ATENEO vs DLSU

Activity#35(Carlo Fuerte)

Probably when kids gets on to third year high school they will prepare for their college education.  There’s always a big question, which is a better school?   For some going to the top three universities like University of the Philippines (UP), Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and De La Salle University (DLSU) is a big dream come true if they passed the entrance exam.  Many say that these three universities give a very tedious entrance exam.  They need to review in a separate review institution just to pass the entrance exam.  The competition is very tough because students all over the Philippines are trying their luck in these universities. But how do we really compare DLSU and ADMU?     

According to the THS-QS world survey of Universities, in 2009 Ateneo (AdMU) is the best private school in the Philippines; whereas in 2008 De La Salle (DLSU) was the best private school. They seem to be comparable in terms of awarding body for the private schools.  But I guess they have their own specialty.  La Salle was known for its Business, Economics, Computer, Engineering, and Science courses while Ateneo is good at Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, Humanities, Management, Pre-Law, and Communications.  It depends on the student.  What is the ability, level of skills a student possesses? 

They say that Ateneo usually bags championships in debates and philosophy while DLSU gets the championships in mathematics, business, and engineering.  Ateneo has a better reputation, because "the Ateneo" still commands some prestige. Most people view Atenista as "slightly brainy and rich". Politicians particularly prefer sending their kids to Ateneo; and most American foreigners in the Philippines send their children at Ateneo.     However La Salle has also a nice reputation. Their good reputation is focused on Business and Science. If you are taking a Business or Engineering course in DLSU, you'll be seen as intelligent. DLSU is known as the "wealth-maker", for the reason that most of its graduates are/become rich. 

The products of Ateneo are seen as frank, assertive and independent in thought and practice. Most of them speak English as their first language. Many Ateneo students go on to become professionals while DLSU students are very communicative and very friendly; as a group they are seen as one of the country's finest when it comes to mathematics and science; . Most of them use Taglish (English with some Tagalog) as their first language. Many DLSU students go on to become rich entrepreneurs.