my questions were all personal. 1. why do you want to become a crna? 2. tell us about what preparations you and your family has done to prepare for the rigors of crna school? 3. why should we select you over all the other candidates? 4. tell us about...
It really depends on when your school interviews. I have heard of others who apply with only 4 - 5 months experience. By the time they interview in January that would be about 6 - 8 months and by the time school start in August you would have the min...
CaslaRN replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in SRNA
no one was born a nurse. we all were new at one point. i will tell you that even though i am fairly new to the icu, i feel i have acquired a lot more knowledge than some of the nurses that have been there for years. one cannot easily dismiss determin...
I have to disagree with the above quote. You are applying for a CRNA program not an MD one. I think references from RNs/CRNAs way heavier than from an MD. However, in the end it really matters what the person writes about you. Get the person who know...
I never lost my nursing skills by going to the OR. I do believe if you go straight out of school into the OR, it would be a disadvantage later on if you decide to go back to the bedside. In fact I was a better OR nurse because of my prior experience ...
as a nurse who has worked in med-surg, or and icu, i feel i can speak to this topic. first....... or nurses are not go fors............. that is insulting to a specialty that is legitimately known for being a catalyst for numerous changes that affect...
The 790 is impressive! Verbal usually needs to be over 500 but that is sooooooo close. How much did you get on the writing portion? Not sure I would take it over.
Are you willing to move? If so apply to Barry as well. Mercer is hard to get into but worth a try. Also apply to MCG. The key is to have great LORs, GRE >1000 and be outstanding in the interview. Being black has nothing to do with it in my opinio...