CRNA School Admission with bad past

[shon0616]

I was academically suspended about six to seven years ago because I did not know what to do at that time. I did have family issue as well but that was not my main reason.

Ever since then, I took a gap year and in the mean time, I figured out that I wanted to be part of the medical field especially in anesthesia area. Then, I went back to community college and started studying as hard as possible to achieve my goal.

When I was academically suspended, I was 21. Now, I am 28.

My stat is

Original four year university: under 2.0

Community College: 3.7(cumulative), 4.0(nursing)

RN to BSN: 4.0

Work Experience: 2years in ICU

GRE: have not taken it yet.

Your advices are very helpful for me to plan my future more seriously and variously. Thank you for your help in advance! Thank you so much

[Cvepo]

As someone who has interviewed and been turned down by 2 different CRNA programs, I can tell you that it is an all encompassing process, and they consider many things when interviewing and selecting applicants. The academic suspension will may come up in the interview, and while it isn't a definitive rejection, I can say that with how selective most CRNA programs are, it may be your demise. Study hard for the GREs, take your CCRN if you haven't, and get as much experience as you can. I was rejected from my most recent interview solely because 2 years was not enough; many programs are admitting students with 5+ years. The less experience you have, the stronger the rest of your profile needs to be. Good luck.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

Moved to SRNA forum

[PresG33]

In my opinion two things matter for anyone with a "rough patch" on their application: first is how you frame it. Rather than ignore it and hope they don't notice (they will), embrace it and talk about how this incident totally reset your priorities, focused you on the right track. Own it and turn it into a positive, I had a bad undergrad GPA and in my interview I said it was the best thing that ever happened because it proved to myself that I was on the wrong path and that I needed to make a change. I said that if I had gotten a 3.0 in my undergrad I would be working a job I hated instead of pursuing my dream (I got in). Second, it depends on who else applies. Fact of the matter is that you are competing with hundreds of other people for a spot. If the applicants are stellar, they may not give you a chance. If you compare well to other applicants in other areas they may give you a shot. Also make sure you do well on GREs, I did really well on mine and think it offset any bad grades from a decade ago.