Any updates from those who started in Summer/Fall 2009
I've read thru all the posts within this thread - extremely interesting & helpful. There have been several posts regarding those who signed up & the excitement that goes along with that. However, there have been very few posts regarding updates once the course started. Have any completed MT Course I or II thru FTCC (in conjunction with Career Step)? Did you complete each course in the estimated 4 months or did you have to extend that time or retake the course? If completed, have you taken the RMT exam yet? Do you now have a job either in an office setting or at home?
Here's a little about my particular situation (for any who may be interested)...
I paid the large fee thru Career Step in 2003 (it was $1300 & I broke the payments out into four credit card installments) & got about halfway thru the course. I was working full-time, but had no children. It was difficult, but doable. Then, we started building our house, I got a promotion to Vice President (had to do that job plus train someone to take my job), then I got pregnant with twin boys. Needless to say, that was too much to handle. I filed (& paid for) several extensions thru Career Step, but finally gave up on that. I hated to invest all of that money only to walk away with nothing to show for it, but I just could not do it all. The main reason I looked into Medical Transcription in the first place was to have something to work at from home after I had children. Our boys are now in Pre-K & it would be a good time to go back & finish what I started in 2003 (I have been a stay-at-home-mom since they were born in 2005 - my husband is the only one contributing any income). We want to continue to focus on our boys as much as possible by allowing me to stay home with them. I want to be the one to drop them off at school in the mornings & pick them up in the afternoons. I am assuming this is something I could do with some medical transcription work (would prefer the work-at-home kind since we live in a rural area of TN & the nearest town is a 30-minute drive).
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