by heavymetalrn Premium Member

my brother is taking november local board exams in cebu city...any review centers for local boards there u recommend? thanks for your help...your kind replies are greatly appreciated....

Re: Review Centers In Cebu

try st louis review center located at ala king bldg near chong hua hospital.

Re: Review Centers In Cebu

Hey cebugirl,

Now, I didn't go to any review center when I studied for my boards. But this is what my friends had to deal in a review center. I don't want to mention names here, but I can assure you that they went to those well known review centers from both local and national-based centers who have a center here in Cebu. To be fair, their lecturers are mostly good (but not excellent), but somehow they tend to squeeze things too much ending up with a confused audience. Most often they rush their lectures, but its surprising that they spend more time for break periods. Those break periods are like variety show, lecturers would sing, joke, tell stories. I understand that those are "ice-breaker", but its a sad thing to note that the lecture time are being compromised for those none sense exhibition. Sad to realize that those are the very reasons why they end up rushing their lectures. By the way, most of the lecturers are part-time professional comedian (in a stand-up comedy bar in manila).... (believe me, I inquired). I wish those review centers would do something to improve their review program.
Just another tip, tell your bro not to study those old testpaper/ or from previous boards. Why? Because most don't have correct answers, and to add up, there are no rationale to study. Better invest in legit and original review books, be it for local or for NCLEX. DON'T PHOTOCOPY...it will just strain your eyes. Its good to think also challenging yourself to strive hard since you've invested much for your board preparation. Better buy those pre-paid testcard in C&E...its computer based and has rationale, and they even have analysis of your scores to point your weak spots. Try to answer atleast 100 Q&A per day from your review books/pre-paid card.
To put things in a nutshell, better study on your own; have discipline, have confidence; and most importantly pray and solicit prayers so that eveything will be alright during the day of your exams. Goodluck to your bro.

Re: Review Centers In Cebu

Hi there,

Try American Dream Review. I've had my reviews there and it's good to experience the sets of simulation tests they've given that helped me pass my exams.

Re: Review Centers In Cebu

Ive tried NG Review..... The point is... there is no review center that can garantee your passing..I suggest, What you need to do first is find out what kind of a learner are you..? and Which review center would help you in preparing

.ASk them how they do their Review classes are done??? it will give you an idea if it fits your learning style and your schedule too ...

Do you retrive much information..on remembering long and intenseve reviews ...?? or are you fine with the Question and Answer type of review... do you need visuals to help you remember ..do they have it on their classes??.. you can ask them or those who have tried that review center .. ??? it's really up to you

Good luck!!!

Re: Review Centers In Cebu

we had our review in powerDev.. and we didnt have long breaks. but if your brother can study on his own, books by Udan were very helpful, and the psych reviewer by gapuz. buy stuff made for local boards coz there really are people who use nclex reviewers for the nle.


@Mecebuano: seriously? part time professionals in a bar at manila? what review center is this?

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my bro is studying at GAPUZ....did u guys recommend private tutor who passed NLE too? my bro is a second courser ..in his late 40s and his brain is kinnda crusty...i am just sending him my blood money...i graduated in cebu back in 1985 (BSN RN NURSE MIDWIFE) and things have changed since then...we just did everything on our own back in the days and hope for the best...
CONGRATULATIONS to everybody for passing the NLE exams...and for your kind advice..

Re: Review Centers In Cebu

bro, try mo yong American Dream Review Institute, they are
100% passing rate on NCLEX Online Review/Intensive/Modular,
86% passing rate on Nursing Licensure Exam/NLE as of Nov. 2008,
100% passing rate on both IELTS and TOEFL iBT and more.
They also offer monthly BLS/CPR with AED & ECG Training. Visit American Dream Review website on http://www.americandreamreview.com for more information.

Re: Review Centers In Cebu

achilez you sound like someone who works for american dream. if youre going to review in american dream you might as well buy the saunders 4th edition if its for nclex, for local boards its st louis who is known for high passing rates. now for ielts, i asked if their instructors were qualified, i was told this "our instructors are very highly qualified" .. when i asked the instructor what her qualifications were, she said she just know who the owner is and was placed a job there. and i thought being highly qualified meant passing the ielts exam firsthand.

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oh really?? i don't know that st louis is a review center i thought its a church or a chapel something like that. how much is the passing rate for NCLEX or NLE of that review center this year? do they have a website? so i can check? Or is this their website http://www.slrcinc.com/? it seems like that website is always coming soon I don't understand why they get the highest passing rate in fact they don't have a website.