Schools without GRE!

sandman1 · Aug 5, 2005

I can definitely see your point. One of my concerns is, if you get in just remember you still have to take an even bigger, more consequential test when you graduate. :sniff: Test material is not similiar obviously but it's my understanding that testing conditions, format etc are similar so you might consider it good practice taking the GRE?? Just a suggestion. .........oh yeah, let's not forget to mention the fact that if you DO take it and get an acceptable score, you will then have about 85% more options for CRNA school. Don't limit yourself if you truly want to to.

:biggringi I just recently discovered that some schools don't ask for GRE! I have an anxiety to take the test and was really relieved. I already sent my papers to one college and will be sending to a couple more! I will have to relocate because every school in Ohio does require GRE...
I still believe- if you don't have to take a test why get additional stress?!
Any comments?

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Aug 5, 2005

:biggringi I just recently discovered that some schools don't ask for GRE! I have an anxiety to take the test and was really relieved. I already sent my papers to one college and will be sending to a couple more! I will have to relocate because every school in Ohio does require GRE...
I still believe- if you don't have to take a test why get additional stress?!
Any comments?

Good luck to you.

bergren · Aug 5, 2005

I was very nervous to take the GRE as I'd been out of college for some time. I decide to take a refresher course offered by the university I was planning to attend. It cost around $200 if I recall correctly. It was ?? 3 weeks twice a week and focused about 1/3 on what to expect, organization, time allowed, etc, 1/3 on content (ie math & vocabulary review), 1/3 on test taking strategies. It was a fantastic invenstment, I was not nervous at all, it actually seemed easy! I did very well, far better than I could have ever expected otherwise. It was well worth the investment

:biggringi I just recently discovered that some schools don't ask for GRE! I have an anxiety to take the test and was really relieved. I already sent my papers to one college and will be sending to a couple more! I will have to relocate because every school in Ohio does require GRE...
I still believe- if you don't have to take a test why get additional stress?!
Any comments?

flaced · Aug 5, 2005

I've seen that Kaiser Permanente from Pasadena, CA does not require GRE, but there may be more of them if you check AANA website Accredited Programs.

rn29306 · Aug 5, 2005

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Erlanger takes Miller Analogy or GRE.

KU is interview based as of last year.

Lorus · Aug 5, 2005

:biggringi I just recently discovered that some schools don't ask for GRE! I have an anxiety to take the test and was really relieved. I already sent my papers to one college and will be sending to a couple more! I will have to relocate because every school in Ohio does require GRE...
I still believe- if you don't have to take a test why get additional stress?!
Any comments?

Let me see if I understand you correctly.. Rather than sucking it up and taking a test that costs a little over 100 bucks, youd prefer to incur the cost (and stress) of moving and having to pay the extra thousands for out-of-state tuition?

The GRE is, at best, a waste of a friday afternoon, and you will likely 'waste' many friday afternoons studying for it, but the options it will yield will more than offset the 'stress' of taking it.

Like yourself, I am in the midst of the application process. The more SRNA's and CRNA's I talk to, the more respect I have for them and the profession itself. Sure, there are some folks who apply on a whim, get in, and make it thru, but most applicants (myself included) have been working towards this profession for years, and are willing to do whatever it takes to get there. Seems to me that taking the most ridiculous exam ever contrived is one of the easiest hoops we will have to jump thru in order to reach this goal.

Perhaps the one thing the GRE is good for is weeding out the people who lack the willingness to do whatever it takes.

louloubell1 · Aug 6, 2005

Let me see if I understand you correctly.. Rather than sucking it up and taking a test that costs a little over 100 bucks, youd prefer to incur the cost (and stress) of moving and having to pay the extra thousands for out-of-state tuition?
The GRE is, at best, a waste of a friday afternoon, and you will likely 'waste' many friday afternoons studying for it, but the options it will yield will more than offset the 'stress' of taking it.
Like yourself, I am in the midst of the application process. The more SRNA's and CRNA's I talk to, the more respect I have for them and the profession itself. Sure, there are some folks who apply on a whim, get in, and make it thru, but most applicants (myself included) have been working towards this profession for years, and are willing to do whatever it takes to get there. Seems to me that taking the most ridiculous exam ever contrived is one of the easiest hoops we will have to jump thru in order to reach this goal.
Perhaps the one thing the GRE is good for is weeding out the people who lack the willingness to do whatever it takes.

Lorus,

I understand what you are saying to the OP, & I agree with you, but your post comes off kind of harsh.

zoozoo,

It does seem odd that you'd be more willing to incur the massive debt of moving out of state, along with the added expense of paying out-of-state tuition should you be accepted to an anesthesia program, rather than just taking the GRE. I personally did not have to take the GRE because it wasn't required at the only school to which I applied, but I would have jumped through any, absolutely any hoop presented to me to get my spot in anesthesia school. I don't mean to question your dedication or willingness, but, as Lorus said, taking the GRE is definitely one of the easiest things you will do on your pathway to CRNA.

Good luck to you,

Lou

Nitecap · Aug 6, 2005

Yeah Yeah

zoozoo · Aug 6, 2005

I really appreciate that I got so many voices! I enjoy all of you and was not upset to hear what I know already: a reality of GRE and the cost of moving.

First of all, I did jump a lot of hoops already on the road to becoming a CRNA. My GPA is 3.57. I am almost 40 and have 2 kids (one of them is a teen :devil: ).

I am planning to take a MAT test instead. I guess I should of mentioned it before...

I was not born in the USA and for me it is much easier to take a MAT test. I don't know why...

Another point: I live in the small city and really not afraid to move. I always wanted to live somewhere big, you know. I checked tuition- yes, it's high for out-of-state. But to me it is a chance to leave Toledo! I found some colleges that would waive GRE for me because GPA of 3.5 or higher- you don't need to do it. Some colleges like Case Western would accept MAT.

ANYWAY, I am glad I am back to the CRNA site after finishing college in May of 2005! Before I could only read the postings and simply did not have time to reply.

catcolalex · Aug 6, 2005

Kaiser in pasadena does not require the GRE, and has an agreement with cal state fullerton who provides the MSN that all students pay in-state tuition. total tuition cost of the program is about 17,000 for two years. you just have to pay a lot for rent.

GCShore · Aug 7, 2005

:flowersfo Wake Forest University/UNCG program in Winston-Salem, NC accepts both MAT and GRE. I took the MAT.....best of luck!

GC