<p>I just became EMT certified last summer through a course that was 240 hrs long (ruined my summer so badly), and I was just wondering how good it would look on my application. There are a couple of similar questions on CC, but they all seem to ask how good it would be for GRAD/MED school applications. I’ve been with the local EMT squad for around 350 hours already as an explorer/trainee and plan to remain on the squad for the rest of my senior year as a provisional EMT (Still under 18). The school I plan to attend (UCSD to be exact) also has an EMT squad that I’m hopefully going to join. So, how good of a hook will it be?
-Alex
PS I’m most likely going in undecided but it doesn’t matter for this school.</p>
<p>Random question: Is there a way I can delete a AP test score from my score report? I bombed one of my tests and I’m worried it’ll affect my chances.</p>
<p>I don’t think being an EMT will be a “hook” per se, but it may be an attractive extracurricular for certain schools, especially if you show clear dedication by the amount of time devoted to it and possibly through writing about it.</p>
<p>For your random question, your AP scores are self-reported in the application. You don’t send your official score report until after you are accepted and decide to matriculate. You are free to omit any undesirable AP scores that you wish.</p>
<p>It’s not a ‘hook’ per se (which is a category where you are filling a need that the school has - like a URM, recruited athlete, etc…) but it is an attractive and unusual EC. Bet you have a lot of interesting stories to tell as a result of your experiences. S was an EMT in high school and he certainly did. Will never drink and drive after the things he saw.</p>
<p>Except for the recruited athlete one, hooks are things that depend on your ancestry (alumni parents, URM, huge donor parents, celebrity parents, etc., though not all colleges consider the same ones), not what you achieve.</p>