For me, the AOOS EMT textbook was incredibly easy to understand. The material was easy but my teacher's tests were extremely challenging. It was not exactly knowledge based, it was scenario based and every answer was a viable answer. The NREMT is a joke in comparison.
I'll go ahead and give you more information that requested (in order asked.)t's a certification program, nothing more nothing less. 100% online 3-4 nights a week over a year. This is at an institution about an hours drive so that is something to take into consideration. I'm 20, did alright in high school. I could have achieved a higher status but I honestly didn't give a :censored::censored::censored::censored:. I spent a little bit of time in college before leaving with something like a 3.8 GPA. The college I attended was for specific majors and it was just not for me. I do need to work during school, right now I'm in between private jobs (original one shouldn't have hired me because they literally gave me 0 hours after training.)
Really don't see any possible distractions, I tend to deal with problems up front.
I know there is no time like the present, but I'm probably going to wait until January of 2016. It seems like forever away and maybe I'll change my mind by then but I could use the time to increase my knowledge. At this time I'm pretty much just trying to increase my reading speed. It's alright, but it could always be better. Probably take a few classes at my local college as well.