CRNA 2012

They are not necessarily stupid but rather informational. You will NEVER do another one the rest of your life in the real world. They just try to get you to think about what is going on with the patient and put things together. Good luck the rest of the way

I agree, these patients are on the way out no matter what you do. Getting the extra FFPs or Blood in are the least of your problems with these patients. Your seasoned co-workers were telling you not to worry about it and were right on the money with that advice.

I think you do have to redo some of those science courses to be a little more competitive. I would also just explain your previous situation to the board when you interview and they ask about your grades and "W"s. They are human too and would understand your situation. The interviewers will like your 11 years of experience. Just let them know how much you want it and you would be surprised what you get in the mail. Dont be afraid to apply even though your grades are not the greatest. Its and overall outlook (GPA, GRE-make sure you have at least 1000, and interview) that will get you into school. Good luck

I agree with the above posts. We always joke around in class that we didnt learn anything in nursing school. The topics are advanced and you really have to correlate them to your practice. We too have classes with med students but you realize after a while when you are getting the same good grades or better that you too could have went to med school and done just as well as any of them. Dr's are not in a league all their own. SOME CRNAs are just as knowledgable.

I am a student at Rosalind right now and would suggest going here. You will get done faster and the clinical sites, in my opinion, dont get much better because of the variety and quality of clinical sites. It sounds like you are worried about the drives to the clinical sites?? Our clinical coordinator works with students to get clinicals near your living situation but ultimitely you will have a few sites that are NOT close. I feel that traveling a little bit to get different experiences is only beneficial to you as a student. I dont know a whole lot about DePaul but the classes at Rosalind are also very good especially the anatomy with cadaver dissection and pharmacology classes that are taught through the university. Good luck with your decision and ultimately education in nurse anesthesia. Best decision of my life!

Hey Focker, thanks for the apology but it didnt bother me that much, I take more guff on a daily basis. Good luck with the rest of your schooling.

Focker, I didnt claim to know you at all. I just thought it was funny that the first few people that replied claimed they had GPAs of 4.0 and GREs of like 1300-1400. Good for you if you did.

Dont worry about the first few posts, you dont need those kind of stats to get in. I think those are people trying to pat themselves on the back. Depending on the school, you need a GPA over 3.3 or so, a GRE preferrably over 1000 with a good quantitative score (1000 is usually the mark to aim for but if you are a little below this with a decent quant. score like 600 or above, you are good). The interview is really the key component, try to demonstrate your clinical knowledge with the questions they ask you. Good Luck

I would really concentrate on your quantitative section. Rarely does a program look at your verbal and determine you cant make it based on that. If you have a strong quantitative but are still under 1000, dont worry about it and apply to your schools. Interview is key, just demonstrate what you know clinically with the questions they ask you. Good Luck

Congratulations, I am currently in the class of 2012 at Rosalind and could not be happier. Great program with great instuctors. You made a good choice. Good Luck

It just floors me that people continue to look at this college with the countless negative posts. Obviously this is not a good choice for CRNA school. Or maybe it is for people that just dont have the stats such as GPA, GRE, experience. Just reading all of the posts about this school, one can conclude that they accept just about anybody and are interested in money. (100 students accepted per year) For all of you prospective SRNAs, anesthesiologists and CRNAs have very conflicting political agendas in terms of their practices. Why would you apply to a school run by anesthesiologists???