By Gianna Ganal & Ian Uymatiao

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A new year, a new set of fresh faces joining the CompSAt family. Looking at their seemingly innocent faces, these freshmen come from all corners of the Philippines, inserting new personalities into the table. Who knows what kinds of ideas are swirling in their freshie mind?

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Last RecWeek, we interviewed our new family members and asked some random questions about their college life so far:

1. Why Ateneo?

“Ateneo feels like home.”  – Victor Ortega, BS CS

“Gusto ko yung course dito.” – Ian Dela Cruz, BS CS

“I like Ateneo’s curriculum where they have Theology and Philosophy. I would like to know myself more through these subjects.”  – Emmanuel Natividad, BS MIS

“Tinanggap ako.” – Patricia Pangilinan, BS PSY

“I’m here since grade school, so I’ve grown familiar to the place” – Paolo Gabriel, BS CS

2. What do you look forward to most in college?

“Ma-enrich ang knowledge ko sa course.” – Emmanuel Natividad, BS MIS

“Making new friends.” – Patricia Pangilinan, BS PSY

“Making new friends and to have fun.” – Paolo Gabriel, BS CS

“To be able to learn useful stuff.” – Aemiel Loremia, BS CS

“To have fun.” – Haron Mamutuk, BS CS

“To have a new experience and still get the education.”  – Enrico Sison, BS CS

“To be able to fully understand the world of CS and to find people who I can experience my happy moments with.”  – Adrian Cordero, BS CS

3. What JSEC stall has the most delicious food?

“Japanese siya.” – EJ Villadarez, BS CS

“Di ako kumakain sa JSEC.” – Pearl Santos, BS CS

“I didn’t go to JSEC.” – Patricia Pangilinan, BS PSY

“Mongolian. Amster something XD” –  Paolo Gabriel, BS CS

“Cooking Panda.” – Aemiel Loremia and Haron Mamutuk, BS CS

“I never ate at JSEC” – Enrico Sision and Adrian Cordero, BS CS

(apparently, three weeks isn’t enough to try all the food stalls in JSEC.)

There you go! A peep into the minds of our newest members!

Welcome to CompSAt, freshies! Welcome home.