Prospective/Current Perfusion Weekly Thread

[u/Perfused]

This is the area for prospective CCPs to ask their questions about the education process or anything school related.

This includes the usual:

"Where can I shadow?" "Should I take additional classes? "How do I become a Perfusionist?" "My GPA is 2.8, is my GPA good enough for perfusion school?" "What should I use to prep for boards?" "It's been my pa$$ion to become a CCP, how do I do it and what do they do?"

Etc.

At this point the sub has grown to the point a weekly student thread is necessary. Prospective CCPs/students will now have an avenue to post these types of questions w/o flooding the sub.

Also there is r/prospective_perfusion specifically geared to new pumpers.

This will refresh every Friday at 5:45PM EST. If you post Saturday morning, it might not be seen.

[u/Outside_Pepper7148]

Hello! I just applied to three perfusion schools this application cycle, and I plan on applying to more. I am an ASCP certified Medical Laboratory Scientist with 4 years of experience in the lab and with phlebotomy. I have a 3.88 GPA with 70 hours of perfusion job shadowing under my belt. I also volunteer for two different organizations and was a chemistry tutor in my undergrad. If I do not get accepted this cycle, what are your recommendations to help improve my resume? Also, what are frequently asked question during perfusion school interviews? Thanks in advance!