Rizal Life in Ust

RIZAL LIFE
IN UST
On April 1877, Rizal was 16 years old. He enrolled in UST
taking Philosophy and Letters.
Rizal's mother dissaproved enrolling in UST.
1878-1879 , he took up medicine because of his mother and
Father Pablo Ramon, rector of Ateneo.
Rizal decided to enroll in the UST Faculty of Medicine and
Surgery's ophthalmology program. But due to "political
isolation" brought on by faculty and clergy opponents who
insisted he adapt to their system, he was unable to finish the
course.
During his freshman days as medical student, he
experienced Spanish brutality.
Rizal reported the incident to General Primo de Rivera the
Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, his complaint
was ignored because he is an Indio.
To the Filipino Youth / La Juventud Filipina (1879) - Rizal was 18
years old when he wrote this poem. The message of the poem is
the value of young people and their power to influence the
destiny of our country.
The Council of the Gods / El Consejo de los Dioses (1880) -
allegorical drama and Rizal won 1st price he received gold ring
engraved with bust of Cervantes. When Rizal was just nineteen
years old, he wrote El Consejo de los Dioses, which displays the
humanistic education that was prevalent in the Philippines at
the time and his response to scholasticism.
Champion of Filipino Students - brawls between Filipino's and
Spaniards. During 1880 Rizal founded Companerismo /
Comradeship and Galicano Apacible his cousin is the secretary.
The members are calles Companions of Jehu. The main
objective of this group is to have mutual protection, and civic
and patriotic education.
Rizal wasn't sure which academic path he wanted to take when he first
enrolled in college. His former mentors, Jesuit priests, had recommended
him to either start farming or join the order and become a man of the
cloth. His preferences were in the fields of law, literature, or medicine.
He ultimately made the following decisions for his initial year of

enrollment in Philosophy and Letters:
His father would have wanted him to do it.
He had neglected to consult Father Ramon Pablo, the Ateneo's rector.
He had to finish units in the following topics as part of the course:
Cosmology and metaphysics

In Theodicy
Philosophy History
His report card was very impressive:
Shifting to Medicine
After completing his first year, Rizal decided to take up medicine

as his university course. This change of heart was due to two
factors:
Father Ramon Pablo, rector of the Ateneo, had advised him

to pursue the course.
Rizal's mother had failing eyesight and he thought he owed it
to her to become a doctor and cure her condition.
Rizal's performance at the University of Santo Tomas was not as excellent as his
time at the Ateneo. His grades after shifting to medicine had suffered as well:
Rizal's performance at the University of Santo Tomas was not as excellent as his time at the
Ateneo. His grades after shifting to medicine had suffered as well:
Literary Works of Rizal in UST
Year 1879
1. A La Juventad Filipina(To the Filipino Youth)

winning masterpiece submitted to Liceo;feather
shaped pen with golden ribbon.
dedicated to Filipino Youth and for them to give thier
best for the betterment of our Nation.
the "Youth is the fair of hope of our Fatherland".
2. Abd-el-Azis Y Mahoma
a poem composed for Manuel Fernandez and
declaimed by the latter on the night
Year 1880
1. El Consejo De Los Dioses ( The Council of Gods) -winning
masterpiece submitted to Liceo, 2nd time;Price: gold ring
bearing the negraved bus of Cervantes
an allegory that depicts the equality between Homer, Vigil, and
Cervantes
But the certificate conferred to him is that of the 2nd Place since
Spanish judge that a Filipino won.
2. Junto Al Pasig( Beside the Pasig)

Drama played by the Ateneans on the occasion Feast of Immaculate
Concepcion on Dec.18 - It is a religous satire in which Leonido the
main character together with the choir of angels driven out satan and
his devils.
3. A Filipinas( To the Philippines)

A sonnet written to praise the Philippines for its beauty and to
encourage Filipino artist to glorify the country for their artworks.
Unfortunately, Rizal was not happy at
UST and this reflected on his grades
(Zaide & Zaide, 1999). There were three
main factors that contributed to his
unhappiness at the university, namely:
The Dominican professors were
hostile to him.
Filipino students suffered
discrimination.
The method of instruction at UST

was obsolete and repressive.
Likewise, there were three main reasons for
his struggling academic performance
(Guerrero, 1998):
Rizal was not satisfied with the system

of education at the university.
There were plenty of things to distract a
young man in the peak of his youth.
Medicine was not Rizal's true vocation.
He would later find out that his real

calling was in the arts, not in medicine.

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RIZAL LIFE

He ultimately made the following decisions for his initial year of

His father would have wanted him to do it.

He had neglected to consult Father Ramon Pablo, the Ateneo's rector.

He had to finish units in the following topics as part of the course:

Cosmology and metaphysics

After completing his first year, Rizal decided to take up medicine

Father Ramon Pablo, rector of the Ateneo, had advised him

1. A La Juventad Filipina(To the Filipino Youth)

2. Junto Al Pasig( Beside the Pasig)

3. A Filipinas( To the Philippines)

The method of instruction at UST

Rizal was not satisfied with the system

He would later find out that his real

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