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I went through the program a few years ago, paid it via loans, savings, lived at home, and a scholarship (I was one of the lucky few).

Um...as far as I can remember...there is no financial aid from Drexel. The only thing you will get with FAFSA is the Stafford loans, and that is it. Unless, you were lucky enough to obtain a scholarship from somewhere... And there is a wealth of in...

Don't forget to check the expiration date along the way. Very rare, but I did catch an expired drug a few times along my way as a student nurse and working on the floor.

1. When did you graduate? Sept. 2009 2. Do you have a BSN or ADN? BSN 3. Are you still looking for work? Thankfully, no. 4. If not, how long did it take you to find a job? Oh, about seven months. 5. If you don't mind my asking, those who are workin...

During my job hunt, I seriously thought about joining the Navy Nurse Corps, and spoke to the recruiter. According to him, you spent the first year overseas in one of their bigger hospitals while they try to get you rotation in each of the clinical ar...

Not to forget New Jersey, yes there are clinicals there too.

Here's the link to Stiles Hall's information. You can actually poke around the site, it will answer some of your questions. http://www.drexel.edu/dbs/universityHousing/centerCity/stilesRates/

Hospitals can be anywhere in the Philadelphia region, and that does include the surrounding counties and south Jersey. For the second third quarters you will have two FULL days of classes, and three days of clinicals. Those clinical days can be Wed...

If you are talking about get dressed up, have slides, that kind of presentation, then no. There were MAYBE 4-5 presentations total, if memory serves.

Tradionally they accept somewhere around 160-180 for the fall class, and half of that for the spring semester. Good luck to everyone.

Funny, I was thinking the same thing a little over a week ago. My first couple of 12s were okay, but I learned a few things quick. Good shoes, breakfast, stay away from donuts and whatnots. I also get hypoglycemic at times, so I keep candy in my po...

If you bought it because you want to use it to study for HESI (long term), it's a waste of money. You are better off buying the Review and Rationales by Mary Hogan. I personally loved it, and passed HESI and NCLEX the first time. (My school is one...

Um...I think I spent about 38K of my own money plus the stafford loans of 12.5K. But then again, I did live at home, and that saved a lot. Don't forget they increase tuition, lab fees, etc etc every year. If I remember correctly, Drexel DOES send ...

First STOP freaking out!!! Speaking from experience (I graduated in fall 2009 in alloted time), it is NOT impossible. Yes, you need to study. Yes, you need to work hard. Yes, if you fail enough exams you will have to repeat the course. BUT, no st...

I can't answer the first one, I took out student loans, but mostly used savings. When you budget for tuition and living expenses, don't forget books, lab fees, transportation etc etc. Neighborhoods...the further away you get from center city, cheape...

I don't know about ATI, my school uses HESI. I personally found HESI easier than NCLEX. With that said, the idea of HESI is whatever percentage you pass by, you have a corrolating chance of passing the NCLEX. The recommendation I believe is 850......

lhlexus2, you can definately search previous pages, there were a LOT discussion about this program in depth. I know I did my search prior to beginning in Fall of 2008. No matter what peopel tells you, the program is difficult, BUT if you put in the...

I'm sorry, I really am not sure. I think a friend of mine told me she just showed up at the office and asked the receptionist who to ask, and was directed very quickly. The woman who helped me getting my things together left the university shortly ...

Depended on who's teaching it. Pharm class was horrible, but the book was great (Lenhe), so I had to work extra hard, but it was good. Critical Care was easy, because the prof (Class and clinical) made it easy and click. Med-Surg II was difficult, b...

I graduated ACE last fall, and I didn't actually take an intro to sociology either. Call them and ask if your high level Sociology can actually take place of the introduction. I took a Prob and Stat class in college, not for the health sciences, th...

Drexel was not given the funding by the RWJ foundation for the 09 school year, hence the reason why it was not offered by the school.

Generally speaking, they will not look at your application until you have at least done A&P I, or so I was told. After you receive your acceptance letter, they will look over your transcripts to make sure you have met all the pre-reqs, or if you...

Read the HESI book for whatever section you will be tested on, but don't use that as your only study guide. There are a few things that HESI LOVES to test on, but the rest of your professors (probably), and NCLEX does not. There should be sample qu...

Comprehensive Review NCLEX - RN in the Reviews and Rationales series by Hogan is my favorite. I've tried Saunders, didn't cut it for me. I've used the Reviews and Rationales series throughout school, and it has helped me not only for the HESI/NCLEX...

I received one of the scholarships as a part of the 08-09 class. It was the first time this scholarship was given. We didn't receive information about it until about three weeks into the first quarter, and the whole thing felt rushed. But the appl...