University of Maryland CRNA 2024

[Flexanesthetist2B]

Posting this to create a thread for those applying this year to start the DNP nurse anesthesia program at University of Maryland in 2024

[icutitrating]

Icunurse10 said:

Has anyone who didn't get accepted receive any information? 

No, I haven't 

[Sun Kim]

Has anyone received a notice about being waitlisted ? 

[Polar_lime]

I haven't received a reject or waitlist notification.  I won't be surprised if it was a reject letter, since I didn't get a good feeling during the interview. 

I really did not like the process: I flew all the way there just to wait around for 4 hours and having only 15 minutes with the panel to show who I am.  I spent money and time to get there, the least they could do was ask me about myself.

[IcuNurse40]

I received an email about being waitlisted yesterday around 5:30pm. 

[Sun Kim]

IcuNurse40 said:

I received an email about being waitlisted yesterday around 5:30pm. 

Same. 

[Kezie]

Congratulations to all of you that got accepted, wish you all the best in the program.

[s76, BSN, RN]

Polar_lime said:

I haven't received a reject or waitlist notification.  I won't be surprised if it was a reject letter, since I didn't get a good feeling during the interview. 

I really did not like the process: I flew all the way there just to wait around for 4 hours and having only 15 minutes with the panel to show who I am.  I spent money and time to get there, the least they could do was ask me about myself.

In my experience, that's typically how most CRNA school interviews go. They have a lot of interviewees to get through in a limited amount of time. For every acceptance, there's roughly 3-5 interviewees competing for the spot.

I'd suggest having responses ready for all the standard/common interview questions and a quick elevator pitch of who you are and why they should offer you admission memorized like the back of your hand. Maximize those 15 minutes with clear responses. Of course there will be oddball EI questions, and those are the ones where it's okay to take a few seconds to think. And yeah, it sucks to spend money and time to fly out/get a hotel, only to wait around for hours. A lot of us are in that boat. Just leave it at the door, and be as enthusiastic as you can be. It's 4 hours for your next 3 years/future career. This is part of the test. Show them why you're a candidate they should take a risk on!

[Haimanot Habte]

Congrats to all accepted to the program. I have not received no decision yet. I am not sure what that means but it does not seem promising. On the student portal mine says "decision made" but when I open it it still shows the date they sent me interview date. Can anyone who got in or wait listed share what their student portal says? Does anyone know when they usually send out all decisions? 
waiting part is very stressful. 

[IcuNurse40]

Haimanot Habte said:

Congrats to all accepted to the program. I have not received no decision yet. I am not sure what that means but it does not seem promising. On the student portal mine says "decision made" but when I open it it still shows the date they sent me interview date. Can anyone who got in or wait listed share what their student portal says? Does anyone know when they usually send out all decisions? 
waiting part is very stressful. 

It says "wait list" on my portal under status. The waiting is very stressful. Hang in there!

[Haimanot Habte]

Thank you so much. I wish I know what decision make made means. 

[sgm2740]

Does anyone know if they give any week breaks or personal days throughout the program?

[MoRo]

IcuNurse40 said:

I received an email about being waitlisted yesterday around 5:30pm. 

Hey there! Who did the email come from? On my application it says "waitlist" but I did not see an email.  Did it say anything important or just a notification?  Thanks for your help!