FutureGasPasser90

I was just called by Dr. Goode and offered a part time spot which I turned down because I have been accepted elsewhere! He was very apologetic for how long this process has taken. It's not over, good luck y'all!!

Had to reactivate my account LOL. Just sent a request to the class of 2027 group!

Just got pulled off the waitlist yesterday, see y'all in August!

Sure. I'll start by saying I was completely shocked that I was offered an interview, but it tells me that there is no magic formula and that every school values things differently. Whether or not what I have is enough to actually get me in, we'll see. That's probably more to do with how I interviewed than anything else. Grades: So I have 2 college careers: a bachelor's I got in 2013 (Economics, LOL) with around a 2.5 GPA, and then from '13 through '21 I got an associate's of allied health science when I became a Paramedic, ASN in '18 and BSN in '21. My overall GPA ( almost 300 credit hours) is only like a 3.01 depending on how its calculated and if retakes are counted or not, last 60 (heck, even last 120) is like a 3.6 - 3.7. BSN - only was a 4.0, so I definitely have shown a major turnaround in my academics since I discovered healthcare (which is a large portion of my personal statement) Experience: EMT/Paramedic for 5 years, almost 6 as an RN. ER RN for a year, ICU for 3, PACU for about 10 months, currently spilt my week between PICC and ICU. The two ICUs I've worked in are both medium/large-ish (30+ beds) and only one of them was in any sort of trauma system (level II), one is a MICU, one is an open ICU (the level II) I did have the chance to train as an ECMO specialist and got quite a bit of experience during COVID. Extracurriculars: No charge experience (honestly I've avoided it like the plague) I've precepted pretty much everywhere I've worked No committees or research, but I did help put together and teach an ECMO course for the ICU I work in now to help train RNs that are new to ECMO. No volunteer experience that's worth listing on my resume One shadowing day (8 hours) Other: All the normal certs; BLS, ACLS, PALS and CCRN I took the GRE, got a 314 (153 Q) (161 V) (4.0 AW) I feel like my personal statement is very strong, and I spent a ton of hours working on it and getting it edited by people I trust to be objective. It very clearly explains my "why CRNA" and also addresses my concerning academic past, which I used in a positive way to show how I've turned it around. Hope this helps! Edit: if you're wondering, no I did not go to Pitt. Got my ASN in the southeast at a technical community college, BSN online, currently work out West. Also, I flew to Pitt with 5 days notice when I could have done a virtual interview. IMO, there's no substitute for an in person interaction, and I hope that it showed them how serious I am about this. Final Edit: I don't think it's your grades. I don't know what it was that kept you from getting an interview, maybe they just flip a coin at some point cause we can't all can't look THAT different on paper, but I'd probably start by looking at your personal statement and make sure it actually answers the question "why?" And, if you really want this, I would cast a broad net. My wife and I are willing to move literally wherever and whenever to make this happen. I'm not a unicorn candidate that has "perfect" everything, so I've resigned myself to the fact that I can't bank on just one or two schools to fulfill this dream, I've got to cast a net far and wide. I just need one to say yes, though.

*soul slowly dying inside*

I only ask because they told us on 5/17 that the top 20 (those over a certain threshold on their scoring system) would hear on June 1. They said everyone else would hear after all the rest of the interviews were completed, likely July 1. But judging by previous years it doesn't matter what we're told, and they're gonna tell us when they wanna tell us LOL.

Anyone that's on the waitlist get pulled off yet?

Did anyone hear anything about acceptance today?