Paramedic Practice/Science-2012 Entry

Good luck to you! Your experience sounds great. Obv lack of GCSE's and A levels is an issue but the Access course will help you loads. Have you looked at entry requirements for some of the unis you want to apply to? Sounds like you're doing all the right things though


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Yes i have, they say an access course can be accepted as lon as you have GCSE english and maths or equivilent. We are doing a key skills in english and maths so hopefully that will suffice.
I have the opportunity to become a rescue medic for the motor racing aswell which is ace.

Brilliant, sounds like you're heading it exactly the right direction then . Event work is really good for experience. I used to do stuff like motorcross, rugby and polo events a few years ago when I was in the private ambulance services and there were so many patients to treat. Really good trauma experience.


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I really love the event work, great fun. i have seen all sorts of things and i havent been there long.
thanks for the words of encouragement, its hard to be optimistic knowing how many people apply for these courses

Has anybody on the St Georges waiting list heard anything from them?

Mark

I have today totally out of the blue, saying they're going to email me a few documents to complete and then let me know of any availability by 13th. Hmmm?

That's plenty of experience! I have:

1 weeks experience in a Minor Injuries Unit
An ongoing placement on an elderly patient ward
and I am a member with St John. Ambulance

Admission tutors don't look for loads of care experience, just life experience

I have today totally out of the blue, saying they're going to email me a few documents to complete and then let me know of any availability by 13th. Hmmm?

Thankyou
Not really sure? They were medical reports, all a bit confusing.

It sounds to me like they are thinking about you a bit more now you have such good results - I think you have sneakily jumped up the list a bit.

Fingers crossed for you (so long as there is another space after you of course! )

Unsure of that because they contacted me before i had told them my results. Its been such a waiting game, and to be let down at the end sucks (which is probably what'll happen) but I'm going to reapply for next year if so

I have today totally out of the blue, saying they're going to email me a few documents to complete and then let me know of any availability by 13th. Hmmm?

hey, i too am hoping to become a paramedic, but by life experience can you be more specific.??

Life experience can usually involve ANYTHING. It basically just shows you aren't a lazy ass! Also having life experience DOES develop skills. It could be anything from being a brownie/rainbow/scout leader etc.. to going travelling.. being on a school council etc. On my personal statement I wrote about how I am a keen skiier, and have skiied the world cup run in Switzerland. I got asked about this in most of my interviews. I also wrote about me being a runner, and how I am part of a group etc.. also was liked. So anything really