Originally posted by raptorattack
How well does becoming an EMT coincide with being a full-time student?
It's doable. I took the EMT course during my spring semester of my freshman year and I had 18 credit hours of class. The class takes up a lot of your time but if you are good at time managment then it's not that bad.
Keep in mind that in order to be licensed as an EMT in the US you need to complete an EMT course which consists of about 130 in class hours. After succesful completion of the class you need to take either the state or the national exam and pass that. If you take the course over the summer you will probably not be licensed until september or october, depending on when you take the test.
To make the class worthwhile you really have to get involved either in a volunteer EMT core or at a private ambulance company after you get licensed. Otherwise there is no point. I know plenty of pre-meds that took the class and never did anything worthwhile with their certs and I think that this makes no sense.
I'm licensed in MA so if you have any questions specifically about the class and licesing in MA let me know. Also if you are in the Boston area I can recommend a good place to take your EMT course.