Chances of getting into CRNA school

[tg2125]

How's it going. I need help determining if I should enter the ICU after graduating this Winter. My sole purpose of becoming an ICU is to become a CRNA (I will obviously not state that in my ICU job interview LOL). However I am worried I will not get into the CRNA school. I currently work at a level 1 trauma as an OR assistant and have shadowed in the MICU multiple times. I have job offers at multiple OR's for OR nurse positions and if CRNA didn't exist I would start in the OR and probably get my NP with a RNFA down the road in a heartbeat. During my first degree I had no idea what I wanted to do in life and my GPA was "so so"" at a 3.44. My first school had a grade scale up to 4.3 for A pluses (in which I had a couple A pluses) that also helped boost that GPA so I am worried that CRNA schools will look at those 4.3 a pluses as just 4.0 A's just dropping my first degree GPA. I am 2 weeks away from finishing my 15 month ABSN program at NYU and will gradate with a 3.68-3.71 depending on my last course grade. I killed both patho and pharm getting an A- minus in patho and a A in pharm which are both my favorite classes that I took throughout my whole career as a student along with A&P. The thing is that I know I have to retake some science classes over from my first degree. I had an A+ in A&P1 B inA&P 2, B- in Microbio, C in Chem 1. I took Chem my freshman year at 19-20 and I know the 26 year old me can take that again and do way better. I also have a great relationship with some anesthesiologist and CRNA's at my job from working in the OR during nursing school and plan on shadowing them right after I finish for a few months while studying for the NCLEX. Overall I think I have a somewhat decent shot based on my work history, nursing GPA, and maybe the name of NYU helping me out (even though a school is a school in my opinion). I know that chem has to be retaken 100 percent and maybe that microbio to go along with a good GRE. But overall what are you guys opinions?!