Going to Georgetown, advice?

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Going to Georgetown in August, any advice??

Thanks for your advice! In second year when you start clinicals how many hours per week are you looking at? And did you take the summer course that they offer?/Recommend taking it?

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The only class you can take is the George Mason class that is in my previous post. I would definitely do whatever you can to take it early. Hours of clinicals depends on your rotation and site. I'd say across the board average is around 55 hrs a week not including call shifts. However some weeks you will be spending 80+ hrs in the hospital. Your schedule or hours may seem long but clinicals were really cool. Didactics were slow and painful, but clinical was much more enjoyable.

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So you haven't even completed your undergrad yet and you are offering advice on GU's CRNA program? WOW! Undergrad was a bunch of busy work compared to grad school. I am currently enrolled in GU's FNP program and I know the CRNA program is in a completely different league.I have nothing but respect for anyone who gets into grad school but especially the CRNA programs as they are hard core. I have no advice except enjoy life before you start!

Step off your high horse for one second. Just because I haven't entered yet doesn't mean I cant gather info from people who have. I just don't make things up. The person who asked this did not restrict me from giving advice. You are not the only person in the world and your recommendations will not work for everybody. I gave a diverse answer and encouraged the asker to look at different options and also to explain his or her concerns. Giving advice on a program does not mean I have had to attend one and I am free to give and receive advice from whoever I please. Its not like I'm directing her how to give an epidural. Trust me when I say I've seen better advice from people than "Enjoy life before you start". Not that it is bad advice but everyone accepted into a program already is well aware of the time commitment.

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Specializes in critcal care, CRNA.
Step off your high horse for one second. Just because I haven't entered yet doesn't mean I cant gather info from people who have. I just don't make things up. The person who asked this did not restrict me from giving advice. You are not the only person in the world and your recommendations will not work for everybody. I gave a diverse answer and encouraged the asker to look at different options and also to explain his or her concerns. Giving advice on a program does not mean I have had to attend one and I am free to give and receive advice from whoever I please. Its not like I'm directing her how to give an epidural. Trust me when I say I've seen better advice from people than "Enjoy life before you start". Not that it is bad advice but everyone accepted into a program already is well aware of the time commitment.

I agree that everyone with correct info can chime in. I disagree that enjoying life before you start is bad advice. You kill yourself for 2-3 yrs with studying and clinicals. Enjoy life before school is some of the best advice out there.

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Morificeko I didn't say it was bad advice. It is to me one of the best things to keep in mind. Read again. I meant that they said all of that just to give obvious advice. It is a great thing to do, but obvious and will be a common answer. I tried to help in a more indepth way and I meant well. If they were going to bash what I said they could of at least had a much more detailed and concerned answer, something more challenging. In itself it is not bad advice at all. I specifically said I'm not saying it is bad advice so no one would misinterpret what I'm trying to say.

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Specializes in critcal care, CRNA.
Morificeko I didn't say it was bad advice. It is to me one of the best things to keep in mind. Read again. I meant that they said all of that just to give obvious advice. It is a great thing to do but obvious and will be a common answer. I tried to help in a more indepth way and I meant well. If they were going to bash what I said they could of at least had a much more detailed and concerned answer, something more challenging. In itself it is not bad advice at all. I specifically said I'm not saying it is bad advice so no one would misinterpret what I'm trying to say.[/quote']

I also didn't say that you gave bad advice. Your advice is from a potential student anesthetist. I'm giving advice as someone who just finished school in May and currently performing in the capacity of a CRNA. I've been there and the one thing I wish I did was spend more time enjoying my family and things I liked to do. I am glad I didn't spend another 4+ months on a class I didn't need to complete school.

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I actually didn't say you said I gave bad advice. I was explaining your misinterpretation of me saying "spend time with friends and family" is bad advice. You mentioned you disagreed with a statement I never made. Thats what my whole explanation was about. You misinterpreted twice now. It really doesn't matter we don't need to go back and forth about it. We both gave our opinions and the asker will choose what's best. I wasn't sure how Georgetown works with their initial classes but now I do. I thought it would be important mentioning some classes might be able to take ahead of time because it lessons the worlkload and CRNA graduates have even talked about how they were glad to only have 2 or 3 classes. Since this is not the case I hope they enjoy plenty of time with family and friends.

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Step off your high horse for one second. Just because I haven't entered yet doesn't mean I cant gather info from people who have. I just don't make things up. The person who asked this did not restrict me from giving advice. You are not the only person in the world and your recommendations will not work for everybody. I gave a diverse answer and encouraged the asker to look at different options and also to explain his or her concerns. Giving advice on a program does not mean I have had to attend one and I am free to give and receive advice from whoever I please. Its not like I'm directing her how to give an epidural. Trust me when I say I've seen better advice from people than "Enjoy life before you start". Not that it is bad advice but everyone accepted into a program already is well aware of the time commitment.

Ultraposh please let me apologize for offending you. But advice by definition means guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action, typically given by someone regarded as knowledgeable or authoritative. Based on the information you provided you are neither knowledgeable or authoritative about the CRNA program at GU. Just as I am not; however, I am knowledgeable about grad school and particularly grad school at GU as I am a MSN-FNP student there. I was not trying to make you defensive I was honestly shocked that you would offer any advice on a subject that you have no first hand knowledge about. I myself didn't offer any advice other than the advice I give everyone who ask me about starting any MSN program at GU and that is "enjoy your life before you start". I can't possibly offer any academic advice to a CRNA student as I have never been in those 'shoes'. Just an FYI-If you give some one "advice" and you have no working knowledge then it really is just your opinion. And in my humble opinion, you giving advice to a GU CRNA is like some one who rides a bicycle giving me advice on how to drive a BMW. I mean there really is no comparison. Good luck studying for your undergrad ! Hope that works out for you.

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I honestly will continue to post whatever my heart desires. I am not you, what you did/didnt do doesnt apply to me, I had good intentions and didn't just make up things to say to them. Opinion, advice whatever. I will continue to give advice whether it is "typical" by definition or not.

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Like seriously, they were vague about what they were worried about. I don't see how suggesting they pick up a physiology book and do some reading here and there over the next several months is a bad. Idea. Do you know how long ago they took pharm, physio or chemistry? Do you know SRNA's take these classes at the advanced level? Theres no convincing me that I should have just kept my mouth shut. Ive read plenty of diaries of past SRNA students and I was REPEATING THEIR ADVICE about taking certain classes ahead of time like some did or wished they had. I recommended this person to do that if they COULD. I really don't know why you attacked my suggestions. Or why you got off hinting that I am unqualified to post what I think on a forum site. There are all walks of life that sign in on here and you do not personally know this person. I gave SUGGESTIONS without knowledge of what this person was concerned about.. Theres more than enough time to spend with family and read a book. No one is going to convince me otherwise. I AM knowledgeable about how science can be challenging to some people and they are taken at the advanced level in CRNA school so seriously convince someone else somewhere else that they aren't qualified to answer a question.

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Specializes in SICU / Transport / Hyperbaric.

I do find it it quite humorous that Ultraposh is a PDN as an LPN and spends all of his/her time trying to give advise in SRNA/CRNA forums since joining in the middle of December and has not posted once on his/her own specialty forum page giving first hand advise. Giving advise from stuff you have read from other SRNA's blogs or pages can be misinformative.

That is the one problem I have with this forum. Over and over, I have seen the wrong information or bad information given to prospective CRNA students. As previously posted by another SRNA or CRNA (Sorry to the poster, I don't remember credentials as I post this), the best thing you can do before school starts is take some time off and spend it with family and friends. Explain to them that they may feel neglected during that time. In the end it will all pay off.

School will prepare you with hall the information you need to pass. They do it in a progression of material that will help you understand the concepts you need. If you don't meet their baseline requirements, you won't be sitting in a seat when school starts. That's why every school may have different entrance requirements. That requires the student to do their research when applying to schools.

I would not be comfortable giving out advise a specific school that I did not attend. However, as a CRNA, I feel comfortable with some overall generalities of school and the profession. I would be comfortable with specifics about my program and have responded to specific questions through private messages if not appropriate for a general post.

This is not intended to offend anyone. But please, limit the advise you give to your area of expertise and to firsthand knowledge. Not that I read it on someone else's blog or heard it from uncle Fred's second cousin at little Joey's baptism.

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Specializes in critcal care, CRNA.
I do find it it quite humorous that Ultraposh is a PDN as an LPN and spends all of his/her time trying to give advise in SRNA/CRNA forums since joining in the middle of December and has not posted once on his/her own specialty forum page giving first hand advise. Giving advise from stuff you have read from other SRNA's blogs or pages can be misinformative. That is the one problem I have with this forum. Over and over I have seen the wrong information or bad information given to prospective CRNA students. As previously posted by another SRNA or CRNA (Sorry to the poster, I don't remember credentials as I post this), the best thing you can do before school starts is take some time off and spend it with family and friends. Explain to them that they may feel neglected during that time. In the end it will all pay off. School will prepare you with hall the information you need to pass. They do it in a progression of material that will help you understand the concepts you need. If you don't meet their baseline requirements, you won't be sitting in a seat when school starts. That's why every school may have different entrance requirements. That requires the student to do their research when applying to schools. I would not be comfortable giving out advise a specific school that I did not attend. However, as a CRNA, I feel comfortable with some overall generalities of school and the profession. I would be comfortable with specifics about my program and have responded to specific questions through private messages if not appropriate for a general post. This is not intended to offend anyone. But please, limit the advise you give to your area of expertise and to firsthand knowledge. Not that I read it on someone else's blog or heard it from uncle Fred's second cousin at little Joey's baptism.[/quote']

Agreed. You can read all about the requirements and what not but actual experience is key. As we were told in school "when's the last time your book intubated a pt?"

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