Old Dog

Hello Everyone,

I am an Operating Room RN with a little over 15 years of experience. I left the OR full time to pursue another career but have managed to work per diem for the last 5 years. My "other career" has fallen apart so I have decided it's time to do something much more challenging; become an ICU RN and eventually apply to a CRNA program. I have worked with some fantastic CRNAs (GHA) over the years and have always thought it would be something I would be good at. I would like to remain in Houston so I would apply to the University of Texas here in the medical center. My questions are:

1) Has anyone over the age of 40 applied to and completed CRNA school; particularly UT or Baylor?

2) I have an ADN from HBU with a GPA of 3.0 and a BSN from TWU with a GPA of 3.2 ; in your honest opinion should I even bother with those numbers? Yes, I know they are low. These grades are from the mid 1990s.

3) My cumulative GPA from the late 80's was a not so hot 2.7 with a mix of B and C grades.

4) I have to take Organic Chemistry and Statistics; pretty sure I could make an A in both.

5) I also have to take the GRE. I haven't had a college class in years so I signed up for the Kaplan GRE prep and the math refresher to help with the score. Should I wait to see how I do on the GRE before I even attempt to take the CHEM/STAT classes and head down the road of trying to get into CRNA school?

6) Should I consider other CRNA schools out of state that might be easier to get into?

Don't pull any punches; I would prefer honest and realistic replies.

Thanks Again

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