Some of the worst cut prices and keep offering less
Posted By: MT with funny story about schools on 2006-06-02
In Reply to: Some of them just want the $ without giving anything in return - Of course they want to make money unless they'r
There was one really disreputable school that constantly bragged about how much less they cost than everyone else and how everybody else was ripping you off because they made you study BOOKS! This school claimed it was different. They said the more expensive schools teach you more than you need to know. They didn't teach you like the other schools that teach you too much, because the owner of the school claimed you can't learn anything in school anyway. You have to learn it on the job. I couldn't believe my ears or eyes, since it was a message emailed to me.
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the high gas prices
are enough to get me thinking it is worth it. I dont presently own a car but am planning to buy one about january or so. The gas prices are having a significant impact on the vehicles I am considering. I used to have a Lexus LS400 and I loved that car and want another but that is a V8 and I may need to buy a 4 cyl.
Are you offering mentoring or an actual job for newbies? nm
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Most places offering PT want minimum of 600 lpd. 1000-
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They are one of the worst schools out there, not
near enough instruction or dictation practice. Most people that take their course find they need more schooling or to get into a mentoring program. Most find that they just cannot past the testing from companies. I would look into going in-house, either at a hospital or clinic or getting into a legitimate mentoring situation.
Are there companies offering 7 cents a line to new graduates? sm
This person has been offered 6 cents a line but I know the company and getting a raise will be like pulling teeth even if you do excellent work. This graduate will be doing acute care and feel like 6 cents is okay for clinic but 7 cents is more in line for acute care. This student graduated with honors from MT course.
Heartland mentors are the worst around...
very rude and unorganized. I highly do not recommend them.
It is one of the worst schools out there. If you haven't
paid your money don't. If you read through the archives you'll see many posts where their graduates were unable to pass tests and/or felt ill-prepared for the real MT world. They are cheaper than most, but you get what you pay for.
Amanda, you know what? I sat here all weekend thinking about offering Lisa an IC position (sm)
that might be able to help her out, as I work in 12-hour TATs, but the more I saw the posts left from her, the more I chose not to get involved. I come to this board for the specific reason of offering help, as I feel anyone who truly needs a break should be given the opportunity. However, Lisa has made it blatantly clear that the only opportunity she wants is on HER terms and I actually feel slighted that I was willing to take a chance with someone who comes across the way she has.
Also, I am offended by the fact that Lisa states her first job is "Mom," as if mine is not. Yes, I do WORK as an MT and I work hard at it, but I also am there for every single aspect of my children's lives, including class mother, PTA chairperson, basketball, softball, baseball, dance, etc. I work hard daily for the balance (without the benefit of my wonderful husband) and I MAKE it work for all of us and for that I am rewarded and blessed. How dare someone even critique my abilities, especially as a mother.
The worst schools would like you to think the approval process means nothing
but it's pretty obvious why they want you to think that. They can't pass it. They may not even be eligible to take it!
I will agree that the AAMT Approval Process does not mean that every school on there is good, but it does mean that they have been able to pass a fairly tough process and the others have not done it.
agree - nationals make worst employers and here's why
I've been with my current national for a year now, and I'm burnt out. I do acute care work, struggle with lots of ESLs, and work on several different accounts. For the past 6 months or so, work has been very low on my primary, and I bounce around from account to account, and I only work part-time. I hate that. I wish I had a primary that kept me busy and only in rare instances would I have to work on my secondary or tertiary and so on. Instead, I may work on 4 different accounts in one day just to get in 500 lines, and of course it takes me longer to do that on accounts other than my primary because those accounts have a lot more doctors. Getting the same ones isn't a daily occurrence, and if you do, they're the difficult dictators. Is this normal? It's hard for me to shop around and look for a better national to work for because I don't have high-speed internet access, and some not only want high-speed access, but they also are very specific about what type you need to work for them. I feel stuck, but I am grateful to have a job and that it's not flipping burgers or working in retail. Been there, done that....in my youth.
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