Ready, Set, College! Preparedness of Grade 12 Senior High School Students of SMCQC in Entering the University

Abstract

Future thinking can simply be about foresight training, helping individuals and organizations with new competencies and new skills. According to the Student-Parent Handbook of St. Mary's College, Quezon City for School Year 2018-2019, Marian graduates are contemporary Ignacian Marian leaders who continuously grow in faith and life in the context of their cultural heritage in dialogue with other peoples and cultures. They are service-oriented and committed to excellence. (Student Parent Hand Book, 2018-2019). For Senior High School (SHS) students, preparing for college is crucial for it is the next step to higher education. Data gathering was conducted by sending a link to the Google forms containing the self-administered survey form questionnaire created by the researchers; however, due to the busy schedule, not all respondents were able to answer the survey. The researchers have identified how the Senior High school graduates of Batch 2017 –2018 were able to prepare for entering a university. Convenience sampling was conducted, with only available alumni able to participate. There are different programs that St. Mary's College, Quezon City offer to the students inclined to their preparation in entering college. Most of the respondents found the Curriculum, Organization, and Career Exposure to be Very Helpful, while Robotics was ranked as Neither. Aside from the activities offered by the school, there are also other voluntary off-campus activities that the Grade 12 students have done in their preparation for college. In general, the students ranked the preparation of one's self a very helpful way by means of attending/ enrolling in review and reviewing using practice test booklets. In pursuing a study similar to this, the researchers recommend probing more and adding more questions to gather more data to achieve 100% of the population. Administrators may also consider improving the activities of the school in accordance with the wants and needs of the students based on the data provided. The study showed that there are activities in the curriculum which are more helpful for those who have finished SHS already, thus, these more time and focus can be given to these activities.