27 July 2012, 10:31 p.m. – A THOMASIAN topped the recent nutritionist-dietitian licensure exams, in which UST was the second top-performing school.
Hannah Paulyn Co got a score of 87 percent, results from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) showed.
Other Thomasians on the Top 10 list were Patricia Alyanna Cardoza (85.05 percent) and Kevin Carpio (84.95 percent), who landed on the third and fourth places, respectively.
In 2011, only two Thomasians entered the Top 10 list, taking the sixth and ninth places.
Of the 99 Thomasians who took the recent exam, 93 passed, equivalent to a 93.94-percent passing rate.
Last year, UST was also named the second top performing school as it posted a 93.24-percent passing rate. To be named a top-performing school, the PRC requires a minimum passing rate of 80 percent with at least 50 examinees.
University of the Philippines-Los Baños remained the top–performing school, posting a perfect score. The Polytechnic University of the Philippines-Sta. Mesa is still the third top-performing school.
The national passing rate, meanwhile, went up to 67.08 percent as 601 out of 896 examinees passed the test. Last year’s passing rate was 66.97 percent, with 507 of 757 examinees making the cut. Nikka Lavinia G. Valenzuela
