% of schools that require physics?

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I feel like the majority of schools do not require physics as a prereq at least not the schools I've looked at but if you search general CRNA requirements it's always listed somewhere. What percentage of schools would you guys estimate this to be a prereq? My guess would be 30%. All input is appreciated I'm using this information to help make a decision on whether or not to drop my physics class (long story).

Thanks!

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More important is to look at the 5-10 schools that you'll be applying to and make the choice based on that. If a school across the country that you'd never apply to requires physics who cares?

Also, if the reason that you are going to drop the class is a bad grade, even schools that don't require physics will take the bad grade into account. There is a lot of physics in anesthesia so even if it isn't required as a prerequisite, if you bomb a physics course it may cause schools to be concerned about your academic ability!

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From the schools that I've looked at, none of them have required physics. I would put the number at a very low percentage, so if you're going to get a bad grade in your current physics course, I would just drop it.

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More important is to look at the 5-10 schools that you'll be applying to and make the choice based on that. If a school across the country that you'd never apply to requires physics who cares?

Also, if the reason that you are going to drop the class is a bad grade, even schools that don't require physics will take the bad grade into account. There is a lot of physics in anesthesia so even if it isn't required as a prerequisite, if you bomb a physics course it may cause schools to be concerned about your academic ability!

There is a lot of physics in anesthesia?!! Really?! Well that stinks, I'm surprised to hear that. Are you currently in CRNA school?

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Yea, I'm a SRNA and there is def a lot of physics. We had a whole class on Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia (and most programs have something like this). Physics is important regarding Gas Laws (what pressure, temp, etc. do to gasses in closed spaces like lungs), flow (what makes gas and liquid flow in different ways, what makes liquid flow through tubes (like central lines or blood vessels), electricity (cautery and Physics of EKGs), and thermoregultion (how heat is lost in the OR). Those are some of the things we learn along with a lot of inorganic/organic/biochem in that class. Physics is important but at my school it was taught with lots of practical application which made it a bit easier to learn (but still a lot of memorizing formulas/units/numbers).

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Yes. Lots and lots of physics. The responder above very eloquently stated just some of the daily applications using physics.

Seriously, if, if, if you don't think you could score well in physics, you should maybe direct your future to a different specialty.

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