Baseline Data: Survey Result as of May 2015

Another batch of respondents with our ongoing survey for BLEPP 2015. The trend or result of this survey is an iteration of the earlier survey result last April.

Like in the earlier survey there are more first timers than repeaters.

Consistent with the previous result, more females than males.

Majority of respondents are in their early 20's. 

Most respondents who are first timers are also graduates this year - 2015.

BS Psychology is the dominant course among the respondents.

Combining aided review through school/in-house or review centers/distance review 

would equal in number with those doing self-review. Similar to last year's survey result, many 

are self-reliant with their review. It is interesting to note that all of the repeaters from this 

batch of survey respondents are doing self-review.

School or in-house Review

Ateneo de Naga University
De La Salle University-Lipa
De La Salle University-Manila
School Review LPU-Batangas


Respondents Review Centers 
(number in parenthesis = number of respondents)

A+ Review Center
Apex Review Center
Carl E. Balita
East West Review Center (2)
MEGA MIND REVIEW CENTER (2)
North Crest Review Professionals  Inc.
Pathways International Review and Learning Centre (5)
Peak Review Center (CDO)
Psi Psychometrician Review Center
RCAP Manila (2)
RGO (9),  Cebu, PILRC Iligan City
Royal Pentagon
SPARK Psychology Review Center (11) (with Distance Learning)
SUCCEED Review Center, Bataan

Majority of the respondents are or will be pursuing graduate studies in Psychology.

Desired Specialization/Field of Graduate Studies
(Note: some are still undecided writing only schools they are interested to apply or responding with 2 choices of field of specializations.)

Unlike in the past when most Psychology graduates would take up units in Education and major in Guidance and Counseling there's a trend now of graduates doing their MA or intend to enroll in Clinical Psychology. Given that there's now a licensure exam also for Psychologists. So we foresee a trend of more Psychology graduates going to take up their MA or MS in Clinical Psychology.


1) Clinical Psychology = 26
(SPC, DLSU-Manila, Ateneo de Davao University, UST, Pamantasan ng Lunsod ng Maynila)

2) Guidance and Counseling = 10
(PNU/ Ateneo de Naga University//UE or PLM/ De La Salle University – Dasmarinas/ Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa/ St. Mary's University)

3) Industrial/ Organisational Psychology = 17 + HR Management = 4
(PLM/ De La Salle University-Manila/University of Santo Tomas/Xavier University/Ateneo/ UP Diliman/ PUP/Iligan Medical Center College)

4) Continue with Medical School = 3

5) Learning and Teaching, Educational Psychology, School Psychology, Special Education
(De La Salle University-Manila/DLSU/UP)

6) MA in Reconciliation and Conflict (University of Saint La Salle)

7) Psychological Assessment

School of Respondents

AMA Computer University
Aquinas University of Legazpi
Arellano University
Bataan Peninsula State University
Batangas State University (2)
Bulacan State University (3)
Cavite State University
Central Luzon State University
Central Mindanao University
Centro Escolar University
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
De La Salle Lipa
De La Salle University – Dasmariñas (2)
De La Salle University –Manila (2)
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - South La Union Campus
Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (2)
Far Eastern University
Holy Angel University
Isabela State University (2)
La Consolacion College Manila
Laguna College of Business and Arts
LPU-Batangas
LSPU
Manila Central University
Mapua Institute of Technology
Meycauayan College
Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (4)
New Era University
Our Lady of Fatima University
Pamantasan ng Cabuyao
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (2)
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Muntinlupa
Pasig Catholic College
Philippine Women's University
Polytechnic University of the Philippines (2)
Rizal Technological University
Saint Louis University (2)
San Beda College
San Beda College Alabang
San Pedro College
Southern Luzon State University
St. Mary's University
St. Scholastica's College
Universidad de Manila (4)
University of Caloocan City
University of Immaculate Conception
University of Makati (2)
University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos
University of Nueva Caceres
University of Perpetual Help
University of Rizal System
University of Rizal System-Pililla
University of Saint La Salle
University of the East (2)
UNO-R
USJR
UST
Wesleyan University – Philippines (2)
Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan (2)

Baseline Data: Survey Result as of April 2015

The data below is an addition to the survey result which we posted last March here - http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2015/03/blepp-2015-baseline-data.html. The initial result have a total of 91 respondents while this survey has 57 respondents.  There's a strong correlation on the trend and pattern of results of the last survey with this one.

Also, our gratitude to those who responded to the survey as well as to our generous sponsors who provided us review gift pass which we gave to our respondents, maraming salamat po (just click their name to visit their FB page):

1. East West Psychology Review Academy 
2. RGO Psychology Review Center 
3. Pathways International Review and Learning Center Corp. 
4. DigiPsych 
5. SRG PSYCH 
6. SPARK Psychology Review Center 

More first time takers than retakers.

Majority age of test takers are in the bracket of 20-22 mostly in their early twenties.

More female than male.

Self-review is higher by a few points with those doing review but it will be almost equal if result of those reviewing through review centers is combined with  the result of those in the distance/online review. 

SPARK Review Center continue to get high number of  respondents as the choice of review center

followed by Pathways and RGO.

It seems that passing the BLE for Psychometrician is a stepping stone in obtaining or becoming a licensed Psychologist. With MA in Psychology as pre-requisite for the BLE for Psychologist, this year saw an increase in the enrollment of those taking up Psychology in graduate school, a trend which will continue. Its implication would be a decrease of  Psychology graduate taking up units in education to become Values Education teacher  and those taking up MA in Guidance and Counseling. The priority would now be towards getting professionalized and licensed as Psychometrician and Psychologist so lesser competition for those in the field of education (teachers and guidance counselors).

But we hope to see those schools offering undergraduate and graduate courses in Psychology to improve their programs and offer other field to specialize like Sports Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Play/Music/Arts Therapy etc.       

School of Respondents

Angeles University Foundation
Bataan Peninsula State University
Batangas State University
Bohol Island State University
Bulacan State University
CEU Makati/Malolos
Colegio de San Gabriel Arcangel
Colegio de San Juan de Letran
De La Salle Lipa
De La Salle University
Divine Word College of Legazpi
DLSU-D (2)
DMMSU
FEU
Laguna State Polytechnic University (2)
Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas
Mondriaan Aura College
MSEUF
New Era University (2)
NTC
Our Lady of Fatima University
Pamantasan ng Cabuyao
PLM (2)
PUP (2)
Rizal Technological University
Saint Mary's University
Silliman University
SLSU (2)
SLU
St Paul (QC/Manila)
St. Dominic College of Asia
Trinity University of Asia
Universidad de Manila (3)
Universidad de Sta. Isabel
University of Batangas (2)
University of Immaculate Conception
University of Makati
University of San Carlos
University of San Jose-Recoletos
University of St. La Salle
University of the Cordilleras
Western Mindanao State University

Angeles University Foundation

Bataan Peninsula State University

Batangas State University

Bohol Island State University

Bulacan State University

CEU Makati/Malolos

Colegio de San Gabriel Arcangel

Colegio de San Juan de Letran

De La Salle Lipa

De La Salle University

Divine Word College of Legazpi

DLSU-D (2)

DMMSU

FEU

Laguna State Polytechnic University (2)

Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas

Mondriaan Aura College

MSEUF

New Era University (2)

NTC

Our Lady of Fatima University

Pamantasan ng Cabuyao

PLM (2)

PUP (2)

Rizal Technological University

Saint Mary's University

Silliman University

SLSU (2)

SLU

St Paul (QC/Manila)

St. Dominic College of Asia

Trinity University of Asia

Universidad de Manila (3)

Universidad de Sta. Isabel

University of Batangas (2)

University of Immaculate Conception

University of Makati

University of San Carlos

University of San Jose-Recoletos

University of St. La Salle

University of the Cordilleras

Western Mindanao State University