The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) of the Philippines offers a scholarship program for incoming and deserving students who excel in science and mathematics. However, before a student can be considered a scholar, he or she will have to pass the entrance examination administered by the agency. This test is called the PSHS National Competitive Examination (NCE). Not all students are eligible to take the entrance exam. They have to apply to take the exam. If a student is accepted to…