Janelleeac

More than likely they kicked you back because of lateness. Usually they send u back to school car to retrain, at least thats what ive heard.

Dont be so stuck on concourse yard, when it was my time it was supposed to be in coney island yard & then they called us and told us to report to concourse yard... but if its concourse deffff 68's or 68a

I got sworn in on a thursday i ordered on a monday and got them on tuesday

When i got sworn in they said wait two days then login and order, u should befine its usually next day or one day shipping

When i used to do PE i used to get there at 6 am and stand outside on line and be done by 10am. & for those starting school car or transit in general please do not take everything that is said for truth. EVERYTHING is subject to change down here. Some days in school car we did 7-1500pm some days 1500-2300 mon-fri but ive seen some classes work weekends too

Late clear is when you finish after your scheduled time, i.e. if you have an 8 hr job and u stay 8 hrs and one minute then thats a late clear.

Lmao the most rats you see are at the station thats where the food is! Its the homeless you need to worry about! If u go to the b division ull probably walk from euclid ave to grant ave on the c/a line im not sure about the A division tho

Probably once just to qualify you. Its not as bad as it seems. I did it and i was sooooo scared but i got through it and realized its not that bad !

You will be wearing your clothes until your measured, my advice about that is to go home and measure urself and tell the lady ur measurments cus 95% of us had to send our clothes back, and ur pants cant be cargo pants, ESPECIALLY in school car and on the road u have dispatchers that wont let you sign on if ur not in proper uniform. The pants cant have pockets at the knees so if ur going to get dickies make sure they dont have the pockets

Yes, blue button down and navy blue pants and ur TA issued boots. Even tho on the paper it says a collared shirt i suggest you get a button down cus theyll tell you that you need a button down tucked in

There really isnt a ratio, tbh its up to you if u fail.... u have to study! ask questions, ask questions, ask questions..... oh.... & ask questions!! I cannot emphasize this enough. School car is fun if you have a great tss but even still they give those big books and readdddd ittt ! Take notes, even tho u think ull use them on the road but u wont. Just let go and prepare for the new journey your about to embark. Btw the final is easy so is the midterm but again... study!

If ur on medical hold u should be trying to clear that asap, (not saying u arent) but just so u guys know... just because your on medical hold doesnt mean they hold ur spot... the keep on going on. The faster u get all ur stuff in and sworn in the better. List numbers dont matter anymore once u start... seniority numbers do. They calculate that by whoever brings all their stuff and is sworn in first

B division is all letter trains, A is number trains. B division has more equipment as far as trains go. But like someone said if u do get to choose ... choose what is better for you. For my class we didnt get to choose there was only 23 of us & we were all sent to the B and one other person who chose the A because she had started earlier but didnt complete training. Tbh i love being in the B division because i live in queens & there arent really any number trains other than the 7 & that trains a mess lol... but do your research and go into schoolcar with an open mind. A lot of the things down here u dont have control over and u gotta "pay your dues". Best of luck to all

Shuttle trains dont have conductors , its opto so its just a train operator who opens and operates

You'll be fine my bmi was over 25 but my neck was 13 or 14 so i was fine.

Your bmi shouldnt be over 25 if i remember correctly & ur neck cant be more than 17 inches if u have both then they send u for sleep apnea testing, if u have sleep apnea they give u the cpap machine . The downside is during that time ur on medical hold so u might lose ur spot in the class if u dont clear the hold fast.

Y'all are gonna want them to take forever in the lab when u got a random hahaha

Tbh i barely run into a classmate but we talk everyday... those are the people u grow with in transit ... & those 1 hr lunches are always missed and the stability of school car as far as scheduling goes ... ur about to have a love/hate relationship with overtime.... somedays u just want to go home and not be on the road but they will wave that "its money though" thing in your face. But then some days are amazing !

Damn i miss schoolcar :,(. I hear u guys will be posting next week... time to see what its REALLY like in the real world. BUT ALWAYS STICK TO SCHOOLCAR RULES..... u guys will understand when you are posting .

Ok just pretend there not there ... u already know theyre gonna set u up for a double zone so make sure u check ur mdc ur circuit breakers everything ... if u gotta talk to urself while doing it then so be it ... when u do ur door cut out make sure u close the bad keep open the good .... u gottt thissss !!

I took it once... if u havent taken t already please dont freak out i know you can be nervous but by this time u should know what ur doing

Yeah im in the B division and boy ....... some days are overwhelming but then again there are some days i do nothing. You learn how to roll with it & have tough skin working for transit, not only does the public hate u but u got some co workers who arent the nicest but then u find sweethearts too.

I started with transit about 5 months ago. I mean thats a long day at the hotel ... i see your post about the decisions that u have to make and all ur pros are for the hotel... maybe u can take a leave of absence when transit calls u back so u can try it out. Tbh there are days when i wanna give up but i know its best for my future ... the road is NOTHING like school car

Whoever was asking if probies get overtime ... u do ... ive been out for about 5 months and guess who just did a 15.5 hour day.... 😁

Is your class almost done? Like are you guys about to start posting?