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  1. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    My undergrad did not assess GPA but my graduation thesis was reviewed with highest honors. I earned a masters with a B+ average. My pre-rec classes had a cumulative GPA of about 3.4. Hope this helps...

  2. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Jo, Just wanted to add that I commute from Norristown on Septa R6. The first quarter I bought a pass for 146/month. Sometimes I take the bus to the train. Tokens are about 1.50/ride. If I drive to...

  3. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Is this

  4. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    And to add to August Rain's comment, realize that a BSN is a BSN is a BSN. We all take the NCLEX and become RNs. At Drexel we earn the BSN, are done in less than a year, and have a 100% job placement...

  5. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hello, It does not. If you are taking out loans be prepared to receive roughly 2500 less from your financial aid package to cover the fees which cover the entire

  6. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi August! I done got me an A too, whooooopeeeee!!!! ha. I luv me some corporate education HESI tests! Now if I can just pass. I think I'll do as many HESI q's between finals tomorrow as I've been up...

  7. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi august, lol. u funny. u seem to be rockin for an english major. lol. anyway, wish me luck. I have to ask u about strategy for next quarter assuming i make it through this last test. I seem to...

  8. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Ha. lol. who r you u over achiever!!!! Kate? i bombed the pharm final but i passed the class.

  9. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    congrats lauren or are you

  10. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Guess what August! I got a lousy 81 on the final (I thought it was easy, guess I didn't know my contraceptives and STIs as well as I thought. Arghhhhh!) but..... I got a 94 on the HESI, even with my...

  11. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi August, Settling down now to cram for Pharm. I skipped every thing. Sometimes you have to skip everything for the "Womens" in your life. lol Anyway, the final was straightforward and I think I did...

  12. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    You will have time off between quarters unless you need to make up a clinical due to

  13. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I just finished women's and I'm going to bed. I hardly did any study for mental health or adult and skipped class today to study for women's. Wish me luck and wish you well! I feel like I have so much...

  14. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Congrats! I guess something to think about is how condensed you want the program to be. They do not throw anything it out it seems. I have so much "BS" work for my BSN that I rarely have time to study...

  15. Drexel ACE Program March 2009

    new1nursebabyea replied to phill_rn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    only get required books; borrow these or get old versions: informatics, APA manual, nursing code of

  16. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi! My best advice would be to see the financial aid people in person at the Hahnnemahn campus well before orientation. You may spend more time there initially bc of waiting in the office but it will...

  17. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi! You won't need it much your first semester as you go to clinical

  18. Drexel ACE Program March 2009

    new1nursebabyea replied to phill_rn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Folks, I have the following books for sale much cheaper than bookstore for the following classes for Drexel ACE BSN: nursing informatics, health promotion and self-care, nursing ethics, APA manual...

  19. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    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...

  20. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Congrats! You will learn a lot but realize that, even though it's the shortest program in the nation, they don't cut out any of the work, i.e. they do not streamline anything. I have so many bs papers...

  21. Drexel ACE Program March 2009

    new1nursebabyea replied to phill_rn's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Sorry to burst your bubble, but your "free day" will actually be a clinical day for at least 5 or 6 weeks. You will feel the crunch shortly as you juggle 6 classes. Some of these classes (informatics...

  22. Survivng Drexel ACE - advice pls!

    new1nursebabyea replied to CalicoKitty's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    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...

  23. anyone here a social worker or get a BA in social work?

    new1nursebabyea replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I think these perspectives are excellent!Although i would not have traded my undergrad experience for nursing BSN, I would have researched more about salary and life needs. After my undergrad I went...

  24. anyone here a social worker or get a BA in social work?

    new1nursebabyea replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I did my undergrad in Anthropology and it was incredibly difficult yet highly rewarding. Yes, lots and lots of writing and research, whereas nursing school is lots and lots of memorization....

  25. Drexel University-ACE Program Fall '09

    new1nursebabyea replied to BrieretheGr8's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Congrats! Be prepared for many sleeplessness nights, eye-opening clinicals, and lots of BS on your way to a