CRNA gpa. Am I to far gone?

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Hello,

I am a future CRNA hopeful, but I am wondering if I have dug a hole to deep to climb out from. I have an ASN with around 2.88 gp from 4 years ago. (I was 17 yrs old when accepted, 19 when graduated..ie:young and dumb) I started a RN-BSN program the same month I started my first full time job. I took 16 hours along with full time work as a brand new nurse. Needless to say I did not far well. Failed one RN-BSN class from lack of trying and being overwhelmed. This brought my gpa to around 2.66. I took a break from school for a semester. I changed my focus from running wild as 20 yr olds do to school, work and my future. I changed schools for my RN-BSN to a more academic university, and finished with a 3.75 gpa. I have been a nurse in a Surgical ICU in a major teaching hospital (actually affiliated with the CRNA program I hope to apply for) for 2 years. I have my CCRN and scored 310 on the GRE. I am paticulary interested in Union University or UT Memphis if anyone has any insight, but I am open to all opinions in general on my situation. I want to know if I have a chance of being competitive with these stats?

So basically in a nut shell

ADN: 2.88 (was young and carefree)

immediately after...

RN-BSN: failed 1 nursing class...2.66 (still young and dumb)

took 1 semester off to reboot

RN-BSN at a more academic school: 3.75

GRE: 310

CCRN

2 years in SICU at a major teaching hospital

Thank you for your time and comments

I would call both of the schools and ask to speak to an advisor. I would also recommend taking graduate level classes and getting A's in them to show that you can perform well at a graduate level.

Specializes in critcal care, CRNA.

So what is your overall GPA? There are a couple of schools that have a minimum of 2.75, but I am sure that is not their avaerage person accepted. I agree with Grad classes and get A's. If you have any science classes with C's, you could also retake those.

Wow! U are well accomplished unfortunately I have no words of advice but to me u are an inspiratio right now! I need some pointers from you. Hope u figure it out.

Specializes in CRNA, CCRN- Surgical/Cardiothoracic ICU.

Don't lose hope! Most of us were young and dumb when we first started college (and if you weren't.....i'm sorry, you had no fun). I think most of the programs realize this. Like some others have posted, take some grad level courses. I took advanced pathophysiology to show that I was more mature and my priorites were different. If this is something that you really want, you will do whatever it takes and not let anything get in your way!! Good Luck

It is not all about stats, work in a high acuity ICU, take grad level courses. Most important do research on the programs you want to attend and make sure your schools will teach you lines, epidurals and blocks (some unfortonalty dont) and pay attention to class size. It may not be best to a CRNA farm.

Specializes in Critical Care.

I think you have proven yourself that you are committed to bettering yourself. I would advise in a counselor and see how are your chances or if you need to take more classes to bring up your overall gpa.

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