What Are My Chances Of Being Accepted Into Peace Corps?
On a scale from 1 to 10, what do you think my chances are? I do NOT have a college degree. I have about 60 college credits and I have worked as a CNA (certified nursing assistant) for two years. I doubt I would be but what do you think? I probably would just keep working and going to school until I finish my BS/BA degree.
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I’d say 1.
If you had much, much more experience, spoke another language, had lead some health-related projects, professionally or as a volunteer, and had developed an area of expertise through your work (working with children, working with low-income people, etc.), then you *might* not need a college degree, because your experience would be so highly needed in the developing world.
Below is advice on how to you can gear your studies and your volunteering so that you will improve your chances to be accepted in the PeaceCorps. You are already on the right track!
Normally for most assignments they require at least an undergraduate degree but if you have a skill they need they can use your volunteer experience or work experience to subsittute for that degree. I would guess nursing is very much in demand. I would advise you to try and apply with the Peace Corps. It takes 9-12 months to get assigned and you can continue your education until then. I applied for Peace Corps but did not have any needed skills and I have one year of graduate school.
Talk to a recruiter to find out for sure but most do have degrees. Do you have an AA?