AGHAMarvelous Week!

S-C-I-E-N-C-E, Let’s Go Science! Galing Science! Iba Galing Science!

Aside from the Welcome Walk and Roarientation, I have always anticipated Science Week as a
freshie. Knowing that we are gradually transitioning back to full face-to-face, the onsite activities
were overwhelming and memorable; at the same time, the activities gave so many academic
takeaways to the students. It is like the absolute epitome of ‘having fun while learning.’ You get
to interact with different people, assist the professors with the projects and be part of the
different programs for the whole week. The booths were also fun and educational. Personally, I
volunteered for different activities, especially in the Variety Show, one of the facilitated events of
the CSSC, which I am part of. I also took part mainly in our Alternative class during the second
day of the college week.

In our alternative class with 2MBIO6, “Workshop on Complete Blood Count Interpretation,” last
March 28, 2023, we were mainly taught how to read cases concerning a patient's blood
count/sample. In Dr. Jose Aguilar’s one-hour lecture, we were first taught the terminologies and
how they are relevant to the lecture and their importance to our field. Throughout the workshop,
I learned that diagnosis depends on a thorough history taking and PE of a patient. Dr. Jose also
told us that when we interpret tests from the laboratory, we should never forget that we TREAT
the patient, NOT the abnormalities in the laboratory values. He consistently reiterated that we
should “Correlate Clinically.” Even though we still did not take the subject course related to the
workshop, I learned a lot, and as early as now, I gained background knowledge. Before, I heard
those terms like “indices,” “microcytic,” “hypochromic,” etc. from my Medical Technologist
brother, but now, I already understand how to read values.

During the 6-day college week, I created many memories with my friends and new people—a
week wherein we were free from requirements but concomitantly still learning stuff related to our
field. Prior to Science Week, I was in doubt about how Science Week would be, even if I was
very excited about it, like how I would spend my week productively. I am very certain that
everyone, including the faculty members and staff, enjoyed the events or activities, starting from
the opening, wherein the students were able to express their gratitude to their professors,
following the booths, alternative classes, exhibits, Variety Show, Palarong Agham, and other
week-long and special activities facilitated by the students and some professors. It is genuinely
an AGHAMarvelous week for all of us!