In regards to my education, I plan on having the majority of my schooling paid by my running capabilities. This profession requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing. However, you may also have an associate’s degree in nursing, in addition to a bachelor's degree in a related field, if you do not have a BSN (“How to Become a Nurse Anesthetist”). This requires a lot of schooling, so the cost of all of these degrees will eventually build up. The price for the CRNA program, alone, per year is $26,535 at Duke University (Duke University School of Nursing). This is why I focus on my running to help me pay for this degree. To get into the program, an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0, a minimum 3.0 GPA in science courses (i.e. anatomy, chemistry, physics, pharmacology, biology) is required. After completion of the appropriate undergraduate degree, you are required to take the GRE, a test like the SATs for graduate school, within five years of application. In addition, certain current certifications including basic life support, advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support are necessary to get into the CRNA program (“How to Become a Nurse Anesthetist”). The individual most also hold an active license to practice as a registered nurse, with a minimum of one year of experience in a critical care unit. So, I will have to work at least one year as a registered nurse before I can take the next step into becoming a CRNA. The last eligibility for applying to CRNA school is the ability to perform specific tasks such as management of mechanical ventilation, at least three professional references, and of course, a completed application with all elements in place, received by the deadline (“How to Become a Nurse Anesthetist”). All of these requirements are evident that becoming a nurse anesthetist is going to be a difficult process, but the rewards outweigh the challenges.