Got Interviews at TCU and Wesleyan

[Solo]

:) I got interviews for both TCU and Wesleyan. I'm pretty excited but not really sure what to expect. I've brushed up on my clinical knowledge. Has any one else secured interviews? And if so, any idea on what to expect from the inteview. I heard that Wesylan is a great school and TCU will be equally great but a new program. Thanks.

[big sweet life]

smiling ru, LucyH, could you start athread on the ASu program if there is much to know at this point? thanks

[EmeraldNYL, BSN, RN]

Thanks for the info. London and Smiling_ru. I don't have kids and I'm not planning any in the near future (I want to finish school first), but I was just curious of what schools thought of this.

[sandman]

Well everybody, I leave for Fort Worth tomorrow morning for an interview at TWU. Wish me luck and I'll post an update when I return.

[CougRN]

Best of luck sandman.

[smiling_ru]

Good luck!!

[bubba]

Does anyone know how many students start out at TWU per year?

[arkgolfer]

I believe they admit 100 - 120, which I think depends on the number of slots their clinical sites are allowing. I interviewed at TWU in December, and am waiting for interviews at my top clinical site picks.

[megmermaid]

i also think that although TWU admits >100 students, they only graduate around 60. they seem to weed out students during the program, instead of before (during interviews). of course they have an excellent boards pass rate...

How did it go sandman?

[alansmith52]

actually only 10 percent drop out durring the coorifice of the program which is pretty standard for graduate school.

if the numbers you are looking at come from the brag sheet they send you'll see that for the last 15 years they have gradually accepted more and more students. last year was the first year they accepted one hundred. about 6-8 dropped out in the first sem. because of TCU's program; clinical seats will be tight and they will probably not accept more than 100 this year. if that. plus the director told me that they just can't handle any more students.

really if you think about it. accepting more students is what all the schools should be doing right now. durring a shortage of anesthesia providers it would behove CRNA's if there was a sudden insurgance of CRNA's into the market place. I know that medical residencies are trying to up their enrollments for anesthesiologist for the same purpose.. we want to have more stock in the market. if you get my drift.

matt

[parklandtrauma]

Well i got the call from TCU yesterday to let me know that i was accepted to their program. i am still waiting to hear from TWU, but at least the pressure is off i know that i will be going to school in the fall i just am not 100% sure where yet. I just wanted to say thanks to you all. this BB has been invaluable in the information provided.

pj

[fence]

Congratulations! I'm still waiting to here form both TCU and TWU. I still have my fingers crossed.

[Jedav]

Congratulations PJ!!!

Jamie