sandman1914

A couple of my classmates use tablet notebooks. They seem to like them. They come in handy if you recieve electronic copies of your notes because that allows you to add to them. The other added benefit is that you always have you notes with you and easily accessible.

Clinical sites are decided by the students. A few months after class starts, you will find out how many seats are available at each clinical site and you hash it out with your classmates. Those signed up with the exceptional family member program and married military to military have priority. If your class cannot come to an agreement, your fate is left up to the instructors. With the size of your class, that should be fun. As for the time frame, it varies from class to class. We found out in August, whereas previous classes found out in October. Hope this helps.

I wouldn't worry to much about taking another stats class. You will get what you need out of the lecture. I did not have a great background in stats and did fine. The instructor will go above and beyond to make sure you get the information you need. You just need to seek her out on your own if you need to.

I said REDUCED not ELIMINATED. You need to pay attention!:monkeydance:

Congrats on your selection. I will be glad to see the new class come in as we go on to phase II. As everyone else around here says, ENJOY YOUR FAMILY WHIILE YOU CAN. Once school starts your free time is GREATLY reduced. If you still want to be an overacheiver, University of New England has a distance medical biochemstry course that is awesome. I needed it as a prereq to fulfill the requirement and am so glad I took it. It has already off in two OTHER courses besides biochem itself. If you already have a solid background in biochem, it would just be a good tune up for school. By the way, don't be fooled by the above poster reguarding USUHS. USUHS is a good program, but it doesn't compare to UT, and I'll just leave it at that.

CRNA= Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

From what I have heard, schools like you to have a higher GRE score not not simply for the purpose of indicating your ability to complete the program, but more so to indicate your ability to pass a standardized test which you will take at the end of your program. The schools want to have a good track record for those passing the licensure exam on the first attempt.

At the end of the day it is the score you feel comfortable submitting with your application. If a score just barely over the minimum sits well with you, go ahead and stick with that score. But knowing how competitive it is to get into programs and seeing how you feel you have a percieved weakness, why not try to improve upon it. What is the worst it will cost you, a few hours of your time and the cost of the test.

A good review is the $30 Kaplin book at Barnes and Noble. Between that and www.number2.com , I was able to get a nicw score that helped me get into school. I have highly recommeded it to others and they felt the same and had good results.

Study groups are as effective as you design them to be. When preparing to have one, you have to make a plan and stick to it. First off you have to bring something to the group. You cannot just show up unprepared. Studying on your own beforehand is expected. Somedays are simply a review of the material helping each other in our weak areas. When someone is weak in an area someone will explain the concept in their own words or with a memory technique that helps you grasp the idea. Other times it's strictly covering the information and if you find you are weaker in an area than you thought , you make a note in that area and you study on your own. We always cover the material in a question format which forces you to be able to draw from your own pool of knowledge versus just restating what is in the notes. We have 3-5 people in our group when we study. When you start getting larger it tends to not be affective. This process has been working for us so far:smokin:

Does it come with a removable grill? Was it pimped by Xzibit?

I just started my program on Monday. I'm sure in a couple weeks I will have an interesting answer for you.

SRNA= Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist RRNA= Resident Registered Nurse Anesthetist I have seen SRNA referred to students in the didactic phase and RRNA for students in the clinical portion of their program.

How often do they rank the na programs?

If you really want to get the information from the class but don't want to worry about tests and grades, you may want to audit the class in the fall.