Thinking about applying to Praxis? Read this guide first.
There were a lot of things I wished I knew before starting Praxis, things like time management and budgeting that would’ve helped make my Praxis experience less stressful. I put together this handy dandy guide so you know what to expect.
- Make enough money to pay monthly expenses
Before you even apply to Praxis, have at least $4,500 in the bank and a job that can pay the $1,000 monthly tuition fee and your personal expenses.It’s even better if you take a year to gather the money because working two jobs and doing Praxis will be stressful. Try to aim for Plan 2, listed below, which is more feasible.
However, in the long run, it’s much cheaper than most colleges that cost $40,000 and more per year. Plus Praxis guarantees you a job after successful completion of their program. College can’t give you that.
Praxis has three payment plans
-Plan 1: $11,000 all at once
-Plan 2: $6,000 after signing and confirming your participation in Praxis (basically a down payment) and $500 each month for the rest of the program. The total for this option is $12,000
-Plan 3: $4,000 down payment and $1,000 for the next six months, and then $500 the remainder of the program. The total would be $13,000. - Save, save, save
I cannot stress this enough, save as much money as possible.-Don’t go out to eat, cook at home instead.
-Cut out things like clubbing, alcohol, nice dates, movies, video games, shopping other than food and necessities, travel (unless required for your job).
-Live with your family (if possible) to save on rent.These are just a few ways to save, for more tips check out this article I wrote for FEE.
- Get organized
Learn to manage your time and fill your day by doing productive things such as working, reading, learning a new skill, writing, creating art, you get the idea.I highly recommend downloading Trello and Pomotodo apps to help you manage procrastination.
Time management is key during Praxis and if you miss one assignment or group call you might get kicked out.
- Read through the Praxis blog
There is invaluable career advice in their blog and it’s free! I read through the Praxis blog and started using some of their advice like writing every day for a month and creating value propositions. You can find examples of my value propositions and other projects under the “Projects” tab.I treated applying to Praxis like a job application, which means do your research on them. The Praxis interviewers will be impressed if you’re taking the initiative and doing stuff (like a value proposition) that is reserved for the actual program.
- Start a blog
Before I had this blog, I had another one and I challenged myself to write every day for 30 days. Doing this will improve your writing and you’ll be ahead of your peers once you’re accepted into Praxis.If an interviewer asks you, “How do you take the initiative?” Talk about how you wanted to improve your writing and wrote a blog post every day.
You can write just about anything as long as it’s professional. I’ve seen my peers write about economics, tutorials on Photoshop, book reviews, video game reviews, and things that people will find valuable. Look through my blog for inspiration.
Good luck and feel free to reach out to me!