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Yeah!!! Congrats! Glad your wait is finally over. Thanks for putting together the Facebook page.

A call is a good sign. I would imagine they only call for admission and wait-list notifications. Hope you get some good news!

I'm taking the first statistics course online over the summer.

I'm wondering if any current University of Pittsburgh DNP SRNAs are on here, and might have time for a few questions. I will be starting in January, 2020 (wait-listed for 2019 too, but that's becoming unlikely), and was hoping to pick someone's brain...

They have notoriously added interview sessions in the past, depending on how the early interviews go. When I went last year, I was told they were considering doing one more date after mine, but ultimately ended up adding two. Good luck to everyone in...

You're not alone. I had 4.5 years of experience in a busy procedural unit, doing conscious sedation, and will have 5 years in the ICU by the time I start in January, and as much as I'm excited for school, I'm terrified. I'm also selling my house and ...

I will have been out of school for 10 years by the time I start in January. I've never had to put in long hours studying before. I had some graduate level classes for which I studied with friends for several hours a week during my first degree, and I...

Thanks for replying. Unfortunately, some of the distance learning courses are limited to PA residents. Do you mind elaborating on the tuition comment? All I could find online is the roughly 34k/yr full tuition cost. My advisor also mentioned that whi...

I interviewed with them last year, and can personally attest to the interview process being exactly as described. After the initial standard program overview, I went with the director in her office and got drilled with clinical questions for about an...

Keep in mind that a lot of loans will let you defer payments if you re-enroll in school. While CRNAs are all going to be doctoral-trained by 2025, any program starting 2023 or later has to meet this requirement, since the 2025 deadline refers to grad...

Wanted to join this conversation for a couple of reasons. I interviewed last year, and was offered a 2020 start date, with wait-list for 2019 (spot didn't open up). Since I'll be starting at Pitt next Jan., I hope to follow this thread and get to mee...

The clinical component was long, and is 1 on 1 with the program director. I think I was in her office for close to an hr, and was asked about Swans, basic EKG stuff, and a fair amount of pharmacology (definitely know your mechanisms of action and rec...

Sorry, I just now saw this. My interview last year was rough, and it was also my first from the schools to which I applied. After the initial presentation about the program, I spent close to an hr being asked clinical questions 1 on 1 by the program ...

I am interviewing on the 25th, and wanted to start this thread for fellow applicants. I've been told that the interview consists of two 1 on 1 sessions with the program director and assistant director. One section is personality-based, while the othe...

I got an interview invitation a few days ago. I've already been accepted into a program, but it's DNP to start Jan., 2020, so later start and finish. I'm trying to clarify a few details before scheduling my date and flights. One of the enticing thing...

I agree that in the short term, there would definitely be no impact. I'm just wondering if there any reason to speculate that reimbursement and/or job availability will be affected in the long term, maybe 10 years down the road.

I was admitted to a doctoral program starting Jan., 2020, and was planning on continuing to apply for master's programs that start in the fall of 2019, since those would end a whole year sooner than the doctoral program (I'm in my 30s). However, I am...

I'm curious what proper etiquette is for thanking references for their time, especially if one will continue to apply past an acceptance. I was wait-listed for next year, and guaranteed admission the following year, so I will continue to try for an e...

Thanks everyone for the input. I was more curious regarding sending thank-yous after initial acceptance or when I finish, since I will likely apply to a few more schools, in case I get an earlier start.

I just got my interview invitation, and will be there for the 4/13 date. I'm reaching out to see if anyone can recall the question type mix in the actual interview portion of the process (clinical vs personality), and would love some insight from cur...

My call came today! I was offered admission for 2020, and wait-list status for 2019. Keeping my fingers crossed to move up, but excited either way!

The last time I heard from them, they said they are holding an interview session the first week of June, and will be making all final decisions afterward.

I actually emailed them for an update this morning and heard back from one of the faculty members, saying that my application is still under consideration, even though I didnt get a call last week. He mentioned they're having one more round of interv...

I believe all the Legacy hospitals use primarily CRNAs in their ORs. The best way to go about it is to just call the general hospital line and have them transfer you to the main OR desk or to the Short Stay unit. They should be able to then direct yo...

Congrats to all of you! I'm still anxiously waiting for my call. I felt really good about the interview, so hopefully I'll hear from them soon. Did all 3 of you hear back yesterday (5/16) or over the past couple of days?