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It's definitely a good feeling. Just for everyone following, make sure you enter with an open mind and able to take criticism from the instructor's and remember going to day 8 and 9 isn't the end of the world. The instructors said people that qualify on day 8 and 9 have a safer record than those that qualified on day 7 (sorry for those on 7, not trying to make anyone feel bad).

 

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DCAS updated their system. Last eligible certified is list # 1973 and last list # appointed is 845

I can confirm the last appointed. That's me [emoji1] . I know there are one or 2 people with list numbers above me, but they are going to Day 10.

 

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Thanks

 

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Congrats!!

Thanks young

 

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Day 1-7 I had Williams out of Fresh Pond. Awesome instructor.

 

Day 8-9 I had Beard out of Gun Hill. Down to earth and teaches you as if he was still a b/o.

 

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how many passed today of for the 9/19 class overall

Not sure yet. Will know on monday. I know 10 qualified day 7. And I saw at least another 10-12 that qualified today. But I didn't see a lot of the others, so I am not sure.

 

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Thanks to everyone for all the help. I did qualify today (Day 9). Now on to the DMV Road Test.

 

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Thanks. Yeah I'm not taking any chances.

 

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The funny thing was today none of us got TB. We messed up yesterday, with stupid mistakes.... like me, I was changing with someone at a uphill and doing stop pop and go I left the bus in neutral causing it to roll back. ( I know stupid of me but I wasn't feeling well. ), one hit the curb, another was too close to a car, and one tried to squeeze thru 2 trucks.

 

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So I'm heading to day 9, at Gun Hill Depot with Supt. Beard

 

9/19 Class Stats

This class consisted of 43. 2 were sent home from zerega on day 1. 2 quit during training. That left 39.

Only 10 qualified on day 7.

So 29 people are heading to day 9.

 

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Just got myself reinstated from medical hold, hope I will make it for the oct 3 class.

Congrats to being reinstated.

 

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i had williams! funny guy.. great attitude..great instructor.. you still gotta be on point to make it in 7

Agreed. Thanks just finished day 2, he is definitely a great instructor.

 

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I had Williams too he is tough but a good teacher I credit him for teaching me how to parallel park

Agreed. Thank you.

 

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Saw alot of day 10 people at Zerega. Hope everything went well.

 

Got assigned Fresh Pond Depot with Supt. Williams. Anyone can share some advice on Supt?

 

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DAC9050 - Did you take Exam 8094?

 

Before a mass panic ensues and a little context - Many people from Conductor Exam 8094 were offered TA Bus Operator positions when TA Bus Operator exams 8006 and I think 2613 were active. If correct, I am shocked they are still doing this from an exam held in 2008!

 

Both DAC9050 and Far Rock Depot, did either of you take OA Bus Operator Exam 4105? We have official confirmation from +Young+ and the MTA that those numbers went out on Saturday.

I've taken TA bus operator #4600 which they have already called me for and report for training tomorrow.

 

Aside from that one the Conductor #6601 and Sanitation.

 

I'm sorry if some people got confused thinking it was a letter to report for conductor, but IT WAS NOT.

 

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I got the same letter would assume about the Boss exam. I never took that test, and I'm already training. I'm starting Monday from exam 4600

 

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It really has been a stressful 2 weeks. I qualified today and I'm glad that it's all over. So much material, so much stress, so much emotions. Congrats on qualifying today? Did you get to train on the other buses at the start point? I'm going to be at Jamaica for that come Monday.

 

 

 

Congrats to you. Just some advice:

 

1) Arrive early every day in the proper uniform. The Superintendents (Instructors) will single you out on Orientation Day if you aren't in proper uniform. (Don't be the guy who not only arrived late but came in wearing a t-shirt) When you're early, use that time to practice your pretrip and brake test. Depending on your instructor and the depot, they'll be okay with you doing such, including starting the bus, as long as you don't move it without your instructor present.

 

1b) Make sure your license is in check as well. If it's suspended or expired, you will be fired if it isn't fixed by the day after.

 

2) Read the instruction manual and ask questions, no matter how stupid.

 

3) Ask the students who qualified already and ask all the operators for advice. Ask/reconfirm with your superintendent. They aren't going to steer you wrong.

 

4) Don't stress or beat yourself up because you got trolley braked. When you go home, realize your mistakes, how to correct them and go in the next day trying to not make the same mistakes. There is a curve that everyone talks about where it feels like crap for the first 3 days and then it'll start clicking and making sense afterwards. Tough it out to the bitter end.

 

 

This is so true. All I did was wake up, head in, come home, mellow out, figure out what I did wrong, how to improve, go to sleep and do it all over again. It's stressful but if you really apply yourself, everything will start making sense and you'll get better and better as you go into the second week. As you said, the difference between each instructor is night and day. My original sub-class (Day 1-7) is the only one to have gone through 3 instructors. (In my case, Soto, Fallon & Quarless) Very different between the three, lots of similarities as well. You learn and apply what they're looking for and you'll do fine.

 

 

Like I said, just be easy and take your time. Remember what Quarless said, "Look before you leap!" and ask yourself "What is the challenge here?" If you have to think it out, do what I did and kill the light and see what happens. I hope you and the rest of the class makes it through Day 10.

Congrats to you seven. Thanks for the advice.

 

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Well im going to day 10! heard over 20 ppl are as well. I had day 9 almost sucessfully wrapped up until close to the end when a van decided to park on the corner in middle of my what should have been a routine left turn.. so of course i get " unsatisfactory in forward planning on that one " and sent to day 10.. not gonna lie feeling a bit discouraged at this point.. been putting my heart.. sweat and tears into this for the last 2 weeks.. gotta shake it off and go out there for day 10 .. it is what it is

Sorry to hear your heading to day 10. Just remember you just have to make it thru 1 one more day and nail it perfectly. After that it should be a breeze. We have all waited and have put so much time into this process that we should be able to make it thru. In a few years we could all be working out of the same depot.

 

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Is there anyone else going in this Monday , that's on here?

 

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Passed my training on day 9 ????????????????????????????

Congrats.

 

I start monday.

 

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Just keep calm and do your best. I was hoping NYCGamer18 would have had another person day and qualified today. And Seven same Goodluck to you. I took a day off from work and spend most of the morjing riding around queens on MTA buses, observing the turns and maneuvers. I can't wait until Monday already.

BrklynKid good luck also.

 

 

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Defetnely true. The other guy who passed in my bus caught a break and a car that was there moved otherwise he would of have backed up hence would of gone to day 9. The most important thing i learned is always trust your reference points the way your instructor teaches you it really works

How did it go today? Hopefully all well.

 

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Good luck to you both and all the other 9/6 classmates.

 

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Zerega training is your 10 day training. If you have your cdl B, you can qualify/pass training on day 7 and then the other days you will train on other buses.

If you don't qualify on day 7, you can qualify again on day 9.

 

 

Credit to BusDriverWannaBe for the following breakdown. (Sorry could figure out how to share your post)

 

I started my training on 8/22. Its a 10-Day training class. It goes something like this:

 

Mon-: Orientation at Zerega (no actual training)

Tue-Day 1 of training (location varies)

Wed-Day 2 of training (location varies & simulator)

Thu-Day 3 of training (location varies & simulator)

Fri-Day 4 of training (EL Pillars in Brooklyn or elsewhere plus more)

Mon-Day 5 of training (Upper East Side Manhattan)

Tue-Day 6 of training (Union Square Manhattan) <-- Must be perfect/Satisfactory to qualify on Day 7

Wed-Day 7 of training (location varies) <-- Qualifying Day Chance #1

 

IF YOU QUALIFIED ON DAY 7 then you will be sent to Jamaica Depot to learn other model buses (RTS, Nova, Flier) if not you go on to DAY 8 and 9 with a new instructor...

Thu-Day 8 of training (location varies) NEW INSTRUCTOR

Fri-Day 9 of training (Upper East Side Manhattan) <-- Qualifying Day Chance #2

 

IF YOU DIDN'T QUALIFY ON DAY 9 you will have one final chance but you will have to do it in front of instructors...

Mon-Day 10 of training (Zerega Bronx Area) <-- Qualifying Day FINAL CHANCE with 2-instructors

 

DAY 10 is also Orientation Day of the next class.

 

Pattern of Last few classes

​8/8 ​

​8/22

​9/6 - Starts on Tuesday because of Labor Day, which means Saturday will be a training day

9/19

10/3 - Presumably

10/17 - Presumably

 

DMV Road Test are usually day or two after you qualify. MTA has special road test scheduling at Zerega DMV testing site.

 

Hope that helps!

 

 

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Lol, I currently work for a hospital as well. I read all the posting and I wanted to get the license before hand. But honestly looking at other posting from different exams it sound like instructors prefer people without it, cause you don't come with bad habits. But if you can get it now, do so. It will definitely make training easier. I'm taking a chance now and going in with permit only.

 

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Thanks for letting me know because when I called they told me they hired like 527 but I saw that people in the 800's were getting called. I guess they were just giving me the official number for those officially hired my number is #1500's I wonder how long it will take

Think of it this way. They started calling the first class back in march 2016. It's now sept 2016 and it's already at 82x. While at livingston I spoke to alot of drivers on the job, and alot of them are retiring mostly due to health isues. As someone had previously posted (my apologies can't remember who it was) alot of people on the list get disqualified from livingston for background check, medical, no permit or issues with drivers license) so anticipate maybe 1 year or less. Just make sure you keep your license clean.

Advice: when they do start the process they won't give you alot of notice. You get the letter the same week you have to report to livingston. So make sure you always have a sick day or personal day at your current job. I won't have time to give my current employer 2 weeks notice. I am using vaction and sick time to go tru training and make sure I make it pass. Then I'll have to resign immediately. But better that, then not have a job afterwards.

GOOD LUCK to all.

 

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