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So today was enlistment for freshmen. I got fencing as my PE! Not bad, I think, considering I was in the last batch, and people from the last batch hardly ever get any good PE's. So, anyway, onto the good news: My mom called the BPI Foundation earlier and told them what my QPI was, and they said that it passes their requirements for my scholarship! In other words, I still have my scholarship, which means - I'M STAYING FOR TWO MORE SEMS!!! Oh, praise God. I'm so extremely happy right now, you have no idea. You have no idea. :D

Today: Enlistment Day Time: Late in the morning. Status: Uneasy Enlistment Day. The crucial day when students finally get to view their class schedules and compare them with friends to see which periods they're free to hang out. Better-known as "Dear Sweet Lord Please Let Me Have A Good P.E." Day. In the Ateneo, you can enlist for your classes online. But to avoid online traffic, this is done by batching. They give you a random number which corresponds to the time you should be online, and all you have to do is log on at that given time and then enlist. Problem is, there is a limited number of slots in all P.E.'s. This is common knowledge already, as 1,000 students can't sign up for any one class! So the rule that applies now when chosing your P.E. is first come first serve. Which is really really uncool, because I'm part of the last batch of enlisters! I won't have a lot of P.E.'s to choose from by the time I log on. Even now, when they're still s...