ChunkyLover996

Again, the waiting list an all in Cali isn't even a factor for my reason for wanting to go. I get all of that info, but why be so sadistic about it? The half that made it though and the 44% of them that passed the NLE could do, why not me? Haven't actually applied for CSA-B yet, I didn't make a final decision on where I'm going to college until around August or July after we got back from vacationing for 3 weeks there. ======================================================= According to this PDF http://www.pcij.org/stories/2005/nursing-schools-performance1.pdf "Average Performing Nursing Schools with Average Board Passing Rate of 50% to 74% for the Last Five Years (2000-2004)" "Colegio de San Agustin - Bacolod City 63 52.15" 63 = Average No. of Examinees 52.15 = %Passing CSA-B is the only one that made the list for colleges in Bacolod. Then again that info is from 2000-2004. This is from CSA-Bs website. http://www.csab.edu.ph/story.php?id=10 "BSN Class 2007 Achieved 88% Passing Rate in June Nursing Licensure Examination" Improvement? Don't know what to make of it whether its legit or not. Does the PI have any official site containing this kind of info? Been googling as much info as I could without many results other then the two I just mentioned.

I wake up at 5:00 AMish everyday anyways just to read the current events and stuff and get ready for classes, after school I just waste time on the computer anyways, having a class go from 7 AM to 6 PM sounds fun to me when it gives you something to actually do thats productive. Totally down for that kind of schedule. Weekend homework is the norm, so why not weekend classes, more productive time for me = better. I usually waste my Saturdays on the computer anyways. I'd be willing to do some community service, help the people, isn't that part of what being a nurse is all about? Again, sounds like a good thing to me, no wasting time. Sunday can also give me some time with family. What are summer sessions exactly? Is it like doing the regular school year, but it just extends into the summer? CSA-B has its own private hospital next door so I think I won't have this problem. What do you mean by classes being jammed in between clinical rotations? What are clinical rotations? I hate to sleep anyways, that old saying that we spend 1/3 of our life sleeping is so true yet time sleeping is time wasted if your able to keep going. What is the rotation your talking about again? Research/cramming under pressure is also exciting especially when its with buddies and ya'll are depending on each other. Again, can you be more descriptive of summer studies? Is it like the regular school year but just extended into the summer? All depends on the person/people and how determined they are to pass, the kids that dropped like flies didn't have it in them, but I'm game for it. Yes, I REALLY want to be a nurse. I see it as this, I go through five years of Hell on Earth pushing my mental capacity and maybe even my physical abilities, and I will be set for possibly the rest of my life. Old saying of "Pain is temporary, pride is forever." I sleep when I can't keep going or if I got nothing else productive to do, so I can handle the hours. I'm gonna guess that in CSA-Bs private hospital there will be enough English between the patients and I to get something going, if all else fails I can ask for some help with a quick translation. I'm pretty set forth on going to the PI for Nursing. It's an opportunity of a life time for me. When else am I going to get to live in another country outside of the US for a productive purpose? I get to spend time with my the family, meet new people, and have a change of environment for me. Also the waiting list for BSN courses in California/the Bay Area is around 2-4 years long, but thats not even a real factor of why I want to go to the PI for nursing. Also, almost all of my original questions are still unanswered, especially the big one about the timing of things, looking for someone with experience in it.

Does that mean that foreign students have to do an extra year for a total of five as opposed to being a native/Filipino citizen and only having to do four? I'm only a US citizen. Nursing Licensure Examination will be taken after the whole 5 years of schooling right? Once I pass the NLE then I can go to the US and take the NCLEX-RN, and when I pass, it would give me the licensure I need to be a RN in the states? What would the additional requirements be? Were they already mentioned above, needing me to pass the NCLEX-RN and the NLE? I got plenty of time to sit and wait for the exam. When you say "to write" you mean to take their entrance exam right? Thats weak, gonna probably have to do an early graduation then.

Some info. I'm a senior in High School right now, graduating in June 2009. 17 in September. Deciding between Riverside or Colegio San Agustine both located in Bacolod. I've been to Riversides and CSA-Bs websites and have read nearly everything on them. I would be living with family in Bacolod when I go. I know they teach using English as their median. Leaning on CSA-B. Now for some questions. ============================================================== Whats the average cost of tuition per year/semester for nursing? What are the usual hours of classes? (like how in HS we go from 7:20 AM - 2:05 PM) What are the class sizes like (20-30, 30-40, 40-50, etc..)? Are we allowed to use laptops in class to take notes or record lectures? How are the teachers? I've heard that they're more caring for the students to pass, but I've also heard that they can be brutal. Would I have to do any entrance exams? (Problem with this later) What kind of subjects do they assign in a usual schedule for the year? Like how this year in HS I have. 1) Law and Society 2) Spanish 2 3) Computer Aided Drafting 4) English 3 5) American Government 6) Algebra 2 Would they follow some kind of a similar format or would it be completely be different? (I'd love for someone to post up an example schedule including subjects) Would I have to do the National Service Training Program (ROTC/LTS/CWTS)even though I'm an American? Whats the ratio like on book work vs hands on training? (Kinda like how Police Officers do more hands on training then book work, while Lawyers do more book work with maybe a few mock trials) Are there many projects? Group? Individual? Essays done at all? CSA-Bs site states that "Students are required to register personally." how well do they hold that up? (Problem with this later) Does CSA-B require a essay for registration? ============================================================= I'm looking for someone with personal or knows someone with experience on this next question/info. June is when my school year ends, the Philippines starts its school year in June (Looked on Wiki). My parents and I plan for me to do graduation and straight up book it ASAP to the Philippines to get there in time for the school year, but I saw on La Salles site that they do an entrance exam around April/May. Not sure if it also applies to CSA-B though. I'm thinking of asking my counselor if I can possibly do an early graduation so that I can make it to the PI and get adjusted and all by around April or May, but I really want to get the best out of my Senior year and will do the early graduation if all other options don't work. I'm also wondering of how early they would allow me to do the early graduation. Got the idea of possibly having my family over there register for me, but when I saw the "Students are required to register personally." on CSA-Bs site I had to question that option. My sister is a year older then me (graduated June 2008) and tried to go to college in the PI but didn't make it in time, she tried to start 2nd semester over there but they wouldn't allow her because they wanted nursing students to start out in the beginning of the year. Anyone have experience with this kind of a situation? I really need some advice.