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online mt courses?? - amy

Posted: Oct 04, 2010

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knew of a good online school that you know of that i could do MT course online. I am a stay at home mom that homeschools and would love to let this be a 2nd income to help supplement income with my husbands, and still be able to be at home. please anyone help. thanks!!

Amy

this is where I went - newmt2

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Hi Amy,
I went to At-Home Professions. I have heard some negative things about it, but in my experience it was very positive and I learned a lot, and graduated with a high GPA. The work is done at home, at your own pace. You can either e-mail your assignments in or else send them in by mail. The school sends you everything you will need-course material, reference books, etc. As far as online courses go, I do not know of any, but At-Home Professions is great if you want to study at home at your own pace. Hope that helps. Good luck!

newmt2 - Hiring partner

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Sure, it might be great in terms of studying at home, but how many AHP people have really been able to get--keep--and function well on their jobs? That is the true test, not how wonderful it is to work at home.

I have - newmt2

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I am one of those people, and I love my job!

Amy, you really need to read this board for new MTs and (sm) - RealisticMT

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the other boards on here as well. I have over 25 years experience as a MT and while I firmly believe that MT is not the dying profession that so many make it out, you do need to go into this with realistic expectations.

You stated that you are a stay at home mom who home schools your kids. Most of us are working anywhere from 8 to 12 hours or more to make a halfway decent living. Pay has been cut in this field for various reasons, most of the platforms are not user friendly, thus making it difficult to meet your line count or a decent line count each day and you are literally working all of the time to earn a living. Also, most of your companies out there require you to work a schedule.

I am not being negative, I am trying to be realistic for you. Again, check the various boards on this site and do a lot of research. I do wish you the best!!

online MT Course - emily84

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Hi Amy. Your goal of becoming a SAHM and an MT is definitely within range. I also studied through At Home Professions. They have excellent cirriculum and I graduated with good grades; however, I could not work from home when I was done b/c the offices/hospitals I talked to all wanted experience. I ended up going to Med Workshops and taking their Mentored Internship and then I was guaranteed a job. I interned for six weeks, and have been working for almost a year now. If you have questions, feel free to email me. I work from home, too. And have a small daughter. If you have questions, I will answer them if within my power! Good luck!

The mistake many people make - see message

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A mistake many people who want to become MTs make is this.

They take a course and then find out later that it didn't help them learn what they needed to learn to get a job. Employers don't recognize it as being effective training. So what do they do? They enroll in a second course that is equally as bad or even worse. If the idea is to save money, it doesn't work.

FutureMT - Bunny

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I just bought a course from FutureMT. They take payments too. After they receive the first payment they will send you the package of a book, foot control, and a CD-ROM that is basically the book on a disc. I've had to call them numerous times for silly questions and they are always very nice. They won't give me answers to the book questions though... bummer! I definitely prefer them. I'm a stay at home mother and wife with no car of my own so I really needed this at home course.

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