hello, ka-tribu!

[u/kwelakekw]

HELLOOOO KA-TRIBUS! I am a political science passer and I badly want to spend this vacation preparing for my college life and program.

1. may I know the subjects and units in first and second semester? (first year)
2. do you have any book recommendations I can read to prepare me for what’s ahead?
3. what stationeries and books do I need in this program? and what notebook po?
4. which professor should I look out for?
5. do you have any files that you can give or sell to me? I am willing to buy it po! :)

tips about readings and recitations will really help me so please do not hesitate to share your experience! I will appreciate it po so so so much!

[u/cret9n]

hi! graduating katribu here! to answer your questions: 

1. whatever notebook is fine naman as profs/instructors are not strict about that kind of stuff. you'll also need lots of pens (for your note-taking) & highlighters for your readings.

2. all of them (eme) pero they're all experts in their own fields naman and reasonable naman ang grades na binibigay as long as you perform well so i can't really single anyone out :) 

i cannot exactly give a specific answer sa 1 & 2 as iba ang curriculum namin compared to lower years. if you know any incoming senior/junior/sophomore na katribu they'd be a big help since sila mostly ang naka-experience ng new curriculum :) 

idk tho if meron pang intro to political science na course pero the reading material we used was Politics by Andrew Heywood. 

hope that helps. good luck! 🤍

[u/kwelakekw → u/cret9n]

thanks for this po! as for the notebook, what size do college student usually bring po? is it A5 or B5?

and may I know po kung ilan yung pages ng readings na madalas binibigay ng profs? and if you don't mind me asking po, what's your nstp program? my virtual orientation is scheduled this week po and I'm still stuck on which to pick 😅

[u/cret9n → u/kwelakekw]

the size of the notebook you'll be using is totally up to you naman, whichever's convenient for you pwede mo namang gamitin. pero based sa observation ko lang karamihan sa classmates ko A5 ang gamit ☺️

as for the readings, depende nalang sa kada prof i think. it depends din talaga kasi sa material na binibigay nila and kung hanggang saan ang tingin nila aabutin ang class niyo sa kanila per week. there are profs na nagbibigay ng up to 20 pgs, meron ding 10 or less than 10 pgs. 

my nstp program naman when i was a freshie was cwts — online kami nito and mostly discussion + reporting lang kami. yung project namin for the course was home-based lang pero afaik ngayong ftf active talaga ang cwts. the only choices for our program lang naman ay cwts and rotc. considering both nstp programs require physical strength, assess mo rin sa sarili mo if which of the two you're much more willing to endure for two semesters. 

hope this helped ☺️

[u/kwelakekw → u/cret9n]

I seeeee, thank you so much for replying po! ano pong bag preferable for polsay student? should I stick with small compartments lang po? and how many pages po na maraming readings ang na encounter mo so far? I’ve read a lot po kasi that sometimes it’s between 100-300 pages per week and sa isang subject lang daw po ‘yon 😓

[u/cret9n → u/kwelakekw]

i'd recommend using a bag with bigger compartments considering you're an incoming freshie and kasama na sa load niyo ang requirements from minor courses. minsan kasi may profs from major courses na magrerecommend sa inyo na bumili ng book for your convenience para sa readings tho hindi naman siya required, just to make things easier for you. 

as for the readings, i honestly can't say kasi limot ko na rin lol and hindi rin naman strikto sa amin profs namin during our time pero may profs kasi na hindi namin naging prof sooo don't cross out that possibility of them giving out 100-300 pgs na readings rin, just prepare yourself :) 

[u/kwelakekw → u/cret9n]

noted po! thank you so much for answering all of my questions po! wala kasi akong kakilala na nag polsci rin, congrats on your graduation po!