Last day of filing for UPCAT for NCR private HS draws 10,000 students, parents

The last day of filing of applications for the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) for private high school students in the National Capital Region drew thousands of students to the Diliman campus on Monday morning.

According to Allan Gatus on Dobol B sa News TV, UP Police estimated that 10,000 students and their parents have gathered at UP Diliman to submit their applications.

LOOK: Umabot na sa 10,000 ang mga estudyante at magulang na nais kumuha ng UPCAT form sa University of the Philippines-Diliman sa Quezon City ngayong umaga, ayon sa pulisya. | via @allangatus pic.twitter.com/xwVvsruvAW

— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) July 30, 2018

YouScooper Selena Alzate provided more pictures of the applicants as they filled the area around the Office of the University Registrar.

Private school students in Metro Manila initially had until July 27 to submit their applications but UP extended the deadline to July 30.

Public high school students in Metro Manila, meanwhile, have until August 3 to submit their forms while students in other provinces have their deadline on August 10.

UPCAT applicants from foreign schools may submit their forms between July 30 to August 10.

Applications received after August 10 may only be processed if test permits are still available.

The UPCAT for Academic Year 2019 will be held on September 15 and 16, 2018. —Rie Takumi/KG, GMA News