Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) CRNA - 2026 Start

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Members are discussing the timeline for receiving admissions decisions, specifically focusing on when rejection emails will be sent out. Some members have already received rejection emails, while others are still waiting to hear back. There is also speculation about the timing of final decisions and the process for second interviews.

Hi guys! Just submitted my application for VCU's CRNA program with a tentative start date of January 2026. Anyone else applied yet?

I got a 2nd interview as well. I applied for the Richmond campus. I'm out of state as well

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Just got my second interview invite for Richmond. The interview is next week!  Yikes!  I'm a little nauseous.  🤮 

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How long ago? 

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Anonymous347 said:

How long ago? 

Sorry, IDK how that comment got posted again, and I can't delete it.  I received the invite on Friday.  

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I've counted again and we are at 8 people here getting second interviews and none have said they are Virginia residents. Since about two-thirds of the class is supposed to be in-state, wondering if Virginia residents for Richmond haven't been notified yet. Holding out hope.

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Helping24 said:

 

I've counted again and we are at 8 people here getting second interviews and none have said they are Virginia residents. Since about two-thirds of the class is supposed to be in-state, wondering if Virginia residents for Richmond haven't been notified yet. Holding out hope.

where did you hear that 2/3 of the class is supposed to be in-state? 

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Yeah I don't remember the cohort having a in state requirement. 

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VCU is a public university. Like public universities everywhere, they are set up to primarily serve state residents because they use state tax dollars.

https://www.vcu.edu/about-vcu/facts-and-rankings/#:~:text=Our students,5%2C956 residence hall capacity

^VCU reports there that 85% of VCU students (including undergrad and grad) are Virginia residents.

 

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I should probably also add that the latest Common Data Set for VCU shows that only about 6% of their undergrads are from outside of Virginia.

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Oh I see what you're saying they give priority to in state residents for sure but I don't think it means 2/3 of the cohort must be residents necessarily as CRNA programs are more competitive and merit-based. I know they mentioned the non main campus is for sure Virginia residents, but Richmond is free game. 

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No I don't think they have a set/firm target number, however, I haven't seen any of the Virginia public universities go over 1/3 out-of-state, so I assume that is the rough maximum. They would have to answer to the leglislators if they weren't focusing on serving state residents. (UVA DOES state that 2/3 in-state is their target, but I haven't heard a specific VCU number.)

It's pretty standard for public universities to ensure that the classes are majority in-state with some exceptions, like smaller states like Delaware.

Someone is VCU DNAP admissions did confirm they do want the class to be majority in-state.

Since VCU reports that 15% of their overall students are Virginia residents, and since 6% of undergrads are Virginia residents, I'm not sure the grad number is much higher than about 30% out-of-state, based on math.

 

Typo above; 15% are NON-Virginia residents and 6% are NON-Virginia residents

Helping24 said:

 

No I don't think they have a set/firm target number, however, I haven't seen any of the Virginia public universities go over 1/3 out-of-state, so I assume that is the rough maximum. They would have to answer to the leglislators if they weren't focusing on serving state residents. (UVA DOES state that 2/3 in-state is their target, but I haven't heard a specific VCU number.)

It's pretty standard for public universities to ensure that the classes are majority in-state with some exceptions, like smaller states like Delaware.

Someone is VCU DNAP admissions did confirm they do want the class to be majority in-state.

Since VCU reports that 15% of their overall students are Virginia residents, and since 6% of undergrads are Virginia residents, I'm not sure the grad number is much higher than about 30% out-of-state, based on math.

 

 

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I'm just going to repost with the correction, to be clear.

 

 

No I don't think they have a set/firm target number, however, I haven't seen any of the Virginia public universities go over 1/3 out-of-state, so I assume that is the rough maximum. They would have to answer to the leglislators if they weren't focusing on serving state residents. (UVA DOES state that 2/3 in-state is their target, but I haven't heard a specific VCU number.)

It's pretty standard for public universities to ensure that the classes are majority in-state with some exceptions, like smaller states like Delaware.

Someone is VCU DNAP admissions did confirm they do want the class to be majority in-state.

Since VCU reports that 85% of their overall students are Virginia residents, and since 94% of undergrads are Virginia residents, I'm not sure the grad number is much lower than about 70% Virginia residents, based on math.

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