Nursing programs at UPenn and Drexel

[marie*]

My dream is to get my MSN in Nurse-Midwifery from UPenn. But right now it seems so far off!

I just graduated with my B.A. (from Penn), and I'm going to begin working at Drexel in a few weeks, so I'll do my prereqs there. Ideally I would like to get into Penn's accelerated BSN/MSN program, but they seem really stringent on prerequisites and I'm afraid it might be difficult to get credit for courses not taken at Penn. So I'm considering getting my BSN through Drexel's ACE program (since I'll have Drexel course credit) and then applying to Penn's MSN program. However, from what I'm reading on here, the ACE program is very difficult and I'm worried my grades might not be good enough for acceptance to Penn.

Is anyone familiar with the programs at Drexel and/or Penn, and willing to advise?