Just failed my entrance exam into paramedic school.

Got my EMT license in June of 2024 and been working in IFT since then. My dream is to become a fire fighter and at my age (31), the quickest way into a FD felt like getting my paramedic license.

I did great in EMT school. Not bragging, but graduated #1 in my class.

I took an entrance exam for my local paramedic school today and needed an 80% to be accepted. I got a 78%. I am allowed 1 retake so not all hope is lost but I’m feeling incredibly defeated right now. It feels really bad to know I was so close to passing. If only I had read 2 of the questions a little more in depth I would have had it.

The program has 140 applicants this year so they made the test especially difficult. I was told of the 50 people who took the test so far, only 5 have passed. She told me that a 78% is actually a pretty high score in comparison to all of the other scores coming in.

Not sure what I’m looking for by posting here, just feeling really bummed out right now.