GmanRN

GmanRN has 12 years experience.

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1. First Reinke Exam @ TWU

   GmanRN replied to GmanRN's topic in SRNA

   It's all a part of the process. Tear you down and build you back up. Im with Reinke. Ive heard too many good stories from current CRNAs. He is an award winning professor/physiologist. If he changed his lecture at all it would be less and our kno...

2. First Reinke Exam @ TWU

   GmanRN posted a topic in SRNA

   Just checking if there are any TWU alumni out there that can give me some guidance or info on Reinke's class. I just got my Raw score back on the first test. There will probably be at least a little bit of a curve. Not much though. I did horribly...

3. "PRIVATE/ALTERNATIVE" LOANS for SRNAs

   GmanRN replied to msnursealot's topic in SRNA

   Good news in the loan world! Mr President just signed a bill that will bring back all of the loan programs that went *poof* recently. I hope this will allow for more competition among lenders and lower interest for us. Here is the link to the arti...

4. "PRIVATE/ALTERNATIVE" LOANS for SRNAs

   GmanRN replied to msnursealot's topic in SRNA

   Wells Fargo is 5 plus prime. I havent taken out the other two yet. My school is still negotiating with chase (its supposed to be outside the coa). So steepish rates and they are variable too. Im doing the Army Reserve thing so about 80k of it will...

5. "PRIVATE/ALTERNATIVE" LOANS for SRNAs

   GmanRN replied to msnursealot's topic in SRNA

   Hit a snag on the Chase Private Loan. The most they can loan is 17800 based on what the school certifies as the cost of attendance. So I called the Financial Aid Office and asked if I could take out a loan from 2 or 3 different lenders to reach my...

6. 2015 is it official? YES

   GmanRN replied to HieuNgu1155's topic in CRNA

   The same thing happened with Pharmacists recently. Since Pharm Ds, Ive witnessed Pharmacists playing a larger clinical role. Ive seen their salaries increase along with demand. The same may be true with CRNAs. I think it is a good change and will...

7. "PRIVATE/ALTERNATIVE" LOANS for SRNAs

   GmanRN replied to msnursealot's topic in SRNA

   Wells Fargo and Chase both offer alternative loans that dont have to be certified by the school. Wells fargo will give you 25k per year at a decent interest rate. Chase will give you 40k per year, but the interest rate is variable and CAN be as high...

8. 2015 is it official? YES

   GmanRN replied to HieuNgu1155's topic in CRNA

   Texas Wesleyan is shooting to launch their Doctorate as entry level CRNA as early as 2012. A TWU rep spoke of it at the job fair that I attended on campus last week.

9. "PRIVATE/ALTERNATIVE" LOANS for SRNAs

   GmanRN replied to msnursealot's topic in SRNA

   I just got approved for my Federal Loans through TWU. I dont have the information in front of me, but the amounts were like 22500 and 162000 per year. The Grad Plus is for 24 months of the 28 month program, but the Stafford is for a 3 year period. ...

10. Laptop Computers for Class

    GmanRN posted a topic in SRNA

    GManSRNA here lol...needing some advice on what kind of laptop to buy for school. In your experience what have you used, but wished you had for a comuter. Do I need 4gigs of ram? Duelcore processor? Wireless internet? Im hoping to go cheap as poss...

11. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

    GmanRN replied to jrec's topic in SRNA

    Thanks all! Lifelong clear your PM storage. I wanted to PM you the details about the late call. Anyway I emailed TWU on Sunday saying that I wanted to change my application status to "go anywhere". Previously it was Ft Worth only. Less than 48 ...

12. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

    GmanRN replied to jrec's topic in SRNA

    :redpinkhe:bugeyes::redbeathe:clown: ME!!!! Im going to Texas Wesleyan with clinicals in Wichita Kansas.

13. TWU Attrition Rate?

    GmanRN replied to californianurse's topic in SRNA

    Hey CN, not at all to be rude, but I remember the video at TWU and J. Martin saying (in my interview) that it was just over 10%. If that should somehow occur then they let you take classes over the next year for a discounted tuition. TCU is the one ...

14. TCU or U Penn?

    GmanRN replied to valerinna's topic in SRNA

    Ditto. :)-

15. Fort Worth CRNA Programs

    GmanRN replied to gasmaster's topic in SRNA

    Congrats mi amigo!