GRE ??

[Jmort1754]

Has anyone taken it recently? Any insight?

Trying to decide if pursuing my CRNA is worth it or not and this is the first thing

 

[Jmort1754]

Oh I have a bachelors now and travel for a fairly large health system. I make good money just wondering if that is the next step I take.

 

[Jmort1754]

More looking direct care but not bedside nursing.

also feel that nurses as executives to an extent are not as well rounded as some others.

 

[Bluumoon]

CRNA here. GRE is a very small hurdle for a very rewarding and challenging career. I test well (although my grammar is shite), so GRE wasn't a problem for me. My wife (also a CRNA) who is way sharper in all things medical struggled with the GRE, but studied more and got her scores where they needed to be.

CRNA school is no joke, plan to put everything else in life on pause for 3 years.

CRNAs are the redheaded step child of the medical world. We aren't physicians, but I'd argue we are trained way differently and more thoroughly than any other provider aside from physicians.

The $ is great, currently a great job market, I can literally go anywhere in the US. Practice models and $ vary greatly by location. Want to live in a desirable urban area? = 50% pay cut and very little independence in practice. Like Rural living? = great $ and total independence in practice.

Feel free to reach out.

 

[S.Clancy]

I took it yrs ago, didn't study. By my recollection, the verbal part is the most difficult. I nearly got a perfect score on the analytical part and not great on the verbal part. Study the words and learn on to write concisely and you'll be fine

 

[Jmort1754]

CRNA here. GRE is a very small hurdle for a very rewarding and challenging career. I test well (although my grammar is shite), so GRE wasn't a problem for me. My wife (also a CRNA) who is way sharper in all things medical struggled with the GRE, but studied more and got her scores where they needed to be.

CRNA school is no joke, plan to put everything else in life on pause for 3 years.

CRNAs are the redheaded step child of the medical world. We aren't physicians, but I'd argue we are trained way differently and more thoroughly than any other provider aside from physicians.

The $ is great, currently a great job market, I can literally go anywhere in the US. Practice models and $ vary greatly by location. Want to live in a desirable urban area? = 50% pay cut and very little independence in practice. Like Rural living? = great $ and total independence in practice.

Feel free to reach out.

Where are you out of ?

I know that the health system I work for I make more as a locums style nurse than their crna's make at the lower 1/3.

 

[Bluumoon]

I'm in SW Colorado working at a rural facility. I don't live and work in NC/SC/TN because the pay and practice independence in those areas are not what I was looking for. Pay varies tremendously by location. Also there are options to work 1099 instead of W2, another way to keep way more of your $.

 

[TriIceS]

You can find some practice GRE exams online and they are very very close to the real exams.
That should give you a pretty good idea about how much study and effort you need to put into it.

I have no idea about CRNA but one of my friends recently wanted to relocate and she found her new job with a few phone calls....

 

[rkcdvm]

Take some practice tests. The math is not what you think it is. Generally its pretty easy stuff but the real test is understanding what its actually asking. I did terrible the first time I took it because I was coming up with answers based off of what I thought was asked. I was very wrong. Took a course and almost got a perfect score the second time around. I left the writing part empty when I did it . It wasn't worth many points and it seems they have done away with it.

 

[sconnieVLP]

Took the GRE last summer for a program I’m starting this fall. Concur with what rkcdvm said, I screwed up the first time or two until I figured out how the test worked. After that it was easy.

Can’t say I was too worried about the test though, admission to the program weighs professional experience far more than test scores.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I took it a few years ago. Super easy.

 

[dutch_henry]

It's just a standardized test. My only advice is train for the test, not just for the material.

Practice with frequent long-ass sessions on the computer. Also, testing centers can be really strict. IME they even prohibited you from bringing in water to drink while you were testing. All those conditions can lead to mental fatigue...unless you train for them.