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I hope you get in!! I think the interviews are for late January/ beginning of February but don’t quote me

It was pretty great. You will take 5 courses. I’m glad I made the decision to start CRNA school. This is a long one, you have been warned. 1. Intro to anesthesia-1 credit easy course that has short discussion board questions and 1 page essays that alternate weekly. I found this course to be helpful as you learn the history and intricacies of anesthesia practice. Emotional intelligence, how to cope with stress, wellness enhancement, scope of practice for CRNAs, and independent practice for CRNAs are things to look at on the AANA website and may be asked in your interview. 2. Healthcare policy and economics- easy course where you will learn policy and economics through weekly 10 question quizzes and through a 6 page policy paper about a healthcare policy, a poster, a fact sheet, a powerpoint and a peer rebuttal. You will present the powerpoint twice and present the fact sheet and poster the second time you present the powerpoint. For presentations you will use an app called blackboard collaborate, something similiar to zoom or micrsoft teams. 3. Scholarly Writing- you will write short weekly discussion boards throughout the semester, choose a DNP related topic to eventually write an 8 page APA paper at the end of the course. You will use many elements of the course for the large DNP project later on in the program. Pretty easy course. 4. Health assessment. You will learn health assessment through weekly 20 -22 question open book quizzes and a final exam open book quiz consisting of 85 questions. The first 7 quizzes are 20% of the grade and the final exam is 15%.You will also use something called Shadow Health for virtual physical exams on patients. These took about an hour each to complete and some weeks had multiple ones due so plan accordingly, not difficult just time consuming. You will construct a health history and soap note based on shadow health patients so be sure to follow the rubic as both these assignments are worth 25% of your grade. You will finally culminate with a 30 minute recorded video of a health assessment demonstration. She graded graciously with this assignment ?, this is 20% of the final grade. 5. Finally the most difficult class advanced patho and physiology. The other courses are easy compared to this class. Initially we had these pre learning activities that were 10-20 questions and you would write/illustrate the answers in a 10-20 page document and submit before the synchronous class on Thursdays. Later on, maybe week 11 the course transitioned to 10 question open book quizzes due weekly. I found the quizzes to save lots of time compared to the pre learning activities helped more with exam prep. The synchronous class was a 2 hour class on Thursdays where we would discuss questions related to material and sometimes has journal articles to read before the class. You will have to study much for this course. 12 hours a day worked for me. I watched videos on YouTube related to different concepts, the best one in my opinion is Ninja nerd. Ninja nerd breaks it down for you and makes it easy to understand. I read 12 hours a day and formed a study group with classmates and before the exam we would go through each chapter and ask each other questions. Personally, I had to increase my study habits much to do well in the course. Our whole class failed the first exam <75% but all 25 of our students are moving on. I passed every other exam, there are 4 btw. What helped me the most were the provided powerpoints, Ninja nerd, provided recorded lectures, study group, and the hardest imo was reading the Guyton/Mccance books for many hours each day. Our study group became adept at being able to predict questions and topics that we would see on the exam (the course doesn’t provide exam outlines) and we were often correct. The Guyton book is a complex read, but the chapters are 10-20 pages. McCance is easier to read, but the chapters are 100+ pages. For a typical exam you will read 400-700 pages of material so plan accordingly. I liken the reading to drinking from a fire hose. I’m not the smartest student ever, but if I can pass all of these courses, so can you. I hope you get in

$2000 just finished the first semester in the Program. Feel free to ask questions

What helped with my personal statement was having friends thats worked on my unit that are CRNAs today. I was blessed to become friends with them and kept up with them throughout their journey. They were all smart individuals who I learned much from. I listened to their experiences and hardships about going through school. I held off applying because I thought I wasn’t good enough ?. Seeing them all graduate, pass boards and run cases now has given me a lot of encouragement that it can be done. I had them look at my statement and they all said I need a stronger why for my statement. They said that a strong why is what gets you past a crappy clinical case, a bad test grade, and the sometimes overwhelming amount of information and tasks that can sometimes come at you. I don’t know you at all but I believe you can become an excellent CRNA in your future as well ?. Keep grinding young Katie

I will not touch on this. I have been accepted already into another program and had a zoom interview two weeks ago. The fact that they invited you for an interview shows they really like you already. I think over 300 people applied for the cohort. Please be yourself and show your personality. Answer questions to the best of your knowledge and show you can think on your feet. I knew all the answers to my previous interview but if you don’t know just say so. This shows that your willing to accept your flaws, are honest, and willing to research the answer and get back to them about it. This advice helped me gain acceptance to a program already. You’re more than just GPA

I don’t have stats as great as yours and was invited for an interview. I personally think a strong why for your personal statement, outside activities and hobbies, and enthusiastic letters of recommendation can help. I only have 3.49 GPA, CCRN and teach classes at my hospital. A strong why for your personal statement will help you get through the gambit of CRNA school while showing your personality. Outside activities will show you’re a well rounded individual. I personally think you’re an excellent candidate but try to show your more than just a high GPA and I’m sure you will get an interview somewhere. Also you mentioned you definitely think you won’t get in somewhere. You must believe in yourself because CRNA school is hell. I have no idea who you are but you can be an excellent CRNA in your future. Let your No’s fuel you to come back better and stronger until you get your yes

Not yet I just checked the COA website

Just found out yesterday I was accepted. They called me to offer a spot. I’m pumped about the future. They told me the whole first year is online. Tuition is $148,500 for the 3 years ?. Never heard back from VCU ?. They said accreditation should finalize this week or next.