New Britain School of Nurse Anesthesia

[eweber]

Any one heard of this school? And any thoughts about it?!

Eric

[TranMan]

yeah, I went to a nearby program that shared the college campus with New Britain Program. I had class and studied with many of the students from that program. From what I can remember, the New Britain students liked it and thought it was a good program. This was 5 years ago, so I don't know if it's changed much, but I doubt that. I heard little complaining from their students unlike the Saint Raphael's Students.

[KermitRN]

I have just started the program a few weeks ago. I is a well established program with a great program director. It is front loaded. As the previous thread stated the first year you are combined with two other schools for the didactic part and then each program does there own thing as for clinical rotations. I have talked to many current students and past students and I have heard good things about the program. Like I said, I just started so I am 3 weeks into classes so I only have experience up till now but I will say: The organization of the interview, application, and school have been excellent which is not a common theme. PM me if you have other questions.

[wsjm1020]

hey how are u? my name is willy, i will be starting school in may of 2012 at new britain, do u have any advice as far as preperation for the first year? thanks

[Bad Apple]

I have just started the program a few weeks ago. I is a well established program with a great program director. It is front loaded. As the previous thread stated the first year you are combined with two other schools for the didactic part and then each program does there own thing as for clinical rotations. I have talked to many current students and past students and I have heard good things about the program. Like I said, I just started so I am 3 weeks into classes so I only have experience up till now but I will say: The organization of the interview, application, and school have been excellent which is not a common theme. PM me if you have other questions.

I don't know much about your school, so I'm not saying anything negative about it. But for the sake of others who are still investigating programs, I would like to point out that "organization" and the degree to which the machine is oiled have very little to do with what the product will be at the other end. The first things you see in any organization are designed to be attractive -- but they can be a facade. It's difficult to evaluate a program until you are well into the clinical portion of your education. I hope that you will continue to have a positive experience. For everyone who's still looking, be sure to examine everything closely and thoroughly. Ask lots of questions and don't accept vague answers or generalities. The gates of Auschwitz looked neat and orderly too, you've got to take a good look around, inside and out, before you decide if you really want to be somewhere.

[snaggletooth]

Oh no you didn't, lol


I don't know much about your school, so I'm not saying anything negative about it. But for the sake of others who are still investigating programs, I would like to point out that "organization" and the degree to which the machine is oiled have very little to do with what the product will be at the other end. The first things you see in any organization are designed to be attractive -- but they can be a facade. It's difficult to evaluate a program until you are well into the clinical portion of your education. I hope that you will continue to have a positive experience. For everyone who's still looking, be sure to examine everything closely and thoroughly. Ask lots of questions and don't accept vague answers or generalities. The gates of Auschwitz looked neat and orderly too you've got to take a good look around, inside and out, before you decide if you really want to be somewhere.

but of course it's completely true and good advice for those that are still in the application/acceptance process

"Ask lots of questions and don't accept vague answers or generalities"

[Bad Apple]

A good example would be two unnamed programs which are not at all selective, they accept just about anyone, and they are terrible both didactically and clinically: interestingly, these two programs have a very rigorous interview process, tell people to study anesthesia books before interviewing, and have a high-pressure interview with lots and lots of difficult questions. Truth is they are really just checking to see if you have a pulse and a wallet. They put everyone on the waiting list, when the top applicants get selected to their first choice schools and decline offers, these programs just work their way down the list all the way to the bottom of the barrel. A lot of people think that the rigorous interview means they are going to get a very good education. By the time they figure it out, they have already been in the program 6 months.

Again, I hope that your experience at your program will be a good one. Please come back periodically and tell us about it!

[bettermj]

A good example would be two unnamed programs which are not at all selective, they accept just about anyone, and they are terrible both didactically and clinically: interestingly, these two programs have a very rigorous interview process, tell people to study anesthesia books before interviewing, and have a high-pressure interview with lots and lots of difficult questions. Truth is they are really just checking to see if you have a pulse and a wallet. They put everyone on the waiting list, when the top applicants get selected to their first choice schools and decline offers, these programs just work their way down the list all the way to the bottom of the barrel. A lot of people think that the rigorous interview means they are going to get a very good education. By the time they figure it out, they have already been in the program 6 months.

Again, I hope that your experience at your program will be a good one. Please come back periodically and tell us about it!

Some can tell in two weeks.


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[snaggletooth]

A good example would be two unnamed programs which are not at all selective, they accept just about anyone, and they are terrible both didactically and clinically: interestingly, these two programs have a very rigorous interview process, tell people to study anesthesia books before interviewing, and have a high-pressure interview with lots and lots of difficult questions. Truth is they are really just checking to see if you have a pulse and a wallet. ....

Or to see if you can get through clinical and pass exams despite the fact that we aren't going to teach you anything

[snaggletooth]

Some can tell in two weeks.


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To me this is the real downside of a front loaded program, you might not find out for year ... making it all the more important to really research the clinical education your going get

not to scare WSJM though, i can't speak about your program specifically, hope you did your research though, and wish you well

[Theresa71]

A good example would be two unnamed programs which are not at all selective, they accept just about anyone, and they are terrible both didactically and clinically: interestingly, these two programs have a very rigorous interview process, tell people to study anesthesia books before interviewing, and have a high-pressure interview with lots and lots of difficult questions. Truth is they are really just checking to see if you have a pulse and a wallet. They put everyone on the waiting list, when the top applicants get selected to their first choice schools and decline offers, these programs just work their way down the list all the way to the bottom of the barrel. A lot of people think that the rigorous interview means they are going to get a very good education. By the time they figure it out, they have already been in the program 6 months.

Again, I hope that your experience at your program will be a good one. Please come back periodically and tell us about it!

Oh, come on...just spills the beans. :bounce:

Or, at least give us a hint...what state are they in? This is the first time I've heard of programs telling people to study anesthesia books before interviewing.

[RAYMAN]

Oh, come on...just spills the beans. :bounce:

Or, at least give us a hint...what state are they in? This is the first time I've heard of programs telling people to study anesthesia books before interviewing.

It's easy to figure out...

[gwo_neg_la]

A good example would be two unnamed programs which are not at all selective, they accept just about anyone, and they are terrible both didactically and clinically: interestingly, these two programs have a very rigorous interview process, tell people to study anesthesia books before interviewing, and have a high-pressure interview with lots and lots of difficult questions. Truth is they are really just checking to see if you have a pulse and a wallet. They put everyone on the waiting list, when the top applicants get selected to their first choice schools and decline offers, these programs just work their way down the list all the way to the bottom of the barrel. A lot of people think that the rigorous interview means they are going to get a very good education. By the time they figure it out, they have already been in the program 6 months.

Again, I hope that your experience at your program will be a good one. Please come back periodically and tell us about it!

I may have interviewed at one of the programs you are referring to. I had flown from across the country to interview at the school. There was a group of about 10 interviewees and it seemed like everyone had inside info on the interview except for me. In the waiting room they were all whispering and sharing notes.

I had my turn with the program director and was blown away by complicated questions about the autonomic nervous system and anesthetic physiology and pharmacology. If it were just the difficult questions I probably would have just felt I should have studied more, but it seemed to me that much of the interview the director was very condescending and sometimes downright rude.

Anyway, I left quite upset that I had spent my time and money to fly out and be treated in that way....I figured I'd rather work another year as an RN and reapply than suffer with 2 years of THAT. Thankfully I was accepted to 2 other satisfactory programs.

[ABCRn]

hey how are u? my name is willy, i will be starting school in may of 2012 at new britain, do u have any advice as far as preperation for the first year? thanks

Hey Willy, we will be classmates. I will PM you later. I'm finishing "Watchful Care" which is a great read, buy from the AANA site if you don't have it. Planning to brush up on Organic in the spring - that first class is brutal and have to maintain the GPA... Other than that save money, spend time with your kids/spouse/so and get ready to buckle down come spring.

[Bad Apple]

Oh, come on...just spills the beans. :bounce:

Or, at least give us a hint...what state are they in? This is the first time I've heard of programs telling people to study anesthesia books before interviewing.

A lady does not ever "spill the beans." But she does drop hints. They are not in the same state. Just look in past threads for:

1. Advice to study Stoelting & Miller's Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice (a.k.a. "the pharmacology book") before an interview. The interview is "really intense".

2. Threads where a million people asked for interview advice and then all returned to say they were accepted. Yay!!!

3. People who are on "the alternate list"

The programs I initially referred to are not in the same state. They have a big brother which is not confined to any state.

[Bad Apple]

save money, spend time with your kids/spouse/so and get ready to buckle down come spring.

This is great advice. Also take a vacation. Get some exercise and have a complete physical. Complete repairs and maintenance on your house and car. Simplify and/or downsize anything that you can. Update your computer and printer, and stock up on ink and paper so you won't run out when you are completing a care plan or a paper at midnight. Before you start your program, buy yourself a generous gift card to an extravagant restaurant or store and stash it away. At the end of the first year, use it to treat yourself. Good luck!!!

[ABCRn]

I don't know much about your school, so I'm not saying anything negative about it. But for the sake of others who are still investigating programs, I would like to point out that "organization" and the degree to which the machine is oiled have very little to do with what the product will be at the other end. The first things you see in any organization are designed to be attractive -- but they can be a facade. It's difficult to evaluate a program until you are well into the clinical portion of your education. I hope that you will continue to have a positive experience. For everyone who's still looking, be sure to examine everything closely and thoroughly. Ask lots of questions and don't accept vague answers or generalities. The gates of Auschwitz looked neat and orderly too, you've got to take a good look around, inside and out, before you decide if you really want to be somewhere.

Good advice as usual. Lots of work. Lots and lots and loads of it....

[gaspass3]

A lady does not ever "spill the beans." But she does drop hints. They are not in the same state. Just look in past threads for:

1. Advice to study Stoelting & Miller's Pharmacology and Physiology in Anesthetic Practice (a.k.a. "the pharmacology book") before an interview. The interview is "really intense".

2. Threads where a million people asked for interview advice and then all returned to say they were accepted. Yay!!!

3. People who are on "the alternate list"

The programs I initially referred to are not in the same state. They have a big brother which is not confined to any state.

Is it a white condiment put on bread?

[Bad Apple]

I may have interviewed at one of the programs you are referring to. I had flown from across the country to interview at the school. There was a group of about 10 interviewees and it seemed like everyone had inside info on the interview except for me. In the waiting room they were all whispering and sharing notes.

I had my turn with the program director and was blown away by complicated questions about the autonomic nervous system and anesthetic physiology and pharmacology. If it were just the difficult questions I probably would have just felt I should have studied more, but it seemed to me that much of the interview the director was very condescending and sometimes downright rude.

Anyway, I left quite upset that I had spent my time and money to fly out and be treated in that way....I figured I'd rather work another year as an RN and reapply than suffer with 2 years of THAT. Thankfully I was accepted to 2 other satisfactory programs.

The bounty of "inside information" is also a clue. There is a lot of information out there about certain programs because everyone applies to them, usually as their fail-safe backup plan in case they don't get accepted to their top choices. Almost everyone who goes to anesthesia school interviews at one of these programs.

The rudeness and condescension are part of the whole good-cop bad-cop act. You complete their rough and tough interview with the great and powerful Oz, which makes you feel like you were violated in the naughty place for upsetting the rhythm of his intellectual masturbation session. Then they accept you. You sure are flattered, that interview was so hard, no one you know could have done well! But you, you aced it superstar. You're unstoppable.

BTW, I'm willing to bet that you got accepted, unless you withdrew your application.

[Bad Apple]

Is it a white condiment put on bread?

As a lady I say nothing, but I can see how one could make that argument. A nice addition to the list we are not making here.

As for the big brother, think of where legends tell us big things can be found.....

[ethernaut]

As for the big brother, think of where legends tell us big things can be found.....

Yes, and it's probably a school that doesn't feel the need to have actual face to face interviews, but accepts based on paper. and it's also a school that rhymes with a high end Toyota line of vehicles. me thinks.

[bettermj]

Yes, and it's probably a school that doesn't feel the need to have actual face to face interviews, but accepts based on paper. and it's also a school that rhymes with a high end Toyota line of vehicles. me thinks.

Sequoia ?


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[Bad Apple]

Look for posts about a school with a state in its name, but interviews are held across the country. Lots and lots of interviews.

Also there is a program in the music city where students often sing the blues.

But I'm not saying anything, my lips are sealed. :tape2:

[ethernaut]

Sequoia ?


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ok, let me rephrase... Toyota provides their frames to this 'high end' maker of vehicles. and THAT line of vehicles rhymes with a state that's implied, by me. that's all I can say, since a gentleman never spills the beans either. but we don't clean 'em up either. that's what lovely ladies are for ;)

[bettermj]

ok, let me rephrase... Toyota provides their frames to this 'high end' maker of vehicles. and THAT line of vehicles rhymes with a state that's implied, by me. that's all I can say, since a gentleman never spills the beans either. but we don't clean 'em up either. that's what lovely ladies are for ;)

Oh. Oregon!







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[Bad Apple]

Oh. Oregon!


WTF car rhymes with Oregon?



ok, let me rephrase... Toyota provides their frames to this 'high end' maker of vehicles. and THAT line of vehicles rhymes with a state that's implied, by me. that's all I can say, since a gentleman never spills the beans either. but we don't clean 'em up either. that's what lovely ladies are for ;)\

You are in big trouble. I'm a lovely lady and I don't clean up anything. My only purpose is to look good, feel good, smell good, and taste good. Oh, and to hold onto that wallet you were talking about earlier. Ladies have been known to organize service outages when men mistreat them.

[ethernaut]

Ladies have been known to organize service outages when men mistreat them.

I didn't realize you were around since the 30s. my bad, ma'am.

[Bad Apple]

Did somebody say something? I was just talking to my friend bettermj, who is always so nice to me, and I thought I heard somebody else say something but obviously I was wrong.

This might be the car that was referred to in the previous post, although I can't confirm or deny:

2808

[ethernaut]

Did somebody say something? I was just talking to my friend bettermj, who is always so nice to me, and I thought I heard somebody else say something but obviously I was wrong.

This might be the car that was referred to in the previous post, although I can't confirm or deny:

2808

forgive me, and my apologies. I'll do anything to not lose my favorite internet wallet.

[wsjm1020]

I did not know anbod had replied. thanks for the advice.

[d1914]

With regards to the school in the "Music City" I personally know of three applicants from my place of employment who were invited to interview last fall (2011), and only one was selected. So if I do the math correctly that is 33%. If I were to add the two that interviewed and were rejected in 2010, this would bring the number down to 20%. This is a far cry from "ALL who were interviewed were accepted." I am sharing FACTS, not heresay/speculation. This same program received a glowing recommendation on their clinical component in a recent thread by a current student. I would add the link but that would compromise the anonymity of this thread (sarcasm intended).