malmd06

to glorify their alma mater, so that they will always feel that no other schools can top them, perhaps?

it really depends on the student how determined you are to be a successful nurse. anywhere you may be, the real gauge is how well your background in nursing have helped you to pass the local or nclex exam, how much exposure you have gained, how humble and disciplined you can be as a student which will reflect how you can be a competent nurse. lanting college did help me pick up my loose ends to start a new field in nursing. goodluck... wherever you may be medtek, was medtech one of your course? go lanting....

i agree, we really feel bad about the whole thing. as much as we cannot stop other people to judge us or tell their opinion, it hurts that we batch june2006 looks like a bunch of cheaters, and instead of just being victims. lucky for you guys your'e all there and earning, but we are still here battling our way. that exam is not enough to measure our competence, not enough to measure our dignity, not enough to be laughed at and say that we are cowards for not retaking the "tainted" exams. i passed the nclex exam and passed at 75. does that mean i am competent enough to be a nurse in the states but incompetent in the philippines because we refuse to retake initally? before, they would issue visa screen even if we did not take the locals, we dont know why they are making a very big fuss on our local license just now, even if california doesnt need it in the first place. yes, there are lots of politics in this retake issue not just here in the philippines but also in the US. we are retaking not to prove that it will sweep the doubts of those who measures our capacity. but we are doing it for our family who are clinging in our arms to give them a good future. after all these, it becomes a history, no one will remember if you topped the exam, rather, how many people you were able to help during your nursing career...