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I am sorry, I am so happy that I posted this on the wrong tread. I mean to start a new tread, I apologize

Please don't give up, I got in: I have been a member of this forum for a year, and through out this year I have worked very hard to gain my acceptance into CRNA School. This week I got my letter of acceptance at University of Maryland, September 2004. I would like to encourage those of you with this goal in mind to keep trying. I got rejected two times. Although I got sad after the rejections, this only gave me courage to try harder. I am a Hispanic nurse, and as a minority, I am proud to join such an elite group of professionals. I want to thank all of you on this board for your inspiration, for your opinions, for your continued advice, and for answering my questions. :) :balloons:

I am a Spanish speaking nurse, or English is my second language. I took the Kaplan review, and their books, $1,000. I helped me a lot, I just got accepted to CRNA school. So, all depends on how much help you feel you need. At least get the CAT review from Kaplan, it will help you

Thank you everyone for your great feedback. I was a student at University of Maryland for my BSN and my husband also graduated from there. So I know the University and the nursing school faculty well. At this point, because of my job demands, it is not possible for me to fly, therefore I am going to do the telephone interview on May 7th at 9:30 a.m. CA time. I am preparing myself to do my best. I will let you know the results. I ask for your prayers and good wishes. Thank you again

I wanted to get feedback in reference to telephone interviews for CRNA school. Has anyone had one? What are the advantages and disadvantages? I applied to University of Maryland (brand new program, just got approval), and I have been granted an Interview. I didn't asked for a telephone interview, I am willing to travel but due to time constraint, the faculty that called me, offered to do a telephone interview via speaker phone on May 7th. He mentioned that getting a last minute ticket would be to expensive for me and that is the reason they will do a telephone interview. I am really excited since the first program I applied to, I got to interview, but didn't get in. I hope this is my opportunity to make my dreams come true and accomplish a long term goal I have been working on for many years. Any advice is welcome. :)

How about Cinhal? Is the biggest web site on nursing research articles. Most nursing school have already pay for you to be able to access their web site and be able to retrieve a full article from their web site. Hope this helps.

Relax and enjoy the summer. Congratulations

My advice, which works for me, get a job where you can do 12 hours shifts. Most hospitals that do 12 hours shifts require you to do three days a week, which is 36 hours a week. Also there is a lot of hospitals offering the weekend option, where you work every Saturday and Sunday and get full time benefits. Hope this helps

Congratulations and success in school. I am confident you will do great.

Also you need to know Spanish (communicate, read, understand). Classes could be either English or Spanish, textbooks most likely English, communication with your patients Spanish. Therefore you need to be bilingual.

Hi thinking about: Just to clarify. Seventh-Day Adventist isn't a cult, is a religion . As yoga mentioned Loma Linda University (California) is owned by SDA. It is very prestigious in the medical field. As far as education goes, it never gets mixed with the religious aspect of SDA. They will never try to impose, not even educate you about their beliefs. You are there to obtain a degree and that is what your education is based on.

A true inspiration for us thinking of becoming CRNA. I admire you.

Congratulation to you Susswood and lots of success, I am sure you will do great.

I think the number of applicants is high. I called and talked to the director of the program and she mentioned that they are giving priority to applicants from Arizona and New Mexico. Therefore, I am not sure what my chances of even getting an interview will be, but I will try anyway. I live in L.A. and with three programs in California and so many applicants in the area the chances of staying in California aren't not that great.

Xigris: I have tried to contact University of Maryland in reference to their CRNA program, but I don't think I have the right number. Would you be so kind to give me their information? I tried their web site but couldn't find anything there related to their program either. I am interested in applying to their program too. Thank you, Yamile

I need the advice of those in CRNA school, or educators. I have been adviced by one of the schools I will be applying for their CRNA program to go ahead and take a physiology class. I have two semesters of H & P (Human Anatomy and Physiology), from nursing school, but they are five years old. Also I have my BSN. I have the option of taking Human Physiology (nursing 105) at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), or Pasadena City College Physo 1 (Human physiology). The difference is in the cost of the tuition. Pasadena College very affordable, UCLA a lot more expensive. When universities evaluate the transcripst of a candidate, does it make a difference where do you attended a class like this? City college VS UCLA? I obtained my AAS (nursing), from a community college and didn't have any problems transfering my credits to a state university, for my BSN. Is this different when applying to a master degree? Thank your for any advice you can offer.

Try this web site, it will help you: http://www.aana.com/about/qualifications/asp Good luck in your interview, let us know the results.

London88: Do you mind letting me know which school are attending? I Thank you.

szoozoo: Don't get discouraged. Same here, English is my second language and I did it, working full time. The BSN wasn't difficult, just time consuming and a lot of busy work. I don't consider myself a genius eigher, but you know what,? I am very persistent with my goals. Focus, focus, focus. Overall, in my opinion it takes more that just intelligence to become a CRNA. From what I gather, discipline and persistence are two importants characteristics from people who suceed. I wasn't accepted the first time I applied to CRNA school, but I am not giving up. At the present time I am preparing myself for the GRE because this time I am applying to more than one school. The message is, it takes work and discipline to accomplish what we want, but is not impossible, even for us that aren't born knowing English. You can do it.

Coll: Some schools don't require the GRE once you have a master degree. Find out with school that interest you, since each school is different, you may be able to apply without taking the GRE. _____________________ Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined

This may sound like a silly questions, but I would like to know what happens to that 10%? Are they allowed to repeat? Are they allowed to apply to other schools? Is this their end of their dreams as aspiring CRNA? I have heard some similar comments before about TWU, is the competition that hard?