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It's not that easy as it seem. Corruption runs deeper than most people realize. It is overpopulated and the teeming poor will sell their votes to any politician who will give them favors. That's why you see the same problems every year and even the m...

Tuition are not tax-deductible. There are very few schools qualified for loan programs (those with FAFSA codes) and they are filled with local applicants. UST, AUF (angeles), Fatima, Silliman. Some don't even have nursing school like AIM.

True. Although nowadays, only the Middle Eastern countries are open for foreign nurses but they require experience so that's a catch-22 situations for new graduates.

Spanish used to be a college requirement in the Philippines and when I was a student there they teach the Castillan form (so there's no problem there). If you are not fluent, there's a lot of colleges that teaches the subject or you can go to Institu...

It used to be that way. I've been asking different Nursing Boards and they DON'T allow BSN trained overseas to take the LPN exam anymore. My wife was planning to do this as she is not yet confident for the NCLEX-RN but they most boards changed the ru...

Yes, they are part of EU. They can probably take a few and learning Finnish is not easy.

Unfortunately, most of the good schools there don't accept students with a Bachelors degree. Stay away from ADN programs especially the one in St. Ignatius. The reputable schools that MIGHT accept a degree holder is Silliman University ( a good schoo...

From a recent news article, judges are one of the best paid positions. The lowest judge (local RTC) usually earns PhP68K. Many earn more than the President (which is absurd). Lawyers tend to earn better than doctors as they have a lot of career opti...

Nursing is a very stressful job and Americans have a lot of choices with less stressful jobs that pays decently. I've worked in different jobs in the Philippines so i can say that you can earn decent amount of money in the US as a nurse if you are w...

Lots of underemployed graduates. Especially with recurrent retrogression going on.

The minimum wage in the US is currently $5.25 per hour (it might increase to about $7 per hour once congress pass the bill). You might be able to survive on $17 per hour but not with the lifestyle that you currently have as a doctor in the Philippine...

Unfortunately, most of the top schools in Nursing (except for the schools in the Visayas like Silliman or the Cebu schools) do not accept second-coursers. Most of my relative who are second coursers (even my wife) went to not-so-good schools but are ...

That's because as somebody mentioned in this forum, your credit is tied with your social security number. I have a personal loan in the US which dont even show in my credit history as they did not put my social security number.

She's going to take NCLEX but she will need some intensive review (you can use Suzanne's strategies for the review). If you are in Manila, the nearest location for the exam is Hong Kong. If you are already an immigrant, why don't you just take it in ...

My wife is in the same boat. Don't even think about taking the local boards there. It would just complicate things if things go crazy as what happened lately with the NLE. There are a number of states that don't require the CGFNS exam (hence no Phil ...

I don't think he is trying to irritate you.He is actually a liberal guy in terms of his immigration views. If you have lived in the US for a long time, you would realize that the politics is changing. Many areas (states) are very conservative and ANT...

The hospitals that closed are mostly small private rural hospitals that are losing money. This is a product of the economy (its the old mantra- its the economy, stupid) and not real shortage of personnel. Majority of the patients are too poor to go t...

What Zashagalk is saying is true. Nothing gets done in Congress unless you have the support of BOTH the Senate and the House of Representative even if a bill has BIPARTISAN support in the Senate. If they are being selective and accomodative at the sa...

No. It's not even required even for Filipinos if they are not planning to work in the Philippines.

I don't think the Dean of UP was just speaking about the June NLE passers. She even clarified in the newspaper that her view is that all graduates should have some work experience (locally) before working overseas. Although I agree that employers sh...

I think he already gave his reason. In his area, there is a loong waiting lists for Nursing spots. There's actually a lot of Americans who wants to go to Nursing schools. The problem is, unlike in the Philippines where they can just open a school imm...

At this point, any discussion will not bring a solution as it is pending in the courts. It's not even in the Supreme Court but the Court of Appeals, which means it might take more than a year to see any resolution. If both sides are very insistent on...

Unless you plan to work in the Philippines, it's actually safer not to take any of the NLE and take the NCLEX directly (at least that's what I tell my relatives). Just to avoid being stuck if something silmilar to June NLE happen in the future. But i...

I've travelled in the Caribbean before and even though you might be able to get a visa to take it in Miami,it might be easier to get one for St. Thomas or Puerto Rico. Also compare the costs (including the accomodations and airfare) and make your dec...

Although it's in the high 80's for US grads, the first time takers for international graduates is lower at 62%. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4757/441/1600/nclex-pass-rate-2006.1.gif