Why did I choose Food Technology:
I've had a particular interest in Chemistry since high school, so I decided to take up Chemical Engineering in UP Diliman and passed it. However, due to circumstances and financial reasons, I opted to study in Davao City particularly in UP Mindanao. UP Mindanao has only nine courses to choose from and upon learning that Food Technology has chemistry as it's foundation course, I decided to pursue it.
About my college education:
Food Technology is a very interesting course that touches almost all subjects. It uses the information generated from food science in the selection, preservation, processing, packaging, and distribution, as it affects the consumption of safe, wholesome, and nutritious food. With this, I learned that Food Technology is very useful especially in today's society where issues concerning food security and food safety are becoming rampant. Food Technology doesn't equate to cooking as most people think; it is a lot more beyond that.
I find Biochemistry as the most difficult subject I took (and that was in junior year). Memorizing complex terms and cycles was very challenging, but of course fulfilling.
Passing the exams depended on the standards of the professor. But in general, it was attainable if the student did his/her part. Still, quite a number of students failed in major subjects like General Chemistry, Analytical Geometry and Calculus, General Physics, and Food Engineering. A lot get delayed in their graduation - in my batch, for example, only eight graduated on time out of more or less 40 (a small number shifted to another course, transferred to another school, or stopped schooling).
I believe that succeeding in this course or in any other course requires determination, trust in oneself, and balance. Studying a lot and absorbing every lesson there is doesn't work all the time. This is where balance and knowing your priorities come in - that one should know when to work and when to play. Moreover, one must maintain a positive attitude towards work and towards everyone he/she deals with.
My current job:
I am still about to start my job as a professor (Instructor 4) at UP Mindanao. Along with the teaching load is a protected time for research, with the goal of publishing a study within one or two years.
How long did it take to find a job:
The Dean offered me this job beforehand, while I was still doing my undergraduate thesis. Fortunately I didn't have (and I didn't want) to apply for another job after graduation.
Advice to people who are thinking of studying this course:
Make sure that this is what you really want. Don't pursue this course just because your parents want it, or because you think it is all about cooking (a lot of us aren't even close to being chefs, actually). Listen to your heart. And if you think this is really what's meant for you, never give up. Take note that college is a lot different from high school. Don't wallow in gloom when you fail any test, because I tell you, that is normal. Food Technology isn't an easy course, but as long as you don't lose interest and perseverance, you'll realize that you've made the right choice.
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