CaliforniaKid Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Looking for a little help on what I should do in preparation for a new cycle. This current cycle I've been waitlisted at two programs and was forced to miss a third interview for personal reasons. I still need to hear back from a few schools, I want to be proactive about prepping for another cycle just in case. I once held EMT certification but let it lapse and never worked as an EMT. Would it be beneficial to take another EMT course that would finish at the end of May to have the certification on my application and update my app as I accrue experience? Also the EMT class is 6.5 units which would help my sGPA. Or should I go for something like a hemodialysis tech which would just be 6 weeks of paid training and then be able to work on the floor? I am currently a scribe in a family practice office and looking for more hands on experience to supplement my application. Any input is much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhizopus Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Just a note here: the EMT certification doesn't really mean much if you never had any experience as an EMT. Without knowing the other aspects of your application, where you applied, and when you applied, it's hard for us as a community to give solid advice. Feel free to update us so we can better help out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaKid Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hi! I think that you should first reach out to the programs that waitlisted you and either meet with them to review your application or talk over the phone if you don't live close to the program, but meet with them if you can. Then take whatever they say and do it. Whether it's taking another EMT course or continuing to find more experience as a scribe. This is exactly what I did when I was waitlisted at a school and then even for the a school that I was rejected from, and I was accepted this application cycle to both. If you reach out to them, become a familiar face, and make positives strides on your application, they will notice. Hope this helped! Thanks for the tip! I will definitely do this! Just a note here: the EMT certification doesn't really mean much if you never had any experience as an EMT. Without knowing the other aspects of your application, where you applied, and when you applied, it's hard for us as a community to give solid advice. Feel free to update us so we can better help out! Sorry I should have added more details. And that was my thinking with regards to the EMT certification, with the dialysis tech certification I would be able to get hours before submitting. As for my application this year sGPA: 3.21 cGPA 3.5 roughly 1800 hours as a scribe, 150 hours research, 300 or so hours with various volunteer organizations/clubs Applied to primarily California schools, Caspa submitted mid July hope that info helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted January 15, 2017 Administrator Share Posted January 15, 2017 Problem is likely sGPA, both absolute and relative to cGPA. However, YOU GOT INTERVIEWS, which means you need to practice your interview skills. If you got an interview, you could have gotten into that program if you would have given the 'perfect' interview (for that school). EMT class again, no, not unless you can work as an EMT. Hemodialysis tech is boring but important work, may give you opportunities to read books possibly including more textbooks. None of this is going to give you a lot of leg-up before June/July, when you need to finalize/submit next cycle's CASPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaKid Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Problem is likely sGPA, both absolute and relative to cGPA. However, YOU GOT INTERVIEWS, which means you need to practice your interview skills. If you got an interview, you could have gotten into that program if you would have given the 'perfect' interview (for that school). EMT class again, no, not unless you can work as an EMT. Hemodialysis tech is boring but important work, may give you opportunities to read books possibly including more textbooks. None of this is going to give you a lot of leg-up before June/July, when you need to finalize/submit next cycle's CASPA. Thanks for the input Rev, do you think that the EMT course would be worth the certification and sGPA boost? I was a non science major in college, so my science gpa is somewhat changeable along with a couple "other science" courses I took after submission. I am also considering taking an online genetics course to add to that. I am definitely going to contact the schools I interviewed at and see what I could do better in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted January 15, 2017 Administrator Share Posted January 15, 2017 You might actually be better off taking more directly medically related science classes--more than the minimum required--than repeating EMT class. Even if you CAN count it twice, it's at some level a waste of your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaKid Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 You might actually be better off taking more directly medically related science classes--more than the minimum required--than repeating EMT class. Even if you CAN count it twice, it's at some level a waste of your time. I appreciate the insight, my initial EMT course was not for credit, but I agree more medically relevant courses would be more appropriate. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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