Review Centers In Cebu

Silverdragon102, BSN · Mar 28, 2009

thanks guys for kind reply. my bro did took nov boards and reviewed at GAPUZ in one of the hotels in fuente osmena..... he flunked the NLE boards... he has been in usa with me on a tourist visa since december 2008 and plan to go home to cebu to retake NLE boards in november. he is taking NCLEX review board here in my neck of the woods for the tune of 450 dollars but have not applied for nclex .
1. is there any limit to how many times he can retake NLE? he will be 48 next week so his memory is getting worse
2. does he have to be in PRC CEBU in person to reapply to take NLE? almost all of his classmates in the second courser class failed. i pray for the families too who struggle sending blood money that are all wasted..( IE...ME)
3. any advice on applying for NCLEX exams without NLE is greatly appreciated.
4. are there any NCLEX testing sites in cebu?
5. did you guys eat any special diet on NLE testing day? i told my bro to eat liver (atay) the night before. i wish i dont have to be paying my bro NLE exam fees to PRC until he reaches 100.
happy easter everyone and any piece of advice for my bro is greatly appreciated.:heartbeat:heartbeat:heartbeat congratulations to ALL CEBUANOS that passed november nle boards...all my prayers to the ones who did not make it...just hang in there...:yeah:

Having already sat and failed the NLE he has to declare it when applying for licensure in the US and they will more than likely wait until he has passed it. Also with retrogression in the US and waiting years how is he going to maintain his nursing experience? There is only 1 testing center in the Philippines for NCLEX but there will be many review centers.

esjay · Mar 29, 2009

if you really are someone who took the licensure exam in nursing and not just some payed employee to post advertisements on the web, then you'd know about st louis. i dont think people should base how well the review center does just by having a website, thats where i went wrong with american dream review center. by the way, i didnt review in st louis but in power dev. im guessing you dont know where that is either.

Hushdawg · Mar 29, 2009

bro, try mo yong American Dream Review Institute, they are
100% passing rate on NCLEX Online Review/Intensive/Modular,
86% passing rate on Nursing Licensure Exam/NLE as of Nov. 2008,
100% passing rate on both IELTS and TOEFL iBT and more.
They also offer monthly BLS/CPR with AED & ECG Training. Visit American Dream Review website on http://www.americandreamreview.com for more information.

Thos numbers don't add up.

Only 40-50% of NCLEX takers in the Philippines pass

Only @40% of local board takers in the philippines pass

There is no way any review center can convince me that numbers like 100% and 86% are legitimate.

Those numbers are manipulated in the same way every other review center advertising percentages manipulates them.

Bogus!

I call shennanigans!

Hushdawg · Mar 29, 2009

If he failed NLE on his first go then he really needs to buckle down and study for his second go since the statistics are stacked against him.

My wife had an excellent experience studying at East-West review in Manila. I've met with the dean/administrator of the school myself and she's a little whacky but very nice and very intelligent.

Another Local Board school which focuses on high quality review materials and updates those materials as an ongoing process is CENE (Center for Excellence in Nursing Education) and they are publishing their own material.

He MUST pass Local board before being able to sit for NCLEX, I wouldn't even suggest filling in the application for licensure until he passes as the BONs are really bad for loosing incomplete applications and his will be classified as incomplete until he is licensed in the Philippines.

The only exception, of course, is that if he were a US citizen he would not have to be a local board passer.

There are only two NCLEX schools that I really reccomend and those are Allgen and Rachell Allen. Both of them have material prepared in the USA and certified by US nursing colleges. Both of them have high quality instructors and both of them treat the reviewees very well by focusing on small class sizes and one-on-one relationships. They get solid results too. A large majority of their students pass NCLEX on the first try.

achilez · Jun 4, 2009

Thos numbers don't add up.
Only 40-50% of NCLEX takers in the Philippines pass
Only @40% of local board takers in the philippines pass
There is no way any review center can convince me that numbers like 100% and 86% are legitimate.
Those numbers are manipulated in the same way every other review center advertising percentages manipulates them.
Bogus!
I call shennanigans!

Bro what im talking about are only the statistics of students who reviews on American Dream Review that pass on the NLE exam not the whole philippines :yeah:

Hushdawg · Jun 5, 2009

Bro what im talking about are only the statistics of students who reviews on American Dream Review that pass on the NLE exam not the whole philippines

The problem is that NLE review centers (except for one that I know of in Manila) all claim 100% and 98% and all that garbage.

If half of them were telling the truth then the overall NLE passing rate would be much higher.

I tend to trust the review centers that line-list all the students by pass/fail and give honest 60% or 70% evaluations.

Most of the ones who claim 90-100% have these qualifiers that aren't listed in advertising... one of the most popular is that the review students who pass the mock boards that they provide with 80% or higher go on to pass the NLE. What they don't say is that only 30-40% of the TOTAL student body is passing the mock boards.

This is why CHED should be allowed to do their job and shut down illegitimate schools.

medtek · Jun 9, 2009

Nothing beats the study and preparation one have already done while still in school. Review centers can only polish what you've learned. So when I reviewed for the June boards which was just held last Saturday and Sunday, I treated it as just that, a review of what I have already learned.

I reviewed at Labagnoy review center in Cebu and I commend them for their program which covers a great deal of what one needs to focus on for the NLE and what I like about our review is that we were given longer time/schedule which started last March pa and that's everyday till june, at the same fee or even lower as other review centers. I guess their program is effective since they produce topnotchers in last november's boards including the top 1 from baguio.

Our reviewers taught us to focus on the subjects which one have weaknesses since one never knows what will come out in the actual board exam. And indeed come the boards I felt prepared and confident already.

So my tip is that review centers can only do so much, much of the work is in the students will and determination to pass. God bless!

Aviationurse · Jun 9, 2009

:yeah::yeah:thanks medteck..i will pass this info to my bro who just arrived back to cebu from vacationing here in usa....he is planning to take the november boards.....

Aviationurse · Jun 9, 2009

:yeah::yeah:my brother is back in cebu ....thanks for the input ...

medtek · Jun 10, 2009

No problem po. Another tip, much better if he start reviewing as early as he is ready to prevent cramming when the exams is getting nearer.....I started reviewing seriously on my own since december and Im sure glad I did.

Wishing the best for your brother. :)

medtek · Jun 11, 2009

rockandrollrn

Sorry po, im not yet eligible to send a private msg. :cry:

Regarding your inquiries with Labagnoy, I paid a total of 12T for the critical and final coaching. I wasn't able to attend the comprehensive(5T) since I was still graduating then. The entire review was from March 20 to June 4. I think they are starting the review for the November exams on August 18.

The good thing with Labagnoy is that they give back merits for deserving reviewees like cash prizes, trips, etc. I was fortunate to make it to one of the top scorers during our final critical exams and we were given an all expense-paid trip to Baguio,where the main branch is, to attend the final coaching there :yeah: It was a great experience definitely for me and a definite motivation to do my best for the boards.:wink2:

Aviationurse · Jun 11, 2009

thats awesome.....:bowingpur:bowingpur let me know your score when it will be released...hopefully be one of the topnotch nurses.... :nurse: