Future CRNA... Hopefully

[Missy89]

Any SRNA/CRNAs out there willing to please give me some advice! I am 20 yrs old and currently in an Accelerated BSN program (21 mons) and it's killing my butt!! I wld never recommend that idea to anyone, esp a student out of high school, because it really is torture. Anyhow, I got into the program with a 3.6 and ever since then my GPA keeps going down. I hear the second year is even harder because of specialties, so I've braced myself for the fact that it may well con't to drop! I grad in late 2010 and I truly believe that I will finish nursing school with a low gpa around 3.2ish, maybe it won't drop that low, but def below a 3.5. I def want to become a CRNA... I've researched the career to the nitty gritty and even attempted to shadow a CRNA (they want me to wait until I grad), so I know that this is what I'm interested in. So.... enough of my issues, my main concern is how am I gonna compete with 3.8s and 4.0s that apply to CRNA school??? In reality when it comes to nursing school I think I'm a B student (but maybe if I had more than 10 wks to learn a whole med surg book my grades would be better) I'm afraid that I won't make it as a CRNA because of my low GPA. Also, I wonder if only 2 years of ICU experience will do because I notice tons of people have YEARS of experience... I'm just stressed and really bummed out about my GPA and I refuse to settle for another career just because I couldn't make it. But I don't want to apply to all CRNA schools in all 50 states just to find a school that will take me. Help people!!!!!

[Missy89]

complete the BSN the best way you can. Get a job. Excel there. Eventually what you have learned will gel and you will have the confidence to approach CRNA school. There must be some allowance for GPA's as I know the some CRNA's who are more smart aleck than smart

Thanks!!

[nohika]

I am not an SRNA, or CRNA, but don't they have to take pre-requisites before getting into such programs? Even if your GPA isn't as stellar as you want it to be in the program, maybe that's a chance to raise it up?