5 Friends you will
Meet in Graduate School

by: Alvin C. Alonzo

Mahirap, nakakapagod, nakakapayat. Sana nga nakakapayat pero hindi eh. Graduate school is like a jungle. When you enter graduate school, you need to be ready with the challenges you will face in the future. But of course you also need to expect people to arrive in this new chapter of your life as a Master's student. During the course of my graduate study in De La Salle University, I met very significant people who changed my point of view in life. And also, I met people, these people who are continuously inspiring me as an individual! :)

Arnel 

The Mister Cheerful

In graduate school, you need to be with people who will cheer you up when you got 80 in your research paper. You will meet a person who will always be there to say everything is going to be okay! The very popular line, "All is well".A person with a very pleasing ambiance every time you see him/ her. Tapos yung sa tuwid na daan ka dadalin! Stress ka na nga sa work, masters degree, principal, paper works, students, research paper at kung ano ano pa kaya wag mo ng dagdagan ng sakit ng ulo mo. Humanap ka ng Mister Cheerful. Everything is light and fine with people like that! 

Jere

The Cool Guy

When you enter your room in graduate school, you will always see someone who is cool. Yung tipong ay parang buti pa sya parang araw araw nakapaghilod. Ewan ko ba, ito yung taong pag pumasok ng school naka shorts and tshirt at chill. Pero when he was asked to do something in the class, he is always on the go! Ito yung kaibigan mong iba yung major sa inyo. Aba! Magaling yan umarte, theater arts major eh! Masipag pero very light ang atmosphere! Masters degree is a matter of choosing your peers. You need to be the people who will ease your negativity in mind.

Anje

The Mister Smiley

Magkakaroon ka ng kaklase sa Masters na iba ang soul and fighting spirit. Ito yung taong, very happy and very fighting! Yung tipong lahat ng report, laban lang! In graduate school, there are lots of unexpected things to do. Minsan expected mo na pero di mo lang talaga ginagawa. ito yung taong magugulat ka na lang tapos nya na. OO TAPOS NYA NA. Pero kahit pag nakikita mo sya parang wala pa syang nagagawa pero, OO TAPOS NYA NA. You need to be surrounded with people who are fun, adventurous, wild and free but very hardworking and studious!

Peyt

Dora the Explorer

Pagpasok mo sa room may makikita ka dyan na sobrang suplada or mukang alta. Si Peyt yun! In graduate school, there will always be a time that you will give impression to people. It is not bad to give impression bad do not base your whole life with impression. Ito yung classmate mo na kala mo Miss Minchin pero sobrang kulit pala at minsan, I mean palaging, out of normal mind. Tapos nabansagan din syang Dora dahil lage sya napupunta sansan to travel and others, kung san sang kweba at karagatan na napupuntahan. Literal syang wonder woman! At nawalan ng trabaho si Dora dahil sa kanya dahil kaka beaching nya. Sometimes there will always come that you need to relax and be absent in graduate school. You do not need to be with the studies religiously 24/7. You must learn how to give time for yourself and learn how to take a break!

Pam

The Walking Encyclopedia

Pag nagmasters ka wag kang magugulat, na may mga tao kang makilala na tatanungin mo yung existence sa classroom kase dapat wala na to dito, kase ang galing nito eh. Hahaha! Minsan may kape, minsan may libro, minsan tulog, minsan nakataas paa, minsan wala lang, minsan todo kinig. You will always meet a person who will be always much better than your macroskills. But the good thing about it is the down to earth response of her. She is humble and may pagka SAN GOKU minsan. She is instantaneous and funny. Minsan tunatawa sya ng masayang masaya ng walang reason. In graduate school, you always need to be with smart people, but not to be with other toxic people.