Applying early with 750 HCE hrs or a little later with 1000 hrs?

[BobSaget]

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[HighlanderPrePA]

Make sure you read into it. A lot of schools actually say they need the 1000 hours by December the year before matriculation or they need the hours before matriculation.

[jennifer4293]

To answer your question -- yes.

 

22 schools is a lot. I would highly recommend narrowing that list down and being deliberate about which schools you would like to attend. But I would go ahead with that plan; just make sure that if you're holding off on applying that they aren't on a rolling admissions basis. 

[BobSaget]

^^^^^ So if I submitted my application now, when I add the other additional programs to my CASPA later, do I have to individually notify each school about the update in my HCE hrs since I can't change my CASPA application?

 

Isn't that a pain in the behind to email every school with an update?

[Kred]

Hi everyone!

 

Right now I have about 750 HCE hrs from being an EMT-Basic and an ER Tech.

 

Most of the schools I'm applying to only require about 500 hrs to apply (I'm planning to apply to around 22 schools).

 

6/22 schools require that I have over 1000 hrs at the time of application.

 

Should I go ahead and apply to the schools that only require 500 hrs and then send my application in for the other schools that require over 1000 hrs once I have enough hrs?

 

I should have 1000 hrs by the Early August but I am somewhat uncomfortable with applying that late.

 

Please let me know your opinions!

 

Thanks!

May I ask you how you were able to get so many hours as an EMT? My son is an EMT-B and he is having a tough time securing employment e.g. his first EMT-B job with no previous experience.  He is currently going on to pursue EMT-P because he feels like he cannot find a job as an EMT-B with no previous experience.  He lives in Charlotte, NC  Thank you in advance for sharing any info., suggestions or advice.  :)

[BobSaget]

@Kred

 

I currently live in Boston and getting a job as an EMT-Basic is not too difficult. Getting a job somewhere down south, where it is more rural and less concentrated in terms of healthcare, it will be more difficult. I have heard that you need atleast an EMT-I in order to be employed.

[cinntsp]

To answer your question -- yes.

 

22 schools is a lot. I would highly recommend narrowing that list down and being deliberate about which schools you would like to attend. But I would go ahead with that plan; just make sure that if you're holding off on applying that they aren't on a rolling admissions basis. 

 

There's nothing wrong with applying broadly and it's a smart approach for those who are lacking in one area of their app.  I assure you that you'll never be asked "why are you applying to X number of programs?" in an interview...if that info is even available to them.

[jennifer4293]

There's nothing wrong with applying broadly and it's a smart approach for those who are lacking in one area of their app.  I assure you that you'll never be asked "why are you applying to X number of programs?" in an interview...if that info is even available to them.

I didn't mean to imply that anything was wrong with that -- I just know that even though it took me a lot of deliberation and research to narrow it down to ten from 20, I think it was the best choice in my case. It's a lot in fees, many schools to keep track of, and potentially a lot of interviews to travel to. Just some food for thought. Of course, it also depends on your application as a whole and what areas are lacking, if any.

[BobSaget]

Any other thoughts? If I try my best, I could break 1000 hrs by the end of July.