Philippines School and NMAT

[kiterunner2012]

Hi everyone,
I am new in the forum, I am preparing to apply for medicine in Philippines for 2012. There are over 30 schools and am finding it difficult to choose. I have read all threads in the archives, emailed the schools, and scoured their websites. Here s my list of the ones i would like to apply to
1. Cebu Doctors
2. St Louis
3. South Wester MHAMU
4. Davao
5.????Fatima

You will notice I dint pick any of the top schools, my biggest guiding factor is cost. I am only 26 from Kenya I dont have access to student loans so the cheaper the better for me. I have a budget of $25,000 (PHP 1 Million) for the whole course (books, living, tuition) ie for the 4 years

Would you guys please give me your opinion on these schools and most importantly how much they charge foreign students currently. I will appreciate if there are better suggestions out there

Finally is it practical to take NMAT in April then apply to enrol in June the same year or do I have to do it in December?
cheers

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[Saipan]

Hi everyone,
I am new in the forum, I am preparing to apply for medicine in Philippines for 2012. There are over 30 schools and am finding it difficult to choose. I have read all threads in the archives, emailed the schools, and scoured their websites. Here s my list of the ones i would like to apply to
1. Cebu Doctors
2. St Louis
3. South Wester MHAMU
4. Davao
5.????Fatima

You will notice I dint pick any of the top schools, my biggest guiding factor is cost. I am only 26 from Kenya I dont have access to student loans so the cheaper the better for me. I have a budget of $25,000 (PHP 1 Million) for the whole course (books, living, tuition) ie for the 4 years

Would you guys please give me your opinion on these schools and most importantly how much they charge foreign students currently. I will appreciate if there are better suggestions out there

Finally is it practical to take NMAT in April then apply to enrol in June the same year or do I have to do it in December?
cheers

You can take the NMAT in April and start in June at some/many schools.

Your budget of 1 million Php seems unrealistic. That budget won't suffice for most schools.

Immigration fees alone will cost 60,000 Php for 4 years.

You'll have to e-mail the schools for current prices but I think you're underestimating the total price.

I seem to remember CIM as being more affordable. Maybe somebody else here can add more info.

E-mail schools for exact details. Opinions have less value.

 

[10years]

Hi everyone,
I am new in the forum, I am preparing to apply for medicine in Philippines for 2012. There are over 30 schools and am finding it difficult to choose. I have read all threads in the archives, emailed the schools, and scoured their websites. Here s my list of the ones i would like to apply to
1. Cebu Doctors
2. St Louis
3. South Wester MHAMU
4. Davao
5.????Fatima

You will notice I dint pick any of the top schools, my biggest guiding factor is cost. I am only 26 from Kenya I dont have access to student loans so the cheaper the better for me. I have a budget of $25,000 (PHP 1 Million) for the whole course (books, living, tuition) ie for the 4 years

Would you guys please give me your opinion on these schools and most importantly how much they charge foreign students currently. I will appreciate if there are better suggestions out there

Finally is it practical to take NMAT in April then apply to enrol in June the same year or do I have to do it in December?
cheers

If you are talking about tuition, then yes your $25,000 will be enough. If you are including the cost of living, that would be a very small budget. I dont think that that is enough. You would need at least another $15,000 more in my opinion if you go to the cheap (P75,000 per semester) schools.

 

[10years]

You can take the NMAT in April and start in June at some/many schools.

Your budget of 1 million Php seems unrealistic. That budget won't suffice for most schools.

Immigration fees alone will cost 60,000 Php for 4 years.

You'll have to e-mail the schools for current prices but I think you're underestimating the total price.

I seem to remember CIM as being more affordable. Maybe somebody else here can add more info.

E-mail schools for exact details. Opinions have less value.

I agree with you, Saipan, that $25,000 is not enough. Even for CIM, $25,000 would not be enough in my opinion. Tuition is affordable but the cost of living like place to rent, utilities, food, transportation will be more expensive than the tuition.

 

[dpathfinder]

hi..i'm from india. I'm planning to join davao .. 'm not a graduate. Does anyone know about accelerated bachelor degree programme? Is it offered at davao? Will an average student get nmat score enough to secure admission at davao?(is it too tough?)