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I would take Clements for 500, I had him for a forensics class once. I think I had Swartzwelder for ethics. Good luck!

I have a year left and love it. The first year is all MSN basics, 2nd year things like patho and pharm, third and final year clinical courses. There are only 2 on campus visits for us and both are a Tuesday-Thursday in Philly. They include lectures and patient simulation. I was living in DC but now I fly in from CO. They give you all the info on nearby hotels. Good luck!

I was worried about this so I emailed Dr. Tucker a few months ago and she told me it wasn't mandatory until the 2nd year. "The core courses during the first year do not require synchronous lectures. During the second year (and clinical courses) the courses will require a weekly, live synchronous session that is held in the evening. " I hope thats still the case so I don't have to mess with my schedule. I'm still not registered though so I can't see anything yet.

You mean share the hotel I picked? I was looking at the Sheraton or Penn Inn, but I guess I need to make sure I know which campus it'll be on first. We have a few years to worry about that though.

Do you have to come to campus at all before the year you start clinicals? I have a hotel all picked out near campus for when the time comes =)

They told me the same thing but oh well guess they were kidding lol.

I applied back in November, and they said I wouldn't hear anything until May or June, but I heard from them March 7th.

Ya I saw that, I thought the same thing about studying! Maybe we'll get lucky like Irishizrn and not have to take it. I noticed it said you should take physiology as an elective if you don't do well on the test. So how do yo like the program so far? Do we contact our advisor this summer or will they contact us?

I'm the same way. Currently I'm thinking omg I can't do that! But after a few years I sure we'll all feel more confident. I had my "moment" last summer when I was at work....I'm like omg I have to go back to school I can't be doing this forever lol. I was a little surprised that the degree plan doesn't have us doing any science until the 2nd year but either way I'm ready to start!

Hi everyone, I couldn't find a thread for Drexel FNP fall 2014 so I figured I would start one so we can all meet/chat ahead of time. I'm currently living in the DC area and I'm excited to be visiting Philly a few times a year. Anyone else out there find out yet?

Hey Crux1024, congrats! Looks like we'll be suffering together! I'm also nervous as hell, but hopefully by the time clinicals start we'll feel a little more prepared. As far as admissions go, I applied in November and they said I wouldn't hear until May so I was happy to hear this soon. I had just been rejected from GW so it was great timing.

Hi there, I just found out last Sunday I got into Drexel for fall 2014 FNP. I've read a lot of good things about the program so far. I like the idea of campus visits so you can still connect with classmates but not sit in class every week. Anyone else out there in this class? Good luck to everyone too!

Wow you just perfectly described my job as well. I think that's most of my friends also. I can identify with all of that except the charge nursing. I interviewed for a spot already, but the only problem is that I wasn't aware that starting in the middle of the school year contract causes you to make less, and I might not be able to swing it until August. I already made peace with the amount I would be making, but I don't know how much lower I can go. Thanks for the response!

Try it now if you want specifics, I had to jump through hoops to reactivate my account. This was harder than making changes to my bank account haha! As far as the schools go they're going to have the same curriculum, but I've heard UT Houston has a summer semester which I did not like. Some of the teachers are even the same, at least for patho. Once you graduate and start working it won't matter where you went because no nursing school can really teach you what you'll need to know, that's why getting a summer job is so important. I worked in an ER the summer before I graduated and I got more out of clinicals that last semester because of it. I'm not saying you don't learn anything in clinicals, but it's much different and they treat you different when you're done with school and working. Good luck choosing, in the long run it won't matter. TWU's tuition might still be cheaper though, I talked to a UTH student while in school and she was complaining that the cost went up. I can't recall any UTH coworkers either, mostly TWU, UT Austin, PVAM, and community colleges.

Hello, I am an MICU nurse in Texas. I have 2 years tele exp and 8 months now in MICU. I find that MICU is very physically and emotionally draining and I occasionally get depressed when thinking about work. Dealing with death and grieving families on a daily basis is very hard for me. I have always wanted to be a school nurse but haven't been able to afford the paycut, now my situation has changed and I'm seriously considering it. My question to all you school nurses is do you ever feel like you miss the rush of caring for critical patients? I know school nurses are very busy and it can also be emotional and physical, but I've never heard a school nurse say they were unhappy with their job. Also, tell me about some times when you did have critical situations, had to use CPR/AED? Thanks