My sister J, who shifted from Accountancy, is now a Banking and Finance student. She’s just told me all about it thru text. I’m happy she was able to get a slot early. She said she’s very optimistic about her new course. She’ll be a sophomore come enrollment time in June.

Speaking of enrollment, how do you save up for tuition fees? Do you pay in full or installment? Personally, I think it’s always best to save up money for tuition fees in advance. This has proven to be a wise move for me as I’m the one who handles the family’s finances. I find it easy to do. I just allot a particular amount to “Education” in my budget monitoring sheet. Slowly but surely, the money accumulates and before I know it, I have already generated the amount needed for the tuition fees of my two siblings who are both in college.

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This Sunday, April 3, my brother D is gonna take the Licensure Exam for Teachers (LET) administered by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) of the Philippines. He wants to pursue teaching already after taking two different non-teaching jobs in the last two years. He’s very optimistic that he’ll pass the LET. Our family is one in prayers that his fervent wish be granted soon.

Teaching is such a noble profession. I have high regard for teachers, especially Filipino teachers. I also don’t regret enrolling my brother D in an education course. I remember we were left with no choice then. He had come from the province and he was way too late to take entrance exams from the top universities in Manila. I know, I should have known better.

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