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Thanks Lauren! I'm so determined right now that I feel like I could accomplish anything, but with 3 kids of my own, you have managed to inspire me so much more. Lindsey

Thanks so much! I'm applying to start my ADN in fall 2008, but with all of my generals out of the way, I'll just be waiting until next year. I wish I could have started this fall, but I didn't figure out "what I want to be when I grow up" until late this summer. Yes I'm only 25, but I can't help but think, If I had only known then what I know now:trout:.

I was just wondering, for those of you who are currently applying to, or recently began, CRNA programs...In the begining, even before nursing school, did it feel like it would take forever to get to this point?

Thanks so much RooneyRN for all of your info. I really appreciate it. It's been a few years since I've taken my science classes, so I guess I had better retake some of them. Anyone attending any of the other schools?

I was just wondering if anyone is attending or has been accepted to any of the CRNA programs in St. Louis, MO, SIUE or Murray, KY? If so, are you enjoying the program and what would you recommend for a future applicant?

I'm not so sure the LPN program at your community college is just a waste of time. At mine, you have a 1 year LPN, then a 1 year ADN (you have to do the LPN before you can go into the ADN) and then I can do a 1 year RN-BSN through a university. Total: 3 years. 1 year shorter than the 4 year university route. When I spoke with my nursing advisor she said all the classes are the same. I guess they just don't advertise it as an LPN-RN degree b/c most people in the programs don't stop half way through to take the test if they're not going to be working as an LPN while in school.

Thanks for your reply neurogeek. I really appreciate it. Here's the full situation... I had a rough start into college. I wanted to take a year off, but in order to keep health insurance through my parents I had to be a full time student. So...I took some classes not knowing what I eventually wanted to do to work toward a general associate science, I was working 50 hours a week (if I only knew then what I know now) and just really didn't care about school. That's where the generic classes come from. I was just wondering if I should try and retake them to raise my GPA or not even worry about them since I still have so much left to do? The university in my area doesn't offer a nursing program. I am married with 3 kids and my husband is a state employee and family is here to help with my younger children while I go to school, so I can't exactly just pick up and move right now for a BSN and not even know whether or not I will get into CRNA school in that same area. The CC here offers an ADN, but you have to get the LPN certificate before you can apply to the ADN program. I was hoping to finish the BSN online through SIUE. If anyone has any info on the BSN online at SIUE it would be greatly appreciated.

OK, so my GPA is 3.2 after 80 credit hours. My ultimate goal is CRNA. I haven't even started an LPN program yet (I hope to get in next fall), so I still have 3-4? years worth of corse work to go before I can even apply for grad school. I had a rough first couple years of college and long story short there are 2 classes (astronomy and earth science) that I failed. My question being, should I even worry about retaking these classes or will it really matter later?