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Same. The secret is: Nobody gives one ****.

Email the class above you and see if anyone will sell/loan you their copy.

Hope you're using this extended break (that all the upper classes are jealous of ? ) to start studying renal! Issa doooooozy.

Just a reminder that they send out acceptance letters in batches. And - if you get on the waiting list there is still quite a bit of hope for you. I got accepted in April with a May start and am almost halfway through the program now. Hang in there!

Biased because I am at the Fargo site and love it there. Lots of autonomy, huge variety of cases. Site coordinator is awesome. Cons would be we won't get a lot of regional, which I am not worried about - that's what the enrichment rotations will be heavy on. Yes, I had less than five clinical questions.

Hey, I know this is late but with interviews coming up thought I would drop my $0.02. I'm a second year student in the first semester of full-time clinicals. I really like our program. I feel extremely supported and believe our new director will lead our program well -- besides their general demeanor they are just such an advocate for the students and the profession overall. As someone else alluded to, May-August is all online with a couple of RTCs. Full time didactic starts August and goes through the next August. Strenuous doesn't begin to describe it - but we made it and the clinical element is worth all the struggle. It's so nice to be back in the hospital... That being said, clinical is also exhausting - and don't forget you still have online classes for the doctoral component. You will do basically 18 months of clinical at your home base with 5+ months of that enrichment rotations. The enrichment rotations they try to make sure you get rural and CRNA only practice. They decide where you go on enrichment based on where your home base clinical is and what that site offers. For example, I'm in Fargo and there are no sites super close to me - so she has it where we only have to do 2 enrichment sites (2.5 months at each) since we have to drive over 3 hours to get to them. For people in Sioux Falls and Omaha, they have up to 4 sites d/t their proximity to them, and what the various sites provide. I'm only 1/2 a semester into clinicals, but I feel confident that I'll be extremely well-prepared for practice afterwards. Right now I don't feel confident about independent practice, but I have 81 more weeks to get there. Rural practice is my goal and I do think I'll get there by the time I graduate. I know they've had graduates in the last couple years go directly to independent practice. As far as application, I got in my first time applying anywhere. I applied to one other school (TCU) and did not get an interview. I had a 3.5 GPA (3.2 in Chemistry/A&P). I had 5 years of experience, excellent references, and was charge RN and frequent preceptor, along with being regularly involved in 3 committees (yes it was a *** ton of commitment and work and I'd like to think it paid off). I was waitlisted d/t the grades but thankfully got accepted in the end. One of the best things about MMU is the culture they actively work to cultivate - which is that once you are in there is no more competition among the cohort. You're all in, you've worked hard, and everyone one of you deserves to be there. I love that culture and it really helps foster a sense of like "we are all in this together." The administration truly wants you to succeed. Good luck to everyone who applied this year!

Hey there! I'm an almost 2nd year at Mount Marty. The Summer semester has no tests. You will have deadlines for papers, group work, and quizzes, so you have some flexibility. You can definitely work during the Summer, although I would encourage you not to do too much! This is your last bit of freedom so use your time wisely. You are supposed to have a couple RTC (return to campus) days, but I am anticipating the school to make a decision about being entirely online this Summer, so those will likely be cancelled and you'll get an extra paper or project to make up for it. I worked 3 shifts a month which was doable. I definitely could have worked more but I prioritized spending time with my friends and family since I was moving so far away for school. I realize that may be less possible for upcoming students bc of the rona. I also worked ahead and was able to take a week off. If you really hit it hard, you can get your weeks worth of school done in 2 days. 3 if you have a big stats assignment which is generally group based. Hope this helps!

You guys will set up a facebook group the first time you meet in real life, alternatively one of you can make one and email Kristi and have her send it out to your class.

It is a lot different than nursing school. There is more material in a shorter amount of time and you have to know it more in depth. Our grading scale is A: 93-100, B: 85-92. You are only allowed to get one C the entire curriculum - class grade, not individual test grades. It is stressful. It is a serious commitment. I estimate I spend at least 60 hours a week on school, sometimes more.

So the thing with scholarships is, if you have time prior to school, go for it! But once you're in school... I recently received an email about a scholarship application but the amount of work it required for how much money it was for ($1000-$2500) was just...not worth it. I don't have time. My loans will be about $150k (tuition and some travel expenses). I don't care about $2500 at that point, ya know? So do your best to get after that stuff prior to school starting, bc you won't care at all afterward. If you're going to take out a personal loan, do it before you quit your job. One of my classmates found a low(ish) interest loan and took out 10k just to have in case of emergencies. Federal loans will only allow you to pull out whatever your school says tuition + cost of living is. It gets really, really tight. Especially if you have to travel for clinicals, which lots of schools have you do.

Seems like you are now replying just to argue. I'm not at all worried that people won't apply/go to school bc of an "early" transition. I sold my home and moved 4000 miles away to go to school. My husband still works in our home state, so we see each other only when he can fly out. I understand your situation is different than mine with multiple children and age, but there are many people in your same/similar situation who are making NA school work. They are the reason I'm not worried - they have the commitment and desire to really see this process through. In my class alone, several people moved across country. One student (42 y/o) couldn't move their family due to logistics, and so he moved by himself. He sees them over holiday breaks. It does suck. They're making it work because it will be worth it to them. My guess is you looked into NA bc you wanted the money, and realized it'd be a lot of working parts to actually get the degree. It's probably not for you. And, no, your stats don't impress me. Everyone in my class has those certs, and in less years of experience.

Best thing I did for myself was...Not try to "get ahead" or study before I started school. I took a vacation and other than that saved money. We had to move across the country so we did that about 3 weeks before school started to get a routine, gym, etc. Highly recommend doing that if you're moving. Otherwise, if you MUST study (highly do not recommend), study the ANS. School is a grind and I would just enjoy TF out of all my free time. You won't have it again.

Last year the waitlist deadline was april 1....and I got a call on April 14 ? Hope you hear something soon!

So I had class with ---------------------- today and he said they have not sent out all of the acceptance letters yet, just fyi.

I would say about 75% of the people interviewing brought someone with them. I brought my sister! I don't believe they look down on anyone who doesn't have someone with them though - they don't automatically assume that you have no support system if you don't have anyone at the interview!

I can't give you too many specific questions as I've forgotten most of them. We also have a new director this year but I believe they will still be mostly personality based. The two that I remember are "What was your biggest career achievement?" and "Give me a specific example of a mistake you made. Did you recognize the mistake at the time, and what did you do? What would you do now?" I would say they're looking for confident but humble team players with a willingness to learn. They have made it clear from day 1 that now that we are accepted into CRNA school, there is no more competition, and have encouraged us to help each other get through this schooling. They will absolutely let you dig your own grave in that interview. They may not ask a ton of clinical questions, but they potentially will give you a scenario and if you're not honest about not knowing, they'll lead you down a trail -- one that you started! -- and sink you. Ha!! If you get a question you don't know, say "I'm not as familiar with this scenario as I am with ___, but I'd like to take a guess." If you act like a cocky fool they will absolutely know and will let you take yourself out of the running. Otherwise, the interview is very conversational and all the professors are pretty friendly...And you will have a lot of opportunity to chat with the other interviewees and the third year students - so definitely use that to your advantage.

Definitely. Trying to find information on this school was terrible. We have given that feedback to administration and they are planning on increasing their social media presence, although who knows when that will be.

I believe we were notified prior to Christmas but I can't remember the exact range. They'll give you that information at the beginning of the interview day - they do a kind of information Q/A session before interviews start. Time of day doesn't matter. They have two interview panels and didn't do the best at coordinating those, so some people had super long wait times in between. I would bring a couple snacks. Like I said, questions were all personality based. The one I was not expecting was a big mistake you've made in your career as a bedside nurse. Otherwise, be prepared for personality questions. They're trying to figure out if you're teachable, a good team player, etc. Hope this helps.

Hey there, I'm in MTMC's program right now, interviewed last year. Our cohort is 35 students, they interviewed just over 90. They received just over 150 applicants this year, and I assume they will interview the same. Our interview was almost completely personality based -- I had no clinical questions at all, but a couple people in our cohort did. Happy to answer any other questions you might have!

One of my clinical instructors had shaky hands. She had been working for years in an acute care setting. When she had to do something like start an IV/draw blood, she'd tell her patient: My hands shake, it's just what they do! Nothing to worry about! She had confidence and she owned that quirk. This perhaps isn't your same situation (as anxiety is different than quirks), however I would caution you against allowing this to control your life for an entire year. Own it and figure out your way to work through it.

I just find those phrases incredibly condescending. When I don't remember a name I use "ma'am" or "sir" until I figure out what the name is. I work in LTC and one of our rehab Pts was a former nurse. One of my coworkers once called her sweetie, and she received such a verbal thrashing that she vowed to never use that word again. Ha!

Today I learned to never google a term found on AN in a public place. Thank you, Google, for bringing up pictures as well as the definition. Thank you, random person sitting next to me for getting up and MOVING SEATS. Thank you, AN, for making me feel as awkward as heck. FTR, as a female: mindless gossip/drivel agonizes me. So appreciate working with the menfolk because of this reason exactly.

This post is interesting to me, as a soon-to-be new grad (May!). I am, generally speaking, a fairly cocky little bugger. I am confident. I am not obnoxious about it, but I have confidence in myself and my knowledge. Or so I thought. Did my preceptorship in January and learned (HOLY SMOKES DID I LEARN) how much I don't actually know. And my preceptor got on me constantly to be more confident, or the nurses and docs "will eat you alive." That put me in a dilemma, seriously. Be confident when I was not certain of what I was doing? eh? I'm confident when I know what I'm doing, or talking about, etc, but how on earth am I supposed to be confident and still not come off as thinking I know it all, when in reality, I know that I don't know it all? The best I came up with is to confidently admit when I don't know. To say "You know, I am not sure. I think this ___ but what do you think?" I hope that works, because, really? All I want to do is learn and be the best.

Have you called the school to find out if that would be an acceptable job? They will be able to give you an exact answer and, like yourself, all we can do is guess.

If you've failed three times, a remedial course certainly couldn't hurt.