Not “accepted!”

I see a lot of posts on here about people’s acceptance process, and how happy they are. Their stats,

Etc. How about one for those not accepted. Not to diminish others accomplishments, but to discuss How you plan to grow before reapplying next year? I’m looking to vent and for ideas. I plan to improve my interview skills and performance for next year. I will need to renew my CCRN as it will

expire next year. I’ll have one more year of icu experience, Which I was reading on “no gaslighting just gas” directly correlates with improved nar performance. I’ll apply to 12 schools instead of 5. I’ll totally fix my finances with working travel contracts for more money. If still not accepted I’ll retake a class or two, my gpa is already ok but I’ve been out of school a long time.

I read one person on here applied 6 years in a row, and got accepted. Would you be willing to do that? I would.

This has been a difficult and frustrating path, already testing my previously strong resilience. But you know what else was hard? Working in telemetry. Working in OR as a circulator. Being an icu nurse is hard too. Crna school will be hard. So will working as a new crna. I’d encourage you to keep going, bc for all of life’s joy there is equal amount of hardship regardless of the path you choose. I’m happy with the choices I’ve made to reach my perceived potential.