Journey To CRNA School: 3 Ways To Get In With A Low GPA

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So you don't have a 4.0 GPA and are preparing your application for CRNA school. It's okay, plenty of people get into anesthesia school without having a 4.0 overall GPA. Let's talk about how you can get in with a less than stellar GPA.
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@tylerlivingood662 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that, gave me a little more confidence that there is a chance for myself. GPA definately isn't a good indicator of a good nurse. I've met plenty of nurses with "3.9" GPA's but have no idea how to apply in practice what they studied for.

@faizagul1490 4 жыл бұрын

Your advice is so on point. I had A's in all the science courses so my school didn't even ask me about the B's I had in some of the nursing courses.

@resilientruth193 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you this video gives me courage to continue pursuing my dream to become a crna❤️

@GR-uc1gq 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another great video, looking forward to the interview video

@tomitomi7214 4 жыл бұрын

Strong work, thank you for valuable contributions for us: stressed poor candidates

@bpt249 4 жыл бұрын

Getting quality experience through years worked, maximizing your leadership opportunities, and having a decent gre score are keys to getting into crna school if you have a less than optimal gpa. I was able to get in to a great school with a 3.1 gpa but had 7 years of icu experience in an icu that took care of everything aside from trauma and cabg patients. I know most people want to get in ASAP...but if you maximize experience through years worked that is more money you can save and less loans you have to take out. Also establishing a great rapport with your coworkers, managers, and docs is a great key too that will help tremendously with letters of recommendation.

@hiram072088 4 жыл бұрын

bpt249 May I ask what school did you get in? Thank you

@wad0830d1 4 жыл бұрын

Good to know. That's the same GPA I have

@tylercook5914 4 жыл бұрын

Ur the man Bolt! 👍 about done w nursing school so I have a ways to go but hope to be a CRNA in the future!

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

Keep up the hard work!

@darkoshmarko 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for making this video! I graduated undergrad with no direction and no real motivation and let life struggles get the better of me so I only have a 3.08 from my first bachelors program. I decided to go back to nursing school and got a 4.0 my first two terms and looking at some A- term 3 (our school's hardest term) so I'm hoping this will show admissions committees that once I have a direction I am able to commit 100% and be successful regardless of what life is throwing at me. I still plan to take some graduate level science classes to make up for the science classes I didn't do so hot in (I have some C's and D's it's not pretty). But one of the classes I got a C and D in (O Chem 1 and 2) I am still in touch with the professor and he has written letters of recommendation for me because he knows the type of student I am wasn't reflected in my grades. Do you think CRNA is still doable for me?

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's doable, go for it.

@darkoshmarko 4 жыл бұрын

@@BoltCRNA awesome, thanks for the feedback !! :)

@Michael-gu8lg 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, taking a medical physiology course now. I wasn’t motivated in my undergrad to be that person who strives for an ‘A’ until I wanted to go for CRNA years later. Definitely had to change my mindset significantly. But, where there’s a will there’s a way :)

@Adiwavolley 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful!!!! Thanks!

@hyjung0916 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you always 💕

@robertsalfred1187 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, before you applied for the CRNA school as a travel nurse, have you stayed in one hospital for a longtime or did you just have your normal contracts and kept moving around?

@amahlcotterell3717 2 жыл бұрын

Question, do CRNA schools look at your nursing GPA e.g what you got in fundamentals, health assessment, etc or your science GPA e.g patho, A&P, Micro, etc.?

@chriskitchen101 2 жыл бұрын

Hello! So I am currently about to finish up my RN-BSN program with a 4.0, my ADN gpa was 3.3 and my science courses were honestly all over the place for example. I got A’s in physics 1 and Microbiology, then proceeded to get B’s in all my other science courses except Chem 1 which was a C. My overall GPA isn’t terrible right at a 3.5 However when I was young at the start of my college career I had no real direction and was working no less then 48hrs a week. I have no problem going back and retaking all my science courses if I know for a fact if I make A’s the opportunity for CRNA school will open for me. Honest opinion though, do the CRNA programs really see people that go back and retake classes as competitive?

@emilykendall7901 2 жыл бұрын

You went to JSU?? I'm about to be in the nursing program there and I can't wait to find my path! do you have any advice?

@silviaob4979 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there, great videos! Do you need current icu experience? I worked in the ICU for 3 years, went to PACU and realized after working with CRNAs that this what I want to do. Do I need to go back to the ICU?

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

Great question. The admissions committee will tell you current experience.

@rb7454 4 жыл бұрын

Can you talk about what is more preferable sconce courses from community college or from University? I want to take the science prerequisites at a community college and transfer to a BSN at a university level because it’s so move cheaper. How do CRNA programs look at sconce classes from Community college vs university ?

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure it makes a huge difference but if you're splitting hairs the university courses may be seen in a better light. There are definitely SRNAs who took some prerequisite courses at a community college.

@heathminter319 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video ! I’d love to email some specific questions to you as I am currently applying.

@nubbie9494 4 жыл бұрын

What about people with prior degrees? Nursing is my second career. My first degree, my GPA was less than 3.0. Was young, didn’t go to class, etc. Fast forward to today, 17 years later. I got 4.0 in all nursing school prereqs, 3.9 in nursing school, 2 years CVICU exp @ 24 bed trauma 1 unit, and CCRN. I feel like I still don’t have a shot at CRNA school because of my prior degree 17 years ago. When other people say “low GPA” they’re always talking about 3.0-3.5. It’s never in the 2s. Is there even a remote chance that I could get in or should I not even bother and just go for NP school?

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure they don't look at your GPA from 17 years ago when you have recent grades of a 4.0.

@framclean7910 2 жыл бұрын

Dont tell them about your previous degree

@dominiquethomas8891 2 жыл бұрын

Heyy can you tell me if you have to be good in math to be a crna?… do you have to do math in your head/ on the fly??

@DallasFort1857 4 жыл бұрын

Does the college of where the undergraduate BSN was obtained play a factor for crna Universities?

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

No, not usually, as long as it was a legitimate accredited program.

@queenlala916 3 жыл бұрын

For repeating science courses, does it matter if go back to a community college or a university?

@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын

I think it does look better from a university but that isn't a hard rule as far as I know.

@eduardosantos-xp3iw 4 жыл бұрын

If I have a 3.5gpa but got a C+ in chem and A’s in all of my other sciences, should I still retake chem or should Let it be ?

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

I would let it be if you have A's in all your other sciences. If you interview and don't get in, then retake it and make an A.

@AceHardy 4 жыл бұрын

🙏🏽✍️

@SyringeRN_ggyu 4 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend retake grad level pharm (made C in bsn nursing pharm) or grad level pathophysiology if i have to choose one

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

Grad level pathophysiology.

@SyringeRN_ggyu 4 жыл бұрын

@@BoltCRNA thank you so much!

@Immanuel-Crump 4 жыл бұрын

Is it better to do the classes at a community college or a university?

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

For your prereq's it doesn't matter.

@goldenopportunity31 4 жыл бұрын

I did a second degree program which led to a BSN in 16 months. I had to work during my program which affected my gpa...my BSN gpa is a 2.96...I know it’s bad but I had to work and it was an accelerated course. My first degree was a 3.58. I don’t know what to do looking for advice. Currently working in a CVICU

@kiankooros225 7 ай бұрын

What did you end up doing? I am in the same boat except I am doing my BSN in 2.5 years and my GPA is slightly lower than yours but easily on the upwards trend as I am starting to pull more A's and B's. Will be starting in Trauma 1 ED and plan to transfer to an ICU after a year or so.

@white-nd3mj 4 жыл бұрын

What’s your opinion on admission boards even considering nursing GPA? Aside from pathophysiology and pharmacology, nursing schools are completely ass backwards and getting a 4.0 is unrealistic. Most programs have a 93% cutoff for an A- which is a 3.7 GPA. I think that hard science courses taught by PhD professors are a better indicator for academic success. These nursing courses are taught by subpar nursing instructors who only care about their board pass rates with an attrition rate of 60%.

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

I think the science GPA matters more for CRNA school.

@hazelnut88 4 жыл бұрын

I only have an A in Anatomy I have B’s in all the other science classes. What should I do? Do I just let it be or am I doomed? GPA is a 3.5 overall.

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say doomed but I would boost up your application in other ways to impress them.

@hazelnut88 4 жыл бұрын

Bolt CRNA Any suggestions on how I should boost up my application?

@nadlhy05 Жыл бұрын

Some BSN programs require advanced patho phys

@trinicadeem 3 жыл бұрын

Where does one take an advantage patho course?

@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын

A graduate advanced pathophysiology course can be found a various universities all across the US.

@reezashrestha1646 4 жыл бұрын

Is it anesthesia route of pathophysiology?

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

Our pathophysiology was comprehensive and was taught by a biology PhD.

@shanelpereira2435 4 жыл бұрын

How many hours should we study in crna school

@BoltCRNA 4 жыл бұрын

I usually set aside 70 hrs a week for CRNA school. Some weeks required a little more and some weeks maybe a little less.

@9109mandy 3 жыл бұрын

Is CRNA a job that who can work well into their 60s or 70s?

@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, most do.

@JoJo-vi6xx 2 жыл бұрын

3.3? not me watching this video with a 2.9 😭. no crna for me. im tired of studying and didnt even graduate yet

@kernalcornflakes 3 жыл бұрын

First year of COVID I had a microbio professor who was complete trash who didn't post any lectures and I got a B+. I swear if that hurts me I'm going to scream

@BoltCRNA 3 жыл бұрын

B+ is respectable. As long as you have A's in your other sciences you shouldn't have any problem.