How many schools did you apply to?

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  1. How many CRNA schools did you apply to?

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Just wondering how many schools the majority of people applied to. Some people I know applied to 10+, others only 2-3.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Not sure why I can't vote from mobile site, but applied to 3 and got in to all of them. Starting at Minnesota next fall!

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Specializes in Critical Care & Acute Care.

I applied to three schools, interviewed at two, accepted to two, and cancelled my third interview since I had already made my choice!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Most people apply between 2-5. I've never heard of someone applying to 10 schools but if 10 schools interest you, go for it. I intended to apply to about 4 but applied to my first choice first and was lucky enough to get in.

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Specializes in Neuro/Trauma SICU.

Applied to 3, got into the first two I interviewed at.

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Specializes in CVICU.

I did an intense search and picked my top 5. Got into my first choice.

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My question is when you apply to all these schools do you have your references send out numerous letters of recommendations??

I want to apply to a few schools but I don't want to keep asking my references for a letter for each school I apply to.

Thoughts?

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Specializes in Critical Care.

It depends on whether or not the school you are applying to uses NursingCAS for applications. NursingCAS is nice in that its a centralized application where you send your transcripts and what not to one place and they send it out to each school you apply to. Letters of recommendations are completed / submitted online directly to NursingCAS from the writer. There are many schools that have supplemental applications and many that don't use NursingCAS yet, so that can be a pain. NursingCAS is similar to AMCAS for medical school and CASPA for PA programs. More and more nursing programs are using NursingCAS but not all yet. Good luck

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Ok thanks. Hopefully the schools I will be applying to uses that system. Thanks for the info!!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

I applied to three, but what I thought was my first choice pre-interviews ended up being my last choice (which is fine because I didn't get accepted anyway), and what was my last choice pre-interview ended up being my first choice post-interviews. Interviews are an important time to really dig into the programs, ask a lot of questions, and see how organized the school is. Make them sell themselves to you as much as you are selling yourself to them. I had one interview where I sat in a room alone for 45 minutes in the middle of being interviewed by 2 individuals that asked me the exact same questions. Needless to say, I wasn't impressed. Don't settle for a school that you don't get a good feeling from, remember you have to commit the next 27-30+ months of your life to them and there's a chance the bad feeling could be a common theme.

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Specializes in Surgical ICU.

I only applied to one and was accepted to it, but I know that some people apply to 1-3. I've never heard of anyone applying to 10....that's a lot of $$ in application fees

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Specializes in Emergency Department.

I applied to two programs as those were the only two that were effectively available to me. It would have been 3 except for one problem - CSU Sacramento was entirely closed to 2nd Bachelors students. Now the BSN program is open to 2nd Bachelors students.

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