Students SRNA
Published Apr 30, 2016
Hello,
My name is Josh and I'm here to gauge my competitiveness for crna school. My stats are as follows: gpa 3.3 science gpa 3.63 gre 301 pending ccrn this summer I believe in July is when I'm eligible. I'm currently in sicu and Neuro icu two different units but I float to help our boss out with nurses which we are short on, I started in Neuro and transferred to sicu to gain a better position for school. I currently will have a year in one month and have applied to fgcu, wolford (awaiting accreditation) will be applying to twu, fsu, and mtsa. I understand I can't compete with a gpa of 3.9 but I also worked full time while in school and provided for me and my parents. I generally on a weekly basis care for ventilators, vasoactive drips, invasive monitoring such as cvp and art lines. In Neuro I can do ventric drains and icp monitoring as well as titrate those drips. I got a surgery resident supervisor and rn to do my letters and a crna I shadowed for 40+ hours. Do I realistically have a shot ? Thanks in advance- Josh
jed0012
39 Posts
Forgot I also have organic chem and genetics.
goldwater58
4 Posts
Don't go to Wolford.
CCRNdude
78 Posts
Yeah. Wolford seems way too sketch this semester.
guest769224
1,698 Posts
You have a great shot. You'll get in.
BartenderRN
6 Posts
You'll have a great shot with those stats! And shouldnt have a problem getting in somewhere. I'm not familiar with those schools, but my only suggestion would to be to just do your research on school specific interview questions(if available, general questions are sufficient). Good luck!
BigPappaCRNA
270 Posts
You do not have a very good shot to get into a strong program. Your grades are just middle of the pack, so you will need much more experience to be competitive, not to mention a stronger SRNA. One year is just not enough. You might get accepted to one of the puppy mills, but not a strong program, and you don't want that. Good Luck.
P.S. Stay FAR away from Wolford until they get regionally accredited, not just accredited by the COA, but by a regionally accreditation body.
AllIcanbe
95 Posts
CRNA schools are no longer competitive. Just apply; you will get in
I appreciate the replies ladies and gents
CowboyMedic, DNP, APRN, CRNA
681 Posts
You do not have a very good shot to get into a strong program. Your grades are just middle of the pack, so you will need much more experience to be competitive, not to mention a stronger SRNA. One year is just not enough. You might get accepted to one of the puppy mills, but not a strong program, and you don't want that. Good Luck. P.S. Stay FAR away from Wolford until they get regionally accredited, not just accredited by the COA, but by a regionally accreditation body.
What programs do you consider a strong program and what do you consider "puppy mills?" Never heard that term before.
In my opinion a strong program has a history of a few things: low attrition rate over a 5-10 year period, high pass rate for first time test takers, good reputation among students, good reputation among local and participating clincal sites, and lastly accreditation is 5-10 years. But that is just my opinion
They should not have huge class size. They should not be scrambling to find clinical sites for all their students at the last minute. Their attrition rate should be low. They should offer CRNA only sites through which to rotate. They should have hands opportunity for blocks and spinals and epidurals. There should be no need to ever worry about your numbers, any of your numbers. If the program constantly tells you how tough, hard, and rigorous they are, I would run away. If the program tells you to study for your interview, I would look elsewhere. If the current students aren't allowed to speak with prospective students freely and openly, I would look elsewhere. If the program is owned and ran by a Med group, I would look elsewhere. If they are not regionally accredited, I would look elsewhere. Of course there can be exceptions, but these should be at least some of the indicators of which prospective students to research. Carefully!!! Good luck.