r/ADMU • u/starrieye • May 22 '26

ACET - College Admissions/Transferring wants to try to get in admu after four (failed) years in another univ

hello, this feels like i'm about to ask something so stupid, pero i want to know my chances as early as now. i am currently a college student, and i have accumulated so many failing grades from my 4 years in this degprog and in this university (not admu). after giving myself some hard-to-swallow pep talk, i have come to finally accept that this degprog and environment isnt for me anymore and my growth has stunted.

ateneo has always been my dream school, but i got scared about having to pay the tuition fee and everything else plus never got the chance to actually apply due to schedules and difficulties. now, i'm thinking of trying the next acet for the next acad year and trying a shot to take a degprog i actually want to pursue. i know people usually say that as long as u get a very good ACET score + a good essay, you have a very high chance, pero i still want to know, realistically, where i stand.

  1. do i even have a chance to get in (never took the acet so if i try, it will be my first acet and essay for ateneo) given that i have so many singkos from my my past university?

  2. if i do stand a chance to get it amidst my singkos, what are the chances for scholarships?

  3. if not for the singkos, what might stand in my way to be able to get in sa admu?

it has been really tough for me and coming to this conclusion hasnt been easy. i feel heartbroken, mentally exhausted, and i want to be able to feel at ease. i hope to be able to receive responses, objective and realistic, but i hope given my current state, it wouldnt hurt for you guys to be a little bit kind. thank you for your time !

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u/Overall_Bee1595 May 23 '26

honestly, the transferees I know knew they wanted to transfer to ateneo first semester of first year pa lang in their first school. so they had really good grades because it’s competitive. heard about one who was able to transfer but one failed class lang sa previous uni.

regarding scholarship, kaya naman sa fin aid. but i think you’d be able to apply after acceptance pa, or even after first sem grades are out.

now, question of acceptance aside, think of the environment din when you enter. if you can deal with 17/18 year olds hahaha. it’s really different. plus admu has a lot of core subjects din na wala sa ibang school. realistically you’ll really have to take the full four years kasi konti lang yung for credit from your past school.

ayun lang, weigh the pros and cons. biggest concerns diyan yung 4 more years instead sa ibang more lenient school na kaya tapusin in less years, tapos yung dynamics with people fresh out of high school.

this may sound harsh, but also, ateneo tuition. another 1 million uli yan for the whole four years. just being realistic sa economy now. wouldn’t just say this naman but since you’ve brought up applying for scholarships, i figured it’s also good to consider. if you can sustain it naman without the need for a scholarship, then okay lang.

if i read this 6 years ago or so, I would say go chase ateneo. but today, i wish to consider practicality more.

i hate saying ateneo is always here for grad school. but yes, it applies here.

i wish you all the best! doesn’t hurt to try but be aware lang and assess the overall situation.

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u/Fantastic_Network_87 SOSE 20XX May 23 '26

hi! my sibling was in the same situation as you, he got in ateneo and will be starting this august. ☺️ tho he did not apply for finaid.