Frustrated

[jkw_83RN, BSN, RN]

Please help me understand why do some CRNA programs ask for letters of recommendation from people I may not have encountered. For example, how am I supposed to get a letter of recommenation from the dean of my nursing program when I have never met the person? What are they supposed to write about me? It is a very frustrating :madface:process. If anyone could give me any advice, it would be greatly appreciated.

[iLovemyJackRT]

I went through the same thing in undergrad.....i needed a reccomendation from the dean and I had never met her....they will look at you undergrad grades and possibly ask some of the instructors you work with....simply call her, tell her the situation and tell her what teachers you had in undergrad, that kinda goes with her job...she shoudn't have a problem with it...but that is weird because what does the dean know about your capability as a nurse now ??

[japaho41]

I know what you are saying especially when they want you have letters from a M.D. or a CRNA. What if you don't know any of these people well enough to ask them for a letter? My advice if they are requiring letters from specific people is to email and explain that you are having trouble fulfilling that requirement and could you substitute from someone else that actually knows who you are to write you a letter.

[jesset2]

If you decided to become a CRNA, you should have already researched the field including having already shadowed CRNA's. This shadowing should be for more than a couple of hours or days. Just think of the number of students pursuing medicine who have spent summers doing internships, working in doctor's offices, etc. Doing this will allow you to foster relationships so that you can ask for letters of recommendation. If this is truly your chosen career, you have to put yourself out of the way to stand out.