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UST University of Santo Tomas Baccalaureate Mass Celebrated with Awesome Fireworks

What’s more satisfying for every student than to graduate? For some, it is always as grueling as it can be for 2 years, some for 4 years and some for more than half a decade.

I remember when I was in college a few years back, ok well maybe a few more years back than I recall, the best signal that we will be graduating is the Baccalaureate Mass.

The University of Santo Tomas UST in Manila, Philippines Baccalaureate Mass is an annual event.

In 2015, the graduating students of the Institute of Information and Computing Sciences joined the event for the first time.

For 8,801 graduates of 2016, the baccalaureate mass at the University of Santo Tomas says a lot and it is a great mark that it is time to graduate and head on the real world! They have celebrated it with laughter, bitterness, sweetness, colorful inks on their uniforms, cries, goodbyes and awesome fireworks!

According to 4icu website, or 4International Colleges and Universities University Web Rankings and Reviews for Top Universities in the Philippines for 2016, UST bagged the number 6 spot. 4icu is an international higher education search engine and directory reviewing accredited institutions in the world, whereas The Top 10 are as follows:

10.          University of San Carlos in Cebu City
9.            Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila
8.            Universidad de Zamboanga
7.            University of Southeastern Philippines in Davao City
6.        University of Santo Tomas in Manila
5.            University of the Philippines Los Banos
4.            Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City
3.            University of the Philippines System in Quezon City
2.            De La Salle University in Manila
1.            University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City

Enjoy watching this video of UST's Baccalaureate Mass Pyromusical 2016 ;-)



For all the UST graduates of 2016 out there, here’s a great message for you from your great Alma Mater:



Do you still remember your first smiles?
Do you still remember while you walk on those floors?
Do you still remember the rush while you proceed to your building?
Do you still remember the sleepless nights

Would you still shout “GoUSTE?”
Will you still wear those Yellow shirts?

I’m proud of you, my children
You are my Victor
A Thomasian will always be a Thomasian

You will always be a part of me
You will always be kept in my memory

After all of this, will you still visit me?

Yours Truly,
University of Santo Tomas


Cheerio!

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