TWU selection

sandman · Oct 4, 2003

They don't flush the bottom 10%. They have just come to expect that 10% of the class will not finish.

NOPAIN · Oct 5, 2003

This may sound like a silly questions, but I would like to know what happens to that 10%? Are they allowed to repeat? Are they allowed to apply to other schools? Is this their end of their dreams as aspiring CRNA?

I have heard some similar comments before about TWU, is the competition that hard?

CougRN · Oct 5, 2003

Kinda scary if you ask me. I know that most of the schools I spoke with and applied to had a 99-100% graduation rate over the last 5 years. I don't know if i'd like to roll the dice with my career and fall into the disposable. Maybe these people who aren't making it could make it somewhere else. I know we want the best people in the profession but there shouldn't be any kind of not passing quota.

Passin' Gas · Oct 5, 2003

The goal for any anesthesia school is to graduate competent nurse anesthetists. Consider the other end, 100% pass rate on boards since 1984. Each and every student who has completed the program has passed boards.

alansmith52 · Oct 6, 2003

its not a quota, some people get sick, others need a leave because of a family event. those things are bound to happen out of 130 people. shcools who take 4 or 30 have less chances of things happening. if it was academic in nature they are allowed to repeat.

its is very difficult and very structured. but its "doable" lol

alansmith52 · Oct 6, 2003

don't get me wrong it is scary. every day I wonder if I will make it.

mommyof2grls · Nov 18, 2003

am a little late on this discussion,but the hospital I used to work at had ALLOT of people apply to TWU. Every single person I know that went, has either graduated or will be very soon. Off the tope of my head I would say that is about 15 people that I know personally. They all said the first semester was extremely time consuming, but very doable