Texas Christian University (TCU) | Texas Woman's University (TWU) | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health Houston) CRNA 2021

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Hi! I haven't noticed a thread made for this year, but I know I am not alone in applying to CRNA school, figured a way for everyone to share updates and stats! Super scary/exciting applying this year but I wish everyone the best!

My stats:
GPA 3.70, GRE 307 4.5 writing, CCRN, 2 years now as a CVICU RN. I have taken organic chemistry 1 in the fall.

I got an interview to UT, but denied it since I am happy with TCU. Hopefully that helps some of y'all out. Keep your heads up, you will reach your goal one way or the other!!

Advice wise, I found a mock interview and 10/10 recommend. I did mine through CRNA prep academy! She gave me great things to work on, and was good to have someone that doesn't know me look at me in the interview standpoint. I have heard UT does clinical, personal, and ethical questions. So prepare for the potential clinical questions. TWU my friend last year was asked all clinical. Specifically: what is preload, when are your coronary arteries perfused and why are they perfused then, what is after load. She is a CVICU nurse tho so know they expected her to know hemodynamics. And there is one Chemistry professor in the interviews that if you have her she ask a simple Chemistry question, its okay if you don't know it tho. Good luck to everyone!!

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I got an interview with both UT and Baylor. My prep consisted of practicing basic interview questions in the mirror. I watched lectures from current CRNA's and I used topics and key words that they used in their lecture during my interview. Thats especially important for questions like "What does a CRNA do?" Or "Why do you want to be a CRNA?" I have over seven years of ICU experience so I was already sound in my hemodynamics and drips. I got waitlisted by a school last year and it's because I bombed the interview so I practiced my interview skills non stop. It really helped.

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Specializes in Counseling.

I will echo RN1290's sentiment; look at the conferencing platform being used and try to do a test call with someone ahead of time. Many of the video conferencing platforms will offer a free account during COVID for testing. You can check your audio, your lighting levels, and your camera angle. Also look into some of the cool options in Zoom if that is the platform. There is a "soften my appearance" option which can make you look like a glam model. ?

Also, highly recommend using headphones instead of your computer speakers to avoid any echo. Also if you can connect to audio over the internet (as opposed to calling in) your voice will sound fuller and more rich. Calling into a bridge will compress your voice into a narrow, low quality connection.

Let me know if you have any tech questions about your conferencing setup.

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On 6/28/2020 at 1:49 PM, CV123 said:

Does anyone have any idea if the pandemic had any effect in the number of applicants?

I have heard that many nursing programs are seeing an increased number of applicants! Just curious if anyone knows or has heard anything. ?

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Specializes in ICU.
19 hours ago, GingerNicuNurse said:

For those of y’all accepted to TCU I created a facebook group. Search TCU DNP-A Nurse Anesthesia Class of 2023

Hi, I wasn't able to find this group on facebook. Is it public? Thanks in advance!

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU.
22 minutes ago, RNCCRNjs said:

Hi, I wasn't able to find this group on facebook. Is it public? Thanks in advance!

Yes it is! Try this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/600298507353277/?ref=share

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Specializes in ICU.
12 minutes ago, GingerNicuNurse said:

Yes it is! Try this link https://www.facebook.com/groups/600298507353277/?ref=share

That's perfect! Thank you so much!

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Anyone receive anything today?

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1 hour ago, Janejane1 said:

I had asked TCU if they foresaw COVID changing the number of students they admitted this round. They said they had the same number of applications as previous years and were planning on taking the same number of students.

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Specializes in CVICU.
15 minutes ago, aggies1896 said:

Anyone receive anything today?

I didn’t receive anything today.

maybe tomorrow ?

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How about today? ? still nothing on my end

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Specializes in CVICU.
2 minutes ago, aggies1896 said:

How about today? ? still nothing on my end

Same here!

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