For all the incoming first years:
Before entering UST-AMV, there will always be people telling you to “run,” and honestly, it’s important to listen to them. This isn’t to stain the name of UST, but to tell you the reality of what a lot of students experience here.
I’ve stayed in AMV long enough and encountered enough situations to form my own opinion about this college.
First, hindi talaga maganda ang quality of education and teaching dito most of the time. A LOT of the learning becomes self-study. To the point na minsan mas pipiliin mo pang umabsent before exams kasi mas may matututunan ka pa mag-review mag-isa kaysa pumasok ka tapos wala ka rin namang maiintindihan.
Yes, there are professors na magaling at passionate talaga magturo, and I will never discredit their hard work. Pero sadly, bilang lang talaga sila. Marami ring profs na tamad, madamot, hindi nagtuturo nang maayos, puro vidlecs lang binibigay, or literally nagbabasa lang ng libro at solution manual during class.
What’s worse is may faculty evaluations naman in the middle of the semester where students are supposed to give feedback, pero ikaw pa minsan ang matatakot magbigay ng honest opinion. Professors can easily identify which section commented, and sometimes it feels like kaya nilang bawiin sa susunod na exam kapag na-offend sila sa sinabi mo. Hindi ko gets bakit kailangan sobrang i-please ang mga prof para lang hindi pahirapan yung exams.
Second, sobrang hirap nilang pakinggan ang students. Ang tigas ng admin especially when it comes to extensions, petitions, and concerns during situations like jeepney strikes unless the university itself announces something. Nakakalungkot lang kasi in other schools, professors are actually evaluated seriously, and kapag may complaints na proven, there are consequences.
Third, 90% of your grade is based on exams alone, and honestly, it barely makes sense. Every two weeks, may exams agad kahit madalas hindi naman efficient yung teaching or minsan absent pa yung prof. And I’m not exaggerating when I say na sobrang hirap ng exams dito—even quizzes sometimes feel like final exams. May mga prof na sobrang out of this world gumawa ng exam, meron ding mas fair, but the scary part is departmental siya.
So if you’re planning to enroll in AMV, I genuinely hope you have a strong stomach and strong mental endurance, because you’ll really be fighting demons out there.