a good school.Many have been misled by Mapua's marketing efforts. It has changed its name so it can use the acronym MIT and ride on the reputation of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A new website even declares it the best university in the Philippines. How could that happen if Mapua is not even a university? Several high school students I've taught believe that Mapua is the best engineering school but they quickly come to their senses once I tell them the following facts.
For one, what can you say about the 69 graduates of Mapua who failed in the May licensure exams? It does not say in the school's website that only 52.74% passed the exam. This may be for good reason. In contrast, UP Diliman and UP Los Banos alumni have PERFECT passing rates. Yes, that's 100% yet I don't see any huge banner declaring this exceptional record. Meanwhile, 80% of De La Salle graduates and 72% of the takers of UST are now licensed engineers. These are just four universities that performed better than Mapua so I don't get why this school became the best engineering school, much less the best university in the Philippines.
