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Like the above already said, get back full time in ICU right away. Schools want current ICU experience. I wouldn’t worry about old science classes and an advanced pathophys class can’t hurt. But tens years as an RN already and what I can only as...

I have to disagree with the above. You don’t go from anesthesia tech to CRNA, but you can go from CNA in the ICU, to RN in the ICU, to CRNA. Knowing how to stock the anesthesia supplies is not required to get in to CRNA school, but being a nurse in t...

Very little benefit. Like mentioned above - you might be able to get credit for a couple classes. That was the case for me. I could have transferred in grad level nursing research and theory courses. It would have lightened my load, but tuition would...

Fall interviews start next week. I am guessing if you were waitlisted in the spring you would have to wait til those are over and offers are extended and they see who turns down a seat, so gonna be a while still.

I would just go get my ADN and then get my future employer to pay for some online BSN down the road. Community college nursing programs are great and produce quality nurses at a fraction of the cost of a BSN. They are also more catered to regular pe...

Everything you have done so far is right on track and also the same things everyone else who is applying is doing. I am sure you will shadow a CRNA if you have not already, but that is kind of a no-brainer. The one thing I would do that will really s...

OP must be too young to remember Occupy Wall Street, but this is a pretty safe bet as far as ROI. Imagine being 100k in debt with a bachelor’s degree in whatever and not being able to get a job. When it’s all said and done I’ll owe for school about w...

Yeah what BigPappa said. I am sure there are practicing CRNAs with lazy eyes. I am still in school, but the only time I have had to do anything with only one eye was looking in the eye piece of a scope, and of course you can just use your good eye f...

I’m going to Wake Forest. As for the decision to not wait, well, I figured it couldn’t hurt to see what a couple other schools said while I was waiting to reapply and if I got in to one - I would just go ahead and attend that one. Because it would ge...

I would cast a wide net and see what happens. Those stats are fine, but everyone else applying has the same ones or better. I think it is fine to have a plan for the school you really want but you need to have Plans B and C ready too. I did not get i...

I know VCU will consider ER if you can prove that you actually had experience with all the stuff you see in the ICU - but it certainly just seems easier to go ahead and work in an ICU, especially based on how competitive that school is in the first p...

Yeah. If you want a job as a CNA you need a CNA license. You can take a class for a few to several weeks for usually less than $1000 to obtain. Or if you finished a certain length of a nursing program many hospitals will hire you in to the same role ...

All this information is readily available on the web, but I’ll chime in on the absolute fastest way to do it. Well since you are almost 30 and in the tech field, we will assume you hold a bachelor’s in something and any classes you may have taken tha...

To the above question. Carefully read all their FAQs etc on the webpage. Do not just seek out the highest ranking person you can do write you a recommendation. I chose a coworker who was a charge nurse who actually sees me in practice much more than ...

I can’t remember all of them. He is putting his hope in Middle Tennessee with their rather large class size. He did well on GRE and has been a nurse a while. But seriously, I did my BSN online for 11K from a state school that has a real brick and mor...

Oh yeah. If you still have a choice, definitely pick somewhere legit where you can get a real GPA. I have an online BSN from one of my state universities and it did not seem to be an issue in terms of getting interviews. A friend of mine has a WGU on...

I think the OP means has anyone who obtained their BSN from Western Governors gotten in to CRNA school. I am sure someone has, but it has to be a little tricky. As I understand it, WGU does not assign grades, so calculating a GPA must be different at...

If you want to work in the ICU, take the job in the ICU. I have worked in the same ICU for a few years and every year the techs that graduate nursing school are offered jobs on the unit.

Yeah. Look at the schools you want to go to and see what prereqs they even have. Some schools have none. Some have many. Don't waste time on classes your school will not care about. I took all kinds of chemistry classes I did not need because I thoug...

I called a couple weeks ago with similar questions. I know for sure that physics is no longer required. The PDF paper application with the intro letter stating that you need physics needs to be updated. As for the application process - I believe eve...

I feel your pain JGTarHeel. I felt the same way you did last spring when I didn't even get an interview at the school closest to where I live (VCU) where I always thought I would wind up. I watched four other nurses on my unit (some with less experi...

I did not apply because I got in elsewhere, but I took a good look at this school and called and spoke to them. It is very attractive for its short duration (24 months) and affordable price (roughly 65K total I was told). I can't speak on their first...

It was both. I don't think they adhered to a strict time limit, so you have room to expand upon things you want them to know about you.

This is a pretty chill interview. There will be around 10 of you in small conference room for slideshow by program director. Then a quick tour of facilities. Then you hang out with a couple of current students while everyone gets called in to intervi...

I'm in! Got an email this afternoon saying a decision on admission had been made and to follow the link to the portal we used to apply. Based on the other people on here who said they received phone calls, I assumed I was clicking through to read a r...