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The loan repayment that you refer to is for regular direct accessions. I was referring to CRNA direct accessions who are afforded the benefit of a $100,000 education. I was in study group when I received your reply and no one in my group believed you...

Bad news. The AF no longer has its own CRNA program. They depend on a precious few slots at USUHS in Maryland and at my school in San Antonio. I am attending USAGPAN in San Antonio and I'm currently in phase I of the program. There are only 3 AF stud...

I'm attending CRNA school and I will never see a tuition bill, it's all taken care of by my employer...the United States Army, hooah! I get paid on the 1st and 15th of every month...that's one less stressor to deal with while getting pounded academic...

What are you talking about? I am an active duty nurse and I'm in phase I at USAGPAN/Northeastern University. My program is 30 months long, not just 2 years. The Army will not, I repeat, will not pay back previous student loans for direct accessions. ...

Yes, all of my exams are cumulative in nature. However, we are tested on smaller blocks of instruction so that our professors can be sure that we have a sound grasp of the material before we progress to the next concept which builds upon the first. S...

I used The Princeton Review. While many people prefer Kaplan, I didn't feel like Kaplan provided instructions for someone who had been out of high school over 20 years. I think that Kaplan is popular solely based on name recognition and those expensi...

I know many people that got into CRNA school with GRE scores lower than yours. In fact, quite a few students in my class have owned up to having GRE scores that were Best advice, talk to a representative at the schools you're interested in before yo...

I agree with you about the amt of material per test. I initially thought ok this is cool, but I have paranoid classmates who are terrified by this fact. Their argument is that a 50-question test will be extremely difficult because it covers so little...

Yes, I am concurrently enrolled at Northeastern University in Boston. The Army's CRNA program is partnered with NEU. However, all classes are held in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston. Northeastern's SRNAs will not matriculate until August. As a result...

MB 37, I'd like to weigh-in on your question. But, I must first qualify my remarks. I did not go thru an ABSN program. However, I cruised thru my BSN program with relative ease because of my background as a medical technologist and a combat medic. Th...

Forgot to mention that my class schedule is 5 days a week. For the 12 months of didactic there are 96 scheduled exams. Yes, we were given this bit of info on day one. Army, SRNA USAGPAN/Northeastern University

Just started a front-loaded program on Monday. Class begins at 0830 and ends around 1500. According to six-week schedule(subject to change), I will be taking 2 tests each week with written papers due also. I haven't wasted any time, first class was P...

The New Orleans area is, in fact, saturated with CRNAs due to the fact that LSU and OLOL are intimate geographical neighbors. Current anesthesia students and incoming anesthesia students should plan on relocating after graduation. There is some good ...

Much like you, I couldn't stand being at the bedside. However, my disdain for what I was doing didn't really begin until after I found out I was accepted to CRNA school. However, I had grown tired of the political crap being dished out by mgmt about ...

Lesser women make excuses and give up easily. I earned both of my bachelor degrees as a single mother with two very young children. I couldn't have done that without support from my mom and dad...they were great. I also worked fulltime and graduated ...

Enjoy those 10 weeks. If your experience is anything like mine, you will wake up one day and wonder how that time got away from you. Classes start on Monday...OMG, that time has finally arrived.

I couldn't have taken another day at the bedside. I had succumb to total burn-out. I loved working in ICU early in my nursing career. However, once the challenge was gone, I just didn't like what I was doing anymore. Toward the end of my days at the ...

FLAreN, You are incredible!! I have to ask are you all human? Perhaps part machine? Kudos to you. I thought I was supermom when my kids were young, but you are definitely SUPERMOM!! I think that you are an inspiration to all mothers with very young c...

Words of wisdom...:chuckle Preparing to start at USAGPAN, I couldn't have stated that any clearer!!

Neurogeek, I'm glad to hear that you are doing well following your ERCP. I just want to add that I have had equally positive experiences with MDAs. When I was still at the bedside I told all of the MDAs that I worked with about my acceptance to CRNA ...

My friend, worrying goes with the territory. But, I think that you should focus on the positives that you previously mentioned. The greatest advantage that you have is the fact that you are on the "inside looking in." You have been there and done tha...

Much to my chagrin, my alma mater(LSUHSC) accepted a PACU nurse for this year's class that will matriculate in August. I do not agree with the adcom's decision to accept that particular nurse. Sure, she is nice and all that other gooey stuff. But, bo...

Reality: CRNA programs are very hard to get into due to the fact that hundreds of nurses compete for a limited number of seats. In order to maintain their statistics, mainly high passing percentages on boards, CRNA programs normally accept the most h...

Have you published your research findings? What statistical method and analysis did you use? I think that the AANA would be interested in your research findings. Perhaps there is a way for the AANA to track the number of highly qualified African Amer...

I loved working in the ICU until I hated it...I reached burnout after 4 years!! My last year in the ICU was like living a nightmare. Once I learned that I was accepted to anesthesia school it became even harder to go to work and put up with the patie...