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Hi! I am in the process of getting my pre-reqs, starting this fall. I am currently in a bind concerning my current options, so I would like to ask all of you for your input!
I am currently working full-time at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (Dept. of Psychiatry). As an employee, I receive 100% tuition remission after my first full year of working full-time. Until then, I am paying for Chemistry I & II with labs using my AmeriCorps education award and savings.
Sounds great, right?
Well, here are my current issues:
I am currently working full-time at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (Dept. of Psychiatry). As an employee, I receive 100% tuition remission after my first full year of working full-time. Until then, I am paying for Chemistry I & II with labs using my AmeriCorps education award and savings.
Sounds great, right?
Well, here are my current issues:
- My current job requires me to work late evenings, as late as 8:00 and 9:00 PM, on the nights I don't have class. Because of this, it is very difficult for me to make time for volunteering and shadowing.
- The way it is set-up now, working full-time, it will take twice as long for me to graduate. If I didn't work, I would finish in one year. If I worked full-time for two years, and then worked part-time for one year, I would finish my classes in three years. If I worked full-time straight through, it would take me four years to finish pre-reqs.
- I would like to get CNA or EMT certification to get more hands-on experience, but working full-time and taking classes, I will not have time to do that.