CCUnurse18

Any insight would be helpful! Thanks! And good luck to everyone that applied!

Congrats on being accepted!

Congrats! A very exciting time!

when did you get an email? I haven't rec'd any sort of email, a No, waitlisted or anything! Just wondering!

Congratulations to those of you that got in or waitlisted! Way to go! I haven't heard anything so I'm assuming it's a No! Best of luck to everyone!

Anyone else have an interview May 31st? Just curious.. as for the above question you will be asked which location would be your first choice. But I think it also comes down to how well they feel the class as a whole will get along. Especially for the greenville class as it is so much smaller being made up of about only 10 students

You heard something today? A couple of my coworkers are waiting to hear, so that's why I ask. Look forward to meeting everyone!

Yes. Interview the end of May. When is yours?

Did anyone else hear anything via email today?

Congrats on getting interview. What area are y'all from? Around greenville or Columbia?

I got accepted into the school in Florida and I will attend that school if I do not in get into USC this time around. I really enjoyed visiting the school in florida and it is a great school, it is just going to be a lot harder on me and my family --since USC is only 2 hours from our house as opposed to 9 hours. Thanks for being honest in your reply. I just do not know what I can say or do to make the interviewers see that I am serious about this. I have a lot to lose if things for some reason to do pan out. I have a family that is depending on me. I am quitting a job that makes decent money to not get paid for the next 3 years, with a husband who is self employed. I know that it has been a while since I have been in school fulltime, but since I have been a bedside nurse for 15 years I have gone back to school (while working FT) and obtained my BSN AND had 2 babies while getting that BSN. And i still maintained a 3.6 GPA. I have also taken a graduate level course in pathophysiology that I did make a B in (but at least it was one point from an A). I have obtained my CCRN certification and maintained my OB certification. As well as PALS, ACLS, BLS, NRP. I have thought of nothing else for the last 3 years and even though I have gotten turn down twice by them I am NOT going to let that stop me!

Thanks for the feedback. I bet you are probably right. I definitely could have answered the questions a little bit better. When I have called back after an interview to find out my areas of opportunities, I was told that I needed practie answering the interview style questions. But one individual also told me that their school is looking for individuals that have been out of school for about 2-3 years and then you are ready to come back to school for anesthesia. I cant do anything to change the fact that I waited and have not gone back to CRNA school until now. I just need to sell myself and why my extra years of experience would make be a great addition to the school and in the OR.

Since apps were due Apr 1 will not find out anything for another week or 2 I bet. The interviews here are rough. I applied last year but did not get in

Yes I have applied. Was hoping to hear from others as well!

I have many interviews with only one acceptance Into one school in Florida. My first school of choice would be USC Columbia in SC. I applied last year and got an interview, but I didn't make the cut ( if you will). During the interview day at this school, it was an all-day event. Everyone is scheduled for 2 - 30-minute interviews with 2 different groups of individuals. The first room that I went in started off with just general questions about why you want to pursue anesthesia. So blah blah blah- I answered. I was asked why type of unit I work in and an example of a patient population that we could care of as well. I started talking about heart failure patients and the disease and what we use the treat these types of patients. THEN one of the CRNAs started in on me asking me about my grades and how long I had been out of school and how could I really guarantee him that I wouldn't be an academic causality. They basically said that hey wanted nurses who have only been out of school for a few years- sos, so much for my 15 years of experience! Should it not count for something? How do u go back in for an interview if I get one again this year and make it known that THIS IS what I want to do and I have the desire to do nothing else! Also- I have OB background and got the question thrown at me why not midwifery?? Please help!