<p>Which of these organizations would you join if you had the choice and why? Assume you've just graduated college.</p>
<p>ahh good question, I'm wondering the pros and cons of each as well</p>
<p>I would join AmeriCorps... b/c I did =P</p>
<p>I didn't want a 27 month commitment that comes with the peace corps, and I wanted to still be in VA. And I wanted running water. I know multiple people who have recently been / are currently in the peace corps though, and they have good experiences. Also the peace corps could have an undesirable affect on the career that I would like to get into after doing volunteer work.</p>
<p>soccerguy,</p>
<p>Could you explain how joining the Peace Corps. could negatively impact your future career? I have always understood that employers generally like to see participation in such service programs...</p>
<p>I believe Americorps is domestic-based whereas Peace Corps is international.</p>
<p>I've thought about joining both, and I'm not sure I'm ready to live without a sit down, running water toilet and deal with periods without tampons. Thus, I'd probably join americorps instead.</p>
<p>scuba,</p>
<p>I think for the vast majority, that is true, and it looks good for grad school as well. As I have been applying to different things (to do after americorps) through the fall, I have seen low/entry level positions at the Defense Intelligence Agency that require you to be a certain number of years (I think it was 3 or 5) out of Peace Corps work, if you have done that. As a difficult field to break into, I didn't want to cut an entire agency out of my possibilities.</p>