Old Dominion University (ODU) CRNA 2025

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Specializes in ICU.

Interview for mid October! Any thoughts on how they assign interview dates? I know two people that were offered 10/1 as an option (earlier than my options).
...Possibly just over analyzing here...

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SchoolprepRN said:

Interview for mid October! Any thoughts on how they assign interview dates? I know two people that were offered 10/1 as an option (earlier than my options).
...Possibly just over analyzing here...

Did you get an email today? The people who got Oct. 1 interviews got earlier emails. I don't know how they're going through applications, maybe by submission date...?

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RDBaron said:

Did you get an email today? The people who got Oct. 1 interviews got earlier emails. I don't know how they're going through applications, maybe by submission date...?

No, I got my email Friday. 

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For those of you who hot interview do you mind sharing when did you apply? I am wondering if they are reviewing in order that they received. Thank you

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luka8871 said:

For those of you who hot interview do you mind sharing when did you apply? I am wondering if they are reviewing in order that they received. Thank you

I have an October 1st date, but I submitted by application the Wednesday before it was due. My application was still pending a reference until that Friday. In my interview invite email, it asked that I come the first week since I live close by (about 2 hours away) to give time for people who live further to make traveling arrangements. I am not sure if they considered me local because of the distance or because I have been there multiple times for a VANA conference, to meet with the director, and to sit in on a class, so they know I can get there easily with shorter notice.

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Didn't realize I received an email to interview 2 days ago LOL I'm asuming interviews are in person only? 

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seeseeRN said:

Didn't realize I received an email to interview 2 days ago LOL I'm asuming interviews are in person only? 

Congrats!! I know in the past they had an option for zoom, but I haven't heard anything about it yet this year.

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luka8871 said:

For those of you who hot interview do you mind sharing when did you apply? I am wondering if they are reviewing in order that they received. Thank you

Applied on Aug 30. Received an interview invite on Sept 20. 

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Hi guys. If you got an interview may you please share your stats? Science and cumulative GPA and yrs of experience 

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Best of luck to everyone. Got my rejection letter today. Didn't even score an interview. Here are my "not good enough" statistics:

Science GPA-3.44

GPA-3.47

All required courses satisfied, CCRN, CNRN, masters degree, 9 years in ICU-from level 1 down to small community hospitals, 135 hours of shadowing/clinical with CRNA across 4 different hospitals level 1,2 3 trauma and small community hospital, ran a 501c, volunteered at the library, 5 other consistent volunteer things, 1 committee at the hospital which included me representing them for magnet evaluation, aacn and ana membership, 3 professional conferences attended this year including 2 nursing, 1 anesthesia. Preceptor and charge experience and I teach to orient new nurses at my hospital.

Apparently not good enough for this program. 👍

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adamdamn said:

Hi guys. If you got an interview may you please share your stats? Science and cumulative GPA and yrs of experience 

I had a 3.2 overall undergrad. 3.4 for science undergrad. I took 2 graduate classes (Pharm and path) and got an A and B. I have had 2 years nursing experience in a MSTICU/BICU at a level 1 trauma center and have cross trained to work PRN in the PICU for the last year. I worked as a PCT in three ICUs during nursing school. Some extra stuff that I think helped... I have done volunteering through the AACN and at church. I've been to 4 CRNA conferences and have talked to the director and students each time. I've had the opportunity to sit in on a class at ODU and have had a meeting with the director to look over my resume and transcripts. I was able to shadow a CRNA for 24 hours. I got my CCRN, CBRN, and CSRN. I took NRP, TNCC, ABLS, and PALS. I have submitted an article to a anesthesia journal. I did some other stuff too but those are the big things! The hospital I work at has so many opportunities, so I take all that I can! 

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CaffeinatedCoder said:

I had a 3.2 overall undergrad. 3.4 for science undergrad. I took 2 graduate classes (Pharm and path) and got an A and B. I have had 2 years nursing experience in a MSTICU/BICU at a level 1 trauma center and have cross trained to work PRN in the PICU for the last year. I worked as a PCT in three ICUs during nursing school. Some extra stuff that I think helped... I have done volunteering through the AACN and at church. I've been to 4 CRNA conferences and have talked to the director and students each time. I've had the opportunity to sit in on a class at ODU and have had a meeting with the director to look over my resume and transcripts. I was able to shadow a CRNA for 24 hours. I got my CCRN, CBRN, and CSRN. I took NRP, TNCC, ABLS, and PALS. I have submitted an article to an anesthesia journal. I did some other stuff too but those are the big things! The hospital I work at has so many opportunities, so I take all that I can! 

Hi, where did you take those grad courses? Thanks!

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