nurse122002

GenX and dive princess congrats to you! I can't wait to meet you! We are so excited about having some "junior" classmates. Let us know if you need anything! Congrats again and have some fun this summer while you still can! Jan will come quickly...

I started preparing early. I went the ADN then BSN route, I made sure that my GPA was close to a 4.0 because I had reseached and knew how very competitive schools were. I shadowed CRNAs to make sure that it was going to be something that I really wanted to do and was in love with; because you have to give up your entire life for 24-28 months! I also researched all of the schools in my state and decided to apply everywhere. Just sitting through the interviews helps you to get prepared (often times people are not accepted thier first try). Also as far as work I always volunteered for the sickest, hardest patients to help gain as much experience as I could. I thought about possible questions they would ask me and replayed them over and over in my head. I also researched alot of info from the aana website, polictical issues, standards, history, etc... You can't know too much! Also the GRE sucks so start studying early, I found it diffucult because the material was so boring! Hope this helps if you have any other q's let me know!

What are your GRE scores and GPA? Looks like you only have about 1 yr of experience total? You will have a much better chance next year as long as your grades/scores are good. Also just a friendly piece of advice: make sure you are very polite about inquiring on why you didn't get interviewed and what you can do to improve you opportunity for next year (they WILL remember). You sound kind of angry with them for not letting you know that you were not going to be interviewed, many schools do this. I am sure they were much to busy last week to contact 70 some people to let them know they were not being interviewed and much more concerned with the 20 something they were interviewing. Good luck in the future!

Hello I am in MSU's program now. The first year is going very well, the faculty are amazing! Clinicals have not started yet but will soon... The best advice I can give for the interview is be prepared for anything! Try to stay relaxed and think before you answer the questions. Good luck to you!

MSU Jan 2008

Congrats, when did you get your acceptance?