University of San Carlos maintains Bar exams momentum with 3 graduates in Top 10 | Inquirer News

University of San Carlos maintains Bar exams momentum with 3 graduates in Top 10

By: - Senior Reporter / @inquirervisayas
/ 02:08 PM April 26, 2018

University of San Carlos in Cebu City. Contributed to the Inquirer by www.bjorncebuano.com

CEBU CITY – The steady trove of topnotchers in the storied history of the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu continues.

Although it didn’t clinch the top spot as it did last year, three Carolinians got into the top ten of the 2017 Bar Examinations.

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Christianne Mae Balili placed second with a rating of 90.80, just a few points behind the highest score of 91.05 percent garnered by Mark John Simondo of the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City.

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Ivanne D’laureil Hisoler placed fourth with a grade of 89.55 percent, while Rheland Servacio landed seventh with 89 percent.

Lawyer Joan Largo, dean of the USC College of Law, was overjoyed when she learned that three of their graduates landed in the top ten.

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“I’m extremely elated of the Bar exam results. Proudly Tatak USC,” she said.

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“The brand of excellence and education in USC shall continue,” she added.

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In the 2016 Bar exam, USC graduate Karen Mae Calam clinched the top spot and became the first law graduate from Cebu to ever secure the number one place in what has been considered the toughest licensure examinations in the country and the most glorified.

Three other Carolinians joined Calam in the top 10 in the 2016 Bar exams.

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Fiona Lao placed third, Anne Margaret Momongan ranked seventh, while Jefferson Gomez secured the eighth spot.

To date, USC, the oldest university in Cebu and one of the top-performing law schools in the country, has produced about 25 graduates who figured in the top 10 of the Bar exams.

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