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Hey everyone! I am excited to be able to create the Drexel Med c/o 2011 thread. I am really looking forward to meeting and talking with my potential future classmates :)
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NICE!! CONGRATS HAEMULON!!!!!!!!!!! I knew you could do it bro!! I'm still waitin on the waitlist, I like NYMC, but if Drexel gives me the good news I'll have a real tough decision to make!!!
 
Taking the lead and starting the new thread - love it!!!
 
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Congrats on your acceptance! I'm going for an interview at the end of the month...any suggestions? Drexel looks like a great place to go to med school! I hope I make a good impression...:D
 
menaniac said:
Congrats on your acceptance! I'm going for an interview at the end of the month...any suggestions? Drexel looks like a great place to go to med school! I hope I make a good impression...:D
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Your going to love it. The whole day is very low stress. Just be yourself and enjoy the day. I was able to stay with family in the area, so I don't know too much about accomodations and transportation. But if there are any other questions you have just let me know. Good luck! :luck:
 
Ok, now for a planning question. I have heard that there is a pretty bad neighborhood near the campus (in the direction of Henry Road?). Is this true? I did not notice when I was there and am wondering if any of you are familiar with this area. Gotta start thinking about a decent neighborhood to live in. :)
 
Haemulon said:
Ok, now for a planning question. I have heard that there is a pretty bad neighborhood near the campus (in the direction of Henry Road?). Is this true? I did not notice when I was there and am wondering if any of you are familiar with this area. Gotta start thinking about a decent neighborhood to live in. :)
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I think the Queen Lane area is pretty decent (this is coming from me... in West Philly, though, so it might be relative). If the neighborhood immediately surrounding the med campus doesn't do it for you, there are a ton of places along the R8 which you might like.
 
Severus said:
I think the Queen Lane area is pretty decent (this is coming from me... in West Philly, though, so it might be relative). If the neighborhood immediately surrounding the med campus doesn't do it for you, there are a ton of places along the R8 which you might like.
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Thanks. I hear you about the relative thing. My neighborhood is pretty quiet and family oriented and I would have no problems walking around late at night. However, I am used to visiting some pretty ghetto areas as well, just wouldn't be wandering around there except during the day time. I just want to be in an area where my kids can play in the yard without being shot and I don't want to see gang bangers walking around at night looking to break into cars and houses or mugging people. Gunshots nearby are also a definite negative. I am a pretty suburb kinda guy and just don't want to have to worry about my wife when she goes to the grocery store and so forth. Thats all.

Drexel has some disclaimers online in the security section that talks about not walking near the campus after dark and needing escorts to your car. Which was a little concerning because I can imagine I will be spending some late hours there sometimes. But other people have commented that the area nearby is nice.
 
Hey guys, if you have any pre- or post-interview questions about Drexel, feel free to get ahold of me on here. And by the way, congrats to the one that got in who started the forum...
 
Not that I don't love the nice shiny new thread via Haemulon, but what happened to the old Drexel 2011 thread?
 
melissainsd said:
Not that I don't love the nice shiny new thread via Haemulon, but what happened to the old Drexel 2011 thread?
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Ooops. Was there already one? I did not see it when I went through the lists. If there is one, by all means we can merge them :)
 
Haemulon said:
Ooops. Was there already one? I did not see it when I went through the lists. If there is one, by all means we can merge them :)
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I can't find it:confused: Basically I just wanted to know if anyone else went PIL?
 
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melissainsd said:
I can't find it:confused: Basically I just wanted to know if anyone else went PIL?
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I decided against PIL, but did consider it strongly. It seemed like a great way to learn medicine, but I thought that my style may be a better fit with the other track. Good luck! :)
 
Hey Drexelers,
I'm still hanging out on the Drexel WL but I'm tryin to think ahead and hoping for the best. How do you guys feel about PIL? This is something that I played up huge on during my interview.. I love the idea of ACTUAL learning and thinking as opposed to brute memorization. I come from Engineering and this is how we were taught to learn, so I think it would be awesome to continue learning this way.

However, now that I think about it, coming from an engineering background, and having taken a total of 2 bio classes my entire college career, would someone like me - who loves learning like this, but just doesn't have adequate background in any of this type of material - be able to succeed in such a program? They said that during PIL discussions, you can basically use ANYTHING (online references, textbooks, lecture notes, background experiences, past knowledge) in order to help solve the cases. I feel like if I were to choose this path, I'd walk into the small group completely empty of knowledge as opposed to other students (e.g. "oh one time I was working in Africa and one of the kids I worked with had this disease and this is how we treated him!!!" etc. etc.).

I don't even remember simple biology (not to say that I couldn't learn it easily again though). How do you guys feel about taking such a plunge? Perhaps some current students could chime in on the issue. Thanks!

And once again, yeah I know I'm still on the waitlist but can't blame a brother for wishful thinking :D
 
Robizzle said:
Hey Drexelers,
I'm still hanging out on the Drexel WL but I'm tryin to think ahead and hoping for the best. How do you guys feel about PIL? This is something that I played up huge on during my interview.. I love the idea of ACTUAL learning and thinking as opposed to brute memorization. I come from Engineering and this is how we were taught to learn, so I think it would be awesome to continue learning this way.

However, now that I think about it, coming from an engineering background, and having taken a total of 2 bio classes my entire college career, would someone like me - who loves learning like this, but just doesn't have adequate background in any of this type of material - be able to succeed in such a program? They said that during PIL discussions, you can basically use ANYTHING (online references, textbooks, lecture notes, background experiences, past knowledge) in order to help solve the cases. I feel like if I were to choose this path, I'd walk into the small group completely empty of knowledge as opposed to other students (e.g. "oh one time I was working in Africa and one of the kids I worked with had this disease and this is how we treated him!!!" etc. etc.).

I don't even remember simple biology (not to say that I couldn't learn it easily again though). How do you guys feel about taking such a plunge? Perhaps some current students could chime in on the issue. Thanks!

And once again, yeah I know I'm still on the waitlist but can't blame a brother for wishful thinking :D
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Hey, keep in mind that the other track also takes a problem based approach, it just goes at it through lecture instead of group discussion. Even the regular program organizes the coursework into symptom-based modules. So you are getting clinically relevant material right from the start. For both tracks, I find this very appealing, certainly more attractive than the standard basic science progression at most schools.

One drawback I saw for me with PIL is that your attendence and participation in group is much more important. You really don't have the option of skipping some days or coming in late and so forth like you would otherwsie have. Given that I have 3 kids that will likely get sick on occassion (and other possible circumstances), I felt that the other track may be more flexible for me in the 1st two years since I may be able to keep up from at home (excellent web intergration with the classes). Otherwise, I may very well have chosen PIL for the reasons you mentioned.

Good luck Rob! I am really pulling for you!!!!
 
I'd like to wish anyone still interviewing or on the wait-list best of luck. Just relax and definitely be yourselves. The interviewers are all great and laid back. I look forward to meeting you all in orientation and would like to hear from those accepted. We're going to have a large class size so there's plenty of room!
 
Does anyone know how common it is to get tuition assistance in the form of grants and scholarships from Drexel? I know that I don't have superstar stats, but thinking about their ~39k/year tuition is enough to give me an ulcer. :eek:
 
I just had my interview on Tuesday, and they barely talked about financial aid stuff except to say start looking for outside sources. The topic of school-wide diversity also came up, and my interviewer said she wishes they had more scholarship money to give minotiry students, but Drexel University wasn't very generous so as to be able to attract a more diverse student body through full scholarships. Nothing else was mentioned about scholarship money or grants, unfortunately.
 
quick question, if i decide to go pil, does anyone know when i should send back the PIL essay questions?
 
davee said:
quick question, if i decide to go pil, does anyone know when i should send back the PIL essay questions?
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This is going to be a really odd question, most of you probably won't know the answer, but maybe somebody will. For BS/MD applicants to DUCOM, do you know when we get the "Official" acceptance? I am afraid to sign a lease until I know for sure I am in. Because the original BS/MD acceptance letter does state "Admission is not guaranteed."
 
davee said:
quick question, if i decide to go pil, does anyone know when i should send back the PIL essay questions?
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As soon as possible. I sent mine in right away and heard back right away.
 
Hey guys. Looks like I'll be seeing you all come August. Can't wait (or maybe I can :))

Robizzle,

I have an enginnering background (biomedical) and I think PIL will drive me crazy. Personally, I and I think like most engineers want the material so we can start studying it on our own terms. PIL seems like too much pre-med BS that I hated in undergrad. Waiting around for group discussion, not caring what anyone said (having that guy always asking questions); I just wanting to go to the library and start studying more high yield stuff on my terms.

Read what Panda Bear, another SDN poster who has a civil engineering background said about PBL in his blog (he didnt go to Drexel, however);
http://pandabearmd.blogspot.com/2006/11/hell-on-earth.html
 
Hey everyone,

So I just got my acceptance letter a couple days ago and mailed in my check and signed acceptance!!!!!!!! I'm mad excited to be starting med school in august, but I know its gonna be hard as F, but its also gonna be fun as hell. I look forward to meeting all you guys and props to whoever started this thread!

So i guess a little about myself...I go to Lehigh University in PA, but I'm from DE and right now I'm in Spain enjoying my last semester partying it up...what about you guys?

Anyone started looking at housing and stuff yet or know what the deal is with that?
 
caliboy007,

hey I'm in a BA/MD program and got my acceptance like a couple days ago...actually i got it on Jan 23 but they didn't spell my first name correctly and then they sent another one out on the 1st of Feb and I got it on like the 8th. I also think it depends when you sent your AMCAS and secondary app. back into them. I did all that stuff ASAP. But I have a friend in a program at a different school who just sent his AMCAS in like a week ago so he'll prolly get his stuff around march or april.

BTW what program are you in?
 
Hi everyone. I'm still waiting to hear back from my state school, but might be going to Drexel this August. I really liked their program - the faculty seemed really supportive, the students were friendly, and they're really into technology. I just submitted my FAFSA this morning. Has anyone received a confirmation after you sent in your deposit to Drexel?
 
Haemulon said:
Thanks. I hear you about the relative thing. My neighborhood is pretty quiet and family oriented and I would have no problems walking around late at night. However, I am used to visiting some pretty ghetto areas as well, just wouldn't be wandering around there except during the day time. I just want to be in an area where my kids can play in the yard without being shot and I don't want to see gang bangers walking around at night looking to break into cars and houses or mugging people. Gunshots nearby are also a definite negative. I am a pretty suburb kinda guy and just don't want to have to worry about my wife when she goes to the grocery store and so forth. Thats all.

Drexel has some disclaimers online in the security section that talks about not walking near the campus after dark and needing escorts to your car. Which was a little concerning because I can imagine I will be spending some late hours there sometimes. But other people have commented that the area nearby is nice.
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Wow, I'm really surprised that you think you'd hear gunshots anywhere near that area. I lived in philly for a couple of years during my master's and where Drexel Med is, is not bad at all, in fact, East Falls is pretty nice. The one thing that people don't realize is philly is really just a collection of central urban neighborhoods and a TON of surrounding suburbs. The place is littered with them. I lived in Center City (which is the true city part of Philly) ....basically you have to consider each apartment building on each street separately in terms of safety. My building "Locust on the Park" was on a nice street in a nicer area but was not more than a half mile from some really bad areas. I strongly suggest that you don't live in Center City or University City (where the undergrad campuses of Drexel and Upenn are). Not only can it be ghetto but the nicer parts are quite expensive.

Instead look right around where PCOM is, near Bala Cynwyd. Drexel Med and PCOM are about 2 min drive from each other along a back route which is really convenient because it allows you to avoid getting on and off RT 76. Rt 76 in my opinion is terrible to drive on, and there are accidents all the time. It has short (like 50 ft), almost completely blind, on and off ramps, and exits and merges coming from both sides, and it's extremely aggressive driving. I prefer driving in NYC to driving on Rt 76 in philly, esp during winter. During morning and evening rush hours, the traffic is terrible and barely moves. Luckily there are usually plenty of back roads in between suburbs that you can travel through.

If you type 2900 W Queen Ln, 19129 into google maps, drag the map so that you move it slightly south and west until you see where Kelly Dr is. Kelly dr runs along the river and fairmount park, which is like Philly's version of Central Park. It's very nice, when there is good weather you'll see a lot of families walking and biking along it's route. Boathouse row is there, and it is easily the most scenic part of the city. The route basically follows from the Art museum (where Sly ran up the steps in "Rocky") up Kelly Dr, around Falls bridge, and down River Dr. I think it's the nicest part of Philly and THAT is where drexel med is right next to. Of course at night, you wouldn't want to jog around there, but that goes for any city area, including for central park.

Now off of Kelly Dr is Falls bridge, if you drag the map over to go northwest you will see that from Falls bridge you can get on Presidential Blvd, and from there is City Avenue. From City Avenue you have your choice of a lot of Apartment buildings. Last time I checked studios and one bedrooms were in the $600 range.....I'm not sure if you're renting a house or condo or whatever for your family but that is possible too, obviously for a bit more. Usually the farther you go away from Center City, the more rural and cheaper housing is. Also City Ave has all of the regular shopping, grocery stores, mall outlets, and of course every type of restaurant and fast food chain. I think living around that area would basically be convenient. City Ave also has a lot of traffic during rush hour, but it's a suburban road with lots of traffic lights, so basically that's why. I think it's really convenient because it's MUCH safer than the urban parts of philly, it's super close to Drexel, maybe less than a ten minute drive, and it'll give you peace of mind.

King of Prussia (it's the name of a town) is where the largest retail shopping mall on the East Coast is. It's off of exit 328 on Rt 76 while City Ave is exit 339 I believe, about a twenty minute drive. You wouldn't actually want to live in King of Prussia though because then you'd be forced to take Rt 76 everyday just to make good time, and during the winter it could be treacherous. Because so many people live in the surrounding suburbs of philly and basically Rt 76 is the only highway that connects everything, it is always packed.

Also I would definitely check out northeast of drexel where Ridge Ave, Lincoln Dr, and Henry Ave are. Some of those areas would be pretty nice and would still allow you to take the back roads.

Basically stay away from the rundown parts of Center and University City, and also don't live in a suburb too far from drexel, and you'll have nothing to worry about. You probably won't ever even see a gangbanger or thug while you live there, let alone worry about them breaking into your car or house.
 
Kriyaban said:
Wow, I'm really surprised that you think you'd hear gunshots anywhere near that area. I lived in philly for a couple of years during my master's and where Drexel Med is, is not bad at all, in fact, East Falls is pretty nice. The one thing that people don't realize is philly is really just a collection of central urban neighborhoods and a TON of surrounding suburbs. The place is littered with them. I lived in Center City (which is the true city part of Philly) ....basically you have to consider each apartment building on each street separately in terms of safety. My building "Locust on the Park" was on a nice street in a nicer area but was not more than a half mile from some really bad areas. I strongly suggest that you don't live in Center City or University City (where the undergrad campuses of Drexel and Upenn are). Not only can it be ghetto but the nicer parts are quite expensive.

Instead look right around where PCOM is, near Bala Cynwyd. Drexel Med and PCOM are about 2 min drive from each other along a back route which is really convenient because it allows you to avoid getting on and off RT 76. Rt 76 in my opinion is terrible to drive on, and there are accidents all the time. It has short (like 50 ft), almost completely blind, on and off ramps, and exits and merges coming from both sides, and it's extremely aggressive driving. I prefer driving in NYC to driving on Rt 76 in philly, esp during winter. During morning and evening rush hours, the traffic is terrible and barely moves. Luckily there are usually plenty of back roads in between suburbs that you can travel through.

If you type 2900 W Queen Ln, 19129 into google maps, drag the map so that you move it slightly south and west until you see where Kelly Dr is. Kelly dr runs along the river and fairmount park, which is like Philly's version of Central Park. It's very nice, when there is good weather you'll see a lot of families walking and biking along it's route. Boathouse row is there, and it is easily the most scenic part of the city. The route basically follows from the Art museum (where Sly ran up the steps in "Rocky") up Kelly Dr, around Falls bridge, and down River Dr. I think it's the nicest part of Philly and THAT is where drexel med is right next to. Of course at night, you wouldn't want to jog around there, but that goes for any city area, including for central park.

Now off of Kelly Dr is Falls bridge, if you drag the map over to go northwest you will see that from Falls bridge you can get on Presidential Blvd, and from there is City Avenue. From City Avenue you have your choice of a lot of Apartment buildings. Last time I checked studios and one bedrooms were in the $600 range.....I'm not sure if you're renting a house or condo or whatever for your family but that is possible too, obviously for a bit more. Usually the farther you go away from Center City, the more rural and cheaper housing is. Also City Ave has all of the regular shopping, grocery stores, mall outlets, and of course every type of restaurant and fast food chain. I think living around that area would basically be convenient. City Ave also has a lot of traffic during rush hour, but it's a suburban road with lots of traffic lights, so basically that's why. I think it's really convenient because it's MUCH safer than the urban parts of philly, it's super close to Drexel, maybe less than a ten minute drive, and it'll give you peace of mind.

King of Prussia (it's the name of a town) is where the largest retail shopping mall on the East Coast is. It's off of exit 328 on Rt 76 while City Ave is exit 339 I believe, about a twenty minute drive. You wouldn't actually want to live in King of Prussia though because then you'd be forced to take Rt 76 everyday just to make good time, and during the winter it could be treacherous. Because so many people live in the surrounding suburbs of philly and basically Rt 76 is the only highway that connects everything, it is always packed.

Also I would definitely check out northeast of drexel where Ridge Ave, Lincoln Dr, and Henry Ave are. Some of those areas would be pretty nice and would still allow you to take the back roads.

Basically stay away from the rundown parts of Center and University City, and also don't live in a suburb too far from drexel, and you'll have nothing to worry about. You probably won't ever even see a gangbanger or thug while you live there, let alone worry about them breaking into your car or house.
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This is an extremely helpfull post! Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. I have no idea really what the area is like, so did not mean to imply that I was expecting a ghetto gunshot area. Just saying that I wanted to avoid areas like that obviously. I will be going up there again in the next month or two to look around and will definitely be following up on your suggestions.
 
Hey guys!

I got my acceptance yesterday! I just sent in my check! I am looking forward to meeting everyone!
 
Haemulon said:
This is an extremely helpfull post! Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. I have no idea really what the area is like, so did not mean to imply that I was expecting a ghetto gunshot area. Just saying that I wanted to avoid areas like that obviously. I will be going up there again in the next month or two to look around and will definitely be following up on your suggestions.
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No prob, I also had all the same concerns. Once I was there I felt perfectly comfortable and I was still in a pretty urban part. An even better resource for info would be current Drexel and PCOM students. They could actually tell you which buildings they stay in, which would take care of all the "what if". I would PM some of those students and get info from them before you make your trip; that way you'll have a really good sense of where you'll live. I'm waitlisted for the IFM, but it seems like a lot of people get accepted in May so hopefully I'll be able to join you guys too.

Also I said before that you can go from falls bridge to presidential blvd to city ave, but actually you can only take that route to go to Drexel.....coming back to city ave, you would just go up kelly drive past falls bridge, and then there is a city ave exit on the left. I have a feeling that most drexel students live near ridge ave or lincoln dr though, and not by city ave.....only because those areas seem even closer to campus. peace.
 
Hey guys! I got my acceptance to Drexel a couple months ago, but am still waiting to hear from all of the other schools in Philly. Is anyone else tired of checking the mail for med school stuff every day?
 
Hey all! I was accepted in December and as of right now I will be at Drexel. Also, I live around the block from Queen Lane and may need a roommate or two depending on where my current friends end up next year. By going through their IMS/MMS program I am very familiar with the school and most of the IFM curriculum, but will probably end up in PIL. The current students probably know more than I do about the school but I can try to answer any questions anybody may have.
 
ColonelDoctor said:
Hey guys! I got my acceptance to Drexel a couple months ago, but am still waiting to hear from all of the other schools in Philly. Is anyone else tired of checking the mail for med school stuff every day?
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I have actually really relaxed about the mail checking now, since I am very happy to have an acceptance at Drexel. The only other school that I reasonable expect to hear from that could change my mind is my local school. And I would probably expect a phone call from them instead of an envelope. Thank goodness much of the uncertainty is behind me now.
 
Hey does anyone know if Drexel gives us the chance to do our 4th year electives abroad?
 
srp204 said:
Hey does anyone know if Drexel gives us the chance to do our 4th year electives abroad?
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From the drexelmed.edu website:

The fourth-year curriculum is structured in the form of “pathways” – courses that give students a well-rounded educational experience with some focus on potential careers. Students can choose a discipline-specific or generalist pathway. All students have a pathway advisor. The pathway system is structured so that students take both required courses and electives. The required courses include a sub internship in internal medicine, a clerkship in neurology and an additional course specific to the pathway chosen. Students also choose six elective courses, in close consultation with their pathway advisor.

Fourth-year students complete their required courses at Drexel’s academic campuses. However, pathway advisors usually advise their students to select electives outside the Drexel system. Additionally, opportunities exist for fourth-year electives at international sites.
 
hi guys,
first i want to congrat all of you who have been accepted to drexel. I have my interview next week (mar 8) and wanted to know how it is? I've read the interview feedback but wanted to know anything else that could help me get in. I have reading about drexel and it looks like an awesome place. I would love to be a part of it. So any recommendations on what i should review? travel tips (coming from nyc)? specific questions to ask? anything you guys want me to ask on your behalf since i'll be there? thanks for the help.

i really want to get in. its my second year applying and my options are running out. I hope this interview isn't too late in the cycle and my chances are still good. my fingers are crossed.
 
pri101 said:
hi guys,
first i want to congrat all of you who have been accepted to drexel. I have my interview next week (mar 8) and wanted to know how it is? I've read the interview feedback but wanted to know anything else that could help me get in. I have reading about drexel and it looks like an awesome place. I would love to be a part of it. So any recommendations on what i should review? travel tips (coming from nyc)? specific questions to ask? anything you guys want me to ask on your behalf since i'll be there? thanks for the help.

i really want to get in. its my second year applying and my options are running out. I hope this interview isn't too late in the cycle and my chances are still good. my fingers are crossed.
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If you know the secret handshake your a shoe-in. Worked for me. ;)

But seriously, do not worry about this interview. The whole day is set up to be welcoming and informational. They do not believe in stress interviews and most interviewers will be very conversational. However, you should still be prepared to answer some tough questions about health care, your motivations for medicine, etc ..... (just in case). That is just the general expectation for any med school interview. Be yourself and keep in mind that they are not looking for lone-wolf gunners, but instead for people that will fit in and work well with others. Good luck!!!
 
It is rediculous how excited I am to post on this thread :laugh: I am getting very very excited to start school in August.

One question - for those who applied to the PIL program, did you just write in pen on the form they sent? Or type it out seperately? I'm typing it up (I have terrible handwriting) but want a sense of how much people write in responce to each question. Obviously I really want to get in to PIL bad enough that I am asking stupid questions :oops:
 
melast said:
It is rediculous how excited I am to post on this thread :laugh: I am getting very very excited to start school in August.

One question - for those who applied to the PIL program, did you just write in pen on the form they sent? Or type it out seperately? I'm typing it up (I have terrible handwriting) but want a sense of how much people write in responce to each question. Obviously I really want to get in to PIL bad enough that I am asking stupid questions :oops:
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Make sure you have someone check your spelling.
 
Duh. There is a *HUGE* difference between how I write a post, a text message, or an email to a friend and how I write anything even vaguely professional. :cool:

Thank you for being so helpful. :rolleyes:
 
Dang, I really killed the already slow conversation there, didn't I?

I've been wondering when OOSers are planning on moving to Philadelphia and if people who live in the area have suggestions about apt searching (is craigslist the way to go?). I have been on an emotional rollercoaster about moving. I'm in CA right now with my SO of 4 years. He just found out that he is not going to get the job he was hoping for in Philly. Which means he might not come with me right away :( I suppose that would give me more time to study/get settled though :laugh:

Also, melissainsd - how quickly is hearing "right away" about PIL? Was it snail or email?
 
I am coming from Az and think that I am going to move in early July. I am assuming that class will start at the begining of Aug. so that will give me time to get settled and everything. I have tried looking at craigslist but I am not familiar with the area at all so it just confuses me:)
 
Kriyaban said:
Is it me or does Drexel seem to test pretty often? http://webcampus.drexelmed.edu/ifm/Year1Overview.htm
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Lots of tests and quizzes.... almost at least one every week in IFM. This is not the case with PIL. Some years there are more tests than others. This year physiology got rid of a lot of their quizzes as opposed to last year when they had 5-7 question quizzes between module exams... I don't see this as a bad thing since it keeps you on top of your work and makes studying for the module exams easier since half of the material was studied for the quiz. Other people hate the frequent testing. Whatever floats your boat I guess.
 
Another thing I noticed about the curriculum is that IFM students get very little gross anat the first couple of months and instead focus on microanat and biochem, genetics type material. I'm guessing this not only matches their modular symptom-based approach better, but also gives the PIL students a chance to hit the gross lab hard right at the beginning. I'm really looking forward to starting!
 
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