Hello all,
As you can see, the question is more or less in the title. Long story short, I was a part of my previous school’s EMS program (they allow non-emts to join). While I did enjoy helping people, I started mainly to show commitment to ECs, as I new I would be transferring eventually. Now I am, and my new school (CWRU) has an EMS program as well. However, since I am attending a research university instead of an LAC this time, I am wondering if I should just quit the class and focus on volunteering in clinical settings this summer (at nursing homes, etc). It seems like a lot of work for nothing if becoming a certified EMT will not help much in the Grad School Admissions Process, and I could help people in a different way by volunteering. Does anyone have any specific advice about this?
Becoming an EMT will not significantly help you in psychology. If it is not also a passion or substantial interest, I would let it go. Remember that those certifications require practice and recertification, if you are not going to make it a part of your life then there is little advantage to spending time and money pursuing it.
Being an EMT will not really help you get into graduate school for clinical psychology.
However, if it’s something that you love, you should continue to do it. If you’re just doing it because you think it’ll help with grad school, though, then you can stop.
@cosmicfish thanks!
@juillet thanks! It’s kind of both, really. I have decided it isn’t worth it in the end.