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well put Alexk49, thank you for the letter. I will be showing this to my parents in hope that they will understand my situation. Thank very much for your time and consideration in doing this. =)

...i understand what youre saying, and thanks for your honest input, they were indeed very helpful and on point. I guess i should say, obviously, no one bust their butts in highschool to graduate with HONORS to only be shipped away to a foreign country where those honors dont even count. I actually got accepted to a few colleges in California during my last year of highschool, unfortunately i wasnt at the right age where i can just make my own decisions without my parents, and to add to the situation, my parents didnt know too much about how college stuff goes in America and nor did they approve of me working at that age. They were already having a hard time paying for my older sister's college expenses, and may i add, there is 9 of us in the family, and with only my father as the working parent....putting 3 of us simutaneously through college...well thats easier said than done. I think if i were just at a legal age that time or if my parents understood the whole idea of college in the US, i wouldnt be in this predicament. Id probably be attending UCSF or SJSU by now and going about this whole nursing THE WAY I PLANNED for it to go. =/ but obstacles come and the paths change...........im a strong believer in "family comes first", and so anything that can help my family, i will do, and in this case it was going to school over here to save them money and the trouble. I dont mean any offense in saying all this k? =) even if my UCSF plans didnt go through, i wouldnt say agreeing to go to school in the philippines was a "MISTAKE", we all have our own ways to achieve what we want. like i said, although i do agree that it is much more of an advantage to go to the school in the same place you plan to work, not everyone has it that easily set out for them. At least im learning basics, im getting exposed to the idea of nursing rather than being stuck at point one, trying to figure out my next plan in paying my way through nursing. Since Im really up for the extra months or years of learning and i already expect the long waits, i dont think thats my problem anymore. i already know that US nursing grads have more of an advantage than International nursing grads, but im pretty sure there are some international nursing grads who have become very successfull despite the competition.....but dont get me wrong, never did i say that i shot down the whole idea of US colleges. =) so thanks alexk49, ill put all of what you have said into consideration. 5cats, redranger, silverdragon102, heavensent88, thank you also for your replies. my preperations are looking good. QUESTION: is it true that international nursing students who transfer, usually have to redo a 1 or 2 or even all their years of nursing school over? .......i mean i know it depends on the state they go to, but has anyone heard of such cases? and also, if i do volunteer work here for a good amount of hours or attend seminars or programs, will it be accounted for in the US?...ive heard a lot of nurses who have applied to certain programs and seminars only realizing that they were all in the end, fake and worthlessly bogus. yikes! i really dont want that to happen to me. thankkkkkkkssssss soooo much for the feedback! my mind is wide open and my ears are all in =) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " reality bites! truth hurts! but they're all part of a learning process. "

=) thanks for all the replies. I really appreciate the help! redranger, congrats to your wife! =) stories like those make me hopeful! Alexk49, i also agree with you that it is much easier to go to school in the same place you plan to work at but being in my case, since i know for a fact my parents wont be able to support me all the way financially, even if i get a job too, i thought it'd actually best for me to agree with my parents to take up nursing in the philippines, save both of us trouble FINANCIALLY...hehe. =D redranger, Philippines is not as bad as everyone said it was going to be. So im actually alright with going to school here, just as long as i know its not gonna disqualify me or put me into a BIG disadvantage upon becoming a nurse in the san francisco where i intend to live in. i hope you enjoy your vacation in the summer! now with more new concerns....... is it alright if i dont take the boards or the NCLEX here in the philippines since i plan to go back to the states and work there? And i heard that clicnical hours arent transferrable, so would that mean i shouldnt even get into that over here, since i plan to move back anyways? and last, since i can manage the waiting part.......what should i prepare in advance for a more smoother chance at working in the states. I mean ive experienced how hard it was to have to get paperworks mailed and faxed, signed and sealed, and all that formal/offical stuff needed by both schools, from SF to PI during my first enrollment, and mannn must i say, that was the biggest pain in the gulteus maximus. haa i want to try and stray away from that. hehe. i know i still have 3 years of nursing school, i just want to be prepared. =) thanks again for all the feedback!

Hi, im kind of new to this whole posting, forums, and etc., but since i have so many questions arising about my nursing situation, i figured it'd be best to ask those who may know. =) so as a U.S citizen who is taking up nursing in the Philippines, I am really worried about what will happen after I graduate. I've heard so many stories about how Philippine nursing graduates move to the U.S and become something other than nurses due to various complications with credits not being accredited, qualifications, more additional years of nursing, and worse THEYRE SCHOOL NOT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED in the states which means, 4 years of hard work, for nothing! =( Im going into my 2nd year of BSN course here in the Philippines and i really wanna know what to expect after i graduate and move back to U.S. I want to know if i should transfer back to the states and continue my nursing there or if itll be alright if i finish my nursing course over here. From what i heard, if i do graduate over here in the philippines, i might have to do like 6months to 2 years of additional schooling. Im up for like 2 years of additional learning, or making up for hours and all of that, but to start ALL OVER or to be disqualified from certain things such as taking tests or exams, i dont think ill be able to handle that as good. Im kind of alone on this too, since my parents have no idea about how the nursing thing goes. Theyre more on the "graduate as a nurse then work in the states", but we all know its not that easy. They're actually the reason why im attending a nursing school here in the philippines rather than in the states, to save money, cause most of you know how expensive nursing schools are getting in the states. which i think was actually a good idea...................................................at first. I just really dont wanna waste time & money. I am 100% interested in becoming a nurse, its been a life long dream&goal, but i dont want to find out that i cant become one AFTER IVE GRADUATED nursing school here in the philippines. ya know? i want to know about the things i should look out for, the things i should do, basically any info that will help me in this situation. PLSSSS PLSS PLLSS! and thank you. god bless....