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For example when I was in a biology minor could get you into as a fishery volunteer, and an English minor might get you in as an English teacher. I think the best thing to do would be to actually call up a local field office and talk to a recruiter. They will also give you really good ideas about things you can do to make your application look better.
You're definitely overseas for two years, but if you have the cash, you can come home. You get vacation. Peace Corps won't pay for your ticket, though, so most of us wound up not coming home.
They might take you as a pair. Obviously they assign husbands and wives together. I'm sure a medical type volunteer would be useful. That would be another question to ask the recruiter.
It's a really LONG application process so be prepared for that.
Briefly here's an overview of the application process:
- Your application goes to a recruiter at a regional office who reviews it, interviews you, and decides whether or not to sponsor you on to Washington. These are the same folks you would call with your questions and would give you tips about other things you might put on your resume to get accepted. They will sponsor you for a certain program type or a couple of program types (English teaching, small business, community health, fishery, etc.)
- If they accept you, you have to pass medical and background checks.
- Then when your application gets to Washington they will try to match you with a specific program and a specific assignment. The way it works is that countries build their programs and then request volunteers they want and then Washington tries to fill a trainee class out of the pool of applicants they have. So, placing two of you might make it harder for you to place.
Anyway, that's the whole bit, please, give me a PM if you have any other questions. Hope that helps! :hi:
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