Looking for Advice

thx finn.. yeah i am goin there today and i think i will tell em to discuss maybe signing on for the nov 22nd course but to get his point blank opinion on which carriers might or might not accept then come home n start a callin round to see for myself. thing too is tho.. man i been sittin on my laurels far too long and its time to ###### or get off the pot

 

another thread has me attempting to contact swift since it is one of the many that hire outta this school ..apparently the Tennessee (swift training center number i found for east coast coverage) does NoT take on 'students' out of NY but they DO however have an outside 'school' (sigh.. see my 'need advice' thread) they are affiliated with and have a swift recruiter permanently assigned to/at.
At most posters urging I am trying to increase my job hunting pool availability by attempting to avoid the 9,000 cost of attending this outside school (NTTS) located less than a mile from my home by applying and calling carriers using the internet/phone.
I am calling this swift recruiter now but i sense a scheme/plan that NTTS has perhaps made some sort of deal with Swift that .. i dunno.. all hires outta NY go thru NTTS? man.
to clarify i came home today from NTTS with a swift prehire application and a couple others prior to signing on to NTTS next class beginning Nov 22.
this site got me a bit sidetracked as i followed OTGs exploits and so i immediately googled Swift and called them. at no time during my conversation did I mention NTTS but upon giving my residence was informed at this time NO training hires out of New York State are being taken at the Tennessee facility. the operator then proceeded to say that they do however have affiliations with a school in that area that they Are hiring out of and long story short i got the local recruiters Fone number.. callin her now.

lol frdr (hey my pre cdl days handle on the radio was 4-door cuz all my 4wheelers seemed to end up bein four doored models) . ha. yeah but i cant get that tax payer grant or the great low rate low payment stafford loan to buy my own either and i definitely do want instruction. jumpin from a B for years into an A i suspect will be at least a little bit of an off-feeling transition. I used to fantasize/dream/hope about meetin up with an o/o and learning thru them too but seriously as far as funds go I am literally tapped. a school of this type is truly my last ditch option. of course, as most suspect there are alot of unmentioned details such as crappy work history/credit and criminal history (mostly 5-10 or more yrs ago..nothing ever to do with women/kids or drugs.. jus really dumb crap but there nonetheless.. done. sentenced. paid. time served. and moved/movin on). i have mentioned bits n pieces of most of that here and there because of course it effects my questions and how the answers apply, but I am really tryin not to get a thread bogged down with a whole lot of embarrassing details..
perhaps in my case the forum wont be of much help or isnt the proper place.. there are private messaging features but yeah.. just randomly msg ppl? lol.. i dunno.
i drove alot of miles in many states across the NE region and Driving is something i found i was able to do really good and safely and quite naturally..ie: only dang thing i seemed to ever be actually good at lol. not only that.. i really enjoyed it and miss it alot. 37. single. no kids. no pets. no ties. never had em n pretty sure i dont want em.
i can start at the bottom of the very bottom.. just hopin i dont hafta.. nuff said for now.

-edit/update
Spoke with Nancy Perkins.. the Swift recruiter for my area and in a very non rushed attitude talked with me for about 30 minutes while i broke nearly every detail down and basically she claims to have seen many a similar situated app come thru swifts doors to a successful end and agrees that before starting with NTTS i should get a Pre-Hire FirsT. She also said NTTS will help me to do that as well.
So yeah.. i dint sign up for NTTS today.. if Swift approves after their "investigation" process then perhaps on the 22nd of this month i will sign on to NTTS.. if they dont.. well.. i am goin to turn in the app to her now and then will be back to call other carriers too.
thanx so much everyone for your comments thoughts and advice. I probly woulda started the school today had i not stopped in here to poke around and read. wish i had found it sooner.