ICUsleep23

I actually started by contacting the career advancement department at my hospital who then directed me to the manager of the OR via email. She was more than happy to coordinate an opportunity for me to shadow a CRNA, and helped me schedule a time to ...

Two people in my class are flight RNs! Depends on the program. I contacted a few program directors a few years before I applied, and I kept up my rapport with them. I was accepted to the best program for me. Keep those contacts up and start thinking ...

TU RN: you sound a lot like me, and I was accepted to CRNA school this year. The first round of applications I sent in a few years ago was a big learning experience for me and all the rejections were very disheartening. However, I was determined not ...

My written interview subject was an ICU case study. It wasn't anything that I needed to study for, it was based on ICU knowledge and critical thinking skills that you already have as an ICU nurse. It wasn't bad. The questions I was asked at two diffe...

The best advice is to speak to the program director and to students from the programs you are interested in. Every program is different in what they expect from applicants. The general AANA requirements are just the tip of the iceberg for some progra...

I went to two different interviews and in both EVERYBODY (guys and gals) wore a suit, boy was I glad I had splurged one one too! I know if I had walked into a room full of suits and wasn't wearing one myself it would have temporarily knocked my confi...

Nurse111, I tried to reply but your mailbox is full!

The decision date of October 8th is taken directly from RFU's nurse anesthesia department web page.

Good luck everyone! Keep an eye on your email!

This is a very program-specific question. Research the program or programs you are interested in attending and use that as a basis for your decision-making. Some programs do not have science class expiration dates, they just want to see that you perf...

Agreed (about the misinformation part). Where I live, NP's in general practice areas make less than I do as a staff nurse. I work with a lot of nurses who are in NP programs right now, and though a portion of classes can be online, there is still a l...

You sound like you already know you would regret not becoming a CRNA. Though I know it seems scary to have to choose between your career and a promising relationship; you need to think of yourself first. I agree with the first commenter, relationship...

I'm sorry to hear that. That seems early for a rejection letter from Rosalind Franklin already, did you interview early?

Congrats Piratenurse0226!!!!! Still waiting for this very monumental piece of paper to arrive!

Good luck tomorrow and this week everyone!

Has anyone heard anything yet?

I'm trying to prepare myself either way. It sounds like they interview a number of applicants for the respectively small number of spots they have available... trying not to think too much about the odds.

I'm pretty sure they said we'd be notified by mail the third week of July. I'm assuming that means snail mail :)

Research the programs you're interested in. Each program clearly lists the minimum requirements. If you're unsure, contact the program director to clarify, and let them know you want to be a strong applicant for their program in the future. It may me...

Let the wait for the letters begin!

Let the wait for letters begin!