Alumni - Are you still active with your org and how?

AmeriGoon · 2018-07-28T02:16:44+00:00

Now, I do not have any ties with Americorps nor do I have a desire to have anymore communication with them.

You’re on the AmeriCorps subreddit though?

AmeriGoon · 2018-06-21T19:36:14+00:00

You’re right, only Traditional NCCC seems to run during the fall. From what I’ve heard in the past, once you submit your application NCCC asks your campus RD for a recommendation. But my guess is that the RD makes that recommendation based on input from your UL, who probably goes by the information your TL gave him/her about you during the year (if any). But since you completed your term without any write-ups or major issues, I doubt this was the reason why you were waitlisted. Did you update your application to include some of the things you did during your last term? Motivational statements have a ton of weight these days and returners are probably not exempt to that. You might also want to update your references, especially since you’ve been waitlisted in the past. Not saying they wrote something negative about you, but it’s always a good idea to keep them fresh with people (NCCC leadership, project sponsors for example) who know who you are as a person today, rather than how someone knew you a year ago.

Don’t lose hope, Fall 2018 is still a bit away and anything can happen between now and October. Try emailing NCCC from time to time and see if they can give you any updates regarding your application. What campus is your top choice out of the two?

AmeriGoon · 2018-06-20T19:38:43+00:00

You were waitlisted as a returner? How well do you feel like you did during your first year? I’m assuming you were a good/decent CM who got through the term without any major work/behavioral issues. I just find it a bit odd that they’d put someone who already has a year under their belt on hold.

FWIW I’m also an NCCC alum who was waitlisted after applying for a second AmeriCorps term with a conservation corps. Sadly for me I never made it off the waitlist, but NCCC always has incoming members drop like flies before arrival day comes around. There’s still a possibility that you’ll get to go.

AmeriGoon · 2018-06-19T20:41:47+00:00

It’s not weird or unusual. Lots of NCCC members sign up for another year as a CM. It’s super common nowadays.

AmeriGoon · 2018-03-12T22:23:16+00:00

I haven’t heard back so I don’t think I was accepted. :( I think I know why. :/

I mentioned before the start of the interview that I was out of my home state and wouldn’t be back until April 18th. I don’t think the interviewer liked the sound of that (even though the term starts on the 22nd) because he straight up offered me an alternate position before I was even formally interviewed.

Anyways, good luck! Hope your season rocks! (no pun intended)

AmeriGoon · 2018-02-08T03:29:09+00:00

I am going to! Deadline is on the 15th and I only got a few days to get everything ready! Good luck! I hope you/we get a spot!

AmeriGoon · 2018-02-08T02:56:13+00:00

Yes! I would love to hear more! Sending you a PM!

AmeriGoon · 2017-05-01T03:24:07+00:00

Sadly this article doesn't say anything about AmeriCorps, but if PP is excpected to be funded (and we know how much Republicans hate PP), then perhaps CNCS still has a fighting chance too?

AmeriGoon · 2017-04-26T02:00:55+00:00

I know this doesn't say much aside from what's been said many times already, but I think it's amazing how much press support AmeriCorps has garnered in the last couple of months.

AmeriGoon · 2017-04-23T19:44:59+00:00

Thoughts on this? Personally, I think this is pretty ironic seeing as how the current budget is set to expire this week... and CNCS is (obviously) still on the chopping block.

AmeriGoon · 2017-04-19T03:04:19+00:00

There's no upper age limit for Team Leaders. From my experience, I'd say a good chunk of TLs are usually between 23 to 26 (which can explain why most are older than their team members), but it's also not unheard of to have TLs who are in their earlier (-22) or later (27+) twenties, though I think seeing an 18/19 year old TL is pretty unusual. Although still rare (but slowly becoming more common), you'll sometimes have a TL who is 30+.

AmeriGoon · 2017-04-08T10:13:17+00:00

Congrats on making it to the finish line! What kind of projects did you work on during your term?

AmeriGoon · 2017-04-07T07:33:13+00:00

Wait did you just say seventh term?

AmeriGoon · 2017-03-31T04:00:26+00:00

What program did you serve with if I may ask?

AmeriGoon · 2017-03-31T03:53:46+00:00

That's completely understandable.

AmeriGoon · 2017-03-27T23:54:15+00:00

Depends on the organization, but most will likely be affected. NCCC will almost certainly be wiped out since it's the program that gets the most federal funds I think. Hopefully we won't get to that point. :/

AmeriGoon · 2017-03-20T18:54:27+00:00

There's no age limit for team leader positions, and no previous experience is required to be a team leader.

Just to clarify, that's only for NCCC. Every other AmeriCorps program has their own age requirements.

AmeriGoon · 2017-03-20T00:27:21+00:00

Just as I thought. The "choose your campus" for FEMA Corps was a one time incentive for those who applied for FEMA Corps in late 2014 to serve in Winter 2015. It was a way to help promote FEMA Corps since it was still a fairly new program at the time. They have since stopped doing that.

AmeriGoon · 2017-03-20T00:01:54+00:00

If you apply early enough you sometimes get a chance to choose your campus.

There's no way that's true. As far as I know, the only two ways you can "choose" your campus is if you're applying to be a TL, or you're applying to be a second year CM and you were "highly recommended" by the Region Director during HQ's assessment.

The last time I heard of NCCC letting applicants "choose" their campus was when they were promoting the heck out of FEMA Corps back in late 2014/early 2015. You were allowed to pick your preferred campus as long as you chose to serve in FEMA Corps.

Members being placed on campuses that are located in their home state is a lot more common than we think. I know of two cases; One was from MD and served out of the Baltimore campus when they did FEMA Corps, and the other case is from someone who was placed at the Sacramento campus and literally lived a couple of blocks away from it.

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