Is 2yrs really enough?

Well I certainly can't speak for every program, but I can tell you I got into 3 of the 4 schools that I interviewed with. I too had 2 years under my belt at one of the nations' leading teaching hospitals. The last school, however, said I didn't have enough experience, however everyone I interviewed with was in thier 30s with many years of experience. Provided you have steller grades, GRE, recommendations, ect, you should do fine. Best of luck!

I heard that one girl was accepted to the Acron University program straight after graduation from BSN program! Of course, she had 4.0 gpa and is really smart...

We have several in our program (~5) that had less or right at one year experience when they applied, but they are all exceptional students. It can be done.

Hey shirleyTX,

Your GPA is fantastic for a program. I wouldn't worry a bit about that! We have at least one new admission coming in this next year who has a 2.8 GPA. THere is much more to being admitted than just a GPA. Experience and interview are also very important, with no true emphasis on any one department. You need to be well rounded. You look as if you are doing everything right to get in. I have no doubt that you are an optimal candidate. You already show the enthusiasm and desire needed to make it though the program. Keep on your track and maybe we will work together some day.

The AANA certification requires that enrolling students have a least a year of CC experience.

I need to clarify the previous post on AANA requirement.

1)The body that governs the accreditation of nurse anesthesia programs is the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Edcuational Programs. It is an autonomus body from the AANA.

2)The requirement actually states that a program is required to enroll only students who have at least 1 year of experience as a registered professional nurse during which they have had the opportunity to develop as independant decision makers, demonstrate pyschomotor skills, and dispaly the ability to use advanced monitoring techniques, based on knowledge of physiological and pharmacological principles.

3)Programs may indicate what types of experiences or which unit experiences they will accept or set a requirement of more than 1 year of experience. Entrance requirements beyond the 1 year experience as an RN are the perogative of the individual program.