Drexel Ace Program Fall 2023

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Hi everyone,

I haven't seen a thread for the Fall 2023 cycle as of yet so I thought Id start one!

On 12/6/2022 at 10:22 PM, Zaireee said:

No problem girl, I got time now! LOL Your first quarter there is 1 clinical which is for fundamentals of nursing. It is every other week. On your week you don’t have clinical, you have lab. It is 5 total classes the other 4 are health assessments with lab, pathophysiology, genetics which is online, and contemporary health care. I have only completed 1 quarter, so I can only speak on my experience thus far. But we did not do care plans this quarter, it’s something that I believe we get into in the 2nd quarter. & I believe they just throw us into it, so if you wanna be ahead of the curve start getting familiar with those. Since genetics is online we had a few discussion boards and other projects. But each question only had to be about two paragraphs. It was definitely test based in 1 quarter and I believe thats how it is although the program. I do believe the support and resources are there. Drexel definitely doesnt have alot to offer. I had trouble with patho and health assessments, so I fid purchase outside resources that helped. But it may be different for you. Some people in my cohort didn't have trouble with any classes while other like myself had trouble in a few. Here is a breakdown of the rest of the quarters

Q2 - 3 clinicals: med surg 1(adult & illness 1), mental health, gerontology. Pharm 1

Q3 - 3 clinicals: med surg 2(adult & illness 2), maternity, pediatrics. Pharm 2

Q4 - 2 clinicals: critical care(adult & illness 3), population health. Leadership, research basis, and comprehensive nursing. One of those are NCLEX prep, & mostly busy work LOL

Hey! Thank you for all the helpful information. I just had a quick question about class scheduling. I know since that there are a lot of people per cohort. I was wondering if everyone is in the same classes/ times for lectures or if you can choose your own class schedule. 

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Those who are going to attend what are your plans in terms of housing? I live far but within 100 miles so I'm starting to put some thought into living local versus commuting daily.

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On 12/24/2022 at 1:37 PM, futurenurse345 said:

Hey! Thank you for all the helpful information. I just had a quick question about class scheduling. I know since that there are a lot of people per cohort. I was wondering if everyone is in the same classes/ times for lectures or if you can choose your own class schedule. 

So since you are an ace student your advisor registers you for all of your classes each quarter. with my cohort they split us up in half and by last name. You can not pick your own classes, you have to be really flexible in this program. 

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Hi everyone, did anybody start the compliance process? When do we need to do that or should we wait for a compliance package?  I can not wait to start the nursing program with you all!!

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Total1 said:

Those who are going to attend what are your plans in terms of housing? I live far but within 100 miles so I'm starting to put some thought into living local versus commuting daily.

Im still waiting on hearing back from schools in California since I live here. But if I don't get in I'm most likely going to Drexel! I have no idea what Philly is like or where to live either! But if I go out there I'd prefer to live closer to campus. Seems like a very busy work load so living close sounds ideal. 

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Hi guys! I was wondering if anyone got accepted into the 2023 Spring program! 

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I legit JUST applied and everyone's stats look sm better than mine!!??? why would they let me apply like that ?

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I graduated from ACE in 2010. Way before this fancy online learning stuff. The program was a wild ride. Basically school was 8ish hours/day, 5 days/week. The lecture halls would be large and full. I will admit, the in-person learning is very different from the online learning I'm doing now (another school, graduate program). One thing I liked about Drexel was the ease of application. I figure I maybe got lucky because my grades were not competative by far. I'm thinking 'barely qualified'. I did take a GRE and sent that in as a token of goodwill and decent test taking skills. No clue what my score was anymore. Glad I went though.

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For those who are living off campus or know the Philly area well, do you guys know which zipcodes are the best places to look in terms of walkability to where most of our classes are? 

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Hey guys! I committed to the ACE program recently and I'm really excited to attend! I was wondering what people are doing in terms of housing/ if anyone is looking for roommates. 

 

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Just got accepted! Im not from the area anyone have any tips for housing? Also deciding between this program and Thomas Jefferson if anyone has any insight. Thanks!

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oscarm said:

Just got accepted! Im not from the area anyone have any tips for housing? Also deciding between this program and Thomas Jefferson if anyone has any insight. Thanks!

I am currently a Q2 student and I would say drexel is the best nursing program in the area. this is a biased answer LOL but its true. out of all of the program, drexel ace students are the most sought out when it comes to being a new grad. so you are guarantee a job even before you graduate. It's just VERY intense, so be ready to eat, breathe, sleeping nursing for the next year. 

Athibr said:

Hi guys! I was wondering if anyone got accepted into the 2023 Spring program! 

Hi, so im not in your cohort to start. but for your Q2, I will be joining you guys. I wasn't successful in pharm this quarter so I do have to repeat it. im zaire btw

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