well if your already a immigrant there no need for a toefl and tse, but for professional purposes, since our native language is Filipino, yes we do need one for the visascreen. Well IELTS is better so you'll only need to take one english exam, cover, all speaking, writing, listening.How are you nowadays?

Hello guys!
I am a second year nursing student here in the philippines! can I ask if how hard to take an exam like NCLEX and IELTS it seems that all of my teachers who are planning to take those exams are afraid/nervous about it. they keep on talking about it...Is it hard?

May you explain a bit more about IELTS. Thanks

IELTS....in lieu of TOEFL & TSE
Hi there. Yeah, there seems to be a growing number of examinees who would prefer to take IELTS instead of TOEFL & TSE as English proficiency exam. What I heard about the exam is, it has an actual interviewer who would be asking you about certain topics.I've got friends who took IELTS & still failed... many said it's kinda nerve wrecking (facing the examiner) but still others claimed some examiners are considerate enough and would give you the chance should you mess up...

I took TOEFL & TSE and what I can advise is for all examinees to prepare for these exams. The moment I stepped in US soil (2 yrs ago), I had realized the importance of these exams as a good training for effective communication. Get good books and resources on how to get good score.Invest,coz t's really worth it!

Hi Glenn. Good for you to ask about these exams considering the fact that you're still in your 2nd year in Nursing school. Like most Nursing students, i'm pretty sure one of your goals is to go abroad after graduation...joining the bandwagon I would say. Go for it, with the right motives...

I had my education from the Phils. too, now I'm working here in the US & I'm so proud of how we're doing here as Registered Nurses. I can really say that Filipinos are world class workers given the proper training & exposure to latest technology...Going back to what you're asking, NCLEX is not really a super difficult exam. I would say CGFNS is more intense coz it has more objective type of question.NCLEX on one hand is situational and more on the application side and nursing judgment. Most questions are for entry level nursing so don't expect to find real mind boggling questions.Just stick to the basic stuff. I'm not also real familiar with IELTS coz I took TOEFL & TSE as my English proficiency exams. I did invest on my plan of coming here in the US, enrolling in intensive reviews and purchasing books just to pass these exams...but they were all worth it.

Now that you still have more time to prepare, do everything to materialize your goals. First of all,pass the local board coz it's like the fisrt step in the ladder.After that,other exams will follow...Nursing after all is not all about the bucks you'll be earning when you go abroad but the satisfaction you'll get when you help others get thru their suffering....God bless and keep aiming high...