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How annoying would it be to have a high school diploma, apply for a collegiate level school, and basically be told your high school doesn't count? The struggles of being Tongan in America. 
Nu'u wants to be a chef. So we went to Le Courdon Bleu to find some information. They gave us a tour of the school and sat us down to find out exactly what his goals are. Short and long term. So he decided he liked the school and wants to attend. We filled out an application. Got his high school diploma sent over from Tonga and turned that in. He was scheduled to start school October 30. Just 2 weeks ago we got a call from the school that something was wrong with his diploma and it got sent off for evaluation. The evaluation came back and said that following high school he was instructed to take a series of tests for continuing education (PCCS). He needed to pass 5 academic exams. He passed 3 academic and 1 non-academic. So in turn, it was not accepted as the equivalent to an American high school diploma. So what do we do now? First we changed his start date to November 13. And since he can't go back and test or retest in tonga his only other option is to get a GED! Which an extremely time consuming and annoying process. The test is 8 hours long. I don't know about you but I would fail just off of that fact! It will be tough for my poor husband but he is tryin really hard to get it done! I'll keep you updated :)


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