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The number of people who apply and are qualified usually increases each year. There is a maximum number of people they admit and place on the waitlist each year as well. The day of the week you receive your email of acceptance, waitlist, etc does not mean anything. This year the interview process was completed on a different timeline than the last few years (the last few years interviews were spread out over several weeks not condensed and completed in one week). I know it's hard to be patient, but you guys will hear back soon. Keep in mind Monday was a holiday, Tuesday/Wednesday are class days, and Wednesday/Thursday are simulation days currently. The faculty are busy doing their best to manage it all. -Current FIU CRNA student

I'm sure many people would be willing to share their plans. For those of us already in the program who were also out of state I'm sure we would be happy to share what we did as well. Feel free to message me for more details if you get accepted into the program. Good luck to everyone who is interviewing! If anyone already had their interview today, I hope it went well. You all will do great. -Member of FIU CRNA class of 2021

FIU is always working on getting new clinical sites, and they have done so recently. At the end of 2019 they began clinical at Broward General and Broward North. Recently, FIU secured Kendall Regional as a new clinical site, which is very exciting. FIU is also working on getting several other clinical sites. FIU has many clinical sites overall, but 3 are considered "home base" at this current time. Again, this info is always subject to change. Broward, Memorial, and Sinai are considered the "home bases." This means that your first 3 semesters of clinical take place at that location (semester 3, 4, and 5 of the program). Starting semester 6 you begin specialty rotations and these can take place a wide variety of hospitals (Memorial, Sinai, newly added Kendall, the VA, Miami children's, Baptist, Mercy, etc). All clinical placements are now being decided randomly to ensure everything is as fair as possible. As for whether or not students are paired in the OR...it just depends. Generally, the goal is for each student to be one on one in the OR; however, there are times where there may be 2 students in the OR at a time. Do not let this be discouraging. There is always something you can learn when you're in the OR regardless of whether or not there's 1 or two students in there. OR time is valuable no matter what the situation. I hope this helps. Any other questions feel free to ask. -I'm in the class of 2021

When I was accepted to FIU's program in 2018 there was no required deposit to secure your seat. We signed a form and emailed it back to (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME). I'm not sure if that's changed in the last two years though. -FIU Class of 2021

I just want to say congrats to everyone who got it! I'm looking forward to meeting you all next year! I'm in the FIU CRNA class of 2021!

Congrats! Yes, please join the Facebook group. Nothing overly exciting is happening there yet but as IcuKelz said it's just a waiting game. No one has put a deposit down. We all just confirmed our spots and now we wait!

For those who received an invitation to interview....has anyone received the parking and hotel information they said we would be getting by July 1st?

I would say keep going. If you need to you can retake one class that you didn't do as well in, but keep in mind you can't rely on retaking classes. There are also other ways to become a nurse besides attending ndmu. NDMU is a great program but I fully support people in seeking out other avenues of becoming a nurse (such as getting an associates degree first). NDMU has a really great RN to BSN program as well. If you could get your associates degree in nursing, pass the NCLEX, and start working as a nurse, it could help you out in the long run. You would accomplish becoming a nurse and start making money sooner, then you could go back to get your BSN. Just a thought. Your grades aren't as competitive as other applicants but don't give up. Just figure out what works for you. If you want to become a nurse I believe you will find a way to do so.

Hey, I've tried searching that on Facebook as well and it just tells me there's no results for that.

I got one as well.

I'll respond to you here since this is your thread instead of the other one you posted in. Where do you stand with college in general. Do you have just some college class done? Do you have an associates degree? Or other bachelors degree?

Have you heard back from the school yet?

Did you get in? I graduated in the 2016 class.

Thank you for your suggestions as well. This information is very valuable. I would definitely prefer to live somewhere safe and central to as many clinical sites/campus as possible. Are you currently in the program?

Thank you very much for your suggestions. I appreciate the help!