University of Pittsburgh CRNA Spring 2023

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Sorta surprised that there is no post for this current application for Pitt, especially since the application deadline is a month away. Decided to make this thread for people looking to discuss the application process. 

Anyone applying to Pitt? I made a last minute decision to apply just a few days ago, so I'm trying to get all of my things in order to submit on time, haha. 

Specializes in Cvicu.

Does the university of Pittsburgh use just the BSN GPA? or do they look at other GPA's from other non nursing degrees. I am asking because nursing is my second degree and I have a GPA of 3.61. The GPA in my 1st degree was not that Great GPA of 2.76. and a non- nursing masters with a 3.5 GPA. GRE is 310, CCRN, BLS<PALS, ACLS. am in the application process but I paused because I still have questions. cumulative GPA for all 3 programs will bring me to a 3.12. let me know what you guys think

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Specializes in CCRN-CMC.
Daysnight said:

Does the university of Pittsburgh use just the BSN GPA? or do they look at other GPA's from other non nursing degrees. I am asking because nursing is my second degree and I have a GPA of 3.61. The GPA in my 1st degree was not that Great GPA of 2.76. and a non- nursing masters with a 3.5 GPA. GRE is 310, CCRN, BLS<PALS, ACLS. am in the application process but I paused because I still have questions. cumulative GPA for all 3 programs will bring me to a 3.12. let me know what you guys think

They use NursingCAS which tends to be very unforgiving for GPAs. Upitt doesn't require putting all your school info into the NursingCAS system for calculation of GPA which is good as they'll evaluate it themselves better. But you've also had a masters degree with a good GPA. They even waive the GRE requirement for a masters GPA greater than I believe 3.0. But that may not be as strong of a case as you don't have a nursing masters. I would say look at the breakdown of your classes. How strong is your science GPA? No harm in applying or reaching out to the program director for concerns. 

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IvyMed said:

They use NursingCAS which tends to be very unforgiving for GPAs. Upitt doesn't require putting all your school info into the NursingCAS system for calculation of GPA which is good as they'll evaluate it themselves better. But you've also had a masters degree with a good GPA. They even waive the GRE requirement for a masters GPA greater than I believe 3.0. But that may not be as strong of a case as you don't have a nursing masters. I would say look at the breakdown of your classes. How strong is your science GPA? No harm in applying or reaching out to the program director for concerns. 

My BSN science GPA is great. However the other science courses I took in my 1st degree was not the good. Am going to apply and hope for the best. If not at least I will get some good feedback on how to get in next time 

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Daysnight said:

Does the university of Pittsburgh use just the BSN GPA? or do they look at other GPA's from other non nursing degrees. I am asking because nursing is my second degree and I have a GPA of 3.61. The GPA in my 1st degree was not that Great GPA of 2.76. and a non- nursing masters with a 3.5 GPA. GRE is 310, CCRN, BLS<PALS, ACLS. am in the application process but I paused because I still have questions. cumulative GPA for all 3 programs will bring me to a 3.12. let me know what you guys think

Hi there! I'm actually at Pitt now and went through this just last year. Pitt uses your BSN GPA in a sense - that is, they use the GPA printed on the transcript which conferred your BSN. While they do use NursingCAS, they use it more as an application tool to stream line things rather than relying on it for other admissions functions. They do not utilize the transcript feature on NursingCAS nor do they utilize GPAs calculated from NursingCAS. After submission, you will see some GPAs calculated by NursingCAS, but they are not used or considered.  

Pitt takes a very human and holistic approach with their entire selection process. This GPA requirement is meant to be a more inclusive factor because it really is just takes into account the nursing courses and affiliated sciences as opposed to every class you ever took. The one potential down side is that you don't really have the opportunity to increase your actual GPA by taking other classes (but this doesn't seem to be an issue for you)

 

Feel free to reach if you have any other questions! 

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Living2Learn said:

Hi there! I'm actually at Pitt now and went through this just last year. Pitt uses your BSN GPA in a sense - that is, they use the GPA printed on the transcript which conferred your BSN. While they do use NursingCAS, they use it more as an application tool to stream line things rather than relying on it for other admissions functions. They do not utilize the transcript feature on NursingCAS nor do they utilize GPAs calculated from NursingCAS. After submission, you will see some GPAs calculated by NursingCAS, but they are not used or considered.  

Pitt takes a very human and holistic approach with their entire selection process. This GPA requirement is meant to be a more inclusive factor because it really is just takes into account the nursing courses and affiliated sciences as opposed to every class you ever took. The one potential down side is that you don't really have the opportunity to increase your actual GPA by taking other classes (but this doesn't seem to be an issue for you)

 

Feel free to reach if you have any other questions! 

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond to me. I will go ahead and submit my application tomorrow and hope for the best 

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Living2Learn said:

Hi there! I'm actually at Pitt now and went through this just last year. Pitt uses your BSN GPA in a sense - that is, they use the GPA printed on the transcript which conferred your BSN. While they do use NursingCAS, they use it more as an application tool to stream line things rather than relying on it for other admissions functions. They do not utilize the transcript feature on NursingCAS nor do they utilize GPAs calculated from NursingCAS. After submission, you will see some GPAs calculated by NursingCAS, but they are not used or considered.  

Pitt takes a very human and holistic approach with their entire selection process. This GPA requirement is meant to be a more inclusive factor because it really is just takes into account the nursing courses and affiliated sciences as opposed to every class you ever took. The one potential down side is that you don't really have the opportunity to increase your actual GPA by taking other classes (but this doesn't seem to be an issue for you)

 

Feel free to reach if you have any other questions! 

So I applied for the program but I wanted to follow up and see if you knew how the calculate the science GPA. Some schools uses every science class taken and others use a selected few. 

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Daysnight said:

So I applied for the program but I wanted to follow up and see if you knew how the calculate the science GPA. Some schools uses every science class taken and others use a selected few. 

They don't have an explicit science GPA requirement or certain classes use to calculate. In fact, they don't recalculate any GPAs for you. They look at your BSN GPA and as long as you meet that threshold, you're good. Of course they're going to look at your science grades to make sure they're not a red flag, but they don't recalculate a sciGPA. 

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Hello, 

I was just offered an interview in person in two weeks. Anyone have any insight on what to expect with the in person interview? Is the interview mainly EI questions? I'm very nervous I honestly didn't think I'd get offered an interview compared to others stats. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. First interviews after several instant denials. 

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Specializes in Cardiothoracic ICU.
Nurse8421 said:

Hello, 

I was just offered an interview in person in two weeks. Anyone have any insight on what to expect with the in person interview? Is the interview mainly EI questions? I'm very nervous I honestly didn't think I'd get offered an interview compared to others stats. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. First interviews after several instant denials. 

And foremost, congrats! Getting an interview is the tough office part of the whole process. Pitt is very holistic in their recruitment approach and look at a lot of things aside from just grades.

 

I interviewed over zoom, but the process is pretty much, the same. You'll get multiple mini  interviews (3-4) most of which are situational and emotional intelligence questions. There's one section that has a clinical component, but it is very straightforward and not intimidating at all. They are really just looking for students who are research-minded, approachable, and will fit in with the personality of the cohort.

feel free to PM me if you have anymore questions.

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Maciso said:

Got a call today about this!  It's full time status with one provision of a statistics course! 

the only other thing they told is that during my first twelves credits I have to keep a 3.0 which is something they require all of their anesthesia students anyways. 
 

Weighing my options but excited non the less!

Was there a reason you had to take a stats course? (Took AP stats in HS or so many years since taking a stats course for example)

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