Ccrn4256
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Hi, I'm from the 2027 cohort. From my experience, they took 1-2 weeks to call everyone who got in immediately into specific sites. However, some people were still getting accepted into the program around June/July timeframe. A lot of people get accepted into multiple programs and will drop. Give it some time. Some people from my class didn't get phone calls and instead got emails on the 14th with the official acceptance.
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I think they still look at grades overall along w the GRE. But the fact you got an interview says a lot about who you are and what they liked from your resume. Don't doubt yourself bc of your grades. A lot of people I know in the program (as well as other programs) didn't have the highest grades or the most competitive scores and yet they're excelling in the program. You might be asked how you've improved or plan to improve your grades, and that can be your selling point right there. Even though you didn't specialize, you still continued to better yourself and take on new roles. Talk about that stuff too. Be proud of yourself and talk yourself up! For anyone medical ICU reading this, there are plenty of medical ICU, neuro ICU, PICU, non-CVICU nurses who got in and continue to get in every year. Don't sell yourself short bc you're not the typical CVICU CRNA student!
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Know your drugs pretty deeply, some professors ask as far as the mu receptor level, some don't. I don't know of anyone being asked about GPCRs, so I wouldn't go that far. Be able to give examples of difficult patients, drugs you gave them, MOA, pathophys behind the pt. They'll keep the question path going wherever you take it, so don't dig yourself into a hole. They can definitely spot BS and lying. If you don't know something, confidently admit you don't, looks better to be honest and straight forward than to beat around the bush. One math question given, super easy and straight forward dosing. One illogical weird/ think outside of the box question. And one question that's kind of like a what would you do if your classmate did this or if this was your patient what would you do, basically an ethical/moral question. All of the professors are super nice and cool people. I went into the interview confident but also terrified. The professors are not out to get you or trick you, they just want to know who you are as a person. It's important to be intelligent, but it's also super important to be good at communication and interpersonal skills. If you interview w another person, be kind to them and work with them during the interview. You could be the smartest person in the room, but it doesn't matter if you can't work well with others. The interview is 90 min long, show them who you are and what you know.
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Hi! I'm in the class above you! I saw someone ask about hotel recs and what not. I stayed in an AirBnB near the school, DO NOT DO THAT. The neighborhood around the school isn't the safest. All of the hotels around the area are great. Avid, Hilton, the worthington are places where some of my friends stayed. As for arrowhead interview, one of my best friends here (also my roommate) is going to arrowhead. Her interview was individual ONLY bc her partner didn't show up. But expect the unexpected. I believe her interview had two professors and her clinical coordinator. Questions are tough and much more clinical based compared to other professors/ clinical coordinators that interview students.
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