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Thank you for your replies, i really appreciate it and respect your opinions. My reason for deciding to take up nursing as a second course is not at all because I want to get into the US or get a green card. I am already a naturalized american citizen. I'm living and studying in the philippines because of personal problems and financial reasons. I've actually been giving alot of thought to taking up nursing for about two years now. In fact, I almost shifted to nursing during my third year in college but decided not to for fear of dissappointing my parents by having to start over again. So I made a plan to graduate first, work a year after graduation to save up money so i wouldnt have to rely on my parents to pay years more of college tuition and then take up nursing, hence my inability to enroll at the first semester, because i was looking for a decent paying job. A more silly reason is because I come from a family of nurses and doctors, so i think it's in my blood. They've always wanted me to become a nurse but it wasn't until i saw my sister working at a hospital that i actually realized i wanted to become one too and this time I am sure of it. All in all, and i hope i don't sound too cheesy, but I simply want to provide a better future for my family and myself. any further help or suggestions you can offer?

Hi i'm new here. I'd appreciate any advice/suggestions you can give me, i'm in a real bind here. Here's my situation I graduated from college last march 2007. For various reasons, I decided that i would re-enroll as a second courser in nursing for the school year 2008-2009. Last May, i planned ahead and had my transcript evaluated at the same university that i had graduated from previously. The dean of nursing told me that because i had already done almost all the minor subjects, it would take only 3 years for me to graduate and that I would start off the next school year as a Second year student. I also asked her and the admissions office if there was going to be another year added in the college of nursing for the next school year and they no. So I took what she said as reassurance and went off to make the most of the degree that i have. After awhile I realized it would be much better if I enrolled for the second semester of 2007 instead of the first semester of 2008. So i revisit the dean earlier this month (august) and then she drops the bomb. Apparently CHED has released a new curriculum that is effective sy 2008 onward that, although not yet finalized, is "as good as implemented." This new curriculum not only sets me back another year (making it take another 4 years for me to graduate again)but because of one subject that's only available in the first semester, sends me back to start at First Year instead of Second along with more than 12 new units and hundreds of more hours. Does anyone know if this new curriculum will really be implemented for the next school year? Has it been officially announced? Are there any schools in manila/davao at all that will allow me to graduate with a BSN in 3 years or below starting 2008? Will there be any "second courser friendly" schools left after 2007? please any advice will be useful. I'm in a tough situation right now for personal reasons and this new curriculum, if it effectively sets me back one more year, could ruin everything for me. Any help will be greatly appreciated...thanks