kɑːɹdˈoʊnə ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli kˈeɪm bˈæk hˈoʊm tə ðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz ænd tˈʊk ðə dˈɛks nˈaʊ dˈɛp ˈɛd fˈɪlᵻpˌiːn ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃənəl plˈeɪsmənt tˈɛst pˈɛpt təbi ˈɛlɪdʒəbəl fɔːɹ ɐdmˈɪʃən tə kˈɑːlɪdʒ.
Cardona eventually came back home to the Philippines and took the DECS (now DepEd) Philippine Educational Placement Test (PEPT) to be eligible for admission to college.