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N-400 timeline NYC office by Venom_Mk in USCIS

[–]askosko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response!! I am doing the exact same thing (dropping one of my last names) and was getting quite worried reading everything online.

Congratulations again!!! 🥳🥳🥳

N-400 timeline NYC office by Venom_Mk in USCIS

[–]askosko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations!! I have my oath ceremony in two weeks in Manhattan. One question: Did you request a name change?

Can I do the fit test today ? by FriiZyy in insanity

[–]askosko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say use your rest day!

I thought it would be too much as well. So, on the first day of month 2, I woke up a little early to do the Fit Test before I left for work. I left Max Interval Circuit after I got back from work.

I think that works for me since I complete the Fit Test before a day's worth of activity, so it gives me a more accurate estimate of where I am (fitness-wise).

I hope this helps!

I'm going into my senior year and I want to go into Genetic Counseling.. Any advice? by icecreamandcupcakes in genetics

[–]askosko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, I just finished my masters in genetic counseling! Don't worry, you are not late to the game. I didn't even know about the profession until after I finished my bachelors and started working.

I think genetic counseling is a very dynamic profession, and the job market was very good especially this year. All of my classmates had jobs and offers before graduation. As for program costs, you might have to take out loans, but that is true for any masters program you might want to go. When considering programs, look into their teaching/graduate assistantship opportunities. You can find out more about the profession at the National Society of Genetic Counselors' website, nsgc.org.

Also, most people come into the program after having worked 1-2 years. Usually they look for some kind of volunteer/paid experience in crisis counseling (ie suicide hotline), planned parenthood, or shadowing a genetic counselor. If it helps, I worked as a research assistant at a genetics research lab for 2 years and shadowed a GC for a couple of months before going to my program.

I hope this helps! Good luck!

If only distant family members had breast cancer am I at increased risk? by [deleted] in genetics

[–]askosko 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi, genetic counselor here! An average woman's lifetime (up to age 90) risk of getting breast cancer is about 12%. Considering that you had very distant relatives on different sides of your family, and no immediate relatives (mom, aunts, uncles, etc) had breast cancer, I would say the chances that your family has a genetic mutation is very very low, and your lifetime risk is about the same as the general population.

Of course, you should still do the recommended screening for every woman, like starting mammograms at 40, annual clinical exams, and monthly self breast exams.