Dreaded CRNA Admissions Essay

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So, I have everything assembled for my applications to anesthesia school and I am totally stumped on the admissions essays:banghead:. I don't know why I am having difficulty with this part of the process and it's frustrating the heck out of me. I don't even know where to start. I keep writing the first paragraph and deleting it because I don't like the way it sounds when I read it out loud. Anyone have any pointers? Any ideas/suggestions for a good way to open the essay? Any advice is welcomed and appreciated. Thanks!

Specializes in Intensive Care (SICU, NICU, CICU, VICU).

Well why do you want to go into the profession? What inspired you to want to become a CRNA? Start there

I opened my essay with a defining moment when I knew I wanted to be a crna...then talked about what my typical patients in icu look like then wrapped it into why I want to be a crna and finally how I know I can handle a challenging academic and clinical environment and give examples as to why....total length of 1 page single spaced

Specializes in Critical Care.

I also started to how I heard about CRNA and then I wrote about the steps of getting there.

For ideas check out aana.com

Under "CE & Education" choose the link "Become a CRNA" scroll down to "Why I Became a CRNA"

You'll see the stories and over a dozen practicing CRNAs.

Specializes in Critical Care.

thanx. always open for ideas!

thanks a lot for the input. I'm almost done with mine. I'll give the brief once it's complete. Thanks again!

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