Drexel University ACE Program Fall 2011 Start

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Has anyone applied to the University ACE Program for the Fall 2011 start? I recently applied and have sent my transcript. Please feel free to post anything about the program and/or the Fall 2011 start.

Jensters :)

All I'm saying is that I go to penn state main campus. You all may think it's a joke school or a party school and that is not the case. Our science program and classes here are no joke and are affectionately termed "weeder classes", meaning basically, you have to really want to be in a science major here. Most of the prereqs that requires are in this fun category and you really work for your B in the class. Even the same classes at other branches have been called easy compared to this campus. I hope I'm not offending anyone, I'm just saying my science classes here are challenging and I am not a slacker or dumb, I work hard and so do others and A's are not easy to come by.

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I am completing my pre-reqs at a community college that fortunately has a dual admissions program with , which in my opinion means that Drexel knows the caliber of the classes offered by this particular institution.

I have both an associates and a bachelors, having completed programs at both types of schools. I believe that whether you attend classes at a community college or a four year school, it all comes down to the professor. I've had some amazing professors at community college that were extremely difficult and some terrible ones at the universities I've attended that shouldn't have tenure at all. I think where a four year school experience is enhanced is that often times, you are taught by tenured professors that have done extensive research in their fields, and community colleges are stacked with adjuncts who have the qualifications to teach the course but not necessarily the same research background to draw from.

At any rate, I hope we all get in as we all seem eager and are working hard to realize our dreams!

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

I was accepted to ACE for Spring 2011 but if I find that I can afford the costs I plan to defer my admission offer to the Fall. Shame that $ has to be a deciding factor for something like this, but there is no denying that is pricey especially when no scholarships or other funds are offered and it's just loans! I applied last Feb/March. A decision on my app however was placed on hold last June pending receipt of a new transcript showing a final grade on the last of my science prereqs (which was in progress when I applied). I got my acceptance earlier this month. So, it goes without saying that doing well in your prereqs and particularly in the sciences is VERY important. I was also told (or read elsewhere on here) that the admissions committee meets once a month to review applications. So the earlier you have applied, I assume the earlier you will be in the queue and hear something once they start reviewing for the fall.

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I hope I'm not offending anyone, I'm just saying my science classes here are challenging and I am not a slacker or dumb, I work hard and so do others and A's are not easy to come by.

I don't think you're offending anyone. I completely agree that some schools have more difficult programs than others, and you should be proud that you've made it through a tough program. Since 's a PA school, there's a very good chance that they have an idea about the quality of courses offered at various colleges in PA, including the level of difficulty of science courses at Penn State Main. I doubt you have much to worry about. :-)

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

I haven't received that letter yet that tells you what prereqs have been accepted and which ones you have left to complete.

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just an fyi....you guys will know your exact gpa and how competitive you are by adding your two gpa's together then dividing it by two...so if you have a 3.40 in your undergrad and a 3.75 in your sciences you will add the two which will be 7.15 then divide by 2 and that will give you a 3.575 or a 3.58.......thats how they cummulate your gpa....also you divide by 2 if you only went to 2 seperate institutions. If you went to 3 different schools then you'll add the 3 gpa's and divide by 3 and so forth.... :)

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drexel will also accept a "3.0 in last 60 credits completed; this can include prerequisite courses taken after you received your other bachelor's degree." this is great for people that got off to a rocky start but finished their degree strongly!

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

Still on the fence about . Waiting for my financial aid award letter before I make a decision.

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just an fyi....you guys will know your exact gpa and how competitive you are by adding your two gpa's together then dividing it by two...so if you have a 3.40 in your undergrad and a 3.75 in your sciences you will add the two which will be 7.15 then divide by 2 and that will give you a 3.575 or a 3.58.......thats how they cummulate your gpa....also you divide by 2 if you only went to 2 seperate institutions. If you went to 3 different schools then you'll add the 3 gpa's and divide by 3 and so forth.... :)

Unless you complete the same number of credits for prerequisites as your previous degree, this actually doesn't give you your cumulative GPA. You have to account for the different credit weights that your degree and post grad classes have:

((Undergrad GPA x # of undergrad credits) + (Post grad GPA x # of post grad credits)) / Total # of credits completed in undergrad and postgrad

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I applied, yesterday. I suspect my chances are 50/50, because I still have to finish the three biology courses (as well as nutrition and ethics).

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I just applied last week as well, but they did not receive my transcript from WES yet. Hopefully it gets there before Friday.

PacificRim,

I still have Microbiology, Nutrition and A&P II left. In fact I don't even have any science classes complete, but I'm doing Ethics, A&P I and Chem I this semester.

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Unless you complete the same number of credits for prerequisites as your previous degree, this actually doesn't give you your cumulative GPA. You have to account for the different credit weights that your degree and post grad classes have:

((Undergrad GPA x # of undergrad credits) + (Post grad GPA x # of post grad credits)) / Total # of credits completed in undergrad and postgrad

That's correct!!!:yeah:

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