Your opinion of my chances for admission

[jrprthd]

thanks for viewing this thread. i am 30 years old and have recently become a rn. i dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and received a ged a year or so later. i went to a junior college and quit with a gpa of 2.7 with a "d" in intermediate algebra and a c in chem 2 and zoology 2. after being married for 7 years and having three kids i went back to nursing school with my wife. i had to take a&p 1&2, micro, and several other requirements to go. when we started, our children were ages 7, 2, and 1. the sole reason for my return to school was, i met a srna in south florida (fgcu) who told me about his field and what they did. i had no idea that nurses could have the opportunity to help people at that level before this discussion. my wife and i went to supper with him and his wife and talked to them as a couple. he has since graduated and i placed a call to him to follow up on whether or not it was worth it. he assures me it was. back to the scenario. my wife and i committed to try for crna. she has no interest in the profession herself but sees my determination and supports me. she was a stay at home mom for 7 years and went back to school so that if i am accepted she could work while i complete the srna program. we both completed an adn program in may and passed nclex (75 questions each) i am getting my bsn at the university of south alabama now and have just finished my 1st semester. my current gpa is a 3.36 (up from 2.7 at the start) with a 3.42 in nursing, 3.4 science, and a 3.65 since my return to school (9 years after i dropped out) which is a total of 85 hours. i have shadowed anesthesiologists and crnas for a total of around 100 hours and i have kept a log of procedures and had each person followed sign off on the time. i have 5 more classes to go and will complete my bsn in august 06. i have 7 months in a level 2 trauma icu (med/surg). no gre score yet. sorry for the length but if there is something i need to be doing different or in addition, now is the time.

[badgernurse]

I think you look pretty good. You should, however, strive for all A's to bring up that GPA as much as possible while you can. If you're concerned about all that stuff 9-10 years ago, don't dwell. 20 years ago I dropped out of college with a 0.818. It still shows up on my transcript that I must submit but I did very well later on with my nursing classes. I don't think it has hindered me, I recently had an interview and it never came up.

You can certainly show that you've thought this career path all out and are strongly dedicated to success. That will bode well in the interview and your personal statement. It may be a good idea to contact a director of a CRNA program and ask them to take a look of your stats. That may give you an early idea of what types of programs to apply to. Good luck!