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liveinkorea316
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
Location: South Korea
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The chances of your meds for high blood pressure showing up on the drug test and very low.
The chances the meds would still show up in your blood after a couple of days are probably next to nil.
You have nothing to worry about, excvept for opening your mouth at the wrong time. Just stay quiet and find a doctor out of town. Plenty of people do that.
Why give anyone a reason to fire you if you don't have to. It is no extra effort to not tell them, just keep it quiet. |
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afsjesse
Joined: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Kickin' it in 'Kato town.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:13 am Post subject: |
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| Awesome tips! This is why I love Dave's!!! Can't wait to return to Korea next August. |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: Retired
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: Re: Applying to EPIK with high blood pressure... |
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I posted something similar a couple of years ago, but it turns out that the situation is still relavent. I plan on applying to EPIK next year and I have high blood pressure. Currently, I do not take medication for it, however, that is going to change, as I am determined to lower it. Knowing the way that Korea works, I understand that this is a big blow to any applicant wanting a job.
However, I'm going to take a shot and see what happens. I'm wondering if there are any current EPIK teachers out there who applied with any medical ailments while taking medication? I guess I'm hoping that there are some to up my hopes that I can still be accepted. If you're uncomfortable commenting in the forum, please feel free to PM me.
The last time around I just didn't say that I had high blood pressure, but that will be unavoidable as I will be taking medication soon.
Any thoughts about this or are these fears of being rejected solely based on this one factor unfounded? |
High blood pressure in and of itself will not disqualify you....unless it's smack dab in the danger zone. |
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Kurtz
Joined: 05 Jan 2007
Location: ples bilong me
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| Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| You're doing a MA TESL to work in the EPIK program? A program that takes 22 year old babies; it's the bottom of the barrel, the pits, entry level, surely you can do better. |
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wiganer
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| Kurtz wrote: |
| You're doing a MA TESL to work in the EPIK program? A program that takes 22 year old babies; it's the bottom of the barrel, the pits, entry level, surely you can do better. |
Absolutley spot on! To go back co-teaching with a KT in EPIK after completing a MA TESOL is the height of laziness and you have just wasted a year of your life and a few grand and for what? To go back to Korea for a hike of a couple of hundred pounds in pay?
You don't need that much of a colourful imagination of what opportunities there are outside of EPIK that you can now partake in with your shiny new qualification. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| wiganer wrote: |
| Kurtz wrote: |
| You're doing a MA TESL to work in the EPIK program? A program that takes 22 year old babies; it's the bottom of the barrel, the pits, entry level, surely you can do better. |
Absolutley spot on! To go back co-teaching with a KT in EPIK after completing a MA TESOL is the height of laziness and you have just wasted a year of your life and a few grand and for what? To go back to Korea for a hike of a couple of hundred pounds in pay?
You don't need that much of a colourful imagination of what opportunities there are outside of EPIK that you can now partake in with your shiny new qualification. |
Agreed with Epik you are nothing more than a walking tape recorder. Or even worse you might land a job with a horrible co-teacher. Get a University job. You'll have two months off in the summer and winter. Getting paid for being in Thailand |
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Smithington
Joined: 14 Dec 2011
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If you have hypertension and are on medication accept the advice offered above. Keep that fact to yourself. Telling anyone about your med history is not in your interest. Remember, this is an immigration / board of education mandated test. The doctor is not your friend. You cannot disclose anything to him that will be kept in confidence. It goes into your record and what he writes can get you denied a job. Do not admit to taking anything stronger than a daily vitamin.
Honestly, why are 'hypertension' tests even required?
Anyway, one rule of being a foreigner in Korea is to never volunteer any information about yourself that is not absolutely necessary. This applies to all areas of your life here. |
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