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I did that as a new grad. I worked ft in icu and prn in ER at two different hospitals. Granted, I worked as a tech in an icu during school, I did 3 months of clinicals in the ER prior to graduating, and I am an EMT. So it can be done, but it was stre...

@ICUNole Your stats look great! Don't forget to shadow a crna if you haven't already. Also, if you can, I would suggest taking another chem besides chem 1. For example, I took an intro to organic Chem and biochem course that was a higher level than g...

During the first orientation week they had a dinner for us and family. Really nice! Oh, and open bar!

Well you know that you have to get your BSN first, work in the ICU for minimum one year and usually the average incoming student has three years of experience. Not to mention all the other hoops to jump through. As an RN you'll work 3 12 hour shifts ...

General, organic, and biochemistry by Katherine denniston. I believe last semester they used 8th edition. And for anyone talking it this fall, providing he uses the same book, get the study guide book that accompanies it! The class is very difficult ...

I remember I interviewed on a Monday and found out by Friday. And I remember getting the letter a few weeks later.

There's no way to get a syllabus this early. I can tell you that the fall semester starts around August 24th and last year the classes (Chem and professional aspects) were on Wednesdays once a week. They could be completely different now. The good ne...

Exactly. The head start classes are scheduled just as they are if you took them in the program. There are live lectures and exams. There really isn't any working ahead at your own pace. If anyone is taking these keep in mind that you need to treat th...

I'm in school now and I've had a couple of scrub techs and circulators ask me that same question. As long as you have ICU experience it will not hurt you to have OR experience. You'll be better prepared for knowing about various surgical procedures a...

It doesn't limit your chances. You are accepted and then during your interview you rank the clinical sites you want to be at. Then sometime in December they place you in one. Generally orlando, Tampa, and south Florida have the bigger classes because...

There are several people in my class that have less than 2 years experience. The class median is 3 years. I agree with previous posters, your icu experience doesn't make you a good crna. You can spend 20+ years in the icu and you still don't know squ...

4 years experience. 2 in cardiac ICU, 2 years CVICU. Now SRNA

Save as much as you can before you start! Also, don't plan on working at all, you will not have any time. Plan on taking out a lot of loans. Hopefully you have a spouse that works but if not then it's not the end of the world. Just think of it as an ...

Depends on the school. I didn't get one from my manager because I didn't want to announce I was leaving, so I got one from my preceptor. Usually as long as it's someone in a supervisory role of some kind.

Congrats! I remember I interviewed on a Monday and found out by that Friday. And just so you all know, at the interview they have you rank your top 3 campuses. Most people get their top site (especially if you interview this early) but you don't get ...

Good luck! Pretty much if you request west palm and are accepted you'll get it. Let us know how it goes. Glad to help y'all out! Anything else y'all want to know just ask away!

Oh and clinicals start second semester pretty full time (24-36 hrs a week) and every semester after that they get longer and class work gets less. For right now (the first semester) I have classes 3 days a week and an occasional sim lab on Fridays (o...

As far as applying goes let me give you the class's average stats and you can get the idea. There are around 70 of us. Average GPA: 3.45, average GRE 150/150 (they didn't mention the writing and don't worry if you don't get right at that mark bc my q...

Ok so I can't really speak to why a lot of people drop out seeing how I've only been in the program for a few weeks, but I can tell you that Barry has strict academic policies as in sure most schools do. They expect you to work your tail off the firs...

Hey everyone! I really used this app a lot for advice when I was applying at Barry. I started this year and love it so far! If anyone wants to know anything feel free to ask! (I'll try to answer in between study breaks)

Anyone preparing for Barry starting in jan 2015?? I'm taking a chem now and preparing for the GRE. And for those that have already been accepted, any advice?? What do you think of the program??

Extra science courses like organic and biochem really look good on your resume. A good GPA helps as well. Really study for that GRE. They prefer your scores to be at least the 40th percentile which is a 150/150 and a 3.5 in writing. Anything that sho...

Well that was a couple of years ago but it was really simple basic stuff. There was an EKG test as well I believe.

It's there. Search for "Barry crna class of 2017" request to join and I will add you. Congrats on being accepted!

Good job applying early! They require gre scores in the 40th percentile or greater and a writing of at least 3 I believe.