Jackie's Blog (6)

Loving Life

So, this is life as a court reporter. I have been reporting for just over a month, and it is awesome. The first two weeks I had some scheduling conflicts and couldn't work as often as I wanted to. When I was back from vacation, I only got one job in a whole week! I was pretty discouraged. However, the next week things seemed to pick up. I've had at least one job every day for 2.5 straight weeks and I'm up to my ears in pages. I've had two rushes in the past week and took my first medical expert… Continue

Added by Jackie on October 21, 2009 at 18:43 — 5 Comments

Any Advice for a Newbie?

My last day at my current job is today. It is a little scary -- I have been here for almost 3.5 years and am familiar with my surroundings here. They have been so supportive of me throughout my schooling and were incredibly accommodating when I did my internship. I have been lucky to work here with the people I have been associated with.



However, I am SO EXCITED to dive into this crazy world of being a working court reporter! I have a fabulous agency that I interned with that is… Continue

Added by Jackie on September 11, 2009 at 7:47 — 7 Comments

I'm DONE!

It went fast, and I'm SO happy about it! I passed my first 225 Q&A on August 23rd, the second on August 27th, and my final one last night!! I will have my graduation ceremony on Thursday. My last day of work at my current job will be September 11th -- we will take a quick trip down to SC for the weekend -- and then I can start working on September 15th! I will sit for the RPR in November and hopefully get some initials behind my name! WOOHOO!!!

Added by Jackie on August 31, 2009 at 10:50 — 3 Comments

My First 225!

I passed!! I passed my first 225! 96.08%. Not too shabby, if I do say so myself. Just two tests left and then I'll be out there as a working court reporter!!!

There is no better encouragement than passing a test. I have class tonight and hope that I do well, but if I don't pass tonight...I will be practicing SO hard this weekend! Woo!

Added by Jackie on August 27, 2009 at 9:30 — 6 Comments

RPR

Well, I just registered for the November RPR. I passed the written knowledge test in July, so this is the big test. I sat for it in May just to get an idea of how it was (with no expectations to pass any leg, which I didn't), and so I'm hoping that will help my test jitters. I am writing a solid 200+ wpm and just need my final three Q&A tests at 225 to get out there and start working. I don't need the RPR to work, technically, but really want to get it to beef up my resume. It is one thing… Continue

Added by Jackie on August 19, 2009 at 10:00 — 7 Comments

Done with 200 Q&A!

I found out this morning I passed my last Q&A test at 200. I am so excited to start working at 225 for my class tomorrow! (I need to remember I said that when I come back from class tomorrow after getting my butt kicked!) I really think my interning has helped a great deal, and am glad I have the opportunity to go out once a week to shadow court reporters. It has really bumped my speed up! Woo!

Added by Jackie on July 3, 2009 at 16:32 — 10 Comments

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