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Court Reporters Speak: THIS is Why I Use a Scopist
One of the most frequently emailed questions I receive from prospective scoping students is about the demand for scopists. Why would court reporters outsource something they could do themselves? I’ve been scoping for more than 35 years, so I know full well there’s a demand or I’d be living under a bridge by now. Okay, kidding, […]
Continue readingScoping: The Work-at-Home Career You’ve Never Heard of
Scoping. It’s a productive, stable work-at-home career that’s been around for more than 30 years… yet most people have never even heard of it. You can even type “scopist” into Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, and this happens: Maybe that’ll change soon now that I’ve gotten more active in bringing this career option to more people. We’ll […]
Continue readingI’m a reporter but want to scope. Can I test out?
No need to pay for training you don’t need. We have test-outs available for court reporters who are already well-versed in punctuation, notereading, or medical terminology. Each test-out costs $50, and upon passing you can apply the fee as a credit toward the portions of the course you end up taking. If you don’t pass, you […]
Continue readingWhy is Case CATalyst the best scoping software?
Case CATalyst is the product of Stenograph Corporation, the oldest provider of CAT software in the profession — kind of like how Internet Scoping School is the oldest provider of online scoping education! While other companies have come and gone, Stenograph has survived, thrived, and grown a large, loyal community of users. In fact, ISS students get […]
Continue readingWhat are the start-up costs involved in becoming a scopist?
These are the start-up costs associated with scoping: A quality computer. Cost: $700-2000. The rule of computer equipment is “get the most bang for your buck”: An Intel Pentium computer with the largest hard drive, the fastest processor, and the most RAM you can afford. For more specifics on equipment needed to run CATalyst software, […]
Continue readingCan I take one section of the course at a time? Do I have to pay for sections I don’t need to take?
Internet Scoping School is set up so that you, the student, choose and purchase only the units that you need. To protect the integrity of the program, we do require testing out of punctuation, medical terminology*, and/or notereading before granting access to an abbreviated version of the course. Each test is $50, and should you […]
Continue readingWhat is the Word Skills Test? What if I get a low score on it?
The Word Skills Test is found at the end of our Industry Fundamentals™ portion of the course. We recommend anyone brand new to the court reporting and scoping world enroll in Industry Fundamentals™ before enrolling in our full course. It’s $197, requires no commitment to a payment plan, and you can apply the full price […]
Continue readingDoes Internet Scoping School help me get clients?
Students are taught how to proactively market themselves within the course. Proactive means we do not teach you to sit there and wait for work to land in your lap, and no one hands you a job at the end, but we do teach you exactly how to find and secure as many clients as […]
Continue readingWhat kind of support will I receive as a student/graduate?
You will receive lifetime access to our student support group on Facebook where you will have access to not only me, but other students and ISS graduates (working scopists!). Lifetime support (and lifetime updates) is one major feature other scoping courses do not offer. Instead, they require re-enrollment and re-payment of tuition. ISS will never ask you to […]
Continue readingHow long will the course take me to complete?
If you can put in 15-20 hours per week, you may be able to finish the course within about six months. How long it takes to finish depends heavily on your ability to digest and retain the material. As the most complete and thorough scoping course, we go into great depth in each section, and we teach a very thorough […]
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