You will have to do IFT's and BLS transfers for approximately six months with AMR. It may be a bit longer than six months, but it will most likely be around that time frame.
What part of the bay area are you from EMTguy? I just turned in my application for AMR Santa Clara, and I yet to receive a call for a test date. Alameda also still hasn't returned my call either =(. I haven't had any luck with any of the south bay companies.
Medic school is definitely a possibility. Although my first priority is trying to get hired on as a basic lol. I'm a full time student, so I'll have to decide whether I want to attend medic school after a few months of working as a basic first. Either way for the medic school I would want to...