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MT home course from At Home Professions? - Di

Posted: Jan 27, 2010

Any info on the MT home course from At Home Professions?

At Home Professions - jaytee

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http://www.ripoffreport.com/Trade-Schools/At-Home-Professions/at-home-professions-ripoff-poo-a23dc.htm

Check that out.

At Home Professions Rip-Off report - Athena

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After reading the Rip-Off report, all I can say is that it is possible these students did not apply themselves. I found the course to be very well written, the tuition cost very reasonable (at the time). I've been an MT for 20 years, and forgive me if I sound like I'm bragging, but I'm good at what I do, and have been told I have an eye for detail. You the student have to do the work; what you put in is what you get out of it as with any home-study course. I used to go nuts on their tape tests with all the ESL's; 3 out of 5 reports on a test were ESL's. Needless to say, I can see why they did it that way. I still say it is a good course to take.

AtHome Professions - Athena

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At Home Professions is the company I went through to learn medical transcription. That was back in 1989 or so. They are legit. I know the tuition cost has risen dramatically since the late 1980s. The course was great; I learned medical terminology along with Human Anatomy and Physiology. They tested me all along the way. I'd say it was a very thorough course.

at-home professions - laurieb

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I am doing the courses right now and in the 4th course. I thought I was at the right place, but now with so many people on here back and forth, not sure what to think anymore. I wish I would of check on this before I started, because I want a place for internship and job placement too and these guys have niether!
I have contacted other schools and I cannot transfer at all just start over. There is one school where I can finish where I am at and take some more classes through this other school, do their internship and job placement! But more money of course!
All I am finding out is everybody wants 2 years experience, where you going ot find that?

AHP seminar - newbie

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I went to one of their seminars several months ago. It was actually after I had already completed a home study course with another school, but I went in hopes of getting some names of some companies to work for as I was still looking for work at that point. The price was like 3x what I paid for my course, but it sounds like you get better teaching than I did! It did sound like a good course, and the lady that did the seminar said they help you design your resume and find a job once you graduate (one thing I wish I had). However, I have read through the message boards here on MTstars since then and it seems there are quite a few people on here that graduated with them that still haven't found work just like the rest of us. I guess one thing we all forget is that just because they say they will help you find a job doesn't mean you will necessarily end up with one! Honestly, 90% of the places I applied to didn't even ask where I got my schooling, only if I had my certification and/or if I had done training, and NONE of them asked for any kind of proof. Anyways, best advice I can give you is to make sure you research all the different schools out there and pick which one seems to fit your lifestyle best! ALSO, once you start your schooling, go ahead and start researching MT companies that hire newbies, so that you have a good list to start applying to once you're finished. You will find you have better luck with small local companies than huge corporations because they don't advertise for open positions, so they don't have as many resumes sitting on their desk! Hope some of that helps :-)

Check with companies that hire MTs. - deb

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Ask them if they hire grads from AHP (or if they will even allow them to take their employment tests!)

Or, just go ahead and sign up, and then come back here and post a whine about why you can't get an MT job, nobody will hire you, etc. etc.

At-Home Professions - bishwin

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I took the course. I was pleased with the way it was presented and the format. I am a recent grad - Feb. 2009, and am currently an "overflow" MT. It's a start. Unfortunately, working on a p.r.n. basis is not predictable enough to be reliable as the only income.

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