What are the chances of getting into peace corps?

Do you need a Bachelors Degree or higher to get into the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps?

  • I am finished with college and I would like to serve in either the peace corps or AmeriCorps. I have an A.A. in Liberal Arts and an A.S. in Child Development. I have had a job in a preschool, and I have done volunteer work with school age children. When I was going through the Child Development Program I did 90+ hours of lab work in a preschool. What are my chances of getting into either the PeaceCorps or AmeriCorps? I am also stumped on what I should write in the essays. Can anyone give me any ideas what I should write about. Here are the essays: 1. Cross-Cultural Experience: Peace Corps Volunteers must be open to ideas and cultures different from their own nd may need to modify their appearance or behavior appropriately. Give an example (between 250-500 words) of a significant experience that illustrates your ability to adapt in an unfamiliar environment. Please highlight the skills you used and the perspectives you gained. You may draw from experiences in your work, school or community in the U.S. or abroad. Please list the date(s) of your experience. 2. Motivation Statement: Peace Corps service presents major physical, emotional and intellectual challenges. You have provided information on how you qualify for Peace Corps service elsewhere in the application. In the space below, please provide a statement (between 250-500 words) that includes: 1) Your reasons for wanting to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer; and 2) How these reasons are related to your past experiences and life goals. 3. We would like to understand more about you and your reasons for applying to AmeriCorps. Take a few minutes and consider those experiences that have made you the person you are today. Please share with us one of these experiences and how it sparked your interest in community service. Please limit your response to 3000 characters. Are there any other organizations like PeaceCorps or AmeriCorps that will pay your travel and living expenses while you are volunteering for their organization?

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95% of all Peace Corps Volunteers have a bachelor's or better, so your chances are not good. There are other organizations that pay part of your travel and living expenses - VSO in particular. I think you have to pay for your air fare to get to your VSO post. I don't know enough about Americorps to answer that part of your question.

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