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This is all based on my own personal experience and opinion: I would not recommend this course to anyone. I was financially taken advantage of and falsely advertised to. When I signed up, the course was promoted on the teacher’s website, as well as social media, as a self-paced course with a paid apprenticeship upon graduation and would take around 90 days to finish, depending on the frequency that the individual put into it. I was a full-time student. After six months, I was still in the course. The course is not truly self-paced. You have to wait for the teacher to send, grade, and sometimes regrade your practice files. I have waited up to three weeks for one file. I have proof of that. Soon into the course, I realize that the teacher would constantly change turn in days/times and what was allowed or not allowed. Rules were constantly being changed on a whim. Nothing was ever consistent. Once I finally got to the testing portion, there were hidden fees: Administration and testing retake fees. This was not disclosed anywhere on the website when I signed up. Then, the teacher began to change her language from an apprenticeship after graduation to a referral for an apprenticeship based on availability. A job referral and a placement for an apprenticeship are two different things. We also found out the apprenticeships were not guaranteed, there were entry tests and interviews. I emailed the teacher personally about this and initially she did not respond to me. Once another student brought all of these concerns to her publicly on Facebook, she claimed that we were all being dishonest until she figured out that many of us had proof that she changed her website that night and that we were not the ones being dishonest. Then she took down the post and emailed me back, our issues are still unresolved. Any changes that she made to her course, rules, apprenticeships, fees, should not apply to anyone who signed up before she made it transparent on her website. If I saw a course that said it was taught by a teacher who would treat me unprofessionally and inappropriately, could take any amount of time to finish depending on the teacher’s schedule and mood of rules, that I would be subjected to be threatened for unenrollment over minor misunderstandings, that I would have a possible job referral for a possible apprenticeship where I would still have to interview and take entry tests and could be denied even though I already gave the teacher a bunch of money, that I would only get two retakes and if I fail the teacher would still get to keep all of my money, I would’ve never signed up for this. I believe Linda has received a lot of students from TikTok, and because of that she has bitten off more than she can chew. Maybe at one point in time she was able to fulfill the promises she advertised when I signed up, but that is no longer the case. In my opinion, she wants the money that comes along with the students but gets overwhelmed by the workload. And that is not fair for someone who would be paying so much. I could deal with the teacher’s attitude and possibly even still recommend it if there was not false advertisement but that was not my experience. Please, do not be fooled by all of the TikToks. Whenever bad reviews are left, Linda begs students to leave good reviews and even in some instances asks them to report the bad reviews as harassment. I’m sure that will happen with this review, as well.

PLEASE, read all of this. Don't trust strangers on the internet. That being said, if you absolutely must, listen to the one who has nothing to gain or lose based on your decision (me). I enrolled in the course. Before enrolling, I spoke with Linda at length. Her "southern charm" got me hooked. Once she gets your money, it's a whole different situation. She is like a tyrant. YOU WILL NOT GET WHAT YOU PAID FOR. She is rude. She is dishonest. She changes the rules daily to suit her agenda. It's a wild ride that I would NOT recommend to anyone. She also solicits reviews from students and recent graduates. They do this because they want to gain favor, or fear that they can't find work without her. One of them will be along shortly to comment on this very post. I could type about my experience for days, but you just have to trust me. Save your nearly $2k, and thank me later.

If you are coming from TikTok especially, please read this review of my own personal experience in the Legal Transcription course. I signed up for the Legal Transcription course back in the beginning of April 2023. I was excited to start and even spoke to Diana about it because she was an affiliate for the academy with her own large transcription company. She assured me that the course would set me on the path to an AAERT Certification, as that was a big concern of mine. After being in this course for over five months, I can tell you that I made a huge mistake. Added fees: A few months in, she announced that now there are fees for retaking her tests. This was never mentioned before and, at the time, was not listed anywhere on the site or sign-up documentation. I thought this was unfair, but I was hoping it wouldn't be an issue because I’d study to ensure I passed on the first try. The first Written Test had questions that were different from what we were taught (As I'm writing this, the test has been wiped from the course. How interesting.). As for the second test, Linda says that you can be a transcriptionist with 50 wpm, but I am around 60-65 wpm and cannot finish the second test in time as you are only given 90 minutes, regardless of speed. Also, no study guide is given or allowed. If I would continue this course, I would be on my third try, but I refuse to pay anymore of these added fees. Now, after many others have voiced our issues, Linda has completely revamped the website to include all the fees and even added new information. Such as: you are only allowed a certain number of tries to pass before you are removed from the course altogether. No refunds allowed. For those of us that signed up before all these fees and stipulations were added, we are required to adhere to these new rules. Again, there are no refunds despite how many changes she decides to add afterwards. This feels very unethical. And after this review is posted, I won't be surprised if there are further changes made to her site. Coursework: Even after all of this, if the coursework was consistent, I could maybe still recommend it. But it isn’t. She makes plenty of errors in her teaching files and when you ask about them or point them out, she accuses you of "challenging" her. Rarely will she admit a mistake. How can one possibly hope to pass any further certification when the teachings are so disjointed? In one specific file, she misspells an attorney’s name three times, each in a different way. I feel that this makes it very difficult to learn what the actual correct way to do this job is. Reviews: When someone left a one-star review previously, she posted to the Facebook student group calling for people to post their experiences quickly, going so far as to call it harassment. I’m sure after this is posted she will do the same. Take note of the dates of the previous reviews posted and to possible ones that follow this review. It is my opinion that if you're looking for a Legal Transcription course, I would look elsewhere. The AAERT website has schools that they approve of, all at lower prices than what Learn to Transcribe offers. You can check my Google review for screenshots of proof.