High School Diploma

[jimmysmitts 9]

Working on getting my fiancees transcripts and getting her admitted to college. WES requires the transcripts to be sent directly to them which based on the trouble we are having with her school in ph it does not seem possible. Anyone else have this problem? Are there are other organizations that are as recognized as WES and will just take the transcripts delivered from us?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Working on getting my fiancees transcripts and getting her admitted to college. WES requires the transcripts to be sent directly to them which based on the trouble we are having with her school in ph it does not seem possible. Anyone else have this problem? Are there are other organizations that are as recognized as WES and will just take the transcripts delivered from us?

What is WES? My wife's about to attend university here and had to get her official transcripts from the college and university she attended back in the Philippines. It was a bit of headache - she had to call the school up herself and then get family members to go directly to the school. As far as I understand it, each college or university will require the official transcripts directly from the school.

You mention that she's still your fiancee - is she state-side yet? Even more important than getting her official transcripts, you'll want to get married first and apply for AOS (2 year Green Card), mainly to establish her residency. Out of state tuition is outrageous enough, but trying to go to college as a foreign student is incredibly expensive. My wife just waited a year (we moved to this state just about a year ago), for her in-state residency to take effect. The difference is in the thousands of dollars.

[jimmysmitts 9]

What is WES? My wife's about to attend university here and had to get her official transcripts from the college and university she attended back in the Philippines. It was a bit of headache - she had to call the school up herself and then get family members to go directly to the school. As far as I understand it, each college or university will require the official transcripts directly from the school.

You mention that she's still your fiancee - is she state-side yet? Even more important than getting her official transcripts, you'll want to get married first and apply for AOS (2 year Green Card), mainly to establish her residency. Out of state tuition is outrageous enough, but trying to go to college as a foreign student is incredibly expensive. My wife just waited a year (we moved to this state just about a year ago), for her in-state residency to take effect. The difference is in the thousands of dollars.

She is currently in the USA with me and the wedding is next month. https://www.wes.org/ is the organization most colleges us to evaluate foreign transcripts and degrees. She is going for a medical assistant certificate which has no discount for residency and is a one year cert.

[moSu 0]

She is currently in the USA with me and the wedding is next month. https://www.wes.org/ is the organization most colleges us to evaluate foreign transcripts and degrees. She is going for a medical assistant certificate which has no discount for residency and is a one year cert.

Most of the schools and Universities in my country do not mail transcripts. They just issue them to students. The system is different from States so there is no way my Uni will mail it to WES. So what I did was when i picked up my transcript, I asked the admin people to seal it in an envelope. I went to DHL, told the lady to put University address under the 'FROM' column. Everything went smooth. Not sure if this will work for you. Good Luck!

Best wishes,

moSu

[one...two...tree 2,762]

She is currently in the USA with me and the wedding is next month. https://www.wes.org/ is the organization most colleges us to evaluate foreign transcripts and degrees. She is going for a medical assistant certificate which has no discount for residency and is a one year cert.

Ah, ok. I'm currently working in the medical field and I would recommend not spending the money on getting a medical assistant certificate because they are worthless. For one, many medical offices will hire someone without any experience or training. For example, my wife currently works at an orthodontist's office as an assistant. Although she was actually a practicing dentist back in the Philippines, most of her co-workers had little to no experience when they were hired. Also, it's a pretty dead end job - good to hold while attending school, but not something anyone should pay to get certified for.

Instead, I'd recommend looking into her getting a CNA license (nurse assistant). She can take just a semester to do it and then be able to work at a hospital, office, or long term care facility, and then if she wants, she can gradually work towards becoming an RN.

Just be wary of these for-profit, vocation schools. They cost way more than they are worth and you can find many similar certificate programs at your local community college for a fraction of the cost. A semester for the CNA at a community college would be about $1,000, including books and supplies.

[moSu 0]

Most of the schools and Universities in my country do not mail transcripts. They just issue them to students. The system is different from States so there is no way my Uni will mail it to WES. So what I did was when i picked up my transcript, I asked the admin people to seal it in an envelope. I went to DHL, told the lady to put University address under the 'FROM' column. Everything went smooth. Not sure if this will work for you. Good Luck!

Best wishes,

moSu

She can ask a friend or relative to mail it for her. That's if there's no other choice.

[jimmysmitts 9]

Ah, ok. I'm currently working in the medical field and I would recommend not spending the money on getting a medical assistant certificate because they are worthless. For one, many medical offices will hire someone without any experience or training. For example, my wife currently works at an orthodontist's office as an assistant. Although she was actually a practicing dentist back in the Philippines, most of her co-workers had little to no experience when they were hired. Also, it's a pretty dead end job - good to hold while attending school, but not something anyone should pay to get certified for.

Instead, I'd recommend looking into her getting a CNA license (nurse assistant). She can take just a semester to do it and then be able to work at a hospital, office, or long term care facility, and then if she wants, she can gradually work towards becoming an RN.

Just be wary of these for-profit, vocation schools. They cost way more than they are worth and you can find many similar certificate programs at your local community college for a fraction of the cost. A semester for the CNA at a community college would be about $1,000, including books and supplies.

Thanks for the reply I will let her know, she just noticed one of the commercials on TV and decided to find out more info. The entire course is 1k so not very expensive, regardless she will need it for employment right? Or will most offices accept a foreign high school diploma?

[Messybrownhair 251]

Im going to grad school next month. What I did was I went to my school and had them seal my transcript in their university envelope and address it to WES but they gave it to me and I was the one who mailed it. I got the evaluation with no problems. She can ask a friend or relative to do it for her as long they have some kind of authorization letter and her id, you can just scan it for them goodluck!!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Thanks for the reply I will let her know, she just noticed one of the commercials on TV and decided to find out more info. The entire course is 1k so not very expensive, regardless she will need it for employment right? Or will most offices accept a foreign high school diploma?

Nope. She could get a job at a dental office with little to no experience and no training. It depends on where you live and the place she's applying at. There is no state requirement to be certified as a medical assistant that I'm aware of. You can check with your state, but IMO, the whole certificate thing is a ploy to get naive people to pay a chunk of money for training they don't need.

What kind of pay is she looking or hoping for? Because most MA jobs aren't going to pay any more than if she worked in retail. A CNA license is legit though because it is required by the Feds for quality of health care professionals, however, some long term facilities will hire Caretakers and they can do certain, limited tasks. There's a whole slew of jobs in the medical field that she could potentially get hired for, and most of the entry level don't require any formal training or certification. Save the money or use it on something that is legit.

Edited July 22, 2011 by DFH

[tonylovesam 8]

Nope. She could get a job at a dental office with little to no experience and no training. It depends on where you live and the place she's applying at. There is no state requirement to be certified as a medical assistant that I'm aware of. You can check with your state, but IMO, the whole certificate thing is a ploy to get naive people to pay a chunk of money for training they don't need.

What kind of pay is she looking or hoping for? Because most MA jobs aren't going to pay any more than if she worked in retail. A CNA license is legit though because it is required by the Feds for quality of health care professionals, however, some long term facilities will hire Caretakers and they can do certain, limited tasks. There's a whole slew of jobs in the medical field that she could potentially get hired for, and most of the entry level don't require any formal training or certification. Save the money or use it on something that is legit.

Hello. Do you think a BS in Nursing graduate (not RN) could get a job within the medical field even if no work experience? Just wondering.

[tonylovesam 8]

Nope. She could get a job at a dental office with little to no experience and no training. It depends on where you live and the place she's applying at. There is no state requirement to be certified as a medical assistant that I'm aware of. You can check with your state, but IMO, the whole certificate thing is a ploy to get naive people to pay a chunk of money for training they don't need.

What kind of pay is she looking or hoping for? Because most MA jobs aren't going to pay any more than if she worked in retail. A CNA license is legit though because it is required by the Feds for quality of health care professionals, however, some long term facilities will hire Caretakers and they can do certain, limited tasks. There's a whole slew of jobs in the medical field that she could potentially get hired for, and most of the entry level don't require any formal training or certification. Save the money or use it on something that is legit.

I think if the person wants to apply for a CNA or RN license in the state he/she intends to have a license with, then WES might not be a good service for credential evaluation I think.. I would suggest to check on the BON website of the state the applicant wants to have a license with (for RN license, LPN, CNA,...), they have lists of reccommended credential evaluation services like ERES, CGFNS, etc..

But if you simply just want to study in the US (non-medical field courses), WES might be great to have your credentials evaluated.

Anyone is free to correct me if I'm wrong.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Hello. Do you think a BS in Nursing graduate (not RN) could get a job within the medical field even if no work experience? Just wondering.

You mean from the Philippines? I believe you have to pass an exam here to work as a nurse, but I'm sure there are places that will someone without experience.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I think if the person wants to apply for a CNA or RN license in the state he/she intends to have a license with, then WES might not be a good service for credential evaluation I think.. I would suggest to check on the BON website of the state the applicant wants to have a license with (for RN license, LPN, CNA,...), they have lists of reccommended credential evaluation services like ERES, CGFNS, etc..

But if you simply just want to study in the US (non-medical field courses), WES might be great to have your credentials evaluated.

Anyone is free to correct me if I'm wrong.

After talking with my wife about this (trying to get your high school transcripts evaluated) she said it would be a lot easier to just take the equivalency test (GED).

[JoBri 548]

What is WES? My wife's about to attend university here and had to get her official transcripts from the college and university she attended back in the Philippines. It was a bit of headache - she had to call the school up herself and then get family members to go directly to the school. As far as I understand it, each college or university will require the official transcripts directly from the school.

You mention that she's still your fiancee - is she state-side yet? Even more important than getting her official transcripts, you'll want to get married first and apply for AOS (2 year Green Card), mainly to establish her residency. Out of state tuition is outrageous enough, but trying to go to college as a foreign student is incredibly expensive. My wife just waited a year (we moved to this state just about a year ago), for her in-state residency to take effect. The difference is in the thousands of dollars.

WES = World Education Service, if I remember right. My wife had to have her transcripts evaluated through WES specifically, to get her teachers license here.

[JoBri 548]

Ah, ok. I'm currently working in the medical field and I would recommend not spending the money on getting a medical assistant certificate because they are worthless. For one, many medical offices will hire someone without any experience or training. For example, my wife currently works at an orthodontist's office as an assistant. Although she was actually a practicing dentist back in the Philippines, most of her co-workers had little to no experience when they were hired. Also, it's a pretty dead end job - good to hold while attending school, but not something anyone should pay to get certified for.

Instead, I'd recommend looking into her getting a CNA license (nurse assistant). She can take just a semester to do it and then be able to work at a hospital, office, or long term care facility, and then if she wants, she can gradually work towards becoming an RN.

Just be wary of these for-profit, vocation schools. They cost way more than they are worth and you can find many similar certificate programs at your local community college for a fraction of the cost. A semester for the CNA at a community college would be about $1,000, including books and supplies.

She could get her CNA certification with just a personal copy of the transcripts. Here in Tennessee (and elsewhre) training is maybe 4 weeks long, 2 weeks classroom and 2 weeks on the floor. There are many places that give the CNA training at no cost, and no obligation to work for them in exchange, such as at some nursing homes and hospitals. Once she would complete the training she would be able to apply to take the test for certification, both written and practical exam. Then her certification is good for 2 years, and all you have to do every 2 years is show that she worked something like 5 hours in that 2 year period. Can renew the certification online or by phone. In the mean time she can go to school if she wants, as her work allows.