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[quote=Anonymous]Hey OP, I could've written your exact post this time last year.  I went through the process of taking the entrance exams, getting letters of recommendation and applying to schools near the location my husband was set to take a new job.  Well, in this economy, things changed.  Husband's new job evaporated, so he took another one here.  The career-switcher programs are very specific about what they're looking for: high school math, science, english.  English major type english.  I looked into programs in this area and found that, although I was an over-achiever as a student, I didn't over-achieve in the right courses.  As a Psych and Government major, I didn't have enough math, science, ENGLISH, or geography to suit the programs I looked into.  I was told (depite scoring in the 98/99th percentile on the entrance exams) that I would have to take 12 credits of additional undergraduate coursework to be considered for the Masters of Arts in Teaching program.

I sat down and considered it.  However, I've received my B.A., M.A., and J.D.  I really didn't want to take undergraduate calculus II (I only took pre-calc and calc as an undergrad but that only totaled 6 credits -- so I needed another class), chemistry (I had only taken biology courses in college and they wanted to see other forms of science too!), geography (Western Civ didn't count -- I don't even remember geography as an option in my undergrad years!), and ENGLISH 101 (I had A.P. tested out of English 101 but didn't have my proof -- only my CLEP'd Spanish classes were on my transcript, not the AP credits -- so English 101 they wanted).  It was going to cost a lot of money and time just to start the program.  Even after those classes, my acceptance wasn't guaranteed.

I've been told that there are many Elem.Ed. teaching programs that make it hard to switch careers mid-stream.  I believe it now.  
The final blow was that my friend, who is a teacher in Ohio, got laid off (one year out of her tenure!).  
Needless to say, I started looking for an attorney position with the Feds. [/quote]

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