I'm sorry that this happened to you guys.

Posted By: Deb on 2008-11-13
In Reply to: ALLIED - dana

It's so frustrating, I sure wish more people would check into these "schools" and ask questions before they plunk down their money. For just a bit more than that $3000 you could've attended either Andrews School or M-TEC, which are the two best schools out there. And it definitely would've been cheaper than paying Allied AND then paying Career Step.

Unfortunately, even when people DO ask questions beforehand, and they are told that these schools are inferior, there's always SOMEBODY who managed to find a job after completing these bogus "courses" and they don't hesitate to insist that you don't need to pay the money for the good courses. Just because a few people get lucky, they are definitely WAY outnumbered by the people with your same complaints who cannot get hired without shelling out more money for a REAL MT education.

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ALLIED - dana
- I got a job but......sm - memt
- I'm sorry that this happened to you guys. - Deb
  - they make it sound so good - unhappy
- That's discouraging.. - Amanda
  - Won't give up! - Dana
    - Thank you - unhappy
  - Im sorry - unhappy
    - I don't know where you're applying, - deenibeeni
    - Career Step - Dana
      - Career Step - Lori
- I too made a mistake - unhappy
  - Good Luck - Mislead

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This personally happened to me...sm

I worked in a pharmacy and filled a prescription for a neighbor of mine whom I knew was sleeping with another freind of mine's husband. The rx was for HIV meds. I was seriously stressed over this. I knew the laws but what about my friend's life?? She had a 2 year baby girl and was pregnant again. Well, I rationalized it this way. If I said something, I would lose my job and I had 3 kids of my own to support and I wasn't sure what the legal ramifications would be. Also, she knew he was cheating on her and she kept him around. That's the risk you take when you keep a cheater in your bed. I decided my family was more important. I eventually moved and don't have contact with her anymore so I have no idea what came of it. But it was a very difficult situation to be in.

Also, while in MA school, our instructer told us a story of a girl who worked at a doctor's office where her neighbor was a patient. She saw the results of her neighbors "cancer" test and when she got home that evening, called the neighbor to give her "condolances" or whatever. Well, the neighbor hadn't gotten the results back from the doctor yet and was unaware until this girl called her. So, the lesson being, NEVER open your mouth, no matter who or what.

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I'm not affiliated with the company and know nothing about them, just happened upon it while job searching for myself and though new MTs or graduates might be interested.

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Of course that doesn't mean that I can stop looking either. Again I just needed to vent, but i do thank you for the uplifting go get em comments from you both. It is very helpful.

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