<p>Almost everyone participates in some sport or hobby. General participation just doesn't stand out. Someone who has been figure skating since the age of 4 needs to be winning major competitions or trying out for the Olympics in order to stand out.</p>
<p>Sorry, I missed your comments about you achievements in table tennis. Congrats!! I would agree, your accomplishments stand out.</p>
<p>The best EC is one about which YOU are passionate. Yep, it sure helps to be a national champion, but really what the adcoms seem to reward is the kid who knows who he is and what he loves and pursues it. So, don't do stuff to look good on a college app, do stuff you love and it will look good on the app, and if you don't get in where you dreamed, you will still have enjoyed the journey.</p>
<p>im in my EMT right now for NYS, ive been a CFR for a good 2 ...these classes are just 3-4 months, not too much of a big deal. </p>
<p>Ive been in EMS for 4 years and have over 1500 hours, 5 life saves, 2 deliveries, and too many deaths :( but sometimes you just cant do anything.</p>
<p>Especially the ones ive experienced, BIG time trauma.</p>
<p>Im also the captain of my squad, have been the first lieutenant, and the secretary each for a year. And ive been named my county's EMS system's youth member of the year.</p>
<p>Id be happy to answer anyones questions about EMS.</p>
<p>I was wondering about my ECs. I've been playing guitar for around 8 yrs, and I've had my own band for 4yrs. And I've taught some kids at the hospital where I volunteer some basic songs on a couple of guitars that I donated. Should I include these 3 as separate Ecs?? I've never won awards because I've never really been interested in playing to win, I just play out of the love for the instrument, will this hurt me?</p>
<p>wow being an emt is definetly impressive. im interested in doing that. how can i become one/volunteer for one? i think the disney channel started a show about teen volunteer emt's but got rid of it cause it was terrible. lol
seriously though, that sounds cool just for the sake of being interesting. it doesnt even need to be for college.</p>
<p>could you please give me some more information about this. im not sure if becoming an emt is even possible in our area, but im interested. tell me how you found out etc. how was the training? how did you get a volunteer oppertunity? thanks for your help!</p>
<p>is interning/volunteering at a major cancer research institution a good EC? and how does one make it stand out on the common app online more than just putting it on like "EC's" and "Work Experience"</p>
<p>in additional information, should i explain it? i already wrote my short answer about it, but it didnt really go in depth about what i did, it more told what i gained from it......</p>
<p>it all really depends on what your EMS system in your town is like.</p>
<p>If you are in an urban area, chances are its gonna be hard for you to volunteer on an ambulance just because the ambulance corps. are all usually paid in cities. </p>
<p>But if you live in a town where u have volunteers for your Fire department/ambulance corps. you woul just give them a call and ask how u join. They will most likely pay for your training. Now to be an EMT, depending on what state you live in, you will be trained differently. In NY, i dont know how many hours of training it actually is, but essentially its like 4 months of class with rotations at the local ER and they make you ride X number of hours a week on an ambulance. Then at the end, you take a practical for the state in addition to a 100 multiple choice question test. </p>
<p>In NY you need to be 18 to be a NYS EMT-Basic and 16 to be a NYS CFR. The CFR is just like the EMT class but u dont NEED the ER rotations or riding time. Some volunteer ambulance corps will let you ride with just the OSHA requirements (CPR, blood bourne pathogens) to ride if you are under 18, some may require you to be a CFR before the let you on an ambulance. </p>
<p>Idk it all really depends on where you live, give your local ambulance unit a call, they will explain it best to you since im not familiar with where you live.</p>
<p>It's not about how uncommon the activity is, it's about what you DO with that activity that will make it a hook for you. There's no point in becoming involved in the Dice-Making Club if you don't have a passion for it. Volunteering at a hospital can be very gratifying and can definately be a hook if you are passionate about it.</p>
<p>I think the rariety of the activity matters sometimes. For example, wouldn't an advanced harpist or bassoonist have a better chance than an equally talented violinist? I'm not sure what a hook is, or whether those would count, but it seems to me that a rare (but not ridiculus) talent would pay off.</p>
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I think the rariety of the activity matters sometimes. For example, wouldn't an advanced harpist or bassoonist have a better chance than an equally talented violinist? I'm not sure what a hook is, or whether those would count, but it seems to me that a rare (but not ridiculus) talent would pay off.
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<p>Well it would be a hook if, let's say, the college's orchestra required an additional harpist or bassonist that year. However, it is not any better than the violin when considering admissions in general.</p>
<p>hmm, i live in a town with one of america's best hospital/clinics (like top 20 or something among hospitals) but the size is only 20,000 people. i wonder if they are looking for emts; since i havnt heard of them looking for emts i doubt that they are. im pretty sure that we dont have a volunteer firefighter setup so i doubt the ambulence people are too. oh well. ill still check.</p>
<p>wut hospital</p>
<p>Usually, hospital ambulances are paid and are just transport. They usually have paramedics on staff for those ambulances. Check your 911 ambulance.</p>
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Well it would be a hook if, let's say, the college's orchestra required an additional harpist or bassonist that year. However, it is not any better than the violin when considering admissions in general.
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<p>A hook is something that significantly increases one's chance of admission. Therefore, if being a bassonist doesn't not increase one's chances of admission, then it is not a hook.</p>
<p>Yes. I think the EMT experience could definitely stand out, particularly if it were effectively highlighted in an essay.</p>
<p>I would recommend that the student research specific volunteer EMT programs at the colleges he or she is applying to. Most colleges have such programs. Doing a search of the school newspaper would be a good place to start.</p>
<p>wow EMS personel. and how old are you? over 18 right?</p>
<p>You don't have to be. Where I live, EMS can be anybody over 14.</p>
<p>over 18 to be an EMT, 16 to be a CFR, 15 to ride on an ambulance as an observer in New York State (but your local ambulance corps may have an older age, or may not allow it at all for insurance reasons)</p>
<p>does uncommon learning a language through online a good ec to do?</p>
<p>Doogie. Your EMT work sounds really impressive. Do you know about any of the regulations in California?</p>