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I'm gonna help you out RichRN, at least partly because I feel sorry for a stormtrooper who has to take a dump. If Barry is your first due date, youre golden. After your test, it takes ETS 10-15 days (calendar not business) to grade your essays and make it all official. However, then ETS takes time to get those scores to your school (It's a Trap!). Some schools receive their scores electronically, some by CD, and yet others by snail mail. So given the speed of snail mail and potential usps holidays/weekends, it could take anywhere from 10 to 22 days for the school to receive. This is the helpful part for you though, my young toilet trooper. You can ask ETS on their contact form which method of score reporting your school uses. This can give you another several days if they report electronically. Another thing you need to finger out is which scores you wanna report.

^looks like somebody's jealous they didn't get 382 on the GRE. I wish I had done that well too, but I'm happy for ohyeah cause she/he apparently blew the roof off that stinky awful test. (ohyeah pls pm me your secrets) For real though, I got 323 and 4.0 forGRE, will have 1 yr 9 mo experience Cardiac / medical icu (not much surgery), total GPA 3.6, but bsn 3.3. Mainly I'm counting on Jedi mind tricks to dazzle the interviewers into accepting me. Failing that, I'm considering robbing a bank and bribing more qualified applicants to decline their spots. If they refuse said bribes, I know a guy named "Big Mike" who is very persuasive. My plan is bulletproof. Could you guys all post your full names, addresses, and SSNs please?? My fingers are crossed that the interviewers will just sense my dedication and accept me immediately.

I did well thanks! Good luck. It isn't so bad if you have studied magoosh because they prepare you well. :)

Congratulations!! That is a such a big deal, Im very happy for ya :) I know you're gonna kill it on the GRE too. I'm set up to take the GRE on Wednesday :***: And thank you CCRNCMC11 very much for all the information. It is much appreciated.

crr1987, I'm a fellow applicant like you, but from what I've read on programs im applying to, having taken all those grad classes is a huge plus towards them accepting you. Some programs suggest students take graduate classes to show their ability, especially when their undergrad gpa is less than theyd like. Moreover, some programs allow students to transfer credits. UNF, for example, allows transfer of pharm, patho, or theory, and also states that that is an indication of a student's ability to handle courses at the graduate level. You put in a lot of work to earn that 4.0 in those classes, and says a lot about who you are, what you know, and the kind of student you'll be in crna school. Walk into an interview with confidence that that sets you apart in a very positive way from other applicants

CCRNCMC11 congratulations on starting CRNA school! I really appreciate your time and willingness to share knowledge and pay it forward to someone like me who you haven't ever met. The way I understand the website, the overall attrition (not counting held back a year” as attrited) has been 17%, 27%, 13%, 20%, 26% for '09-'13 or ~20%. That puts them at the 90th percentile per the 2008 AANA article. I didn't used to care because I'm determined to put the work in and pass. That's kinda changed since I read where a CRNA said his program failed a student or two every semester kinda like human sacrifice for a bountiful harvest. The way he described clinical instructors made me think twice about attrition. Some students would make unsafe CRNAs and ought to be failed. I just want a program that cultivates students, not one that hands out degrees or weeds out students. So based on your knowledge, why do most people drop out? Are the instructors clear about expectations? Are tests hard, but fair, or do things pop up out of left field? Are instructors approachable? Do they give a crap about the students? Is there a specific semester where students fail out more? How much does the Head-Start program help students? Are there clinical sites that have a reputation of failing more or fewer students? Thanks in advance :)

If the avatar didn't give it away, my first choice is Orlando. Does anyone know if any of the locations have CRNA-only clinicals?

I wanna apply asap, but still waiting to be ready to take the GRE. Before I just figured I'd retake it if I bombed it, but that thing isn't cheap! I got my CCRN and shadowed on Monday for the first time. Has anyone finished their app yet? I know they started reviewing apps this month. Wonder when the first round of interviews is.

I know they used to ask your total correct on the CCRN, either during the application process or at the interview. Not sure if they still do.

Me too! Just got my CCRN, 91/125 it's not that bad. Do they ask your score?

Congrats! btw I've sold lots of books on half com it's super easy. I appreciate you laying out your method for studying, practice test scores, and how some of the material is more in depth than the actual test. That's comforting since I'm under two weeks out from test day. I'm doing a very similar study method. I'm trying to do most that you did, although I'm kinda crunched for time now. I'm also using Adult CCRN Exam Secrets Study Guide by Mometrix. It breaks everything into short passages and it's only 170pgs of material, so I'm learning it well, instead of using a 400pg book that has too much detail. I'm also doing the practice questions and lectures you mentioned, although I doubt I'll get too many PASS CCRN questions in. I was wondering whether the 3 hour time limit is an issue for anyone? Was there enough time to review the whole test? Also is there a big diff b/t the old Laura Gasparis lectures and the newer ones? Does anyone know if she updated for the test changing etc? Thanks in advance for any answers and good luck to everyone taking this thing!

hmm.. I know of two. FSU and UWF. I don't know much about UWF's except that it is online and undergraduate. FSU's is graduate level (NGR5140) and requires instructor consent from Dr. Graven [email protected] for the class this fall. Dr. Graven has been a good instructor for me in the past, and I've never heard anyone say anything bad about her. You would have to enroll at fsu as a non-degree seeking student, get permission, then email the grad advisor, Carlos Urrutia [email protected] and he'll enroll you in the class. The good thing about FSU in my experience is that when you discuss this with them, they will stick you in the class, even though it's full and non-degree students get last dibs. And this teacher is very fair. Good luck!

TCU15SRNA, Congrats on making it half way through! I'm curious, how many students have spent the spring and summer at the 4 primary clinical sites? Are they all available pretty much every year, or are there sometimes not enough or too many people for any of them? Do you know whether the students at Tampa are able to do all their rotations in Florida at TGH, or are they required to go to other clinical sites? Thanks!

I am unsure about a few things about Barry’s application process, but I plan to apply next year for Jan 16. By the way congratulations to everyone who was accepted! By all accounts, Barry is a really awesome institution, that’s quite an accomplishment already. My understanding is that following the interview, acceptances are quick, and applicants are given 2 weeks to accept and pay the deposit, or they may forfeit their spot. Is that correct? Do people who have provisional acceptances have a timeline for the deposit? Are provisional acceptances given to otherwise qualified applicants that are only lacking PALS? I am also still unsure about the process they use to determine clinical site placement. Is it first-come-first-serve based on interview date or deposit payment date or something else? By the way, this thread and others like it have been invaluable for me, I really appreciate everybody’s contributions so far, and thanks in advance for any answers that anyone can help me with.

So they require both orgo and biochem?