Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) CRNA 2023

[Tee Ghee]

Hi Everyone. I wanted to create a thread for the vcu CRNA 2023. Has anyone submitted their application yet ?

[KBRNN]

6 minutes ago, Katie0407 said:

I think you have a fair point. Personally, for me, I feel like I went wrong with my personal statement. Looking back now, I feel like I babbled and maybe somewhat over-enthusiastic. Lesson learned ? I will definitely work on a better personal statement for the next round, and be more picky before submitting it. 

What helped with my personal statement was having friends thats worked on my unit that are CRNAs today. I was blessed to become friends with them and kept up with them throughout their journey. They were all smart individuals who I learned much from. I listened to their experiences and hardships about going through school. I held off applying because I thought I wasn’t good enough ?. Seeing them all graduate, pass boards and run cases now has given me a lot of encouragement that it can be done. I had them look at my statement and they all said I need a stronger why for my statement. They said that a strong  why is what gets you past a crappy clinical case, a bad test grade, and the sometimes overwhelming amount of information and tasks that can sometimes come at you. I don’t know you at all but I believe you can become an excellent CRNA in your future as well ?. Keep grinding young Katie

[SRNA 2023, BSN]

Agree I believe my personal statement could have been better but I shared with several people who said it was good

any advice or resources anyone recommends for improving this or willing to share theirs with me privately I won’t “copy” I promise just looking to  improve my chances one day 

[aloliver18, BSN, RN]

Is there anyone who still hasn't gotten any kind of email yet?? I've tried contacting them through email and phone with no luck. I don't want to spam them, but at the same time I just want to know what's going on. I don't know if there are still others like me waiting for a response or if somehow they forgot about me LOL. 

[lovecanada19]

3 hours ago, FCICURN said:

I will not touch on this. I have been accepted already into another program and had a zoom interview two weeks ago. The fact that they invited you for an interview shows they really like you already. I think over 300 people applied for the cohort. Please be yourself and show your personality. Answer questions to the best of your knowledge and show you can think on your feet. I knew all the answers to my previous interview but if you don’t know just say so. This shows that your willing to accept your flaws, are honest, and willing to research the answer and get back to them about it. This advice helped me gain acceptance to a program already. You’re more than just GPA 

Thank you! This is excellent advice. Much appreciated, I heard that their interview is all personality based questions which makes me feel a little better. 

[BrainsRCool, BSN, RN]

Just completed my video interview, it was defiantly nerve-racking, but I did my best and I am happy to be done! excited to hear back about final decisions in a few weeks! Best of luck to everyone.

[Gianna]

7 minutes ago, lisacatherine6 said:

Just completed my video interview, it was defiantly nerve-racking, but I did my best and I am happy to be done! excited to hear back about final decisions in a few weeks! Best of luck to everyone.

Do you have any tips on what to study? Were there clinical questions? Did they ask you anything specific on your resume? I know it's a 1-way interview, I'm just curious as to what they may ask 

[shocky, BSN, RN]

Do you mind if I PM you, Lisa? Just have a couple questions about the interview!

[ICU_05]

54 minutes ago, lisacatherine6 said:

Just completed my video interview, it was defiantly nerve-racking, but I did my best and I am happy to be done! excited to hear back about final decisions in a few weeks! Best of luck to everyone.

Congrats! hope it went well. Best of luck

[BrainsRCool, BSN, RN]

30 minutes ago, shocky said:

Do you mind if I PM you, Lisa? Just have a couple questions about the interview!

Sorry, I cant answer any questions about the content of the interview, that wouldn't be fair to the rest of the group. You'll do great, take time to study but don't stress out too much!

[lovecanada19]

43 minutes ago, lisacatherine6 said:

Sorry, I cant answer any questions about the content of the interview, that wouldn't be fair to the rest of the group. You'll do great, take time to study but don't stress out too much!

By study do you mean for clinical questions? LOL

[Nunuz757, BSN]

I would like to know too. 

[shocky, BSN, RN]

I wasn’t looking for intel on the questions or anything! I was just curious about how the interview site / recording went since I’ve never done a prerecorded interview.