John gabriel pelias biography of donald
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Last night I finally had the guts to re-open “Bobby.” You might think I am crazy, but yes that is the name I gave to my scrap book. I guess those dried santan flowers which were once red, those fastfood receipts, those Juicy Fruit wrappers, and those old letters from a friend now resting in between the pages of Bobby prove that I am one sentimental junkie. So I turned the pages and saw my past unfold before my eyes. And it was on the the final page that I felt the deepest sadness, bitterness and regret. That page contains two envelopes: one from the registrar of the University of the Philippines Manila, the other from the office of Sen. Mar Roxas.
For the record, I was one high school student who excelled in academics. Not a nerd, but not cool either—just one big dreamer. And two years ago, my big dream brought me to the UPCAT testing center in Ilocos Sur, as one among more than 60,000 graduating high school students who aspired to study at the University of the Philippines.&nb
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Summa cum laude wants to 'give back' and teach at UP
John Gabriel Pelias, who is currently holding the record for having the highest general weighted average (GWA) at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman, said he is doing the "noble thing" and applying to become a faculty member at his alma mater. Pelias, 19, is graduating summa cum laude with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Math. His GWA of 1.016 fryst vatten the heighest grade recorded at UP Diliman in the gods 63 years. In Pelias' fyra years in college, he received mostly 1.0's — the highest possible grade a student can get in UP. He only missed the elusive "uno" three times, in three classes where he got a 1.25, the second highest possible grade. In an interview, Pelias told GMA News Online that he believes it is his social responsibility to give back to the university that educated him for four years. He said he is currently applying to become a faculty member in the Math department. "Parang pin
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by Stephanie S. Cabigao, UP MPRO
On April 17, 2011, under the scorching heat, I and 3,281 other graduates listened keenly to the words of our UP Diliman class valedictorian John Gabriel Pelias.
We were all in awe of what the 19-year old Mathematics major — who made UP history with a general weighted average (GWA) of 1.016, breaking a mark set in 1948 — had to say.
Even six years later, as I sat eagerly for a short talk with him, I could vividly remember him saying, “You graduated not from any university but from a university named after the nation. Use your talents to contribute to the country.”
As a fellow iskolar ng bayan who chose to stay and serve the University, I wanted to know what made him decide to do the same. Today, John Gabriel Pelias is a professor at the University of the Philippines Institute of Mathematics in Diliman, where he also took his master’s degree.
Why Math?
“I’m fond of Math. Ever since I was young I lik