RichV

First I would like to say that this site is very informative and will be very helpful in the years to come. I am 43, a male and have decided after 20 yrs of a career just to pay the bills, it was time to do something I have always wanted to do. I have mentioned this to a few people and they are saying that I am too old to get a CRNA certificate, the costs will be too high to recover. I was going to get a Doctrine in the field; however, the CRNA position is a lot more appealing to me. The interaction and direct care with patients has lead me to this conclusion. The Dean of one of the medical schools I talked to said that it was not too late to start, and that it would not be taken into consideration in the selection process. He also stated that I probally would not be the oldest student in the program. I have taken classes at the local CC to get back into the swing of things and have a 4.0 GPA. I talked to UVA and they said that it is very competitive to transfer into the program (only seven transfer a year) and from talking to other RN's they agree it is the same everywhere. At this point, I am more competitive to transfer over to VT or UVA as a Pre Med student than as a transfer into the BSN program. I really don't want to get a 4 year degree and than spend another 2.5 years getting my BSN, when I have to have a BSN to get the CRNA. A friend of mine suggested getting my RN from the CC, and than work on completing my BSN while working as an RN ( income and a continuing education). Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks and once again great site.