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Maybe a monthThis is awesome--congrats!. About how long after you got your discover drexel account did you notice the award?
Maybe a monthThis is awesome--congrats!. About how long after you got your discover drexel account did you notice the award?
Got an interview today. Even worth going?
Got an interview today. Even worth going?
Week 8 post interview (2/6/17). I called the admissions office to ask about my status, and the guy told me the committee would probably be making a decision tomorrow what the heck!!! Apparently they meet every Thursday. Wondering why they keep my application around for 2 months without looking at it after my interview tbh. Praying I get my first acceptance out of this, or it's 5/5 waitlists for me :< I'm honestly so discouraged I'm expecting another WL, man this cycle has been tough.
for those accepted, is there a grade minimum requirement to keep the acceptance? or do you just have to pass and graduate?
If there is a chance you would choose this school over your current choice, then yes, you should go!
Overall, I did really like the school, although I felt the interview day could have been a little more personal (ex: they showed us a video of one of the deans). Seems like the school may not be able to fully support the large class size (I heard there is a lottery system for the medical Spanish course as well as for student clinic participation). I also think the location has its pros and cons; safe in the sense that it is a quiet place outside the city, but for that reason far from hospitals/medical centers, which to me, is less desirable than a school on a medical campus.
Comments from current students are welcome
I don't know if the admin at Drexel been reading SDN and see the bad press they been getting for realising their financial aid info after April 30th. But after several conversation with the financial aid telling me I won't know anything until I commit to drexel post APRIL 30th I was surprised that they emailed me a link to a portal in which they offered a scholarship. They money offered isn't anything to write him about when factoring the COA
When I called them they told me I'd have it before April 30th. Now I'm confused.I don't know if the admin at Drexel been reading SDN and see the bad press they been getting for realising their financial aid info after April 30th. But after several conversation with the financial aid telling me I won't know anything until I commit to drexel post APRIL 30th I was surprised that they emailed me a link to a portal in which they offered a scholarship. They money offered isn't anything to write him about when factoring the COA
I can show u the emails of them saying otherwise I'f you want proof. But the fact is that they are giving them before April 30thWhen I called them they told me I'd have it before April 30th. Now I'm confused.
I believe you. I'm just confused why they would tell me it would be out before then if it won't be. Although when I called, the lady on the phone did tell me that financial aid decisions had already been released. When I told her they weren't, she told me it was because I was using the wrong internet browser (lol). It wasn't until I asked her to check that she realized that they hadn't been released yet. So I guess I shouldnt be surprised that she told me the wrong information.I can show u the emails of them saying otherwise I'f you want proof. But the fact is that they are giving them before April 30th
Well they have been released now so they were telling you the truth. So maybe check back later today or they are doing it in waves or depending on when you got acceptedI believe you. I'm just confused why they would tell me it would be out before then if it won't be. Although when I called, the lady on the phone did tell me that financial aid decisions had already been released. When I told her they weren't, she told me it was because I was using the wrong internet browser (lol). It wasn't until I asked her to check that she realized that they hadn't been released yet. So I guess I shouldnt be surprised that she told me the wrong information.
Did you get an email saying it was completed? Theres some info on my account but not up to the full cost of attendanceWell they have been released now so they were telling you the truth. So maybe check back later today or they are doing it in waves or depending on when you got accepted
I got a link to complete the financial aid information a couple of weeks ago which I ignore because I thought I wouldn't hear back until after April 30th then I got another email saying my award has been posted to my account. I'm at work now so can't talk much. Will hit you up later to see what's going on.Did you get an email saying it was completed? Theres some info on my account but not up to the full cost of attendance
There was a package on mine as well that does not add up to full COA. I called and was told we have to apply for Grad PLUS loans (or private loans) to make up the rest but the application doesn't open until May 1st. So that's where the rest will come from! Phew.Did you get an email saying it was completed? Theres some info on my account but not up to the full cost of attendance
Thanks for calling!There was a package on mine as well that does not add up to full COA. I called and was told we have to apply for Grad PLUS loans (or private loans) to make up the rest but the application doesn't open until May 1st. So that's where the rest will come from! Phew.
Drexel being hella generous this year gotta love it
Yeah, I also got a fin aid package that does not add up to the full COA. I got awarded federal work study, which I think is silly since I doubt I will time to work during MSI. Current students, do you or any classmates take advantage of Fed work study? Is it more like "sit and study" jobs around DUCOM or actual work?
It is always based on parents. For every schoolFor those of you that got a scholarship, do you know what the scholarship is based on? Is it financial status of students or parents?
I had the impression that the recorded lectures will be done on our time as long as they get done before any content related group sessions. So you can study in the morning, and then after 4pm you can study until whenever....I also believe that every school is more or less a 9-4pm deal, and many people like to relate med school to a 9-5pm job but instead of coming home and relaxing after 5pm, we would study. hope this helps!With the new curriculum, what would a typical day look like? Someone posted a schedule of blocks 1-3 a few pages back. It seems like it is packed from 9am-4pm ever day. When do we find time to study in that case? Also how will the progression of classes go (ie will Gross Anatomy be a full year)?
Thanks. I thought most schools had class from 8am-around 12pm daily and labs or clinical cases on certain days. But I didn't think it was class 9am-4pm daily. Current students feel free to chime in please.
+1Should those of us still on pre-II hold expect anything? Or are they just going to be sending out rejections at this point?
+1, except I was never even put on hold. It's just been silence.Should those of us still on pre-II hold expect anything? Or are they just going to be sending out rejections at this point?
Is Drexel done with interviewing? I saw that someone received an II last Wednesday.Should those of us still on pre-II hold expect anything? Or are they just going to be sending out rejections at this point?
Called admission office yesterday. Last scheduled interview date is Thursday, April 20.Is Drexel done with interviewing? I saw that someone received an II last Wednesday.
So if I haven't heard anything, just assume it's a rejection at this point?Called admission office yesterday. Last scheduled interview date is Thursday, April 20.
just out of curiosity, how do you feel the interview went for you?Waitlisted. Do you think I have a chance of getting off the waitlist?
Waitlisted. Do you think I have a chance of getting off the waitlist?
Honestly I felt very confident about my interview and I felt my interviewer reciprocated those feelings as well. But to be fair during the day I remember them saying that your interview score is only a portion of your overall score so it could've been something else lacking in my application. I'm OOS and LM is 67just out of curiosity, how do you feel the interview went for you?