I am a science major at Penn State, and am graduating in a week with my BS in Science. I used to be in the pre-medical track, but I recently discovered nursing, and I love it.
Sooo... I applied to Drexel's ACE, and University of Pittsburgh's 2nd degree programs, and was accepted to Drexel. I need to complete a couple of pre-requisites to be accepted into University of Pittsburgh's BSN program, which I can complete next year, and be admitted Fall 2009. I am already 30K in debt with loans for my current undergraduate degree.
My options are:
A. Go to Pittsburgh and work full-time for a year at the hospital (and gain valuable experience) while I complete three prerequisite courses to be admitted into Pitt's 2nd degree program for Fall 2009.
B. Go directly to Drexel Fall 2008 year and be done with a BSN in only one year (the shortest BSN program in the country)
My overall goal is to become a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, and so the quality of my undergraduate degree depends on where I get accepted for my MSN.
Which is better, Drexel or Pitt for a second degree BSN?
Well, I think that when you condense a program like Drexel does, you miss a whole lot of necessary clinical experience as well as the learning process. I have learned a lot here at Drexel but I do not feel on top of the material by any means.
I completely forgot about this thread... I decided to go to pitt beacuse I like Pittsburgh more than Philly, and I actually start this fall... This past year I got bountiful patient care experience working on a step down icu as a nursing assistant, then promoted to a patient care tech and now I just passed acls and I'm looking to become an adv pct by the end of this month so I absolutely do not regret taking a year off one bit (although technically it's not a year off if I'm taking prereqs every semester). Good luck to everyone in whichever path you choose to pursue!
i'm happy to hear this! although I have learned a lot at Drexel, I found it to be lacking in organization with regards to scheduling of exams. It seems to me that some administrators are overwhelmed by the quarter system as well. Your experience as an aid will serve you well.
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Well, I think that when you condense a program like Drexel does, you miss a whole lot of necessary clinical experience as well as the learning process. I have learned a lot here at Drexel but I do not feel on top of the material by any means.