Re: Is the STC worth it?

[Kate Schneider <kateschneider42 -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I'm currently in grad school, so I considered joining because the rates are
considerably cheaper for students. However, I decided not to join when I
discovered that I *had* to join a collegiate chapter in addition to
whatever local chapter I joined. When I first looked into it, the nearest
collegiate chapter was 200 miles away. I've since moved, but the nearest
chapter is still too far to be valuable to me. Plus, it isn't of much value
to the collegiate chapter who will see me on their roster even though I'll
never attend anything.

I was also a bit turned off because students get a free SIG, but none of
the SIGs they offered me (I think I could pick from about six?) really
matched my interests. So I left the membership form half filled out. Every
once in a while I look at again, have the same "eh" reaction, and ignore it
again for another six months.

Kate

On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Rick Lippincott <rjl6955 -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:

> I don't know the reason, but no, that's not it. There were multiple
> signups, and some people were certified.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Nov 5, 2014, at 17:10, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com> wrote:
> >
> > Cool. I hope that's because they found zero customers.
> >
> >> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 2:04 PM, Rick Lippincott <rjl6955 -at- gmail -dot- com>
> wrote:
> >> Robert Lauriaton said:
> >>
> >>> Their certification program is a self->serving scam that's bad for the
> >>> profession. There's no way I'd give >the organization a dime so long as
> >>> they perpetuate that.
> >>
> >> The certification program was discontinued about 18 months ago.
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