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hello and welcome to the bridges to
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college and careers information session
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for the biotechnology
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pathway so what is Bridges to college
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and careers Bridges to college and
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careers is a 23 week part-time program
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that prepares students for college and a
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great career while building community
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and SA giving them money if you have a
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passion for or an interest in science
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and want to attend college but have
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questions like what are
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prerequisites how will I pay for college
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what is the career path that fits best
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for me and how do I get there then the
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bridges to college and careers
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biotechnology pathway at JVS is right
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for you we have a tenur professional and
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compassionate team of instructors and
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coaches who will listen to you and offer
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sound advice on how to navigate students
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take college level prerequisite academic
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courses in biology and chemistry and
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receive academic career and financial
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coaching upon completion of the bridges
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biotechnology pathway students are given
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a smooth transition into Quincy College
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where they will get practical hands-on
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experience in a state-of-the-art quinsey
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college biotech lab while working toward
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a certification in biotechnology and
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good good manufacturing
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practices we provide support in helping
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you find your first job after college in
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the biotechnology
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field the bridges team at JVS provides a
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supportive environment to help you build
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the confidence needed to succeed in
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college and in the biotech
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field so who is eligible for the
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biotechnology pathway of the bridges to
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college and careers program eligibility
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is based on immigration status you must
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be a US citizen a permanent resident or
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a green card holder or you must have
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been officially granted Refugee or asy
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status candidates must also have a high
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school diploma a GED or equivalent from
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anywhere in the world and it must be
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translated into English if it is not
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already candidates for the biotechnology
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pathway must also possess intermediate
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or higher
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written and spoken English
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skills strong math skills and a
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background or interest in
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science so what do we provide in the
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bridges to college and careers
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program candidates will take academic
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classes in the two subjects that form
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the foundation of
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biotechnology biology and
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chemistry candidates also get academic
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coaching which includes assistance with
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applying to college assistance with
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applying for financial aid and regular
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courses on Career exploration and job
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Readiness specific to the biotechnology
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field as well as courses on developing
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better email and communication
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skills candidates also get financial
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coaching which includes support on how
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to manage personal
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finances candidates are given a seamless
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transition to Quincy College as well as
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support in finding your first job in the
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field all in a supporting caring
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community so what is the time commitment
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expected with the program students are
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expected to attend about 9 hours of
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academic classes per week with about 3
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to 4 hours of homework and about 2 hours
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of coaching per week students are also
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expected to attend regular appointments
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with their academic coach their career
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coach and their Financial
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coach overall students are expected to
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commit to about 20 to 25 hours per week
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for 23
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weeks each cycle the biotechnology
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pathway is offered at two different
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times the biotech a schedule is offered
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from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00
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p.m. the biotech PM schedule is offered
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from 400 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. when joining
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the program students will be given the
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choice between the am schedule or the PM
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schedule please note that while we make
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every effort to give each student the
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schedule of their choice availability is
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entirely subject to space and cannot be
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guaranteed also please note that the
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program is hybrid and classes with only
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a few exceptions are conducted remotely
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via Zoom the orientation as well as
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select dates will be in
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person all classes take place Monday
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through Thursday for the am schedule
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career coaching will take place on
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Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with
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academic coaching taking place on Monday
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from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00
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p.m. science classes take place on
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Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00
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a.m. to 12:00
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p.m. for the PM schedule science classes
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will take place Monday Tuesday and
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Thursday from 400 p.m. to 7:00
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p.m. career coaching will take place on
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Wednesday from 400 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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with academic coaching taking place on
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Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00
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p.m. biotechnology and good
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manufacturing
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practices or biotech and
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GMP is a certification program program
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at Quincy college that takes about 10 to
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12 months to complete after the JVS
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Bridges
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program after completing the biotech GMP
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certificate students will qualify for a
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job in the ever growing Biotech
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Industry some students also go on to
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earn an associates degree after which
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some transfer to a 4-year college or
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university to complete a bachelor’s or
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master’s
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degree so what is biotechn technology
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biotechnology is the technology used to
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develop or create different products
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most specifically
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medications biotechnology utilizes
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biological systems such as living
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organisms to create these
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products an example of the concept of
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biotechnology is the use of yeast in the
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Brewing of beer or the baking of bread a
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living organism used to create a new
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product
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some examples of biopharmaceuticals are
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trulicity used for type 2 diabetes and
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cardiovascular disease
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treatment
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skyi used in the treatment of
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curosis OIC used for diabetes treatment
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and weight loss
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reinvoke used for rheumatoid arthritis
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treatment or the fizer or madna covid
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vaccines
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according to the Northeast
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biomanufacturing Center and
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collaborative some of the jobs or
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careers that are available in the
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biotech field
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include process Development
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Associate validation
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specialist manufacturing technician or
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associate quality control
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technician environmental health and
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safety technician
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quality assurance
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coordinator or facilities
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technician so when do we
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start the bridges to college and careers
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program runs two 23 we classes twice per
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year first from January through June and
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a second time from July through
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December again it is a hybrid program
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meaning it is both on online and in
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person classes are conducted online via
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Zoom the orientation as well as select
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dates are conducted in
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person the program is funded by private
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donors as well as the Massachusetts
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Department of higher education at a cost
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of nearly $155,000 per
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student as such a strong commitment is
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required to take part in the program
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students must understand that they are
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expected to attend all classes and
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meetings and be on time for them they
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must complete all of their assigned
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classwork and homework and maintain
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clear and consistent communication with
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JBS
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staff once enrolled in the JBS program
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students are expected to complete the
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JBS program and then enroll into Quincy
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College immediately after completing the
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JVS portion of this program
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when considering the bridges to college
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and careers program candidates should be
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willing to ask themselves some very
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important
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questions how will you make bridges to
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college and careers a priority in your
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life what changes will you need to make
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in your life to be successful on the
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program are you able to fit the program
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into your work schedule or are your
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employers willing to be flexible with
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your
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schedule do you have sufficient child
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care
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what about your other family
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obligations these are all very important
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things to think about when considering
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the
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program if you have reached this point
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in the video you have already completed
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the first step in the application
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process for the bridges to college and
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careers
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program if you are currently a client at
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JVS you should speak with your coach
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about applying for Bridges to college
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and careers and ask to be referred to
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the program program
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directly again if you are already a JBS
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client simply ask your coach about
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bridges to college and careers if you
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are a new client with JVS you will need
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to fill out a universal intake form
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again you should only fill out a
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universal intake form if you are a new
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client with JVS please refer to the QR
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code on the screen for that
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form new clients with JVS will be
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contacted by a member of our client
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services team to schedule an initial
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welcome meeting at which time you should
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inform the representative of your
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interest in the bridges to college and
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careers
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program they will then refer you to the
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program and you will be invited to
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schedule your
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assessment it is very important that the
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assessment is scheduled in a timely
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manner it will be an assessment of your
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math skills and reading comprehension
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level after after the assessment is
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complete our instructors and coaches
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will inform you how you did on the
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assessment within 48 hours if you pass
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you will then be invited to schedule an
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interview with the program coach again
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it is imperative that you schedule your
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interview as soon as
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possible for more information go to
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www.
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jvs.org Bridges
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or talk to your JBS coach
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