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yea i don't really imagine the wait list is drawn from much (if at all), but it can't hurt to stay on the wait list if you are realistic about it. i live in philadelphia and don't want to relocate, but i was accepted to both drexel & jefferson so i still have some awesome options here. i haven't visited duke, but when i went to an open house at JHU it was GREAT-- my boyfriend and i were both really impressed by the SoN and psyched about the program, so you have some great options either way, too! i honestly think most ABSN programs are pretty f*cking tough and future employers are going to respect that commitment, regardless of the specific school. good luck!

Hey I was just wondering if anyone has heard anything more specific about the wait list decision window. The last I heard was that next Monday is the soonest we can hear from Penn, but we may also not hear until April 9. That's a big window! :-)

i went to an info session for the ACE program in the fall, and the admissions office had a whole table filled with printed out lists of acceptable pre-reqs for all local community colleges, so see if you can talk to someone else at drexel. i would recommend emailing a specific person instead of a general admissions email address, i never have any luck with those. i did my prereqs at ccp and i did chem 110 (honestly it was fine, and i think it looks better to take the 110 college level instead of the 101 level), bio 109, bio 110, bio 241, and diet 111. i took ah 104 for ethics, but i'm not sure if that was going to transfer. i'd also go to the counseling center on the second floor of the west building, because a lot of students from ccp transfer to drexel, and the staff there will definitely know what the correspondent courses are. good luck!

@barbie, they didn't ask for my fall grades.

hi, i just wanted to write a note to those who have interviews scheduled in the next few weeks but haven't gone to them yet. this is only my opinion, but i went to an interview last week with someone else in the admissions office (not ms. kelley, she said they are so busy that they are dividing up fact interviews), and i thought it was a tough interview. the questions felt very much like a "gatekeeping" reality check, and i just felt like i didn't get to represent myself accurately. it felt much more focused on the nitty gritty day-to-day of being a nurse, versus why i want to be a nurse, what my goals are with a bsn, why i want to go to jefferson, or even admissions getting a sense of my personality. i did receive an acceptance letter this morning, so i guess it went well, but i wanted to let other people know that it was tougher than i expected. i guess the interview was ultimately meant to be a realistic conversation about how nursing is a challenging field and not going to be magically easier from what i did before, and some people will be better at the more abstract (me!) and some will be better with the nitty gritty. good luck to those of you who haven't heard! i'm still deciding between jeff & drexel, but maybe i will meet up with some of you at the accepted student events :-). for those of you who've been accepted to multiple schools, what's helping you decide that jeff is right for you? every place seems to have pros and cons, but i am leaning toward jeff because i just can't wait to start!

you know what, all my stressing was for nothing!! the folks in transfer credit evaluation quickly responded to an email i sent to them with descriptions of course i thought met/exceeded the prereqs, and then amended my transfer credit evaluation to reflect that i completed them. i was honestly surprised! as for your question about stats, shadaye, i've worked really hard to earn a very good gpa, i won't lie about that, but i was worried about not having any field experience compared to other applicants (especially because my undergrad degree is in the arts!). for those reasons i wanted to give the admissions committee enough information to trust that i really am passionate about nursing, so even though drexel didn't require recommendations, i sent two (got them for my other apps anyway), and i wrote the personal statement in the app even though it was also not required. regarding the vaccine, it is likely hep B, which most hospitals require, and if nursing school (drexel or elsewhere) is your next step, i would get started on that vaccination. from the cdc: "The vaccination schedule most often used for adults and children has been three intramuscular injections, the second and third administered 1 and 6 months after the first." it is a pretty common vaccine, i know i had it in middle school, so you may not even need to worry, but it does need to be administered with a 6 month timetable. so best of luck shadaye! i think just being genuine & hard working does shine through, so i'm crossing my fingers for you!

Hey everyone, I was wondering what you all have done for your "Computer Techniques" or "Techniques of Speaking" course? I am baffled that I need to take a computer literacy course, and can't see myself spending the money or the time to take one. Has anyone successfully argued that they should be exempt from the course? I took a Sociological Research Methods in undergrad that used SPSS for a good chunk of the semester, and if I can write syntax programs for that software, I would think I am computer literate? I am *really* excited about my acceptance to Drexel, because Drexel Nursing grads are so well-regarded by area hospitals and have great NCLEX pass rates, but when I got my transfer credit evaluation I started feeling pretty bummed and that it would be easier to attend another program here in the city. My B.A. is from a liberal arts college, so even though I took courses with comparable/higher level content to Soc 101 and English 101, the transfer credit evaluation didn't recognize that. Do you guys have any advice or success with transfer credit wrangling of your own to report? Thanks!! and good luck to those of you that haven't heard yet-- I submitted my app in early October and only just heard a week ago, so don't stress too much :-) Also if anyone needs housing/neighborhoods advice, feel free to PM me, I moved to the city a year ago and have been loving it!

I think I may have posted on this thread about finding a place to live in Philadelphia, but it may have gotten lost in the website update, so I apologize if it's a double post. I applied for this program (haven't heard back yet, fingers crossed!!) but I currently live in Philadelphia, and I love it! I live on a trolley line in West Philly, which I find is very convenient and I can get most places in under 25 minutes, and I am not planning on moving. For people moving into the area, I'd recommend looking at where SEPTA lines run, and trying to live close to one of them. I am not a huge fan of the bus, it doesn't usually come on time and sometimes doesn't come at all, but I find the Market Frankford line & Broad St line subways, and Green line trolleys to be very regular & convenient. Padmapper.com is an awesome website that overlays Craigslist posting onto a Google map, so you can look in a very specific area, and that's how I found my current apartment. You can sort by rent prices and number of bedrooms too. Philadelphia can be very block to block and one block can be great but a few blocks south or west or whatever can be much more deserted & blighted, so looking at Google streetview is also great if you are from out of the area. It's important to remember that the ACE program occurs in the Center City [/url]campus, and not the University City campus. In center city, my *ideal* recommendation would be in the tree streets between Chestnut & South, especially in the teens there are some very pretty historic rowhouses. The center city campus is easily accessible by the Broad St line so even living in South Philly near a subway stop could be very convenient. There are so many interesting neighborhoods in Philadelphia, so good luck :-)

hi everyone! i got a letter in the mail yesterday from USM; my application decision did not show up on the USM email account like i expected it to. to those who got in: congratulations!!! to those who did not: it looks like there is a new accelerated BS pilot program with maine medical center, and the application deadline is january 15. maybe you can reapply to that program, it sounds very interesting! it would be good to have experiences at MMC for a job post-grad, i would think. i would recommend sending reference letters, a resume, anything you have that can strengthen your application. are your fall grades in pre-reqs going to be great? send them! i got accepted, and i sent any & all information that could strengthen my app, including recommendation letters, which were not required or even suggested. i think those gestures truly make a difference. hope everyone has good news soon! :-)