{"id":625,"date":"2026-04-05T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/?p=625"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:15:34","slug":"surviving-first-year-of-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/surviving-first-year-of-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Surviving First Year of College"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:10px;border-top-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-right-radius:10px;border-bottom-left-radius:10px;}.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#fcfcfc;}.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11{position:relative;}.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11:not(.specificity){margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column625_9d7d2c-11\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1319fb-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1319fb-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1319fb-da\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1319fb-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1319fb-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1319fb-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1319fb-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1319fb-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1319fb-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_1319fb-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1319fb-da\">How to Apply for DOST Scholarship Step by Step: A Complete Guide for Filipino Students<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1663f6-d4\">Nobody warns you properly. Sure, your parents say &#8220;college is different&#8221; and your teachers tell you to &#8220;be prepared,&#8221; but nobody really sits you down and says: <em>this is going to shake you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4a7bac-86\">The first few weeks of college in the Philippines feel like being dropped into a completely different world. The campus is bigger, the crowd is louder, and suddenly nobody is chasing you to submit your homework. Your professor walks in, explains the course syllabus in 30 minutes, and walks out. You sit there thinking \u2014 wait, that&#8217;s it?<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a218fd-25, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a218fd-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a218fd-25\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a218fd-25 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a218fd-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a218fd-25\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a218fd-25 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a218fd-25[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a218fd-25\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_a218fd-25 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a218fd-25\">Yes. That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2c40b3-bf\">High school held your hand. College hands you a map and says good luck. And honestly? That&#8217;s what makes it both terrifying and exciting at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2369b3-be, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2369b3-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2369b3-be\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2369b3-be mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2369b3-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2369b3-be\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2369b3-be img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2369b3-be[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2369b3-be\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_2369b3-be wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2369b3-be\">The first year is chaotic, overwhelming, and \u2014 if you&#8217;re being honest with yourself \u2014 one of the best years of your life. You&#8217;ll meet people who will become your lifelong friends. You&#8217;ll discover who you really are outside of the person your family and high school knew. But you&#8217;ll also cry in bathroom stalls, panic over deadlines, and question if you even chose the right course.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9074d3-4f\">All of that is normal. All of that is part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id625_3b1978-f3 .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id625_3b1978-f3 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-top:2px solid #4caf50;border-right:2px solid #4caf50;border-bottom:2px solid #4caf50;border-left:2px solid #4caf50;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id625_3b1978-f3 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id625_3b1978-f3 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id625_3b1978-f3 .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list .kb-table-of-contents__entry:hover{color:#4caf50;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id625_3b1978-f3 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:2px solid #4caf50;border-right:2px solid #4caf50;border-bottom:2px solid #4caf50;border-left:2px solid #4caf50;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id625_3b1978-f3 .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:2px solid #4caf50;border-right:2px solid #4caf50;border-bottom:2px solid #4caf50;border-left:2px solid #4caf50;}}<\/style>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;background-color:#4caf50;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9\"]{font-size:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_21a7c3-a9\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Academic Challenges You Will Face as a Freshman<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_641e9b-c5\"><strong><strong>The Jump in Difficulty from Senior High to College<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1dc4fa-29\">Senior high school eased you in. College does not.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_828cd6-88, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_828cd6-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_828cd6-88\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_828cd6-88 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_828cd6-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_828cd6-88\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_828cd6-88 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_828cd6-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_828cd6-88\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_828cd6-88 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_828cd6-88\">The subjects hit harder and move faster. A topic your high school teacher spent a week explaining? Your college professor covers it in one lecture \u2014 and expects you to have read ahead before coming to class. That first week when you realize your professor is not going to explain everything like your high school teacher did? Yeah, that hits different.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image625_28cb82-51 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;}.kb-image625_28cb82-51 img.kb-img, .kb-image625_28cb82-51 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;filter:drop-shadow(0px 0px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image625_28cb82-51 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-student-studying-alone-college-1024x572.webp\" alt=\"Filipino college student studying alone at a desk surrounded by books and notes \u2014 college academic challenges Philippines\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-student-studying-alone-college-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-student-studying-alone-college-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-student-studying-alone-college-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-student-studying-alone-college.webp 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_6d7705-dc\"><strong>Self-studying becomes non-negotiable.<\/strong> You can no longer rely on what was discussed in class alone. You need to read ahead, review after, and fill in the gaps yourself. Some practical tips for adjusting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the syllabus on Day 1 and identify the heavy topics early<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t skip classes in the first few weeks \u2014 this is when foundations are built<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Form a study group with classmates you trust<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use YouTube, Khan Academy, or subject-specific resources to supplement your notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_af8eb4-40\">The adjustment takes time. Give yourself grace, but don&#8217;t use it as an excuse to coast.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_aefd72-b3\"><strong><strong>Understanding Units, GWA, and Academic Standing<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_266593-9e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_266593-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_266593-9e\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_266593-9e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_266593-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_266593-9e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_266593-9e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_266593-9e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_266593-9e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_266593-9e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_266593-9e\">In college, your subjects are measured in <strong>units<\/strong> \u2014 typically 3 units per academic subject and 1\u20132 units for lab classes. Your total units per semester usually range from 18 to 24 depending on your program.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2cb8bc-84\">Your <strong>General Weighted Average (GWA)<\/strong> is the weighted average of all your final grades across all subjects, factoring in the number of units each subject carries. It&#8217;s not just a number \u2014 it determines your <strong>academic standing<\/strong>, your eligibility for <strong>scholarships<\/strong>, and in some schools, whether you stay enrolled at all.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4961cc-48, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4961cc-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4961cc-48\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4961cc-48 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4961cc-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4961cc-48\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4961cc-48 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4961cc-48[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4961cc-48\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_4961cc-48 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4961cc-48\">A GWA of 1.0 is the highest in most Philippine universities. A GWA above 3.0 in many schools puts you on <strong>academic probation<\/strong>. Falling into probation means you&#8217;re one bad semester away from being asked to leave your program.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4f4c01-b2\">One thing most freshmen overlook is tracking their GWA from the very first semester. Use this free<a href=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\"> GWA calculator<\/a> to monitor your grade average and make sure you stay on track academically right from the start. You don&#8217;t want to wait until grades are released to realize you&#8217;re dangerously close to the line.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image625_3f2c7d-c2 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;}.kb-image625_3f2c7d-c2 img.kb-img, .kb-image625_3f2c7d-c2 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;filter:drop-shadow(0px 0px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image625_3f2c7d-c2 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gwa-calculator-grade-tracking-philippines-1024x572.webp\" alt=\"Filipino student checking grades on laptop using a GWA calculator \u2014 General Weighted Average tracking Philippines\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gwa-calculator-grade-tracking-philippines-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gwa-calculator-grade-tracking-philippines-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gwa-calculator-grade-tracking-philippines-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gwa-calculator-grade-tracking-philippines.webp 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_26f02f-14, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_26f02f-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_26f02f-14\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_26f02f-14 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_26f02f-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_26f02f-14\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_26f02f-14 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_26f02f-14[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_26f02f-14\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_26f02f-14 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_26f02f-14\">Track it every grading period. Not just at the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a6af5a-8d\"><strong><strong>Managing Multiple Subjects and Deadlines<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_425e86-ac, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_425e86-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_425e86-ac\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_425e86-ac mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_425e86-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_425e86-ac\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_425e86-ac img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_425e86-ac[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_425e86-ac\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_425e86-ac wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_425e86-ac\">Six to eight subjects. Each with its own requirements, quizzes, long exams, and major projects. Welcome to college.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_add985-85, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_add985-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_add985-85\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_add985-85 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_add985-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_add985-85\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_add985-85 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_add985-85[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_add985-85\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_add985-85 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_add985-85\">The students who struggle most in first year are usually not the ones who lack intelligence \u2014 they&#8217;re the ones who lack <strong>a system<\/strong>. Here&#8217;s how to build one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use a planner or app<\/strong> (Google Calendar, Notion, or even a physical notebook) to list all deadlines at the start of each month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prioritize by weight \u2014 a major exam worth 40% of your grade matters more than a 5-point quiz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Break big requirements into smaller tasks so you&#8217;re not cramming a 2,000-word paper the night before it&#8217;s due<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set personal deadlines 2 days before the actual deadline as buffer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e52b98-bb\">The last-minute trap is real. And once you fall into it in college, it&#8217;s very hard to climb out.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;background-color:#4caf50;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5\"]{font-size:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1220a2-e5\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Social Challenges of First Year College<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e59cc9-8a\"><strong><strong>Making New Friends as a Freshman<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a36571-a7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a36571-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a36571-a7\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a36571-a7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a36571-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a36571-a7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a36571-a7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a36571-a7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a36571-a7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_a36571-a7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a36571-a7\">Here&#8217;s the truth: almost everyone in that classroom on the first day is just as nervous as you are. Nobody admits it, but the person sitting next to you, looking confident scrolling their phone? They&#8217;re also hoping someone talks to them first.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image625_2ae396-d1 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;}.kb-image625_2ae396-d1 img.kb-img, .kb-image625_2ae396-d1 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;filter:drop-shadow(0px 0px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image625_2ae396-d1 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-college-students-making-friends-campus-1024x572.webp\" alt=\"Group of Filipino college freshmen laughing together on campus grounds during org fair \u2014 college social life Philippines\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-college-students-making-friends-campus-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-college-students-making-friends-campus-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-college-students-making-friends-campus-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/filipino-college-students-making-friends-campus.webp 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e3ae6a-67\">Making friends in college takes <strong>intentional effort<\/strong>, especially if you&#8217;re introverted. Some ways to break the ice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask a classmate about the syllabus or the professor&#8217;s grading system \u2014 instant conversation starter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sit in the middle rows during class (not too front, not too back) \u2014 it&#8217;s the social sweet spot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attend org fairs with curiosity, not pressure \u2014 great place to meet people with similar interests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Show up consistently. Friendship in college is built on familiarity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_d84b0d-8c\">There&#8217;s a difference between <strong>real friends<\/strong> and <strong>org friends<\/strong> and <strong>tambay friends<\/strong>. Real ones show up when things get hard. You&#8217;ll figure out who they are by second semester.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bb991f-ea\"><strong><strong>Joining Organizations \u2014 Yes or No?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_74f384-d5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_74f384-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_74f384-d5\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_74f384-d5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_74f384-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_74f384-d5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_74f384-d5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_74f384-d5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_74f384-d5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_74f384-d5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_74f384-d5\">Joining an org as a freshie is not required, but it can genuinely shape your college experience for the better \u2014 if you choose wisely.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_be8078-a5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_be8078-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_be8078-a5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_be8078-a5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_be8078-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_be8078-a5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_be8078-a5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_be8078-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_be8078-a5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_be8078-a5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_be8078-a5\"><strong><strong>Pros of joining an org:<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id625_f91492-c1{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);}.kb-row-layout-id625_f91492-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id625_f91492-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id625_f91492-c1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:6px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);max-width:921px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);min-height:220px;grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id625_f91492-c1{border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;overflow:clip;isolation:isolate;}.kb-row-layout-id625_f91492-c1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{border-top-left-radius:8px;border-top-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-right-radius:8px;border-bottom-left-radius:8px;}.kb-row-layout-id625_f91492-c1{box-shadow:0px 0px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);border-top:1px solid #4caf51;border-right:1px solid 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.kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column625_62124d-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column625_62124d-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:rgba(76, 175, 81, 0.26);}.kadence-column625_62124d-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column625_62124d-c5{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column625_62124d-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:stretch;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column625_62124d-c5 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:stretch;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column625_62124d-c5\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_05d1b7-64\"><strong><strong><strong>Pros of joining an org:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Builds soft skills: leadership, communication, teamwork<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expands your network beyond your department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gives structure and purpose outside academics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can open doors for internships and career connections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{min-height:328px;}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:9px;border-top-right-radius:9px;border-bottom-right-radius:9px;border-bottom-left-radius:9px;}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery{align-self:stretch;}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:rgba(243, 4, 4, 0.2);}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column625_3727de-9e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:stretch;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column625_3727de-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:stretch;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column625_3727de-9e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_afc80c-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_afc80c-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_afc80c-24\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_afc80c-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_afc80c-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_afc80c-24\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_afc80c-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_afc80c-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_afc80c-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_afc80c-24 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_afc80c-24\"><strong><strong>Cons to watch out for:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some orgs demand too much time \u2014 practices, meetings, events every week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can easily pull your GPA down if not balanced properly<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toxic org culture exists in some groups \u2014 watch out early<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_fe7ece-0f\">Our advice: <strong>join one org in your first year.<\/strong> Just one. See how you manage it alongside your academics before adding more. And never join an org just because your friends are joining \u2014 join because it genuinely aligns with what you want to grow in.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e399f7-f9\"><strong><strong>Dealing With Homesickness, Especially for Probinsyano Students<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9a9e6a-fa\">If you moved from the province to study in Manila, Cebu, or any other major city \u2014 this section is especially for you.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_7ab89a-9b\">Homesickness in college is not weakness. It&#8217;s the natural result of leaving everything familiar: your family, your food, your bedroom, your <em>life<\/em> as you knew it. It hits hardest in the evenings, on weekends, and during sembreak when your dormmates go home and you stay.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_c489f4-e2\">Here&#8217;s what helps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Keep communication open<\/strong> with your family \u2014 regular calls go a long way<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Build a routine<\/strong> that fills your evenings productively so the silence doesn&#8217;t swallow you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find a <strong>dormmate or blockmate<\/strong> you&#8217;re comfortable with \u2014 someone who becomes your college family<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explore your new city slowly and make it feel like home \u2014 find your favorite carinderia, your go-to study spot, your Sunday church<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2e35d8-8e\">And if it gets too heavy \u2014 if you feel persistently sad, isolated, or unable to function \u2014 <strong>visit your school&#8217;s guidance office.<\/strong> It&#8217;s free, it&#8217;s confidential, and it&#8217;s exactly what it&#8217;s there for. There is no shame in asking for help.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9901af-9a\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;background-color:#4caf50;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9901af-9a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9901af-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9901af-9a\"]{font-size:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_9901af-9a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9901af-9a\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Financial Challenges of College Life<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_518a2f-aa\"><strong><strong>Budgeting Your Allowance as a College Student<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4e2d02-74\">Whether your parents give you \u20b1500 or \u20b12,000 a week, the challenge is the same: it never feels like enough. And yet some students manage to save while others run out by Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image625_1375fd-3e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;}.kb-image625_1375fd-3e img.kb-img, .kb-image625_1375fd-3e .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;filter:drop-shadow(0px 0px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image625_1375fd-3e size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-budgeting-allowance-philippines-1024x572.webp\" alt=\"Filipino college student counting money and writing budget plan in notebook \u2014 student allowance budgeting Philippines\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-budgeting-allowance-philippines-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-budgeting-allowance-philippines-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-budgeting-allowance-philippines-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-budgeting-allowance-philippines.webp 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_ac1367-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_ac1367-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_ac1367-09\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_ac1367-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_ac1367-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_ac1367-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_ac1367-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_ac1367-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_ac1367-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_ac1367-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_ac1367-09\">The difference is almost always <strong>intentional budgeting.<\/strong> Here&#8217;s a simple approach:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Allocate first: transportation, food, and school supplies come before anything else<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Know your <strong>cheap food spots<\/strong> near campus \u2014 carinderias, student canteens, and turo-turo spots are your best friends<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid buying coffee shop drinks daily \u2014 that \u20b1150 iced coffee five times a week is \u20b13,000 a month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track your daily expenses in a notes app, even informally \u2014 awareness alone changes behavior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_6fb3e5-96\"><strong>Lifestyle inflation<\/strong> is a real trap in college. Your block mates start ordering Jollibee every day, buying new clothes for every event, and somehow you feel the pull to do the same. Don&#8217;t. Your budget is not theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_28e58e-36, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_28e58e-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_28e58e-36\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_28e58e-36 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_28e58e-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_28e58e-36\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_28e58e-36 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_28e58e-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_28e58e-36\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_28e58e-36 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_28e58e-36\"><strong><strong>Finding Ways to Earn While Studying<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3a6645-40, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3a6645-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_3a6645-40\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3a6645-40 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3a6645-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_3a6645-40\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3a6645-40 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3a6645-40[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_3a6645-40\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_3a6645-40 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_3a6645-40\">You don&#8217;t have to wait until graduation to earn money. Many Filipino college students already do, and so can you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Freelancing<\/strong> \u2014 graphic design, content writing, video editing, social media management. Platforms like Upwork, OnlineJobs.ph, and Facebook groups are full of opportunities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Online selling<\/strong> \u2014 reselling thrifted clothes, snacks, or school supplies within your campus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Selling notes and reviewers<\/strong> \u2014 if you&#8217;re a good note-taker, classmates will pay for organized notes before exams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Part-time jobs<\/strong> \u2014 BPO evening shifts, tutoring younger students, or working in campus offices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scholarships and grants<\/strong> \u2014 CHED, DOST, Iskolar ng Bayan, and private foundation scholarships don&#8217;t just ease tuition \u2014 they validate your hard work as an <strong>iskolar<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_8fee71-9c\">Earning while studying teaches discipline and time management in ways no subject ever will. Just make sure your grades don&#8217;t suffer for it.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;background-color:#4caf50;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec\"]{font-size:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_24fccd-ec\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Practical Tips for Surviving and Thriving in First Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_89dddf-36, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_89dddf-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_89dddf-36\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_89dddf-36 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_89dddf-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_89dddf-36\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_89dddf-36 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_89dddf-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_89dddf-36\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_89dddf-36 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_89dddf-36\"><strong><strong>Build a Routine Early<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_9c2cfb-2e\">Successful freshmen don&#8217;t rely on motivation \u2014 they rely on <strong>routine<\/strong>. Motivation comes and goes. A schedule shows up every day.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image625_357619-20 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;}.kb-image625_357619-20 img.kb-img, .kb-image625_357619-20 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;filter:drop-shadow(0px 0px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image625_357619-20 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-weekly-planner-routine-philippines-1024x572.webp\" alt=\"Filipino college student writing weekly study schedule in planner \u2014 time management tips first year college Philippines\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-weekly-planner-routine-philippines-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-weekly-planner-routine-philippines-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-weekly-planner-routine-philippines-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-weekly-planner-routine-philippines.webp 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_2763ca-c2\">Here&#8217;s a sample weekly routine as a starting point:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  .schedule-table-wrapper {\n    width: 100%;\n    overflow-x: auto;\n    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table {\n    width: 100%;\n    min-width: 600px;\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    font-family: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;\n    font-size: clamp(0.78rem, 2vw, 0.95rem);\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table thead tr {\n    background-color: #2e7d32;\n    color: #c8e6c9;\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table th {\n    padding: 12px 16px;\n    text-align: center;\n    font-weight: 600;\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table th:first-child {\n    text-align: left;\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table tbody tr {\n    border-bottom: 1px solid #d4ebd5;\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) {\n    background-color: #f1f8f1;\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table td {\n    padding: 10px 16px;\n    text-align: center;\n    vertical-align: top;\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table td:first-child {\n    text-align: left;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    color: #1b2e1c;\n    white-space: nowrap;\n  }\n\n  .time-badge {\n    display: inline-block;\n    padding: 3px 10px;\n    border-radius: 999px;\n    font-size: 0.74rem;\n    font-weight: 600;\n  }\n\n  .badge-morning {\n    background-color: #fff8e1;\n    color: #f57f17;\n  }\n\n  .badge-afternoon {\n    background-color: #e8f5e9;\n    color: #2e7d32;\n  }\n\n  .badge-evening {\n    background-color: #e3f2fd;\n    color: #1565c0;\n  }\n\n  .schedule-table .day-col {\n    background-color: #e8f5e9;\n    color: #1b2e1c;\n    border-right: 2px solid #c8e6c9;\n  }\n\n  @media (max-width: 480px) {\n    .schedule-table th,\n    .schedule-table td {\n      padding: 8px 10px;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"schedule-table-wrapper\">\n  <table class=\"schedule-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Day<\/th>\n        <th>&#9728; Morning<\/th>\n        <th>&#9730; Afternoon<\/th>\n        <th>&#9790; Evening<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"day-col\">Monday<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-morning\">Classes<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-afternoon\">Review notes from AM<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-evening\">Read ahead for Tuesday<\/span><\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"day-col\">Tuesday<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-morning\">Classes<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-afternoon\">Org meeting or library<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-evening\">Light review + rest<\/span><\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"day-col\">Wednesday<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-morning\">Classes<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-afternoon\">Study group session<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-evening\">Deadline check + planner update<\/span><\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"day-col\">Thursday<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-morning\">Classes<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-afternoon\">Review + requirements<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-evening\">Self-study \/ online research<\/span><\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"day-col\">Friday<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-morning\">Classes<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-afternoon\">Wind down, review the week<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-evening\">Free time \/ social<\/span><\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"day-col\">Saturday<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-morning\">Catch-up reading<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-afternoon\">Laundry, errands<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-evening\">Rest or light review<\/span><\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"day-col\">Sunday<\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-morning\">Church \/ rest<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-afternoon\">Meal prep \/ budget review<\/span><\/td>\n        <td><span class=\"time-badge badge-evening\">Prepare for the week ahead<\/span><\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a65d96-f9\">Adjust based on your actual schedule, but the point is: <strong>have a plan.<\/strong> Winging it every day is exhausting and unsustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_19b869-7e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_19b869-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_19b869-7e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_19b869-7e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_19b869-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_19b869-7e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_19b869-7e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_19b869-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_19b869-7e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_19b869-7e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_19b869-7e\"><strong><strong>Learn to Say No<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_7b66e5-89\">College is full of invitations \u2014 gimmicks, group chats that never sleep, events every other weekend, favors from org mates who always seem to need something.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a30d76-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a30d76-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a30d76-05\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a30d76-05 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a30d76-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a30d76-05\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a30d76-05 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_a30d76-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a30d76-05\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_a30d76-05 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_a30d76-05\"><strong>Saying no is a skill.<\/strong> And first year is the perfect time to practice it.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bcca9d-b8\">You don&#8217;t have to explain yourself every time. &#8220;I can&#8217;t, I have an exam&#8221; is a complete sentence. &#8220;I need to rest&#8221; is a valid reason. Choosing your priorities over people-pleasing is not selfishness \u2014 it&#8217;s self-respect.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_3944f1-cf\">Say no respectfully, consistently, and without guilt. The right people will understand.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_b30cd4-f1\"><strong><strong>Take Care of Your Mental Health From Day One<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_510300-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_510300-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_510300-35\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_510300-35 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_510300-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_510300-35\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_510300-35 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_510300-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_510300-35\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_510300-35 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_510300-35\">First year college is one of the most common trigger points for anxiety, burnout, and depression among Filipino students. The pressure to perform, to fit in, to justify the sacrifices your family made \u2014 it builds up quietly until it doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image625_e0bdfa-70 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;}.kb-image625_e0bdfa-70 img.kb-img, .kb-image625_e0bdfa-70 .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:7px;border-top-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-right-radius:7px;border-bottom-left-radius:7px;filter:drop-shadow(0px 0px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image625_e0bdfa-70 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-mental-health-philippines-1024x572.webp\" alt=\"Filipino college student sitting quietly alone near a window looking reflective \u2014 mental health awareness college Philippines\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-mental-health-philippines-1024x572.webp 1024w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-mental-health-philippines-300x167.webp 300w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-mental-health-philippines-768x429.webp 768w, https:\/\/gwacalculator.com.ph\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/college-student-mental-health-philippines.webp 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4297f0-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4297f0-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4297f0-04\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4297f0-04 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4297f0-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4297f0-04\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4297f0-04 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_4297f0-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4297f0-04\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_4297f0-04 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_4297f0-04\">Watch for these signs in yourself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Persistent exhaustion that sleep doesn&#8217;t fix<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loss of interest in things you used to enjoy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difficulty concentrating or making decisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feeling disconnected from everyone around you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_854fdd-61, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_854fdd-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_854fdd-61\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_854fdd-61 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_854fdd-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_854fdd-61\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_854fdd-61 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_854fdd-61[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_854fdd-61\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_854fdd-61 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_854fdd-61\">Most Philippine universities have <strong>free mental health services<\/strong> through their guidance and counseling offices. UST, UP, DLSU, Ateneo, and most state universities have trained counselors available to students. <strong>Use them.<\/strong> You don&#8217;t have to be in crisis to seek support.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_fd691d-c3\">Mental health is not separate from academic success. They are the same conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e7bde6-c7\"><strong><strong>Build a Good Relationship With Your Professors<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_653089-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_653089-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_653089-68\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_653089-68 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_653089-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_653089-68\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_653089-68 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_653089-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_653089-68\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_653089-68 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_653089-68\">Your professors are not your enemies \u2014 even the strict ones. In fact, the strict ones often respect students who show genuine effort the most.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_960c7e-bb\">Here&#8217;s how to build that relationship:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Attend classes consistently.<\/strong> Professors notice who shows up<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit their <strong>consultation hours<\/strong> \u2014 even once \u2014 to clarify something from a lecture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be <strong>polite and professional<\/strong> in emails. Start with &#8220;Good afternoon, Sir\/Ma&#8217;am&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Don&#8217;t be the student who only appears when they need a grade appeal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_b3ac2a-1e\">A professor who knows your name and respects your effort can become a <strong>reference letter<\/strong>, a <strong>thesis adviser<\/strong>, or a career connection down the road. Don&#8217;t underestimate that.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_cc72da-50\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;background-color:#4caf50;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_cc72da-50\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_cc72da-50\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_cc72da-50\"]{font-size:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_cc72da-50 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_cc72da-50\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>What Successful First Year Students Do Differently<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_349bbd-26, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_349bbd-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_349bbd-26\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_349bbd-26 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_349bbd-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_349bbd-26\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_349bbd-26 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_349bbd-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_349bbd-26\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_349bbd-26 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_349bbd-26\">The students who finish first year strong aren&#8217;t necessarily the smartest in the room. They just make better habits earlier. Here&#8217;s what sets them apart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>They track their grades and GWA consistently<\/strong> \u2014 they don&#8217;t wait for report cards to tell them where they stand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They ask for help before it&#8217;s too late<\/strong> \u2014 from professors, tutors, blockmates, and counselors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They balance academics with personal growth<\/strong> \u2014 they join one org, make genuine friends, and invest in themselves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They treat college as preparation for real life<\/strong> \u2014 not just a degree to survive<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They show up even when they don&#8217;t feel like it<\/strong> \u2014 especially when they don&#8217;t feel like it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_44f6af-dd\">The gap between surviving and thriving is usually just consistency. Small good decisions, repeated daily.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column625_1a4182-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);}.kadence-column625_1a4182-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column625_1a4182-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column625_1a4182-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column625_1a4182-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column625_1a4182-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column625_1a4182-30 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column625_1a4182-30{position:relative;}.kadence-column625_1a4182-30, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column625_1a4182-30:not(.specificity){margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column625_1a4182-30 > 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.kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, body:not(.hide-focus-outline) .kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#666262;}.kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76 .kt-accordion-header-wrap .kt-blocks-accordion-header:focus-visible,\n\t\t\t\t.kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active{background:#4caf50;}.kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:after, .kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76:not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-basic ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-xclose ):not( .kt-accodion-icon-style-arrow ) .kt-blocks-accordion-header.kt-accordion-panel-active .kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger:before{background:#4caf50;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top-color:#5f1a1a;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#5f1a1a;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#5f1a1a;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#5f1a1a;border-left-style:solid;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap{display:block;}.kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76 .kt-accordion-inner-wrap .kt-accordion-pane:not(:first-child){margin-top:8px;}.kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76 > .kt-accordion-inner-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-pane > .kt-accordion-header-wrap > .kt-blocks-accordion-header{border-top-color:#5f1a1a;border-top-style:solid;border-right-color:#5f1a1a;border-right-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#5f1a1a;border-bottom-style:solid;border-left-color:#5f1a1a;border-left-style:solid;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-accordion alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-wrap kt-accordion-id625_f23925-76 kt-accordion-has-13-panes kt-active-pane-0 kt-accordion-block kt-pane-header-alignment-left kt-accodion-icon-style-basic kt-accodion-icon-side-right\" style=\"max-width:none\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-inner-wrap\" data-allow-multiple-open=\"false\" data-start-open=\"none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-1 kt-pane625_18568a-01\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Is it normal to struggle in your first year of college in the Philippines?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c has--font-size wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_e586fb-9c\">Absolutely. Most freshmen struggle \u2014 academically, socially, financially, or emotionally. The transition from senior high to college is significant, and the adjustment period is real. Struggling doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re failing. It means you&#8217;re adjusting.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-3 kt-pane625_ed21a8-de\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>How do I make friends quickly as a college freshman?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_bbac80-0e\">Start with your blockmates. Be present in class, be approachable, and initiate small conversations. Joining one organization also speeds up the process significantly. Consistency matters more than charisma \u2014 just keep showing up.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-4 kt-pane625_021dd5-f7\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>What GWA should I maintain in my first year?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_1add4d-f1\">It depends on your school and program, but as a general rule, aim to stay at 2.5 or better. Scholarship holders usually need to maintain a 1.75 or higher. Check your school&#8217;s specific academic standing policy and know your number from Semester 1.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-5 kt-pane625_acff10-cc\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>Should I join organizations as a first year student?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_154cef-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_154cef-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_154cef-09\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_154cef-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_154cef-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_154cef-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_154cef-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_154cef-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_154cef-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_154cef-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_154cef-09\">Yes \u2014 but just one. Organizations help you grow beyond academics and build connections. Just be strategic about which one you choose and make sure it doesn&#8217;t consume your academic time.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-9 kt-pane625_7f952b-e2\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>How do I deal with a very difficult professor?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_32ef7b-71\">Don&#8217;t avoid them \u2014 approach them. Attend their consultation hours, ask questions, and show that you&#8217;re making an effort. Difficult professors often soften toward students who demonstrate initiative. And if their teaching style genuinely harms your learning, document your concerns and speak to your department chair calmly and professionally.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-pane kt-accordion-pane kt-accordion-pane-13 kt-pane625_a48428-f8\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-header-wrap\"><button class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-header kt-acccordion-button-label-show\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title-wrap\"><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-title\"><strong><strong>What should I do if I feel like dropping out in first year?<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span class=\"kt-blocks-accordion-icon-trigger\"><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel kt-accordion-panel-hidden\"><div class=\"kt-accordion-panel-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_84dc9c-8a\">First: don&#8217;t make that decision in the middle of exam week or after one terrible grade. Talk to someone \u2014 a trusted professor, a guidance counselor, or a family member you trust. Many students who felt like dropping out in first year went on to graduate with honors. What feels permanent in October rarely still feels the same in March.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_00e091-5f\"]{padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;background-color:#4caf50;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_00e091-5f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_00e091-5f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_00e091-5f\"]{font-size:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading625_00e091-5f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_00e091-5f\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da\"]{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_51c9b5-da\">First year is hard. Nobody honest will tell you otherwise. But it is also the year you figure out what you&#8217;re made of \u2014 not because things went smoothly, but because they didn&#8217;t, and you kept going anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_36771b-8f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_36771b-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_36771b-8f\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_36771b-8f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_36771b-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_36771b-8f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_36771b-8f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_36771b-8f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_36771b-8f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_36771b-8f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_36771b-8f\">You are more capable than you think. The campus will feel less foreign. The professors will become familiar. The deadlines will become manageable. And one day, probably around second semester, you&#8217;ll realize you actually know what you&#8217;re doing.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7\"]{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxs, 0.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading625_d670f6-e7\">That day is coming. 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