University of the Philippines Manila – Oldest UP Unit & Health Sciences Pioneer

15 Humorous Observations About UP Manila

• Students here can diagnose your diseases just by looking at your caffeine-deprived eyes.
• The campus smells like antiseptic and ambition — mostly antiseptic.
• Free gym membership: just sprint from PGH to the library during monsoon season.
• “Budget meal” means a 3-in-1 coffee and a pack of Skyflakes… for lunch.
• You’ll master the art of sleeping upright in lecture halls.
• Group projects are just peer-reviewed trauma circles.
• The WiFi is faster in 1949 (the year UP Manila was founded).
• Nursing students practice IVs on each other — consent optional.
• You’ll develop a Pavlovian response to the smell of formaldehyde.
• “Short walk to PGH” = survival training for future doctors.
• Library chairs are designed to prevent comfort (and sleep).
• Students can recite the Hippocratic Oath but not their own sleep schedule.
• Every exam feels like a crossover episode of Grey’s Anatomy and Saw.
• You’ll learn to differentiate 57 shades of scrubs.
• Graduation is just a ceremony where they finally return your soul.

Originally posted 2024-02-21 17:50:47.