Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

Me too Loner! My application was on hold and I didn't know it...I knew someone who got in weeks before I did and was convinced I wouldn't get in. Best feeling ever when I got my acceptance (actually, getting my HESI score yesterday kind of gave it a run for its money).

It was my first choice, but I never ended up applying anywhere else either (guess that was the good thing about Drexel's early priority deadline). And yes, I actually did awesome on the HESI, like several hundred points better than I expected. I'm so relieved and it's a pretty good confidence booster. I have a feeling you'll do great when it's your turn too!

Hi August,

i am stressing about pharm. I did not know how to approach Yost's quiz for tomorrow. She was so vague. I studied my ass off and I feel like I don't know anything.

I would say that one of the worst thing about this program (ACE BSN) is the lack of coordination between teachers/classes about scheduling tests/quizzes. You would think that in an accelerated program, they would pull out a master calendar and strategically plot assessments that don't overload already overloaded students!

Hi newnurse,
If you studied the concepts, you should do just fine on pharm. Yost is pretty straightforward - look at the key points at the end of the chapters and in the power points (especially the extra overview of cardiovascular drugs one she posted). Once you know the actions & uses, think about who can get which drug (ie. would you give a COPDer a beta 2 blocker? if you check a pt's BP & HR before giving an anti-HTN drug and find that it's low, will you give it anyway?). There are always 2 good answers, but there's one that should have something stick out as the right one.

And on that note, I'm going to go do a quick review of psych drugs! I agree, it's really hard to have everything thrown at us at once when we're not taking any "easy" classes this quarter. But I guess there's only so many days available...hopefully, it'll make next quarter seem easier! Good luck today!

Does it? Is it me or do you guys actually like the lecturing? I personally get more information from the book than from her lectures.

You know, I actually created a master schedule at the beginning of each quarter with what is due when, it's the only way I keep myself sane.

I don't mind the lectures, I like that she throws in the real life anecdotes. The psych lectures can be a killer, though...more or less feel like I could just read the book on that one. And really, who gives a cumulative quiz after the midterm? Not helpful. At least it wasn't hard.

I have a feeling that it was a deceptively "easy" quiz in mental health. I am not holding my breath. And, I get way more from reading than ppt. heaven lectures. If I could just get the reading done before class, it would be worth going to class.......but then again I have 6 am clinical arghhhhhh!

I actually enjoy my clinicals this quarter, perhaps it has something to do with closer to home for a change.

I know the feeling, it feels like we are forever playing catch up. But you have to admit, for psych, you really need to learn ONE thing and then pretty much is definitions and meds. She really just test you on the major stuff.