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Also you asked what part of medicine I am looking into and both Medical and PA school, I have talked to many doctors in my hometown already about shadowing opportunities but entrance into PA school requires hands-on patient care hours for even consideration to be accepted which is why I was looking into EMT certification but I'll just have to find some other way to earn those hours, so I will look into the CNA and ER tech programs.

I was just looking for honest answers I'm not offended, upset, or even surprised at what most of you have said! It makes sense, I wasn't necessarily expecting anything different. You're in charge of keeping people alive until they get to the hospital it is completely understandable as to why no one would hire someone with a record of drinking and driving, I just didn't know if my age would affect it but it does as you have all pointed out. I get that. Thank you Wendy for pointing out other options for patient care I wasn't aware those were possible options with just a high school diploma. I was not looking to make a career out of being an EMT, I was just looking into it as a step along the way but it is one I will not be able to take. Thanks everyone for your help and advice I got the answers I needed!

It was a misdemeanor first of all, not that that makes it any better but I am not a felon. Second of all I am aware I made a mistake and if you think I have not beaten myself up since that day for what I could have done to someone and their family that night then your wrong there too. I made a horrible decision one night that will continue to affect my life for many years after, I know that. I did not ask for your judgment or condemnation but rather a professional opinion. For those of you that answered however bluntly and honestly I thank you. But to accuse me of being a felon I do not appreciate, and as for I am a female so it doesn't seem that question was intended for me, and I am most certainly not a felon.

I read a similar post to this and I saw that the comments back weren't so promising but I was looking for a second opinion. I received a DWI nearly two years ago the summer before my senior year of high school when I was 17 years old. As much as I am ashamed of that part of my past it made me grow up probably faster than most teenagers and come to realize my goals and priorities in life. I have no excuses for my actions that night because no excuses exist in instances of drinking and driving. I fully accept the responsibility of my actions for I have no one to blame but myself. I am now 19 years old and in the second semester of my freshman year of college, an honors student, and hold a 4.0. I really hope to pursue a career in medicine and was looking to get certified as an EMT-Basic this summer to earn hands-on patient care hours. Do you think the DWI I will have gotten two years ago when I hope to begin the EMT Basic classes will affect my chances of getting accepted into the program?