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Do we know if all of the interview invites have been sent out? It seems especially difficult to get information about this program, in my experience.

Thanks for the reply! I did actually reach out to the program manager and scheduled a phone call with her. She said that while the grad level stats course was required, the grad level chem and physics were only recommendations and more applicable to prospective students with lower GPAs (me). She did not have any guidance on where to take these classes, but did specifically recommend organic chem at the grad level as a good way to demonstrate academic ability. I'll be taking the stats course at Portage online, but I'm still searching for other grad level courses. I did find a local college (1 hour commute each way ?) that offers grad level Advanced Organic Chemistry, but I think it would be best for me to finish orgo at the undergrad level in the Spring semester before considering taking that course.

Hi all, I'm considering applying to Northeastern next cycle but I'm having a hard time finding graduate schools that allow visiting students to take the required prerequisite classes (stats, chem, physics). People who have applied - where did you take these courses, and does Northeastern accept online classes? Thanks!

So I took and passed the NCLEX a little less than three weeks ago and I've been applying for jobs like crazy since then. I live in NYC and I don't have a BSN yet, so I'm pretty much a non-competitor in the job market, despite having connections and experience. I've applied for hundreds of hospital jobs since taking the test and haven't heard back from a single one. I know it hasn't even been a month yet, but I couldn't help from feeling discouraged. Despite trying to set myself up as best as I could for landing a hospital job here in the city, I'm starting to think that it may be impossible without a BSN, or having graduated from a local big-name university. During my appointment with a dermatologist yesterday, I decided to ask the nurse if her office was hiring, because why not? Might as well, right? She was nice enough to introduce me to her manager who asked if I have experience with fluoroscopy, which I do. I sent her my resume as soon as I got home and I got a call from her today asking me to come in for an interview on Thursday! It's for a pain management position. I'm still pretty blown away that I got an interview, and although it's not in a field that I need to be in (I want to got to CRNA school so I need critical care experience), it's a job and I can't really complain. I really want to kill this interview, so I was wondering if anyone here works in pain management and could give me advice, or if anyone else could give me general interview pointers. I've already begun researching pain management, job descriptions, reading the dedicated forum on this site, etc. I'm just looking to really knock it out of the park here, considering I have zero RN experience and it might be a hard sell. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Thanks again for the advice everyone. I'm definitely not going to get into a CRNA program right away so I need to come to terms with the idea that I'm going to be in the ICU for a while. This wasn't my initial plan, but I failed to keep my grades up so I really can't be upset about it. And I'm not upset, just determined! Right now I'm going to focus on kicking ass in the rest of my classes and becoming the best nurse I can be. I'll worry about graduate courses next year when I'm finished with the BSN program. I was considering doing a pre-med bost-bacc after the BSN, but it seems like taking graduate level courses is a better idea according what I've read so far. I still have a year or two to sort out that plan.

Thanks for the advice. I've had such a hard time with classes this past year because of some unfortunate personal issues that I've been dealing with but I've got things under control now. I was really just curious if I still had a chance of getting into a CRNA program, or if I should give up on that goal and move on. I understand that going back to school while employed has its challenges - I've always worked full-time throughout school so it's really all that I know. I may very well change my mind some years down the line but right now I still want to become a CRNA.

I started nursing school with the intention of becoming a CRNA and have always viewed the years in between as steps on a ladder towards that goal. I just got hired as an RN at one of the highest ranked hospitals in the nation, will be completing my BSN by next summer, and I'm going to try to move into critical care as soon as I possibly can. My problem is that my school record is abysmal. I dropped out of school once after failing all of my classes, started nursing school strong but let my grades slip, and have failed several classes in my current BSN program which I am now retaking. I am absolutely uncompetitive when it comes to academics. Even if I get straight A's in the rest of my classes, my transcript will still show all of those retakes and failures. So my question is this: Do I have any chance whatsoever for getting into a CRNA program? Would completing a rigorous post-bacc program with a 4.0 help at all? Or should I just give up on my dream of being a CRNA and try to find something else to do? Thanks in advance.

Any insight? A lot of the hospital's websites say they will hire ADN's who are matriculated into a BSN program. Is this realistic?

Hi all! I'm a recent nursing school graduate from a two-year ADN program. I'm interested in living and working in NYC and I was wondering if anyone here knew if the hospitals there require RN's to have a BSN in order to be hired? If it counts for anything, I'm currently working towards my BSN and will be done with the program in May. I also have three years of experience working as a nursing assistant on various med/surg and tele floors and three years of experience as an endoscopy technician. I currently work as an RN in my hospital's endoscopy suite and I plan on applying for jobs in NYC around November, so I'll have a few months of experience by then. A lot of hospitals in my state will hire RN's if they are working towards their BSN. Does this hold true for hospitals in NYC?