Most Filipino high school students who aimed for the best universities in the Philippines (whether its because of its academics, facilities, reputation etc.) most probably took the UPCAT, ACET, USTET and DLSUCET.
You might be a Filipino interested in studying in Korea or vice versa, or you might be simply curious. Either way, here's the QS 2013 University Ranking for Korea and Philippines only.
QS University Ranking World: The rankings are based onfour key pillars: research, teaching, employability, and internationalization.
Six distinctive indicators make up the methodology.
Academic Reputation
Employer Reputation
Faculty/student ratio
Citations per faculty
International faculty
International students
QS 2013 Top Universities in the World
(Korea and Philippines)
#37 Seoul National University
#107 Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
#114 Yonsei University
#145 Korea University
#162 Sungkyunkwan University
#249 Hanyang University
#255 Kyunghee University
#362 Ewha Women's University
#380 University of the Philippines
#401-410 Sogang University
#431-440 Hankuk (Korea) University of Foreign Studies
#451-460 Pusan National University
#501-550 Ateneo de Manila University
#501-550 Chung-Ang University
#501-550 The Catholic University of Korea
#551-600 Chonbuk University
#551-600 Inha University
#551-600 Kyungpook National University
#551-600 University of Seoul
#601-650 Ajou University
#601-650 De La Salle University
#601-650 Dongguk University
#601-650 University of Ulsan
#651-700 Chonnam National University
#651-700 Chungnam National University
651-700 Hallym University
701+ University of Santo Tomas
If you've watched some Korean (school) dramas, you've probably already heard of Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Korea University. However the difference between these universities in the World Ranking is huge. Only Seoul National University makes it to the top 100 schools in the world. I can only imagine how hard the entrance exam is for all those universities.
I just finished typing a "reviewer" for TTMIK level 6. I haven't finished a single part of 29th TOPIK, but I'm sort of getting the hang of it. Sort of. There were a lot of verb endings that I haven't heard of, which is why I decided to work on TTMIK Level 6.
A lot of things have happened in the past weeks by the way.
We went to Ilocos Norte and I took sooo many pictures. Mostly of the skies, grass and sea though. I wanted to make a blog of it, but my procrastination made me not do it.
Also, the KTO Manila blog contest has ended successfully, of course I didn't win. BUT, all participants got freebies!
Also, about the so called "tension" between North and South Korea, I've asked almost all of my Korean friends, and I quote one of them: We don't care~ \O/
So, with the travel guide and tourist map, I shall, hopefully, God willingly, go to Korea~!
And, if by God's grace I pass at least Level 3 of the TOPIK on Sunday, I might be able to get a scholarship in Korea~ Might.
AND WITH THAT I SRSLY NEED TO STUDY.
Btw, I went to school yesterday, and almost everyone was grumpy so I felt bad about it. Only Korea related people are kind to me ._.
Miss Flower Spring is a promotional video featuring the breathtaking sights of Korea during spring. Watching this short video was a truly heartwarming experience: the beauty of spring and a story of love accompanied by a musical masterpiece of Juan Han (the same composer who made original sound tracks for "Christmas in August", a Korean movie) will surely make you want to go to Korea or fall in love.
미스플라워 봄: A Love Story, in the language of flowers.
미스플라워 봄 (Miss Flower Spring) starts with the scenery of 철쭉 or Azalea (Mid-May ~ Early June). These lovely Azaleas are from Hapcheon, Gyeongnam Province. I've never seen such a wonderful scenery, together with the touching background music, I felt a great longing to be in the place where the lady stood, surrounded by the lovely Azaleas, simply admiring and enjoying the view.
Azalea: Passion and Fragility
The Azaleas were followed by the refreshing Persimmon trees (Mid May~ Early June) of the Naganeupseong Folk Village. The different shades of green was truly relaxing; Miss Flower Spring described the Persimmon tree as a beautiful resting place. 그 감나무를 정말 아름다워요.
The two continue their tour; a cute side of their love story is revealed. Well, it seemed cute to me. The girl hits the guy for his carelessness.
Their love story progresses, the blooming Cherry Blossoms represented their feelings of young love. To couples who still have no travel destination for May, you might want to add Korea to one of your destinations. The Cherry Blossoms bloom from Mid-April~ Early May.
Seosan-si Chungcheongnam-do
벚꽃 순결 (Cherry Blossoms: Pure Beauty)
The next place the two visited was "Green Tea", it reminded me of the Hagdang-hagdang Palayan or the Banaue Rice Terraces of the Philippines.
Miss Flower Spring continues and shows more of the Green Tea scenery.
As I continued watching the video, I felt the same lightness in my heart, I told myself that someday, I will definitely, definitely walk in that "Green Tea", while listening to a good piano piece. The Green Tea would be good place to shoot a nostalgic part of a movie, it's such a beautiful sight that would make one feel emotional.
Green Tea represents Memories in the video.
Of all the places featured in Miss Flower Spring, the Cole Flower (Mid-April ~ Mid-May) was my favorite. It reminded me of those touching scenes from anime (Japanese Animation), flashbacks of happy childhood.
우채 명랑 캐활 (Cole Flowers: Cheerfulness)
Another beautiful floral scene follows the Cole Flowers. This time, it's tulips (Early April ~ Early May). The bright colors of the tulips contrasting the dark green leaves is truly an eye-candy for flower lovers and photographers. In Miss Flower Spring, Tulips represent the Declaration of Love.
튤립 사랑의 고백 (Tulip: Declaration of Love)
The next scene showed in the video was the Green Barley (Mid-April ~ Mid-May), another relaxing field to be in. With the bright blue sky on top of the wide Green Barley field, it is truly another place I'd love to go, if ever I could go to Korea someday.
The last part of this mini-love story is...
청보리 번영 (Green Barley: Flourish)
The last part of the video shows a 'recap' of all the places visited, including their websites.
I may be bad with my words, my descriptions might have not given justice to how amazing Korea is during spring, but I do believe that a picture is worth a thousand words so with the screenshots, I hope that I have encouraged you to watch the video (it's really worth it).
