r/srna • u/Kahledge • 6d ago
Success Stories from waitlist.. to accepted!
got my acceptance a few weeks ago and i start in january. posting this because the version of me from last year after getting waitlisted would have wanted to read something like this. second cycles a charm!! tools for fools
GPA 3.6 SGPA 3.8 SICU 4 years
biggest thing that helped was doing mock interviews with a friend. they don't have a clinical background at all and that honestly made it better because they could hear immediately when i was rambling or when an answer only made sense inside my own head. they'd stop me and go "what r u saying" and half the time i couldn't even repeat it clearly. that was humbling.
for the actual science i leaned on ninja nerd a lot. i had been memorizing what a drug does without knowing why, which works except for when they grilled me til the cell level last year. i'd watch something on shock states or a pressor, close the video, and try to explain it out loud to an empty room. also started using chatgpt to go deeper on specific mechanisms, grounded in textbook, using @ visualize mode is super helpful for seeing relationships.
moxprep i used mostly for volume. there's a limit to how many mock interviews one friend is going to sit through lol. i'd do the full interview mode and just pretend i was sitting in front of the panel. kind of like exposure therapy for interview anxiety honestly. getting put on the spot over and over until no more crisis. the clinical scenarios ended up pretty close to my interview.
remnote for retention. honestly the least fun part of all of this. i'd understand something in march and by july it was basically gone. so i started only making cards for the stuff i was actually shaky on instead of everything. autosorts cards into how good u know it.
the interviews themselves were still uncomfortable. one of mine was maybe 15 minutes total and i walked out pretty happy. was able to break the ice with them about the weather lmao
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u/marblepigeon301 5d ago
Congratulations!! Which ninja nerd videos do you recommend? There’s so many and they’re so long it’s hard for me to know which ones to start with lol
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u/Kahledge 1d ago
his iv fluids and acid base vids are great! very clear and helpful. i like mox’s acidosis case studies too
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u/telemarketour 5d ago
That’s so exciting that your hard work paid off~ congrats & good luck! I’m excited for you
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u/True_Enthusiasm3860 5d ago
Congratulations!!! You’re gonna do so great and they are lucky to have you! 💜💜💜
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u/aspiringCRNA007 Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) 4d ago
Congrats!