My CRNA Chances?

[kjellsen10]

Ok, Folks. I know questions such as these come up so often, but I'm going to have an anxiety attack if I don't get this all straightened out.

I am a 20 year old male. I am very excited/nervous about the nursing major for a few different reasons. I am looking at becoming a CRNA after my RN, and just want to find out some things

-- Here is a little background for you to get to know me. I graduated in a fairly tough HS, 2nd in the state of South Dakota (big deal right)...with a 3.7 GPA. I had a 23 ACT score. My current/cummulative college GPA is a 3.5. I also am on the basketball team.

What do you think my chances are of being successful in CRNA school, as far as what you can see with grades and what not? I know everyone studies different and learns a little bit faster and slower then others, but just a general question. SINCERE HONESTY WOULD BE GREAT. I just don't want to take all kinds of unnecessary credits for a major that I could be possibly wasting my time with.

I know basketball is very time consuming along with the nursing major alone, but its hard to turn down so much money for school right now (basketball scholarship) while I'm still maintaining mostly A's and a few B's. I kind of look at it as the fact that basketball might look good on a resume for applying to college. Lots of grad schools love having well rounded people, and having someone who maintained descent grades in college while spending lots of time in the gym would be a perk. Maybe I am wrong.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[33762FL]

CRNA programs are very competitive. Getting in mainly depends on the following factors:

1. Your nursing school grades

2. your nursing work experience (you need to have worked in ICU for a few years to qualify for a CRNA program)

3. Recommendations

Basketball will be irrelevant by the time you're done with nursing school, working, and applying to a CRNA program. They care about who you are as a nurse, not as an athlete (or a singer, artist, gardener, or whatever). If you truly want to be a nurse and then a CRNA you're going to have to find a way to put in the basketball hours just to keep the scholarship and stay at school, but your main focus needs to be nursing.