accepted SRNAs

First year Student @ U. of Cincinnati

GRE: meager 1048

GPA: 3.87 Cumulative

ICU exp: 15 months or so at interview/ just over 2 years at start of program in an 18-bed adult combined MED/SURG/CV ICU.

I think military experience is looked on favorably as well as anything interesting you do/have done (volunteering, hobbies, etc).

Spend alot of time on Goal Statement (some schools call it a nursing philosophy) and allow for proofreading and revisions.

Amongst all the good grades, high GRE's, they want people too

B

GPA 3.93, GPA 4.0, GPA 3.88

No GREs, waived because of GPA

1.5 years CTICU

Now MICU/SICU/Trauma unit

CCRN-CMC-CSC

I'm so happy to hear your stats! I'm applying to a different school, but your states are about like mine and you've given me hope that I might get at least an interview! SWEEEEET!

Well, but I don't have military experience. Dang. :stone

5 years experience by start/2 of them as a traveler-multiple specialties cvicu with vads, trauma icu, sicu with some neuro and some micu/ccu-bulk in cvicu tho, 3.46 gpa..but aced most sciences and maths...1300 gre 4.5 with a 700quan/600verbal split. ccrn-csc, tncc-was accepted to penn and it was my first choice!

Accepted for January 2009

GRE waived because of GPA

GPA 3.6

1 year and 6 months of busy Medical ICU experience at time of interview. Will be 2 years and 2 months by the start of school.

GPA 3.8

GRE waived

4 yrs PICU/Peds CVICU

2yrs adult SICU CVICU on the side

CCRN, PALs instructor, ACLS, BLS Instructor, TNCC

Starting May 2009

Good Luck

GPA 2.84

GRE 910 3.5 verbal

8 yrs. SICU/MICU some ED

CCRN

For those who are not applying due to low GPA/GRE. Look at mine, I got accepted to two schools. Applied to 7. Was granted interview in all of them. Went to first two, got acceptance letters and skipped the rest. And so far, thank God, doing well.

If you want to be a CRNA bad enough, you will get in to school.

Just go for it.

It is possible.

Hi ICU.traveler. Where are you going to school? I am starting anesthesia school in 2 months and any tips would be wonderful! Thanks!

I'm starting at UC in the fall...

GPA: 3.72

GRE: 1110

Experience: 15 mo at time of interview, a little more than 2 yrs once I start

No CCRN but studied for it for the interview at UC and it came in handy on the written test I got after the verbal part of the interview.

3.7 GPA

1000 GRE

2 year 4 months at (large teaching level 1 trauma) SICU at time of interviews, 3 years by the time I start

Involved in 3 commitees at work

Tutored Anatomy and Physiology lab undergrad

Tutored Nursing classes in BSN

CCRN

I interviewed at three schools in California, got into all three.

I think the letters of rec and the interview sealed the deal.

Good luck to all! :wink2:

Going to Mayo in the fall

GPA 3.4 (3.9 in nursing/sciences)

1yr MICU, 1.5yrs CV SURG/Cardiothoracic transplant ICU

GRE 1490 5.0

good luck

GPA 3.25

GRE ~1100

3 years exp. stepdown neuro

2 years exp. MICU/SICU

FYI: be overprepared for the interview and have strong references

start school in July

Best of luck to you.