I'm constantly bemused by the fact that my parents were thisclose to sending me to ICA. Not that I have anything against the said school, I just can't imagine my life any other way. If I hadn't gone to Poveda, I wouldn't have met the best girlfriends in the world -- whom I still consider my main crew 11 years after graduation. It's insane. Poveda also taught me the importance of hard work and discipline. I had to work my butt off just to make it to graduation and there was no weasling or paying my way out of it. It benefited me in the end. My alma mater also offers a good balance of extracurricular activities and academics. read more