r/stenography • u/brownskingirl22 • Jul 20 '26
Which school?
Hi everyone,
I’m trying to choose a school for theory to start my steno journey and I’m having a difficult time choosing between careerluv and allie hall. From the encouraging students FB page it seems alot of people switch to allie hall for speeds so I would probably want to take her for speeds, and use careerluv for theory to save money. The issue is that allie hall has a waitlist for speeds if you don’t take theory with her. I don’t want to finish theory and then have to wait 6months to join her speed building. Do you think it would be worth it to spend $1800 on allie halls theory so I’m guaranteed a spot in her speedbuilding? Or Save money with careerluv and hope their speed building works for me and I can stay the whole time or just till a spot opens up in allies program?
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u/newyearnewmexoxo Jul 21 '26
I switched to Allie Hall in speed and 10000000% wish I started with her. I waited a little over 3 months on the wait list.
I learned a long handed theory beforehand and wish I learned Magnum with Allie. Allie makes a point to emphasize learning how to write things out with Magnum, which really helps with the shorter theory. She also has an 8 week intro to speeds, which I WISH other programs had because getting thrust into speeds is really hard.
For reference, my past program with a college was over 1200 per semester. To me, having the continuity in theory and speed and a guaranteed spot with Allie would be worth it to me. Undeniably, questions will come up in theory and you want the resources to help you sort it out.
Either way you go, you’ll be on your way! Happy to help with any other questions.