CRNA/DNAP admission

[thouchin]

hi

i am a male hispanic bsn student at the university of iowa. i have a 3.6/3.7 gpa and actively participate in multiple organizations. i am curious of my chances of getting in to a crna program, preferably a dnap/dnp-a program. i would highly prefer to apply with only 1 year icu experience, however i know i may need 2 or more years. i also understand that these programs are extremely competitive and i was curious if anyone could let me know if i even stand a chance of getting accepted into a program or had any suggestions of increasing my chances of getting in.

thank you!

[meandragonbrett]

hi

any suggestions of increasing my chances of getting in.

learn to be an outstanding icu nurse and then apply to crna school.

[ckh23, BSN, RN]

Also it doesn't hurt to get your CCRN. No one can possibly tell what your chances are, but you need to do all you can to make yourself stand out. You can apply all you want, but if they are interested you will get an interview. Some programs will consider you with one year experience as long as you meet the minimum time requirements by the time the program were to start. You also want to work in an ICU that cares for the sick of the sick, preferably in a large hospital. Community hospital ICU patients tend not to be as sick as in the larger hospitals.

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

Good luck. You sound as if you have it handled well so far.

[Mrs. Sparkle Pants]

Have you taken the GRE?

[thouchin]

No I havnt taken my GRE im going into my junior year, so I still got a while. However after this semester my gpa may go down to a 3.62 and I was majorly concenred about that still being adequite to get into a CRNA program.

[linearthinker, DNP, RN]

I know someone who was accepted to the CRNA program at Florida International University with an accelerated BSN (no idea what her GPA was) and 6 months experience in a pediatric step down. I think it just depends on the school.