UPCAT

ACET vs UPCAT vs DLSU DCAT vs USTET: Decision Guide

Many applicants take several college entrance tests. Here's how the ACET compares with UPCAT, DLSU's DCAT and USTET, and when to focus on it.

PUPCET vs UPCAT vs USTET: Should You Take All Three?

PUPCET, UPCAT and USTET are three of the most-taken college entrance tests. They run on different calendars and test overlapping skills. Here's how they compare.

DOST-SEI vs UPCAT: A Scholarship and an Admission Test

DOST-SEI decides whether your STEM degree is funded; UPCAT decides whether you get into UP. Here's how they compare and why many STEM students take both.

UPCAT in 3 Months: A Compressed Review Plan That Still Works

Most UPCAT reviewers don't have six months. Here's a 12-week plan that prioritises the foundations, builds in timed practice, and keeps you on track.

Didn't Qualify for UPCAT? Your Real Options From Here

About 88% of UPCAT 2026 examinees didn't qualify. Here are the real paths forward — other strong universities, transferring to UP later, UPOU, and a planned gap year.

UPCAT Review Centers vs Self-Study: How to Choose

UPCAT review centers can help — but they're not for everyone. Here's what you're really paying for, the questions to ask before enrolling, and when self-study is the better call.

UPCAT Mock Test Strategy: How Many, When, and How to Score Them

Most UPCAT reviewers take too few full practice tests, too late. Here's a schedule that works, how to score honestly, and what to do in the week after each one.

UPCAT Cutoffs by Campus: What UP Actually Publishes

UP doesn't publish a UPCAT cutoff for any campus or programme. Here's how selection really works, what the real qualifier rates are, and how to choose your campus and programmes sensibly.

UPCAT vs ACET vs DLSU DCAT vs USTET: Which Tests to Take

Most applicants take several college entrance tests. Here's how UPCAT, ACET, DLSU's DCAT and USTET actually differ — format, fees, dates and how each school decides.

UPCAT Language and Reading Review: The Verbal Subtests

Two of the four UPCAT subtests are verbal, and both are in English and Filipino. Here's the grammar, vocabulary and reading scope to practise, and a 12-week plan.

UPCAT Science Review: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science

The UPCAT Science subtest covers four sciences. Here's the topic scope to review, how non-STEM strand applicants can close the gap, and a 12-week plan.

UPCAT Math Review: Topics to Drill and a 12-Week Plan

The UPCAT Math subtest rewards fast, accurate work on applied problems. Here's the topic scope to drill, how to practise it under time pressure, and a 12-week plan that doesn't waste weekends.

UPCAT Guide: Format, UPG, Dates and a 6-Month Plan

Everything you need for the UPCAT — the four subtests, how UP combines your score with your grades, the 2026 results and qualifier rates, when the next UPCAT is expected, and a month-by-month review plan.