“Cherry has something you cannot teach,” says Clinical Instructor Maria Rosario Santos, RN, MAN. “Some students freeze under pressure. She breathes. She listens. She treats every patient as if they were her own lola.” Ask any FEU Nursing student, and they will tell you: the program is not for the faint of heart. Between 7 AM return demonstrations, 12-hour clinical shifts, and the constant weight of the Comprehensive Exam (Compre), burnout is a daily threat.
And fly they did. FEU’s Nursing program is legendary for its rigor—a four-year crucible that has produced some of the country’s top board exam passers. But Cherry Mae didn’t just survive. She adapted.
To her professors at FEU Manila, she is the girl who stayed five minutes longer to hold a patient’s hand during her clinical rotation at the Philippine General Hospital. To her peers, she is the study group leader who shares her coded notes during exam hell week. But to Cherry Mae, the white uniform she wears is not just a requirement for duty—it is a second skin, earned through sleepless nights, tears, and a faith that refuses to break. Hailing from [General Santos/Cavite/appropriate hometown], Cherry Mae’s journey to FEU’s Nursing program was never guaranteed. “I remember walking past the Nicanor Reyes Street gate for the first time,” she recalls, her voice soft but steady. “I thought, ‘This is where dreams either take flight or get crushed.’ I prayed mine would fly.”
“Cherry has something you cannot teach,” says Clinical Instructor Maria Rosario Santos, RN, MAN. “Some students freeze under pressure. She breathes. She listens. She treats every patient as if they were her own lola.” Ask any FEU Nursing student, and they will tell you: the program is not for the faint of heart. Between 7 AM return demonstrations, 12-hour clinical shifts, and the constant weight of the Comprehensive Exam (Compre), burnout is a daily threat.
And fly they did. FEU’s Nursing program is legendary for its rigor—a four-year crucible that has produced some of the country’s top board exam passers. But Cherry Mae didn’t just survive. She adapted. cherry mae cardosa feu nursing
To her professors at FEU Manila, she is the girl who stayed five minutes longer to hold a patient’s hand during her clinical rotation at the Philippine General Hospital. To her peers, she is the study group leader who shares her coded notes during exam hell week. But to Cherry Mae, the white uniform she wears is not just a requirement for duty—it is a second skin, earned through sleepless nights, tears, and a faith that refuses to break. Hailing from [General Santos/Cavite/appropriate hometown], Cherry Mae’s journey to FEU’s Nursing program was never guaranteed. “I remember walking past the Nicanor Reyes Street gate for the first time,” she recalls, her voice soft but steady. “I thought, ‘This is where dreams either take flight or get crushed.’ I prayed mine would fly.” “Cherry has something you cannot teach,” says Clinical