JuanaBeMe

It was a year ago when I had planned to take up MBA at UP Diliman at the (old name) College of Business Administration. To my demise I had to wait for a year as the university is strict regarding the working experience required to take the program. After a year of arming myself additional experience to be able to qualify for the MBA Evening program (3 years working experience minimum for Evening program; 2 years for full time program) I dare take the challenge of going through the grueling  cruel, twisted, emotionally torturing and mind breaking MBA application process (>_<)!

What to do??  Here's my checklist

1. Fill up the form

   The form will be available at the UP CBA (Now Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business) Website. Here's the Link: http://cba.upd.edu.ph/mba/downloads.htm  My Google search bar has been filled with 'UP MBA' searches and tada... it will always give you the UP CBA website first (Now C.Virata). Here is the form during the time I enrolled. Please remember that it is for 2013 application only and will not be applicable should you decide to apply now. During my time the application form is not available year round and will be posted when the application process starts. 

Now after getting my hands on the form my next problem was how the heaven does this work?!?! The thing is you have to fill it all up (obviously). The catch is you wont be able to save it so better type your answers to a word document first where in an event of an empty laptop battery you would not be crying in vain (Listen to your battery warnings for heavens sake!!!!) . After successfully answering the questions click save to file name surname.xml. Print it and Email your file to mba@up.edu.ph. If your submission was successful you will receive the ff messages (this is a automated reply so don't fret like me):

From: UPCBA  Graduate Program (might change as it is now C.V. School of Business)

This is to acknowledge your online submission. No response is required.

Should you have done anything wrong and the college cannot open your file don't sweat they will special mention  you during the exam and ask you to resubmit. 

2. Recommendation

Long before the recommendation forms are available I already asked our Old Director (promoted to VP) and Department Chairman (promoted Director) to give me recommendation so just threaten or give brownies to people to give you very nice recommendation (>_<) LOL!

3. Latest Certificate of employment indicating duties and responsibilities 

Coordinate with your HR to get this one but explain carefully that your are not trying to apply a new job behind their back (or maybe you are) as asking this will be questioned since it is very rare to have the certificate of employment with duties normally it is just with salary.

4. Photocopy NSO Birth Certificate and smile for 2x2 Photo

Say cheese in your mind as this is a professional shot. Just don't open that mouth too much. Well okay.. smile!! :D!!

5. Photocopy of Original transcript of Records

Now go to UP CBA College pay the fees (P 750.00) and submit all your requirements. Smile to Tita Ida as this will be the last smile you will be giving to her. 

Congratulation you just submitted your application to hell.. Bwahahhahahahahahha! (>_<)

Disclaimer: Please don't be afraid of applying I am just expressing everything in over the top extreme exaggeration. Although UP application process is indeed more challenging that others.. Well.. You're entering UP so it shouldn't be that much of a surprise. You should really know by now what you are getting into.