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Correct me if I am wrong, but when you graduate from anesthesia school, you get an MSN, so don't you need a bachelors in nursing first to obtain a masters in nursing? Also, I agree with everyone who said retake the classes. It doesn't matter what any of us think here, what matters is the people who are looking at your application. We may think you will get in, but there is no way of knowing. While you are getting your ICU experience, you could be retaking those classes. You definitely need to be good at chemistry including organic because there is a fair amount of chemistry involved with anethesia. Good luck!!

If you think the GRE is hard, if you actually get into anesthesia school, you will wish you had the GRE to study for. It is so much easier than anything you will encounter in anesthesia school. If you really want to go, bite the bullet and do what is required to get in, take the GRE.

When I applied, I used a previous nurse manager, a coworker and a nurse educator. I believe they just filled out the form. I applied to Case Western and got in, so I guess the forms were good enough. In my opinion, you should stay away from Dr's recommendations. You are a nurse going into a nursing profession and it is more important to know what other nurses think of you, not the dr's. A lot of schools would rather know this than what the dr's think of you. Hope this helps!

Hi all. I am currently an SRNA and have about a year and a half left in school and would like to move to Connecticut when I am done. I lived in Connecticut for about 3 years but was a staff nurse there, and didn't have much exposure to the CRNA world at that time. I know there are 3 anesthesia schools there, but was wondering if they are generally a CRNA friendly state? If you are working there, what hospitals use CRNA's and how much supervision by MDA's do you have? Any recommendations on where to work would be great. Thanks ahead of time for any input!!:nuke:

Take a look at the GRE for Dummies book. I used it primarily and it did wonders for me. Not only will it help you learn the basics, but it will teach you how to take the test, what pitfalls to avoid and little tricks to help you do better on the exam.

Sallie Mae has a private loan, i forget the name of it, I took it out for 40,000. Keep in mind, the private loans are much higher interest rates, even with great credit. But with that said, peace of mind while in school makes it all worth it. Their loan is not certified by the school. I had to fax them proof of enrollment, but they do not talk with the financial aid office for anything. Good luck.

I would say more than 50% of my class of 28 have kids. It will come out in the interview most likely when they ask about your support system. You should be honest from the start. It is unrealistic for schools to expect their applicants to not have outside distractions. Those outside distractions will be what help keep your sanity once you get in! Good luck!

I have been in the program since last August and I love it. There are people in my class who found out 1 week before class started that they were offered a position. I personally found out a week after my interview. I believe those that found out later may have been alternates, but I am not sure. One of the things I like most about the program is we have been in the OR's since the 2nd week of school. We attend class 2 days a week the first semester and clinicals 2 days. Second semester we have clinicals 3 days a week. For those who are at the Cleveland Clinic for clinicals, we are very independent in the OR's already. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me. Good luck!!

Case Western in Cleveland is about 1350$ per credit hour. First and second semester combined tuition- 24,000$, just tuition alone. By the time most are done, avg is 100,000$. Sounds great doesn't it?!?!? All worth it in the end!! :)

I can't even find time to work 8 hours a week and I don't have kids. You should plan on not working at all. I know it is said over and over how busy anesthesia school is, but I cannot emphasize it enough. It is like nothing I have ever done. There really is no comparison to the amount of time you will spend studying and being in class and clinicals. When I do have some spare time, I am so exhausted all I want to do is sleep!

My program did not provide the classes for us. We had to recert ourselves and pay the money. Definitely check with your program. Plus, you are going to be so busy once school does start. Do you really want to take the time to recert things you could have done before school even starts? Just my 2 cents!

When people write that travelers don't get the sickest patients, they really don't know what they are talking about. I was a traveler for almost 8 years and the experience I had was so much more than most staff nurses get. I am currently in Case Western's CRNA program and they loved it that I had so much experience as a traveler. It shows how flexible you can be changing hospitals and jobs frequently. It shows you can adapt to ever changing situations. There were some travel jobs I had where I was the most experienced nurse on the unit, so I was in charge and taking care of the sickest patients. Traveling was the best thing I did for my career so you should go out there and travel and enjoy all the experiences it will offer you. Good luck!!

I am at Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Clinic School of Nurse Anesthesia. Good luck in your search and application process! Feel free to PM me with any questions!:nuke:

I am in a combined program and I love it. We started out 2 days in the operating room starting with the second week of school. Our second semester we are in the OR 3 days a week. I know everyone in our class is loving the way our program is set up. It allows you to apply what you are learning in the classroom to the actual OR. I wouldn't have it any other way. Good luck!

Today i did a AAA repair and even though it is a little advanced for my first semester of anesthesia school, I had a blast! Intubated, artline and my first central line! I loved every minute of it and the case was so interesting! I can say, it is all worth the pain and torture!! :)