Written November 29, 2012
I took the Law Aptitude Exam (LAE) of the University of the Philippines last Sunday, November 25, 2012. It was a walk in the park--Jurassic Park. It was the hardest exam I've taken. In the test, we were to answer 400 questions in 4 hours without a break. The exam consists of seven part: Language Proficiency, Verbal Reasoning, Non-verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension and General Information. The questions were hard and what makes it more harder was that we were also under intense time pressure. If only we had enough time I'm sure we'll eventually get the best answers to most of the questions, but it was the clock that killed us during the exam. Well I guess the saying is true then, 'Time is gold'.
Days before the exam, one of my friends who is already studying law in UP lent me his reviewer. I browsed it just to familiarize myself with how the questions were constructed. After browsing it, I put it under my bed and told myself that I really don't need to review since I'm just taking an aptitude exam anyway. I was wrong. I should have reviewed it. So to those who are planning to take the LAE in the future, I suggest you go grab yourself a reviewer and for crying out loud don't just browse it, review it. It's a reviewer, not a browser.
On the day of the exam, I saw a lot of people waiting outside their respective rooms and buildings. Most of them look young, so young that they even came with their parents. And some of them are just like me-- not old, but a working-law-student wannabe. I was not really in the mood to talk to anyone so I wore my earphones and relaxed myself by listening to my playlist while waiting outside the School of Economics' Auditorium until they called us only to find out that we were to transfer to a room in Malcolm Hall since the auditorium was under construction.
After the exam, I let out a great sigh of relief, thankful that it was finally over. The exam was so hard that I felt mentally and physically tired. I felt all my energy drained down to the last bit that when I got home, all I could do was sleep.
Aside from the results of the exam, the Admissions Office will also consider the applicant's undergrad General Weighted Average (GWA), which I'm really thankful for since I know that my undergrad GWA is really good. Hopefully my GWA will help me pull up my chance if the LAE results will not be in my favor. Out of the thousands of people who took the exam, only the top 200 will be allowed to enroll. And if the College of Law will do what they did last year, another 70-100 people will be given their chance subject for panel interview. After all that's been said and done, it really is now up to the hands of the One above. All I can do now is pray. If ever I'll pass the exam then to God be the glory. If I fail, then it just means that He has something different planned for me.
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