hahaha. True that a ferrari would be badass.My dad once sat in one at a dealership or car show and couldn't get out cuz it was too small for him and he's not thin. It was kinda funny. Either that or it was lamborghini. Forget which.
But even the ferrari isn't 4 million dollars. More like half a million. maybe a million at most.
Its not easy to become a janitor , the last time i heard, the average stats for those that get accepted into the janitor program are:
MCAT -- 38 , thats if you apply early too (anything below 37, kiss your chances good bye)
GPA (in janitor courses)--3.97 (anything below 3.84, FORGET IT --u wont meet the cutoff)
Volunteer work: extensive janitor shadowing and working after hours on holidays.
Program: 7 year program (no summer off)- just learning to clean Sh***tt
You need Letters of Recommendations from three janitors with 40 years experience in the job...People travel across the country to F***king find these people. From what i heard there are only 5 left. The rest retired.
Its tuff, but it can be done.
, Lavatory = the lose ) I finally graduated from my custodial engineering residency last year and decided to go on and do a specialty fellowship in custodial chemistry so I can work with volatile chemicals. It's awesome! They even gave me a walkie talkie so I can answer "STAT" calls when there is a spill!
Hey! Just following up with you all! After many years taking the JCAT and going on interviews and getting into school, and doing my rotations (Cafeteria = the win
Thank you SDN! I could not have done this without you!
-Rich
P.S. Never lose your sense of humor, It will serve you well in the years to come!
Hey! Just following up with you all! After many years taking the JCAT and going on interviews and getting into school, and doing my rotations (Cafeteria = the win
Thank you SDN! I could not have done this without you!
-Rich
P.S. Never lose your sense of humor, It will serve you well in the years to come!
Its not easy to become a janitor , the last time i heard, the average stats for those that get accepted into the janitor program are:
MCAT -- 38 , thats if you apply early too (anything below 37, kiss your chances good bye)
GPA (in janitor courses)--3.97 (anything below 3.84, FORGET IT --u wont meet the cutoff)
Volunteer work: extensive janitor shadowing and working after hours on holidays.
Program: 7 year program (no summer off)- just learning to clean Sh***tt
You need Letters of Recommendations from three janitors with 40 years experience in the job...People travel across the country to F***king find these people. From what i heard there are only 5 left. The rest retired.
Its tuff, but it can be done.
I'm a proud Janitor and must admit that the main reason I came to get my JD (Janitorial Doctorate) degree is that I was not able to get into a Custodial School. I'll admit it, if I would have had my **** together sooner, I would not be in this position (hunched over on the commode grabbing the side-rail for support.) I will say that my ability to clean the entire pool and auditorium at my school has opened up many doors to me for career as well as moonlighting opportunities at nearby movie-theaters and adult entertainment establishments. I don't care what gets on the floor; I'm confident that I can handle it all and with only one visit to the chemical supply closet, but will probably return several times per month to make sure that I can bill enough to pay the overhead cost of running a professional cleaning service.
I am sick, however, of explaining to people what a Janitor is and those who can't grasp the concept of how critical being able to evaluate the needs of a variety of detritus, in different media is of import and is something that the CS's will never have. I'm uniquely qualified to do so because of my extra hundreds of hours of learning to use a "Hands-On" approach to picking up trash where the CS's stop.
There is talk of the recent merger of the AJA with the ACA signalling the end of the AJA as we know it but I'm confident that our fearless leaders at the AJA will keep their heads out of the business-end of the commode long enough to delve deep into the bowels of their flawed "separate but fecal" philosophy. They would, in turn, work on a compromise based more on logic than scatalogical bickering with the best interest of every surface in the building. I have an unrestricted license to practice my trade in all 50 states and in many office buildings around the world and I know that neither side will give that up, no matter who gets hit when the **** hits the fan in 2015.
I have often been very critical of the AJA but feel obligated to commend them on insuring that our options for options for training beyond GME (Gastrointestinal Malaise Evacuation) remain open like an anal sphincter after a DRE. I personally will opt to get advanced training to do the "Bowel Run of the Stars" that I will have the skills to do, then also sanitizing the entire Colonoscopy suite, Scopes and all, between visitors to it.
There has been considerable Scope-creep of mid-level Sanitory Technicians (ST) into the realm of JD and CS practice. This is fine for a basic bathroom cleanup, but they should not replace a JD or CS in the more complex Code Browns often seen in Critical Care Units.
Gotta run, toxic, explosive Code Brown in progress!
PS: Best thread in the history of SDN, dare I say the Interweb. Period. O to the mega. Res ipsa loquitur, especially when it's brown. Let's sticky it; no matter what we use to do it with.
I want to thank everyone who contributed to this thread. The information provided here has been a far greater resource in my path to achieving my dreams compared to the janitorial advising office at my undergrad university. To other underdogs like myself who only scored in the high 30s on their Admissions test, I am living proof that there is still hope! I'm glad I found this support thread before I made a decision I would have undoubtably regretted in going to a DO school. If anyone has any questions regarding their chances,or how many seats are still available, I've included a link to the admissions office (they are really nice and will be able to answer all your questions) http://hms.harvard.edu/content/custodial-services
Accepted HMS!!!!!!
Good luck. So excited!!! See you in the fall fellow HMSers!!
I salute you in your acceptance to the HMS, an honor few have been able to achieve. I actually was in a similar situation when I was accepted to the YMS a few years ago. I faced much criticism when I decided, instead, to go to an in-state janitorial school, but I think much of it came from jealousy over my career options versus theirs. It really was the fact that I felt that New Haven is just too dirty for even a man of my ambition to tackle. I told them "Don't hate the playa, hate the stain."Accepted HMS!!!!!!
Good luck. So excited!!! See you in the fall fellow HMSers!!
