janeritchie01

Thanks fopr all the reply guys, my first day here in teh Philippines I went to University of Makati, and yes they call it Regis Curriculum, a second courser, and its right, tuition is P700 per unit, it will take 2 1/2 year and 2 summer for non medical field coursesm after this I also visit PWU in Taft, oh boy! I was dissapointed with their nursing department, it's on the 5th Floor, no elevator, just the stairs, I talked to their Director of Nursing and their fellow told me that I need to start from the very start and would take 3 years because they no longer offered the 2nd courser for BSN because of the curriculum changed. I told them how come Universuty of Makati still offering this program, but they dont even know why.. I cant still decide till now if I will study in the Philippines, if I will I would rather go to University of Makati but I need to make sure from the CHED if the Regis program still recognize or else I will be wasting my time here. Yes the cost estimate I mentioned above is accurate, If I will stay here for school I want enjoy my college life, since financial is not a problem for me.. About citizenship.. its 5 month process, need to be there for the Biometrics and for the oathtaking... pretty sure, it will be done before November, I will be back there after summer and come back to school for the second semester.About my husband, we are fine for this distance, he will visit me every 6 months.

why dont you just go to Quiapo and they will make you one.. :) LOL..really

Hi everyone, I am new in this forum, I am going to the Philippines this Saturday April 3, to find a school for BSN, I know I read a lot of posting about this. I am a second courser too, I graduated Computer Engineering in Manila, for now I am doing my paperwork for citizenship and will submit before I leave, I could be done this last December but I just ignored knowing I am just here. But only 2 weeks ago when I realized I better go home and get my BSN, I am planning to start this summer and go back to the US after and continue on the second semester because I really need to finish my citizenship, since I need to do my Biometrics and Oathtaking, and I hope it could be done before November. Sometimes, I am still thinkin' bout getting my RN here, I went to Ameritech, RN program will take 19 months for $60,000, community college is very cheap but it takes 1 year to take the prerequisites, plus 2 1/2 year of waiting list to get into the program, to add this i already spent 3 1/2 years before I can start the program. But if I study in community college I can still work at least 1 full time job plus PRN at least 10 hours week, while doing 1 year prerequisite and can work 2 full time job while waiting for 2 1/2 years. Lets say 1 full time plus PRN job will make me $25,000/year plus the 2 1/2 years for 2 full time job will make me $100,000 a total of $125,000 for the 3 1/2 years before I can start my RN program, plus i heard that there are many students in a class, some were sitting in the floor, but later they dropped dont know the exact reason why. By the way I am working as a CNA in nursing home, and it will help me a lot too since I am working with nurses. While If I stay in the Philippines to get my BSN lets say it will take me 3 1/2 years. For 1 month allowance budget of P60,000 x 12 = P720,000 x 3 1/2 years = 2.520M plus the school tuition for year plus uniforms, books P100,000 x 3 1/2 years plus 2 (25k)/Summer = 400,000 assuming to 3M total for the BSN 3M / $47.00 = $65,000 round off. while getting my RN in the community college will earn me $125,000 less 2,500 for the tuition for prereq but its still $122,500. But if I will go to a private school like I mentioned it cost me $60,000 for 19 months, almost same expense in the Phils and less time but my problem is I am very scared to take classes here, its really different, really fast and stressful. It was shocked for me when I took my CNA class to think its just CNA classes for just 6 days plus 3 days clinical, im scared to fail and fail, and kick me out of the school, knowing its really expensive. I dont have expenses here since my husband provides me everything, even pay my taxes, clean the house, wash my clothes ... think I am fortunate still. But I am still very confused where do I go for my nursing Philippines or stay here... any feedback will highly be appreciated..thanks eveyone.

Ron, your wife is right, Get to US, be a citizen and go back to the Philippines. It is better for her to get nursing in the Philippines, while you stay there and can start IR1 on her 3rd year, to give her more year till she finish her BSN. Even she graduated 4 year course, still, she will be spending 4 years in BSN, despite the general subjects she already taken, she still need to start from beginning of nursing subjects prerequisites. For First Year, First Semester Theoretical Fundamentals of Nursing and so forth. Computer Science studies in the Philippines is way behind for the US education. Computer languages updated all the time, and if after graduation you didnt get a job in that field, what you've learned from your 4 years of schooling is not worth it. Nurses here in the US is always in demand. But getting nursing program here is very expensive and stressful, and it will be harder for her since english is her second language. She can contact me anytime in my [email protected]. I am planning the same way, just want to work on my citizenship first and go back in the Phils. for nursing. I have thought on getting my program here but it cost me $60,000 for the 19 months program what I am scared about is the classes, since teaching here is too fast, and it is not easy to catch up slang words and languages. :):) jane