Wanting to apply to CRNA school

[Justanothernurse1017]

I have a previous bachelors degree with a GPA of 3.29 from 13 years ago. My science courses in that degree are pretty low. Several Cs. I have a 3.98 in my ABSN for a cgpa of 3.4. I began NP school because I didn't know what I wanted to do. I took a semester of that and got a 3.4 (11 credit hours and working full time). I realized that NP was not what I truly wanted and decided to take time to figure it out. After 2 years of really focusing on what makes me happy I am looking to apply to CRNA school. Is this a long shot, or do I have a chance? I've been in a level 1 trauma center ICU for 6 years. I precept and am on councils for my unit. I have my CCRN and am studying for the CSC. Thanks in advance for the honest input!  

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Justanothernurse1017 said:

I have a previous bachelors degree with a GPA of 3.29 from 13 years ago. My science courses in that degree are pretty low. Several Cs. I have a 3.98 in my ABSN for a cgpa of 3.4. I began NP school because I didn't know what I wanted to do. I took a semester of that and got a 3.4 (11 credit hours and working full time). I realized that NP was not what I truly wanted and decided to take time to figure it out. After 2 years of really focusing on what makes me happy I am looking to apply to CRNA school. Is this a long shot, or do I have a chance? I've been in a level 1 trauma center ICU for 6 years. I precept and am on councils for my unit. I have my CCRN and am studying for the CSC. Thanks in advance for the honest input!  

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Great question! 

A 3.4 cumulative isn't bad!! You certainly have a chance. 

A couple notes for your Science GPA: 

Some programs will consider retakes, if that's an option, but confirm with your programs before taking any as some will replace the old grade entirely, some will average the two and some won't accept retakes at all. 

Some would prefer to see you taking some graduate level courses to show that you're matured and can handle the coursework required in CRNA school.

You can also look into programs that only look at the last 60 credit hours ?
 

Also-- you may want to be prepared to speak to why CRNA when NP didn't work out for you if asked during a future interview. 

Attending program open houses would be a great way to start to get a feel for which way to go for each school.

PS-- Here's a free 8 Steps to CRNA Road Map guide that has more insights! https://www.cspaedu.com/planning 

Hope this helps get you started-- rooting for you!!