Professional/academic competency attested by three letters of recommendation submitted directly to us by the recommender from their institutional email address. Have the online recommendations filled out by an academic reference (e.g. a professor in your BSN program), your current immediate supervisor (charge nurse or nurse manager) in critical care, and a colleague who is a CRNA, physician or RN, and is familiar with your critical care skills. For Nurse Managers and Colleague recommendations: We are interested in an assessment of the applicant's critical care nursing skills, personal characteristics (maturity and readiness for a difficult program of study), and degree of professional development as a Registered Nurse. For Nursing School Academic references: We are interested in whether the applicant is recommended for further study as a graduate student.