Will you get in?

[crnahopeful2]

To all the hopefuls out there: stop throwing your stats out there and saying "will I get in?" Just....quit that.

The answer to your question is: we were once in your shoes and we have no idea! Apply and find out! We aren't the ones sitting on these admission committees and deciding who is good enough and who isn't, and believe it or not, they don't say anything in your interview like "I was very impressed with your 3.8 GPA in your last 60 credit hours" or "your GRE score is lackluster"..no. They may infer something off of that data as to your study habits or test taking skills or what have you, but I've never heard anyone even bring up grades in an interview. Granted, if you struggled with nursing school, I would be a bit interested to hear your plan of how you're gonna hack it in CRNA school, but the key point is, if you're concerned it may be a blemish on your application, then explain yourself in your interview or your personal statement that accompanies your application. Otherwise, don't even mention it. They're more concerned about your clinical experiences, personality, and understanding of and fit for their program. Every group of applicants is different every year to every school. One could assume you are going to be compared to the rest of the people in your applicant group, which is different every year. If you meet the minimum criteria for the application (years of work, certifications, minimum GPA's, etc.) then APPLY! Obviously they're going to at least give your application a look. Don't waste your time/money re-taking things that aren't required. You'll hopefully at least snag an interview and thats where you can sell yourself. Good luck!

[sarahneeyah]

To all the hopefuls out there: stop throwing your stats out there and saying "will I get in?" Just....quit that.

The answer to your question is: we were once in your shoes and we have no idea! Apply and find out! We aren't the ones sitting on these admission committees and deciding who is good enough and who isn't, and believe it or not, they don't say anything in your interview like "I was very impressed with your 3.8 GPA in your last 60 credit hours" or "your GRE score is lackluster"..no. They may infer something off of that data as to your study habits or test taking skills or what have you, but I've never heard anyone even bring up grades in an interview. Granted, if you struggled with nursing school, I would be a bit interested to hear your plan of how you're gonna hack it in CRNA school, but the key point is, if you're concerned it may be a blemish on your application, then explain yourself in your interview or your personal statement that accompanies your application. Otherwise, don't even mention it. They're more concerned about your clinical experiences, personality, and understanding of and fit for their program. Every group of applicants is different every year to every school. One could assume you are going to be compared to the rest of the people in your applicant group, which is different every year. If you meet the minimum criteria for the application (years of work, certifications, minimum GPA's, etc.) then APPLY! Obviously they're going to at least give your application a look. Don't waste your time/money re-taking things that aren't required. You'll hopefully at least snag an interview and thats where you can sell yourself. Good luck!

Amen! Amen and Amen! Lol.... You don't know how many time I think the same thing to myself. I have a 3.54 gpa and my co-worker got accepted into a CRNA program and he will be starting this coming fall. One day we were talking and I told him about my gpa. I'll never forget the words that came out of his mouth, "My gpa is much less than yours and I got in." I was shock because he also does not have his ccrn certificate. He got accepted at Texas Wesleyan University. So, the best thing to do is apply and see what happen. Good post.

[hladt6679]

crnahopeful2 is there anyway that we could talk more about crna school outside of this forum? I have a lot of questions that I would appreciate some guidance with. thank you very much!