I got in & so will you!

[bepositive123]

So after reading countless posts on getting into CRNA school...here is my info:

Stats:

1st Degree: 3.2 (have 2 Fs Sciences)

2nd Degree (BSN): 3.55 (All Bs & As)

Worked 2.5 yrs in a CTICU

CCRN, Preceptor, PI committee, experience with IABP, Swans, all the other stuff.

GRE Verbal:154, Quant:160, Writing:3.0 (WOW....bad)

Applied to 4 schools, interview at 2 (both are great schools). My first interview was bad (had family issues), second interview went well and I got in!

All I can say is that if your grades are not great... do other things. Committees, CCRN, etc. Apply to as many schools as you can and make sure you get good recommendations.

Feel free to ask any question!

[ruler of kolob]

No the standards continue to be high, you have to prove you can be the best to be the best, and crna's are the best

May I ask, on what do you base this oppinion ?

[ruler of kolob]

V

I was asking if there is a trend of lowering GPAs. You stated that a 2.5 will be good enough. I am asking you bc you have been in the field for a while if you have seen a trend of standards being reduced?

A school with a minimum of a 2.75 GPA would have been unheard of not long ago . Peruse these threads and see that schools admitting 20 have a pool of 80 applicants. When schools in the past, say 10 years ago had 200 or more to choose from . It is only common sense that the standards for admission are lower. Not the minimum required, but the standards used for admissions. Unless you are under the impression that the quality of applicants has risen over the years . I can tell you the qualifications of the applicants has remained the same. But, what gets you into a program has. Stable number of applicants expanding number of seats. Why are you being discouraging to people who want to get in?

[manusko]

V

A school with a minimum of a 2.75 GPA would have been unheard of not long ago . Peruse these threads and see that schools admitting 20 have a pool of 80 applicants. When schools in the past, say 10 years ago had 200 or more to choose from . It is only common sense that the standards for admission are lower. Not the minimum required, but the standards used for admissions. Unless you are under the impression that the quality of applicants has risen over the years . I can tell you the qualifications of the applicants has remained the same. But, what gets you into a program has. Stable number of applicants expanding number of seats. Why are you being discouraging to people who want to get in?

Again, I was asking about you saying a GPA of 2.5 would be acceptable one day. If so there would be a trend of lowering the standards to getting into school. I firmly believe that ppl with 4.0 are not guaranteed to be better anesthetists. So I'm not trying to discourage anyone.

[ruler of kolob]

Again, I was asking about you saying a GPA of 2.5 would be acceptable one day. If so there would be a trend of lowering the standards to getting into school. I firmly believe that ppl with 4.0 are not guaranteed to be better anesthetists. So I'm not trying to discourage anyone.[/QUOT

Then by the logic of "A better GPA" does not make a difference." Why have qualifications at all? Why should an applicant with a 4.0 be considered over a person with a 2.75. It has been my limited experience observing many students over the years that ON THE AVERAGE. In my experience ONLY. The better the GPA. The better the student . Better prepared, better able to grasp difficult concepts etc.

I think some of the weaker schools will lower minimum GPA sometime in the future to fill seats when people realize the halcyon days are over and people find in the future CRNA school does not have the same cost/ benefit ratio as it once did. Schools set GPA standards. Not the COA. And that IS something I would like to see standardized. Especially hard science grades which are a better predictor that all the CCRN or committee memberships which probably have little value overall.

[Ziglar1]

To the op and the rest of you on this thread that are in or about to start CRNA school, what schools did you apply to/ get accepted to and what region of the country east/west/Midwest/south. I am considering other schools in different regions and was curious to know what schools and regions you guys are in.

Thanks, good luck and congrats!

[MedChica]

No the standards continue to be high, you have to prove you can be the best to be the best, and crna's are the best

Thank God for that.

People with 2.5 gpa's and crappy test scores don't belong anywhere near CRNA school (or NP or PA or medical school, for that matter).

Fellow posters can feel however they will about that. I'm not debating the point.

Standards exist for a reason.

[ruler of kolob]

Depends on your definition of "Crappy Test Scores".. I don't think anything less than 3.5 should even be interviewed. But with the seats that need to be filled in the " Billybobs Oil Change and CRNA schools" .. This is a pipe dream... 20 years ago.. it was almost a standard.

[calinicumurse]

Depends on your definition of "Crappy Test Scores".. I don't think anything less than 3.5 should even be interviewed. But with the seats that need to be filled in the " Billybobs Oil Change and CRNA schools" .. This is a pipe dream... 20 years ago.. it was almost a standard.

Hey there (just sent you a PM btw ), the way you're talking about these schools is a lot like what's going on in the NP forums. There are numerous online programs to choose from, and some seem to be a guaranteed admission so long as you meet these "minimum" requirements. So sure, there are programs out there that may pump out subpar professionals at the end, but do prospective employers know this is happening? Will graduating from a more prestigious program with more stringent application requirements put you in a more advantageous position when acquiring that first job? Or are managers merely looking at your qualifications as stated after your name? The answers here would be very telling..