-At the end of the school year (March 1875), Rizal returned to Calamba for the summer vacation. He himself was not impressed by his scholastic work. Rizal topped all his classmates in all subjects and won five medals at the end of the school term.
Q. What are the achievements of Rizal in Ateneo?
Rizal eventually earned a land surveyor’s and assessor’s degree from the Ateneo Municipal while taking up Philosophy and Letters at the University of Santo Tomas. Upon learning that his mother was going blind, Rizal opted to study ophthalmology at the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
Table of Contents
- Q. What are the achievements of Rizal in Ateneo?
- Q. What course did Rizal take in Ateneo?
- Q. What happened to Rizal during his stay in Ateneo?
- Q. Why was Rizal unhappy at UST?
- Q. Why did Dona Teodora oppose Rizal’s decision to further his studies?
- Q. How Rizal got admitted in Ateneo?
- Q. Why was Rizal dissatisfied at the end of his third year?
- Q. What was the reason why Rizal took the medicine course in UST?
- Q. Was it right decision for Rizal to keep his travel abroad secret from his parent?
- Q. What were the challenges Rizal faced in his life abroad?
Q. What course did Rizal take in Ateneo?
Bachelor of Arts degree
Q. What happened to Rizal during his stay in Ateneo?
As what usually happens, Rizal was discriminated by his classmates and professors, mainly because he had only a little knowledge about Spain, and also the fact that he was form Calamba, Laguna. He was also a late enrollee, so that added up to the situation.
Q. Why was Rizal unhappy at UST?
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.
Q. Why did Dona Teodora oppose Rizal’s decision to further his studies?
MOTHER’S OPPOSITION TO HIGHER EDUCATION Doña Teodora opposed the idea of sending Rizal to University to pursue Higher Education because she was aware what happened to Gom-Bur-Za. She told her husband: “Don’t send him to Manila again; he knows enough.
Q. How Rizal got admitted in Ateneo?
Rizal Enters the Ateneo Father Magin Ferrando, who was the school registrar, refused to admit him for two reasons: 1) He was late for registration 2) He was sickly and undersized for his age However, upon the intercession of Manuel Xerez Burgos, nephew of Father Burgos, he was reluctantly admitted at the Ateneo which …
Q. Why was Rizal dissatisfied at the end of his third year?
UNHAPPY DAYS AT THE UST • Rizal was unhappy in the Dominican institution because; oThe Dominican professors were hostile to him oThe Filipino students were racially discriminated against by the Spaniards oThe method of instruction was obsolete and repressive.
Q. What was the reason why Rizal took the medicine course in UST?
3. 1877 – 1878 Rizal studied Cosmology, Metaphysics, Theodicy, and History of Philosophy during his first year term. 1877 – 1879 Rizal took up medical course upon the advised of Ateneo’s Rector to study medicine. Reason: — To be able to cure his mother’s growing blindness.
Q. Was it right decision for Rizal to keep his travel abroad secret from his parent?
Answer: Rizal did not seek his parents’ permission and blessings to go abroad because he knew that they, especially his mother, would disprove it. He particularly chose this branch of medicine because he wanted to cure his mother’s eye ailment.
Q. What were the challenges Rizal faced in his life abroad?
His capacity for self-denial had developed to such a degree that enabled him -when he was short on funds abroad- to breakfast on a few biscuits for days on end; to take exams on an empty stomach or go for hours without food; to burn the candle at both ends studying his lessons or learning a new language; to steel …
