To apply or not to apply....

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I have a dilemma here! Considering applying for CRNA school next year for starting class of 2014 but I am not sure if I should wait one more year for the added experience and chance to gain better LOCs, CEs, volunteer work, shadowing etc etc...

Stats now:

Experience:

1.5 years community hospital (400 bed hospital w/20 bed ICU, pt population included stroke & cranis/EVDs, PNA/resp distress/ARDS, lots of sepsis/septic shock, GI bleeders, s/p cardiac arrest w/ hypothermia, CABGs...)

Just starting at a level one trauma facility/teaching hospital >1000+ beds, will be working transplant & general surgical ICU, very sick patients, lots of CRRT, vasoactive gtts, etc.. (we do liver/kidney/pancreas/small bowel transplants... hearts&lungs go to CVICU)

GPA: graduated 3.6, nursing GPA 3.8 (cum laude)

science courses:

A&P1- A

A&P2- A

Chemistry-A

Biochemistry-B

Biology-B

Statistics-A

Pharmacology-B

Pathophysiology-A

Certs:

BLS/CPR, ACLS, PALS, CCRN

Committees: EHR council rep, shared govt. council member, Sigma theta tau, AACN member, AHA volunteer (teach cpr classes for community)

Have shadowed CRNA in nursing school, she is a family friend and could probably follow her again now that I actually know stuff!

havent taken GRE yet...

I dont know if I should apply next year in June for starting class of 2014... or wait one more year for the added experience. I don't feel that I really stand out anywhere. If I apply next year and by some miracle do get accepted then I will have had 1.5 years in the smaller ICU and 1.5 years in the large ICU...and a pretty typical application/resume... But I just want to do it right the first time!!!! Suggestions? Advice?

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

Double posting isn't going to get you a different answer. You're qualified, so apply next year.

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