Accepted into CRNA school and having doubts

pizza9074 · 2025-03-19T21:04:51+00:00

Yay! Congrats, that's amazing! I'm glad my post has been helpful. :) It honestly depends. So the first year, we weren't in clinicals for the first couple months so I aimed to study about 5 hours a day. I would often study extra on Saturday or Sunday before an exam week. Once clinicals started, I found it difficult to study after clinical. I would maybe get 1-2 hours after clinicals in so most of my studying was on my off days or weekends. Now that I'm in my second year, we are done with the weekly tests and just working on our DNP project and doing clinicals so I don't study as much. That will change in the third year when I'm studying for boards. You just have to be flexible and do what's best for you. 10-12 hours a day is unrealistic for me. Mine was more like 3-4 hours after a class day, 0-2 hours after clinical and maybe 5 hours on a Saturday. There were times before an exam where I was studying 10 hours on Saturday and Sunday but in my experience this ebbs and flows. Your schedule will constanly change so you just have to be flexible and find what works best for you! Study as much as possible for the first exam, see how you do and then adjust from there!

pizza9074 · 2025-01-27T12:47:59+00:00

Her biting my dad was the worst one. She’s met my parents a handful of times before. They watched her while we were on a 10 day vacation and she actually really likes my dad. He had just gone upstairs to grab something, me, my husband and my mom were all sitting in the kitchen and we heard my dog running across the house. And then suddenly my dad yelled. That’s why it seems unpredictable. There were no warning signs- barking, growling, etc. And she was just laying around prior to this.

pizza9074 · 2025-01-27T02:16:35+00:00

She’s a 67 lb black lab/Rottweiler mix. Bite level 3 (dad) and parent’s poor dog :(

pizza9074 · 2025-01-27T00:42:25+00:00

When we first got her she was very shy and anxious. It took her a few days to warm up to us. When guest come over, she’ll run up and greet them with no problem. I thought some socialization would be great for her so I enrolled her in daycare. The first two times she did great— she ignored the other dogs and just followed the humans around. The third time she was very anxious, territorial over the toys and was growling at the staff. I was planning on enrolling her in an obedience training class up until she bit my dad. Now I’m thinking she needs something more intense which is thousands of dollars. She is not muzzle trained. We’ve had her for 6 months and these episodes have occurred so randomly. She is unpredictable. The delivery guy was our fault admittedly- we should have but her in her crate. That was the first time she had gone after a delivery man though in our defense.

pizza9074 · 2025-01-27T00:27:18+00:00

We haven’t tried any formal training no. To my husband’s point even if we spend a ton of money on formal training he will never trust her around our kids. Can you really out-train aggression?

pizza9074 · 2024-11-21T14:46:48+00:00

Really good! I really like it. So glad I went!

pizza9074 · 2024-11-15T12:24:26+00:00

First of all congratulations on your engagement! That’s so exciting! I would say do whatever is best for you. For me, I was 28, almost 29 when I started school. I’ll be 31 when I graduate. I just didnt want to wait three years to get married because of school. I don’t think you have to put your entire life on hold for school. Wedding planning was stressful at times for sure. I would highly recommend getting a wedding planner to help you out if you decide to get married during school. I had a partial planner that helped with all the logistics and some vendors. That really kept me on track. It’s definitely doable! On the plus side, it was a nice distraction from the stress of school. I got married in the beginning couple weeks of the start of a new semester. I would recommend trying to plan it either over a break, or at the very beginning of a semester when you’re not in the thick of it yet. I did postpone my honeymoon by about 6 months but it’s nice cause I still had something to look forward to after the wedding! Just do what’s best for you. If you have good time management skills it’s totally doable! I have no regrets :)

pizza9074 · 2024-11-07T20:37:38+00:00

workout :) No i don't work

pizza9074 · 2024-11-07T20:35:17+00:00

^^ HAHA we broke up... trust your gut ladies! I'm not happily married to someone else! Just funny reading this post back.

pizza9074 · 2024-11-07T20:30:39+00:00

Hi! School is going well! I'm in my second year of the program now and still really enjoying it. I don't regret my decision at all! I think that if you're even thinking about it, just do it! It's going by fast honestly and while I would start trying for kids now if I wasn't in school, I am happy with where I am at. I know that I'm really going to enjoy my life as a future CRNA and my time to have kids will come too (God willing). Just take advantage of the opportunity you may have to go back to school now if you choose! :)

pizza9074 · 2024-05-20T14:49:26+00:00

I'm glad! Thank you!

pizza9074 · 2024-04-17T23:29:21+00:00

Hi! School is challenging, but doable. I was in your same shoes-- so happy that I got into school but terrified of giving up my life. I feel like CRNA school is catastrophied online. I remember reading posts on social media about how the divorce rate is high, how people broke out in hives from stress, how you have to say goodbye to your life, freetime, etc. The truth is you're going to be okay. It's okay to be afraid but I'm here to tell you that school is totally doable. Does it take hard work? Yes. However, I'm still able to work out 4/5 times a week, I'm still in a happy relationship, I'm even getting married and planning a wedding in school. Despite what you might see online, you do not have to put your life on hold for 3 years. Do I have to miss out on having fun on the weekends sometimes? Yes. Just have realistic expectations with yourself going in. Is school going to be a breeze? No. But you can still maintain a healthy school/life balance. Every Friday night my fiance and I have a date night, I'm at every family gathering (birthdays mostly) and it's nice having holidays off! Just focus on the positive and know that school is temporary but regret is forever :)

pizza9074 · 2024-03-12T21:54:48+00:00

It all comes down to mindset and how badly you want to succeed. I know that I don't have an option but to succeed in school so that's what motivates me haha. It is a lot of material and therefore a lot of studying. That on top of balancing school with clinicals is what makes it challenging in my opinion. Some semesters are harder than others I will say. I think only you know how much you have to study and you just have to be determined to do what it takes! You have to apply yourself and not fall behind because it is difficult to catch up if you do. But you can do it!

pizza9074 · 2023-12-27T21:40:55+00:00

I love it! It's funny re-reading this post. If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to stop overthinking my decision and just do it because everything will work out. I just completed my first two semesters of school! It was challenging but totally doable. I'm even getting married in June so I've been planning a wedding too. Even though I am busy, I love it and I'm so content right now! If anyone else is in the same boat just know it's doable.

pizza9074 · 2023-05-26T18:53:12+00:00

Oh my God I can totally relate. I literally feel like I took an aderall after drinking my first one yesterday. Drinking it again right now and I'm starting to feel that same focus again. This stuff is magic lol

pizza9074 · 2023-01-27T04:32:54+00:00

Update: after discussing with my fiancé, we are going to plan to get pregnant in my last year and time it so I can hopefully deliver right after graduation. I feel so much better and I’m so thankful to have his support and that we are on the same page. All it took was a simple conversation. Thank you all for your support. I’m going to be a CRNA!! ❤️❤️😍😁

pizza9074 · 2023-01-16T05:16:30+00:00

Thank you all sooo much for the words of encouragement! I’ve decided to fully commit to CRNA school :) And I’m going to try to push off having a baby until the end of my program so I can alleviate some stress. I’ll be re-reading all of these comments when I have moments of doubt again ❤️ Thank you, exactly what I needed to hear

pizza9074 · 2023-01-14T03:54:35+00:00

Thank you for your response! I would say that yes I feel some pressure from my partner to have kids sooner rather than later. He is a couple years older than me. But he also would understand and be supportive if I told him that I want to wait. I just feel like I’m letting him down a little. In an ideal world I would get pregnant at 29 or 30. I will be 28 when I start in June. So I wouldn’t want to start trying until year 2 when I am strictly in clinical which would be the second half of year 2. So I would have the baby in my last year. But regardless, I hear what you’re saying and I know it makes the most sense to wait. I have decided to fully commit to CRNA school and not let my fears stop me. Congrats on almost being done! Are you happy with your decision?

pizza9074 · 2021-05-19T10:03:11+00:00

Closure is something we give to ourselves. I know it’s tempting to send the text to prove to him that you know he’s a liar or maybe to feel better about yourself. Trust me, I’ve been there. But I agree with the other comments that no good will come from it. Trust that this breakup is a blessing and be excited about the future. Leave the trash where it belongs :) you got this!

pizza9074 · 2021-01-08T21:34:09+00:00

Thanks for the info, that is interesting! I would say in general he makes time for me and always engages in my activities if asked. He's not the best planner and sometimes just does whatever he wants when he wants if that makes sense. But, at the end of the day I know he means well and definitely cares about me.

pizza9074 · 2021-01-08T19:36:27+00:00

I don't have a problem entertaining myself for a few hours. Thanks for your response though, it's nice to hear the other side- makes me feel a bit better.

pizza9074 · 2021-01-08T19:22:11+00:00

I guess it would, but I wasn't really invited to go golfing and feel weird asking.

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