I have looked up information regarding statistics for those who have been accepted into anesthesia school and haven't found information regarding the average of grades, GRE scores, years of experiences, certifications, etc. Remember when you were applying for you undergrad, you could find out information about the incoming class and their average gpa, SAT scores, etc. To those of you who are CRNA's and SRNA's or soon to be SRNA's if you don't mind can you post what your gpa, GRE scores, years of experience, and other information so I can get an ideal of what to do to become a CRNA. Thank you for all that reply!!
applied to 3 schools, heard back from Barry University for early admission for Jan 2008, drove to Miami to interview, offered acceptance for class starting 2008!!!! I have heard good things about them, and have been real impressed with their organization and friendliness..........think I am going to accept and withdraw my two other apps, I couldnt believe I got in my first try!!!
What a stressful process this can be, I was doing vagal manuevers to slow my heart rate right before they called me in to interview:0]
But as nervous as I was, I got strangely calm when they started asking me questions and gave honest and enthusiastic answers to their questions. Best advice: be honest during the interview, and be confident but not cocky
I have heard this before that you don't want to let people at your work know that you want to apply. However, don't you need letters of rec from your floor manager?
While it is true that you need references from coworkers, I wouldn't advertise the fact that you got in. It seems to make people bitter. I would like to think that your supervisor would be professional enough not to advertise the fact that you asked for a reference as it can create ill feelings among your peers.
Oh, Okay Thanks... I'm new at this, so I don't really know what to do. I will just start getting official work experience this summer after I graduate, so I have a little while until I can apply.
after reading most of the posts it seems like a lot of people have their experience(s) in adult icus.. could it be possible to be accepted into a program with only picu experience?
after reading most of the posts it seems like a lot of people have their experience(s) in adult icus.. could it be possible to be accepted into a program with only picu experience?
yes, it's possible. some feel that having some adult experience will be helpful to you.
Ok Ok Ok, there is too many smart people here. It's going to be maybe 2 to 3 years before I start to apply to a CRNA program. I a new new also. My GPA out of nursing was a 2.9, but I worked hard for that GPA. I haven't took my GRE yet. I'm very interested in becoming a CRNA. Is it possible to be a little average and still make it into the CRNA program????????
Well - what "they" say is that if you lack in one area, in your case GPA, then you need to be that much better in all the other areas - experience, recs, GRE and interview. Usually if you had only a little experience, you need stellar numbers to get in. I think schools do make exceptions for people. You could also take some of the graduate classes ahead of time and ace them to show you're up for the academic challenge.
hi, i'm a foreign BSN graduate and my GPA scoring from my country is kinda different, in my country 1 is the highest and 5 is fail. And I am very interested to do CRNA in the near future. Since the scoring from my country is different from here.. what is exactly the range of a GPA of 3?
hi, i'm a foreign BSN graduate and my GPA scoring from my country is kinda different, in my country 1 is the highest and 5 is fail. And I am very interested to do CRNA in the near future. Since the scoring from my country is different from here.. what is exactly the range of a GPA of 3?
icyounurse, BSN, RN
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Hello everyone, here are my stats:
GPA BSN: 3.64, last 60 hours GPA: 3.9, science GPA 3.7
GRE: 1310 (I read like 7 study books before taking it)
CCRN, PALS, ACLS
2 years MICU experiance, 2 ICU travel assignments, 6 months PACU
applied to 3 schools, heard back from Barry University for early admission for Jan 2008, drove to Miami to interview, offered acceptance for class starting 2008!!!! I have heard good things about them, and have been real impressed with their organization and friendliness..........think I am going to accept and withdraw my two other apps, I couldnt believe I got in my first try!!!
What a stressful process this can be, I was doing vagal manuevers to slow my heart rate right before they called me in to interview:0]
But as nervous as I was, I got strangely calm when they started asking me questions and gave honest and enthusiastic answers to their questions. Best advice: be honest during the interview, and be confident but not cocky