Western Carolina University (WCU) CRNA 2025

[guest1005561]

I didn't see a thread on this one yet, so I am starting one. Good luck to everyone applying!!

[ENRNBSN_8a]

Well, I guess that's better than being rejected. 

[RNMSICU]

NurseCvicu said:

Correct. Basically we're on the waitlist. He also said "it's not uncommon for people to drop out last minute" 

I wouldn't count on that historically from the school. This happened to me back in 2022 - 23 where I was waitlisted. For the may 23 cohort they had zero applicants pull out so there was no waitlist spots open. Yet they almost always had multiple prior to that year. The school has a 12% acceptance rate so it's definitely tough. 
all that to say, the following year I heard nothing and was on some arbitrary "interview waitlist" that you guys are referring to. Nothing became of it and both of these years I heard nothing until may right when the program is supposed to start. 

[MEJ1113]

Does anyone have an idea on the style of interview? 

[RNMSICU]

MEJ1113 said:

Does anyone have an idea on the style of interview? 

What do you mean style - same as most interviews. Get to know you, why CRNA, background, clinical questions, emotional intelligence questions, that's it. Have to prepare the same for all schools 

[Hopefulsrna3344]

RNMSICU said:

What do you mean style - same as most interviews. Get to know you, why CRNA, background, clinical questions, emotional intelligence questions, that's it. Have to prepare the same for all schools 

Hmmm you may prepare the same but styles are different. For example, having an allotted time and splitting half of the time for EI, and the other half with different people for clinical. Or, in front of a panel and the whole time is spent bouncing back and forth between EI and clinical. 

[aonnn12345]

MEJ1113 said:

Does anyone have an idea on the style of interview? 

Hey. interviewed today with the school. it was more of a half and half eI and clinical. but I would definitely say a bit heavier on the clinical. they relate it to your clinical practice (I.e. CVICU, MICU, SICU ect.

[Hopefulsrna3344]

aonnn12345 said:

Hey. interviewed today with the school. it was more of a half and half eI and clinical. but I would definitely say a bit heavier on the clinical. they relate it to your clinical practice (I.e. CVICU, MICU, SICU ect.

Is it like case scenarios? Or just rapid fire questions?

[aonnn12345]

Hopefulsrna3344 said:

Is it like case scenarios? Or just rapid fire questions?

Really more like rapid fire. But they are all related

[Hopefulsrna3344]

Oh gosh 😬

aonnn12345 said:

Really more like rapid fire. But they are all related

Does it take the whole 30 minutes? 

[aonnn12345]

Hopefulsrna3344 said:

Oh gosh 😬

Does it take the whole 30 minutes? 

Yeah pretty much, I think mine was 25ish minutes, with a 30 minute portion to talk to students

[RNMSICU]

Hopefulsrna3344 said:

Is it like case scenarios? Or just rapid fire questions?

Out of all the schools I've interviewed with WCU was the simplest clinical wise. Didn't go too in depth, over prepared but you never know. 

[Hopefulsrna3344]

Does anyone know how many they're interviewing and when we should hear back?