PacificRim

Good news/bad news: I was removed from the wait-list, unfortunately I wasn't accepted for admission. Good Luck to everyone, I think Drexel ACE is a great program and I wish good luck to all the students starting this fall!

The general rule is you must be a United States (U.S.) citizen to work for the U.S. government. So, if applying to work with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, you must be a U.S. citizen and having permanent residence isn't enough. State and local governments may have different rules regarding who is eligible to work with them; however, employment with them is does not confer "status" for U.S. government employment. "Status" comes from being a current U.S. government employee or belonging to certain groups like: former U.S. government employees eligible to be re-employed, certain categories of veterans and so on. In certain rare situations, a U.S. government agency can petition for permission to hire a non-citizen for a hard-to-fill position. Previously, I was employed at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affair facility that was staffed with maybe 25% Filipinos. This included nurses, doctors, drivers, supply persons, building repairmen and so on. If I'm remembering correctly, USAjobs.com has a thorough explanation of work eligibility requirements.

If I'm remembering correctly, previous years' threads indicate that a second round of acceptances will come in March. I was reading with an eye toward coming off the waiting list and the situation may be different for others.

The NSBN website shows the BSN program to be fully approved. The CCNE website shows the BSN program fully accredited until June 30, 2017. If there any recent bad news regarding the program, I haven't been able to find it.

I'm having difficulty finding information regarding their nursing program or programs. This page references both an Accelerated BSN pathway and a BSN pathway. However, the nursing school pages reference only one 16-month program. The most current Nevada State Board of Nursing (NSBN) shows no Touro University graduates taking the NCLEX in 2014. Does anyone has insight to these two issues? I've emailed Touro University and I have received no response. In reading past NSBN minutes, I see they had difficulty with reaching adequate NCLEX pass rates, in recent years.

About one week ago I received a decision. Unfortunately, I was waitlisted...that's not good! I've completed the prerequisites and thought I had a strong application. Next week I'll email Drexel to see if there is any possibility of getting the decision changed. Drexel was the best fit for my particular situation. Perhaps I'll submit my TEAS V results, they're strong.

And...FWIW, I've completed the prerequisites and haven't yet received a decision.

Someone did ask about working. IIRC, the instructor answered that working would be difficult, schedule-wise and that she only remembered one student doing it successfully. My take would be that if I were working, I'd keep it on the DL and so the instructors wouldn't necessarily know. The admissions representative answered questions about financing. I believe she said there would be no scholarships provide by Drexel and that as a second degree program, students should expect little outside help.

Wednesday's information session went well. Both the admissions and clinical instruction staff seemed professional, open and candid. The prospective students had far more questions than could be answered during the session's time frame. Here are some points that I took away: 1) Fall cohorts typically begin with 80-110 students. Usually this group is then further divided into three groups. With attrition, the three groups are recombined to two. 2) The program is divided into four ten-week quarters. 3) The first quarter is classroom only (no clinicals), with classes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (My memory says classes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, but my notes say Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...I imagine this would be easy enough to check) Expect to be at school 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. 4) The remaining quarters one can expect classroom Monday and Tuesday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Three of the following days will involve clinicals: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. Students are expected at the clinical site at 6:30 AM and the day will conclude at 12:45.

On the positive side, they're looking closely at the application materials?

$227: Chicago-Philadelphia. I'll be checking out Philadelphia neighborhoods and nearby NJ suburbs.

[h=1]I registered, online, this morning. It seems there may be an opportunity for those traveling more than 150 miles to receive a $500 tuition break. The link didn't work for me, however. [/h] Thank you for registering! An email confirmation will be sent to you shortly. If you do not receive the email within 24 hours, please contact 1-800-2-DREXEL or 215-895-2400 during business hours to verify your email address. [TABLE] [TR] [TD=align: left]You're registered for: [/TD] [TD]Nursing Accelerated Career Entry (ACE) Program Events[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: left]Date:[/TD] [TD]Wednesday, November 12, 2014[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: left]Check-in: [/TD] [TD]6:15 PM - 6:30 PM[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: left]Session:[/TD] [TD]6:30 PM - 8:00 PM[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD=align: left]Location:[/TD] [TD]New College Building 15th and Vine Streets (Southeast corner) Philadelphia, PA 19102[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Directions and Campus Maps are available at here [h=2]Travel Tuition Reduction Program[/h] If you live more than 150 miles from Drexel University, you may be eligible to receive up to $500 off your full-time freshman or transfer tuition just by visiting campus. To learn more, visit the Travel Reduction Program Page

Yes, I just bought tickets!

I agree! Typically air tickets get more expensive within two weeks, so it would great to have a decision by today or maybe tomorrow...LOL...I can dream.

I've decided Drexel ACE is the program for me, so news of a Spring '15 waitlist starting is important to me. My application for that cohort is still incomplete, as my status changed from complete to incomplete. They asked for another transcript about two or three weeks back. The waitlist news nudged me into applying to the Fall '15 cohort. For me, personally, each cohort has its own advantages and disadvantages. Regarding prerequisites, I complete them this past summer. My grades are solid.