Drexel Ace Fall 2014

U.S.A. Pennsylvania

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Hello everyone! JerseyGirl87 here. Is there anyone else out there planning on applying to the ACE Nursing program for Fall 2014?? I know it's still fairly early - applications aren't due for another six months or so, but I'm still hoping to find some fellow applicants (**fingers crossed**)

A little about me for those of you who may be curious, I'm 25, currently active duty military (deployed at the moment), and have had an interest in the ACE program for a few years. My ultimate goal os to become a Nurse Anesthetist.

Now that I've got less than a year and a half remaining on my military contract, it's time to start planning for what's next. I will be honest in saying that although I've had an interest in the program for quite some time, I am a procrastinator by nature and have not been very diligent in getting my pre-requisites completed. Part of it has been procrastination, and part of it has been a lack of time energy due to military and volunteer obligations, and other personal activities. So anyways, now I'm buckling down on getting my degree and other pre-requisites completed, with a goal of having them all completed by the application deadline - I know that this is not a requirement, but I'd like to give myself the most competitive edge possible in what seems every year to be such an enormous pool of applicants. With just over six moths to spare, it will be difficult (especially during a deployment), but I'm determined to get it done.

Here's a rundown of my progress, I encourage you to share yours as well...

Bachelors Degree - In Progress

-BA in Liberal Studies from Thomas Edison State College

-16 Semester Hours Remaining

-Remaining courses in progress and to be completed on June 22nd 2013; Expect to graduate in September 2013

Pre-requisites

-English Composition (3) - Completed (William Paterson University)

-English Literature (3) - Completed (William Paterson University)

-Chemistry (4) - To be Completed in July 1st-September 1st 2013 (Rio Salado College)

-Sociology (3) - To be Completed via CLEP Exam (GREAT CLEP study resource: InstantCert)

-Introductory Psychology (3) To be Completed via CLEP Exam (Received a C- freshman yr.)

-Developmental Psychology (3) - Completed (West Virginia University)

-A&P I (4) - To be Completed April 1st-June 22nd 2013 (Thomas Edison State College)

-A&P II (4) - To be Completed July 1st-September 22nd 2013 (Thomas Edison State College)

-Microbiology (4) - To be Completed July 1st-October 1st 2013 (Rio Salado College)

-Ethics (3) - To be Completed via DSST/DANTES Exam

-Computer Applications (3) - Completed (Thomas Edison State College)

-Statistics (3) - To be completed via DSST/DANTES Exam

-Human Nutrition (4) - To be completed July 1st-September 1st 2013

**Drexel's Human Nutrition Requirement is only 3 semester hours**

44 credits in 6 months. Quite a task. But I figure if I can't pull it off, then I don't have any business attempting to make it through the ACE program anyway...

Questions to you all to satisfy my curiosity...

What is your current professional field?

Why Drexel?

Do you have educational goals beyond your BSN?

Are you currently located in the Philadelphia area, or elsewhere?

If accepted to Drexel, how will you be financing your education?

Looking forward to your responses!

-JerseyGirl87

Specializes in Med/Surg, orthopedics.

Hey all! My name is Gina and I also applied for the Fall 2014 ACE class!! Still waiting to hear back, I have had everything submitted for a couple weeks now. I am finishing up my degree in Biology at Arcadia University. Congrats to all who got in! Pray for me!

Specializes in Med/Surg, orthopedics.

slh92088: What is Evan's e-mail address??

his email is [email protected]. he was very nice and when i told him i was hoping to hear before the end of november he said he would expedite my review. Good luck everyone still waiting to hear!

Thanks slh92088 I think that's what I'm going to do! If you could pass along his email that would be great! Good luck to everyone else still waiting!

Specializes in Pediatrics, Oncology.

Congratulations to you and everyone else accepted!! Its' exciting that some decisions are being made so early. Did you give a reason for hoping to hear back by the end of November? And what are some of your stats (past major, GPA, are all your prereqs done?)

Thanks and congrats again!

slh92088 what were your stats if you don't mind me asking?

Hello all!

My name is Alexa and I was accepted into the ACE program for fall 2014 on Monday! I am currently a senior at VCU and will be graduating in December with a BA in music. I am currently taking Human Anatomy, Microbiology, Developmental Psych, and two music classes and will be taking nutrition online next semester. My pre-req GPA is a 4.0 (as of now) and my cumulative GPA is a 3.617. Currently, I am aspiring to be either a mental health/psychiatric NP or a CRNA. :cat:

Congrats to everyone else who has been accepted!

Congrats Alexa!!! When did you apply to the program? Also, did you find out just by checking the discover portal or did they notify you? Not that it really matters either way, I'm just curious because I've been checking the portal alllll the time lol.

Thanks Janelle! I just checked my e-mail and my application was complete October 10th. I checked the discover portal the day after they had accepted me into the program, and then they sent an e-mail regarding their admission decision a few days later and I also got an acceptance letters and material in the mail a few days later.

When did you apply/have a complete application? And what are your stats if you don't mind me asking.

Best of luck to you! :D

Thank you! My application was complete on Oct.4th. Im currently a senior at Rutgers majoring in psychology and as of now my gpa is a 3.89. Im not exactly sure what my pre-req gpa is but I have a B in AP1, A in AP2, B in Micro, a B in Stats, B in Nutrition. I am taking Human Development this semester and will have to take Chemistry over the summer if I am accepted to the program.

Hmm. They must do their acceptance process funny cause I would think if I submitted mine after you, you would have heard something as well. Are you going to apply to Rutgers as well? I was going to, but since I got into I decided to be lazy and not apply to any of the programs that have a due date of March 1. xD

I was told by a friend who is planning on applying to Rutgers program that you actually have to have all the pre-reqs complete before you can apply. So I really wasn't planning on it and I love that is only 11 months, I believe Rutgers is 15. Not that much of a difference but still lol. I'm going to email Drexel Monday to see if they have looked at my application, hopefully I'll hear something after that! Fingers crossed!

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