As you

enter for first year in college, orientation awaits you to help you adapt to the new environment.Educators are no longer being called as Maam, Sir, Mr. or Mrs. Instead Professor and Doctor.

You are expected to help yourselves to provide your own notes, and also, professors have their

free time intended to entertain students for clarification about important things. You are expected

to budget your time wisely and balance it between academics and your social life. You have to

stand in your own. You are no longer that little child that still hides under the skirt of your

mother of behind the strong back and legs of your father. Now, you have the unlimited chance to

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voice out what runs into your mind rather than keep yourself being stocked to your chair.

College life opens it hearts, minds and ears to hear you opinions regarding the things that are

happening around you. This is the way college prepare us to enter the adolescence in which

nothing will protect you from harm rather than yourself. You need to be strong and confident to

yourself that you can do it. And to attain that strength, you need to cultivate your self-

confidence.

Being a college student sure is that microscopic hole that you need to get through to

pursue your dreamed profession. It takes a lot of effort and money before you can say, I survive

college. Cramming may become a daily occasion along with pressures from all corners. Just

remember, enjoy your college life. Balancing may be tough but it is necessary to build the

strongest foundation within ourselves. It is the foundation that is hard to build but easily be break

if youre brittle enough to face the truth of life. It is the foundation of believing in you self and

your skills and talents. No one knows you better yourself. Always do your best and you know

that God will do the rest for you. Again, I dont bid goodbye. I thank you for the good memories

and hope for your success for your chosen path. God Bless you all.