Medical Studies in UST

Medical Studies at the UST
After graduating from Ateneo, he had to go to UST for higher studies.
His mother opposed at first she knew what happened to GOMBURZA , she said “Don’t send him to Manila again, he knows enough. If he gets to know more, the Spaniards will cut off his head”.
He enrolled in UST taking up Philosophy and Letter for 2 reasons:
His father liked it.
He was still uncertain as to what career to pursue (he asked the advised of Fr. Pablo Ramon (Rector of Ateneo) but it was late.
And upon learning that he was advised to take up medicine, he took up medicine, simultaneously in the preparatory medical course and the regular 1st year medical course.
During his 1st year in UST, he also studied vocational course leading to the title of Expert Surveyor.
At the age of 17, he obtained gold medals in agriculture and topography and passed the final examination in surveying course but was not granted he title because he was below age, he was granted the title only in the year 1881, he was 20 to 21 years old.

Romances with other girls

After losing Segunda Katigbak, he paid court to a young woman of Calamba describing her as fair with seductive and attractive eyes.
But after several times of wooing her, he stopped and the romance died natural death.
He gave two reasons:
The sweet memory of Segunda was still fresh.
His father did not like the family of Ms. L.
Ms. Leonor Valenzuela
Then came Leonor Valenzuela, a tall girl from Pagsanjan, Laguna.Rizal send her love notes written in invisible ink, that could only be deciphered over the warmth of the lamp or candle. He visited her on the eve of his departure to Spain and bade her a last goodbye.

Ms. Leonor Rivera
His cousin from Calamba
She was the pretty daughter, a student at La Concordia College
She had a beautiful romance with Rizal
They became engaged
She usually signed her name as Taimis.

Victim of Spanish Officer’s Brutality
When he failed to greet a Guardia Civil because it was very dark, he was brutally slashed by the latter.

Excellent Literary works of Rizal.
To The Filipino Youth won 1st prize in Artistic-Literary Lyceum.
Council Of the Gods won 1st prize which defeated Spanish writers.

Champion of Filipino Students
Filipinos were often insulted by the Spaniards calling them “Indio, chongo” and they retaliated calling the Spaniards “Kastila Bangus”.
This often leads to school brawls which involves Rizal
He founded the secret society of UST students called“Companerismo”.

Rizal was unhappy in UST:
Because the Dominican professors were hostile to him.
The Filipino students were racially discriminated against by the Spaniards.
The method of teaching is obsolete.
Science subjects do not have laboratory experiments.
And laboratory apparatuses were kept for show cases but not to be touched by students.

Decision to go abroad
After finishing 4th year,Rizal decided to continue his studies inSpain.
His older brother Paciano, approved his plan and so did his sisters Saturnina and Lucia
He left the country in the name of Jose Mercado
His parents and beloved Leonor did not know he left but they were given letter right he left.

RIZAL at UST
Leslie Anne B. Cabrales
BS HRM IV
Ms. Doctor