MSU (Michigan State University) CRNA 2022

[hmiller300]

Hello!

I'm just creating a setting where everyone can collect who's applying for the 2022 CRNA cohort! 

[Atheris]

On 1/13/2022 at 11:00 PM, DreamingCRNA said:

Hi,

I know this is an old post but wanted to ask anyway. Why did you all apply to MSU instead of the University of Michigan-Flint? Thanks for your responses. 

I chose to apply to both and would be happy to attend either school. I believe MSU has the best faculty, support, work life balance, and learning style for students (based on talking to current students) out of all Michigan programs, and was a major reason I ultimately decided to go to MSU. I also believe U of M flint has the best clinical rotations for students to learn out of all Michigan programs. Both are roughly the same cost, but MSU now being the cheapest program in Michigan for 2022 with tuition, fees, etc. all being considered. MSU tries to incorporate where you are living and give you clinical sites that are (relatively) close to you and not throw you all across the state, where as U of M Flint will send you all around the state, and you are responsible for transportation, housing, meals, getting back to school to learn, so a lot of students end up crashing at each other’s places that are close to a clinical site during the program. This can be taxing to you as a student in many different ways, but also helps you learn and become stronger clinically. Every school has their pros and cons, so weigh what is important to you when you choose which school to apply to, or accept an admission spot at, if offered at both schools. When applying to schools my first time around, I didn’t have my CCRN done in time to apply to MSU, so I didn’t bother as I didn’t think I would be a competitive enough applicant with only 1 year of ICU experience. I was able to get my CCRN done in time for U of M flint, but I wasn’t accepted, otherwise I would have gone to U of M flint had I been offered a position on my first try. On the second round of applications, I was accepted to MSU and decided it was the right school for me after doing more research, so I finalized my decision and have a good gut feeling about it. 

[micurn07]

Anyone know how their interviews are tailored? More personal vs. clinical? Did they last 2-3 hours as the website states? Thanks in advance!

[Carlos Meek-James, BSN, RN]

I know this is an old post but I just got accepted into MSU and I am in need for some guidance in regards to housing. My wife and I thinking about buying a house. Do you know which location will be best and relatively close to school?

thank you for your time

[Rocnrollnium]

10 hours ago, Carlos Meek-James said:

Hey Carlos, congratulations on getting accepted! For my class and the class above, nobody lives in or near Lansing. You'll have clinicals that are potentially all across the state, so it doesn't make sense to buy a house right by MSU unless that is where you want to live afterward. Everyone pretty much carpools together in one group or another either by meeting at someone's house or a carpool lot on the side of the freeway and take turns driving. 

 

[Carlos Meek-James, BSN, RN]

Thank you for getting back to me. Where do you recommend getting a house? I don’t know much about the area