jbull86

1.University of Texas - Houston (This is where I am getting my BSN, graduate May 7, 2010) 2.Texas Wesleyan University 3.Texas Christian University 4.Baylor College of Medicine (Chances of going to Baylor or not likely to happen, because it is very competitive and my GPA and GRE probably will not be high enough) 5.U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing (Really don't want to enlist.)

Is it possible to get into CRNA school with a BSN GPA of 3.2 and a BS Biology of 3.45? What would I need on GRE or MAT to set myself apart? Would I need more ICU experience, how many years of ICU experience would I need before I should apply? I heard that they look at surgical ICU experience over medical ICU experience. Would it be best to be core surgical or rotate through both surgical and medical. What about certifications, such as, CCRN, ACLS and PALS are there any others I could get? What about committees, which ones would be good to be on at work? I got a B in Pharmacology (Taken Fall '08), 2 B's in Organic Chemistry (Taken Fall '05 & Spring '06) and 2 A's in Biochemistry (Taken Spring & Fall '07) . Should I maybe take Advance Pharmacology and try an get an A? Should I retake Organic Chemistry and try and get an A again. Also how many years are the class that I have taken good for, are they obsolete after 5 years. Any other advice you could give me would be wonderful as I continue my journey to be a CRNA one day!!!

Is it possible to get into CRNA school with a BSN GPA of 3.2? What would I need on GRE or MAT to set myself apart? Would I need more ICU experience, how many years of ICU experience would I need before I should apply? I read somewhere that they look at surgical ICU experience over medical ICU experience. Would it be best to be core surgical or rotate through both surgical and medical. What about certifications, such as, CCRN, ACLS and PALS? What about committees, which ones would be good to be on? Any other advice you could give me would be wonderful as I continue my journey to be a CRNA one day!!!

Yeah working during the generic program is possible, but you really have to do time management to make it all workout. Study during your time off is a must so you don't get behind and feel comfortable enough with the material. Really school and work is all I have time for and maybe every now and then I can go out and hang with friends. Plus I live here in the Medical Center, so that helps out a lot too. Are you planning on going to school here in Houston? Its a great place and wonderful experience if you want the best! You looking for a place to crash near the medical center... I have a room for rent!

Hi I am currently finishing up school myself at The University of Texas at Houston School of Nursing coming this May, 07 2010. I currently am working full time as a CNA on G7 Medical/ Surgical ICU at MD Anderson this is in the Alkek building. I will be applying here soon this Jan./ Feb for there summer GN program. I also received a B.S. in Biology from Texas A&M College Station in May 2008. I wanted to throw out the idea that I have an extra bedroom in my condo in the medical center for rent! It is a 2 bedroom 1 bath, washer/ dryer, refrigerator, electric stove, microwave, hard wood floors in the bedrooms/ living, tile in the kitchen and bathroom and parking! Its about 10 minutes from MDA by METRO. I just ride my BIKE to the hospital, which takes between 10 & 15 minutes to get there, plus it is free for parking! I really will be busy this semester, working full time and finishing up school (I have High Acuity, Community Health and Critical Synthesis = 13 hours)!!! I have been living in this complex since Fall of 2008 and it is a nice area to start out and a reasonable price to live before you decide later on where you would like to live more permanently. It does take some time to get to know the area and that comes with just experiencing the Houston area yourself, which I could show you around! I would like to pre-screen you if you are interested, rent runs at $500 and the physical address is 8055 Cambridge St. Houston, TX 77054. The only down play to all this is that I am a guy, just really need someone to rent the room because I never use the space and might as well lend out the offer. You can contact me here or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/justin.bull2?ref=profile