Samuel Merritt CRNA 2021

[ICUtraumanurse]

hello all, 

wanted to start a thread for those of us applying to SM's CRNA program this year for 2021! 

[NCVICU]

That's what I thought... but 15 seems like a lot! So there's a 65% chance we all get something. 

[RRicuRN]

Thanks for starting this! Just realized it was here... had an interview today and just wanted to see how others prople's experience was and how long the interview went, mine was so fast I felt I could barely catch my breath like less than 15 minutes. Wishing everyone who interviewed the best of luck! 

[NCVICU]

Hi! It's been a nice community as we go through this process. I'm sure this is the most stressful weekend, so it'll be good to have fellow SMU hopefuls! I know I'm looking forward to having people on Monday/ Tuesday when decisions come out!

They were all 15 to 20 min. I felt the same sense of being rushed and I'm sure others did too. Don't worry about it being short/ feeling rushed I think that's a par for the course! How'd you feel otherwise? Good luck!

[ICUtraumanurse, RN]

I timed mine, it lasted 17 minutes. It did feel fast .... they were all super nice and engaging... but I felt like the director joe had his head down a good chunk of my interview ... IDK if that’s a bad thing or not LOL ??‍♀️

[NCVICU]

Same, friend! But mine was Kevin who had his head down... and my Zoom was mostly frozen on his screen. I think they were just trying to take notes. One of my mentors, who use to do these interviews, said they have all our info pulled up during it. She also said they typically decide today as a group, and then send out emails Monday.  So the class of 2023 is likely finalized. How scary is that?!

[NCVICU]

Has anyone else checked their email at least 400 times this morning? ???

Any ideas on when they'll send out the emails? 

[maspropofol]

Just now, NCVICU said:

Has anyone else checked their email at least 400 times this morning? ???

Any ideas on when they'll send out the emails? 

I was told they’d be phone calls.  So I’m not sure if that was still the case or not or what they did in previous years. 

[ICUtraumanurse, RN]

they usually send via email... are you sure they said phone calls? 

[maspropofol]

1 minute ago, ICUtraumanurse said:

they usually send via email... are you sure they said phone calls? 

Yep.  I'd like to see if others were told the same thing last week. 

[NCVICU]

I asked someone who got accepted last year and someone who got accepted in 2018. They got emails and the alumni who got in in 2018 said the email came at about 4pm.

[ICUtraumanurse, RN]

Sigh even 4 pm is too far away .... I can’t think about anything else.. 

[NCVICU]

Same! I'm stress cleaning my house. Can't remember the last time I dusted every cabinet I own.