Minneapolis School of Anesthesia 2020

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Anyone out there getting their application ready? Excited for this process!

Specializes in ICU/CCU/MSICU.

Applied early October as well! Hoping to get into the MSN program! @lifelover1 I was able to get a recommendation from my old supervisor! I was hesitant but she was supportive of my educational journey. Wonder if interviews will be via Zoom due to COVID. Wishing everyone the best in applying !

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21 hours ago, rattlernurse15 said:

Applied early October as well! Hoping to get into the MSN program! @lifelover1 I was able to get a recommendation from my old supervisor! I was hesitant but she was supportive of my educational journey. Wonder if interviews will be via Zoom due to COVID. Wishing everyone the best in applying !

That's awesome!!  So nice to hear from you!!  I do  think that most interviews are via Zoom these days.  I am glad you got your recc!!  Not sure when they start interviews here at all.  Good luck to you and keep in touch.

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Specializes in CVICU/MICU.

This week may be the time frame they start calling or emailing for interviews. Good luck to everyone that applied!??

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23 minutes ago, Jbert23 said:

This week may be the time frame they start calling or emailing for interviews. Good luck to everyone that applied!??

Hi there - I got excited when I read your post and called the school ... they said that we wouldn’t hear till Jan and interviews should be in February .... 

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Specializes in CVICU/MICU.

Hello, thank you for the update! I was going off of the timeline from previous years. I guess we can relax for a bit? Thank you for calling.

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5 hours ago, Jbert23 said:

Hello, thank you for the update! I was going off of the timeline from previous years. I guess we can relax for a bit? Thank you for calling.

You are very welcome!!  Where do you live at the moment?  Is this your first time applying to MSA?

 

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I also applied! But in the meantime... I’m looking for more classes to expand my resume/education.  it’s so hard to find well organized online courses. Does anyone have recommendations - class/university?

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Specializes in ICU.
On 2/20/2020 at 8:47 AM, SRNAliferocks said:

I have 3 years of M/S ICU, but we do everything (cardiac/neuro/medical/surgical). Have had CCRN for 2 years. I don't do charge but am a preceptor on my unit. I took PALS on my own prior to applying. I didn't have the greatest overall GPA from undergrad (3.2) and an even worse science GPA. But I retook 3 science courses and got a As in all of them (orgo, A&P 1 and 2). They noted concerns about my poor undergrad grades but liked my retakes. I was a bad student, I skipped a lot, never thought I'd go back to school, did the minimum to get by. Definitely in a much better place now.

I've been rejected by other schools and not even granted an interview. I do feel MSA does a good job at looking at the candidate as a whole. If they solely went off grades, I wouldn't have even been granted an interview.

Do you have any recommendations for schools? I want to retake my science classes. I also had a hectic undergrad life. Trying to prepare myself to apply to school in the next year. 

Congratulations to everyone accepted! 

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Specializes in M/S ICU.
On 12/27/2020 at 12:22 PM, RN_27 said:

Do you have any recommendations for schools? I want to retake my science classes. I also had a hectic undergrad life. Trying to prepare myself to apply to school in the next year. 

Congratulations to everyone accepted! 

Check out Doane University out of Nebraska. They offer condensed (shortened) fully online classes that are manageable. You can get an entire semester course done in 8 weeks. It does require time commitment and I wouldn't recommend doing more than 1 class at a time but it's a good way to get several classes done in a shorter amount of time. I retook 2 classes there and found them each manageable while working full time(plus overtime) straight nights. 

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Specializes in Medical-Cardiac ICU.
On 12/18/2020 at 10:47 PM, CvicuRn11 said:

I also applied! But in the meantime... I’m looking for more classes to expand my resume/education.  it’s so hard to find well organized online courses. Does anyone have recommendations - class/university?

Hello! 
 

I took an online medical biochemistry course out of the UNE. They have lots of online courses that are relatively cheap and it’s on a rolling basis, so a class starts around every 2 weeks.

I’ve also taken classes at Winona State online since that is near me. Depending on if you are in MN those are pretty cheap as well. It can be a little competitive to get into to some of their grad classes because they are the same ones the NP Program students have to take. I took an graduate Advanced Pathophysiology course and then I’m taking a Grad Stats course this Spring through Winona. Both online. Hope that helps! 

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Specializes in Medical-Cardiac ICU.

Here is a list of good classes to take at Winona State:

 

https://www.winona.edu/graduatenursing/special.asp

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Specializes in ICU.
On 1/5/2021 at 2:04 PM, sj94 said:

Hello! 
 

I took an online medical biochemistry course out of the UNE. They have lots of online courses that are relatively cheap and it’s on a rolling basis, so a class starts around every 2 weeks.

I’ve also taken classes at Winona State online since that is near me. Depending on if you are in MN those are pretty cheap as well. It can be a little competitive to get into to some of their grad classes because they are the same ones the NP Program students have to take. I took an graduate Advanced Pathophysiology course and then I’m taking a Grad Stats course this Spring through Winona. Both online. Hope that helps! 

TY for the recommendation! I will definitely look into it! Appreciate your help!

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