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I started CRNA school at 27. I will be 30 when I graduate.

Yeah I'll be there. You?

I'll be there :-) Currently living at Bermuda Islands Apartments. It's super nice here. Moved here a few months ago from out of state. There are several current Wolford students who live here as well. It's minutes from campus and the beach!

I'll be attending there. Also have a friend that will be attending. I currently live in Naples already. Moved down here a few months ago because my fiancé began working down here at the local hospital. We live in Bermuda Islands and my friend is also looking to live here. It's really nice. There are also several current Wolford students who live here as well. It's minutes from school and the beach :) Take a look at it on the internet.

I actually looked for a school that was around some of my family members and that's a big reason why I chose Wolford College in Naples, FL. I was living in St. Louis but didn't have any family there so I was looking to move. Luckily Wolford is a CRNA only program so there is no medical program to really compete with in the local area. What program are you going to?

Hey! You are right you will need to first get your BSN and then your ICU experience. During school I would definitely focus on getting a good GPA. After graduation just focus on getting great clinical experience. Look at schools that you are interested because they all have slightly different requirements for admission. First priority though would be get good grades in undergrad and then obtain some great experience in the clinical setting as a nurse. Best of luck!

Hey guys. Feel free to ask any questions about anything. I wish everyone the best of luck with their journey to CRNAville as well.

I applied for Spring 2012 and have interview in September. Does anybody know what the Wolford interview is like? Thanks for any advice :) :) :)

Yeah! I passed!! PVT worked :-)

It is true. Starting in April of 2010 the new format began. There is an increase in percentage of medications that you will be asked as well as they are testing the new "audio" format. If you receive an audio question it does not count against you as of right now. They are just testing tha format out right now. However, Kaplan instructors told my group that they will count in the future just not sure when. I took NCLEX-RN two days ago and didn't have any audio questions. Had 87 questions and found out about an hour ago that I passed!!! My PVT had the good pop up as well :-) Good luck to everyone!

I took NCLEX-RN this morning and got 87 questions. Had 7 SATA, 2 exhibits, 2 dosage calcs, lots of priorty and a few isolation. I got the "good pop up" when I got home when trying to re-register on pearsonvue so I feel more at ease now. My preparation for the exam was I completed the first 4 of the 7 Kaplan trainer exams and 40% of their qbank questions. Hopefully it worked!!! Best of luck to everyone!!!

I got the "good" pop up so hopefully that means something! Ahhhhh!!! Saturday morning can't come fast enough!!

I took the NCLEX-RN this morning and it stopped at 87 questions. I had 7 SATA, 2 exhibits, and 2 dosage calculations. I feel like 87 is such a weird number the the exam to end at. Have you or anyone you know passed the NCLEX-RN with a "strange" amount of questions? Results will be in Saturday morning at 8 am and I'll repost. Thanks!!! Chris

Hey everyone! My question is regarding trauma centers. Does your ICU experience have to come from a Level I, II, or III trauma center? Has anyone ever gotten into or know someone that has gotten into anesthesia school and their ICU experience was at a non-trauma center? Thanks for you help!

I got kinda of lucky because there is a student in my BSN program right now who's parents are both CRNA's at local hospitals by me. I just asked the student if it would be "ok" to contact one of the parents and ask to shadow. It worked and now I shadow the mom on a monthly basis in the OR. Moral of the story is, if you're still in school find out if any of the other students (especially those who want to be CRNAS) have family members who are CRNA's and see if you can shadow them! Good luck :)