Once upon a time, these celebrities were once considered Iskolar ng Bayan. If you're currently attending UP, you can say that these stars were just like you, pulling all-nighters and trying to get by every semester. Curious about what they were like as UP students? Here are 11 famous UP Fighting Maroons:
Richard Juan
The PBB alum and model went to UP Diliman where he graduated cum laude with a degree in Communications.
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Myrtle Sarrosa
Just like Richard, Myrtle is a PBB and UP Diliman alum. She initially took up Political Science and then Accountancy, before settling with Broadcast Communication and eventually graduating cum laude from UP.
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Joj and Jai Agpangan
Twins Joj and Jai were also PBB housemates. They both attended UP Open University where they each earned a degree in Education Studies.
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Venus Raj
Beauty queen Venus Raj may not have completed her undergraduate studies at UP (she did so at Bicol University with a degree in Communication Arts), but she did earn her master's degree in Community Development as an Iskolar ng Bayan.
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Shamcey Supsup Lee
Fellow beauty queen Shamcey was quite a studious one, and admits that she's a bit grade conscious. She not only graduated magna cum laude from UP Diliman but was also the topnotcher of the 2010 Architecture Licensure Examination.
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Atom Araullo
He may be pursuing a different career path now, but Atom Araullo once was a science student. He took up Applied Physics when he attended UP Diliman.
Gretchen Fullido
News anchor Gretchen Fullido was a working student who went to UP Diliman. She had already been working for ABS-CBN even while still enrolled in college. She was a Film and Audiovisual Communication major.
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Kim Atienza
While he is mostly known for brainy fun facts about basically anything under the sun, Kuya Kim has a creative side to him, too. Here's a fun fact for you: He was a film student at UP Diliman during his college days.
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Antoinette Jadaone
Unlike Kuya Kim, Direk Tonette ended up pursuing a career in filmmaking but she did so by shifting to her preferred course. The director initially took up Broadcast Communications but decided to major in Film instead.
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Dr. Vicki Belo
Before pursuing medicine at UST, Dr. Vicki Belo completed her undergraduate studies at UP Diliman. She graduated with a degree in Psychology.
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*This story originally appeared on Candymag.com. Minor edits have been made by the Preview.ph editors.
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