2023-2024 Drexel Pathway to Medical Application Cycle (DPMS)

[Heretoheal]

Hey everyone! I saw on Drexel's FAQs page that they offer a fee waiver with attendance at a Pre-medical & Pre-health info session. Is anyone able to confirm that? I am contemplating whether to turn in my application now or wait until Wednesday after the session lol.

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[domofuturemd_1523]

Hey everyone! I saw on Drexel's FAQs page that they offer a fee waiver with attendance at a Pre-medical & Pre-health info session. Is anyone able to confirm that? I am contemplating whether to turn in my application now or wait until Wednesday after the session lol.

Yes, I attended one last month and mine was shown as "waived" once I submitted

 

[Heretoheal]

Yes, I attended one last month and mine was shown as "waived" once I submitted

Thank you for the information! Best of luck to you!

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Thank you for the information! Best of luck to you!

No problem! Same to you!

 

[prk92]

Hi guys!
so I’m really interested in the program but my gpa and MCAT are both below the benchmark. Do you know anyone who got accepted with such low scores?

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Finally complete today, let the waiting begin 🤞

 

[amd636]

Thank you so much! Did you take the Casper test after your interview then? I imagined it had to be completed prior.

Hi there! I actually completed my Casper exam after the interview. For my class they gave us a date in which our Casper exams needed to be completed by so I just ensured it was done by that date. Definitely try and complete the exam prior to your interview if possible but it this is not possible it’s okay.

 

[amd636]

@AngieMed I was wondering if you know about this concern: let's say I get accepted in this program and simultaneously get accepted into other medical schools to matriculate the following year(coz i dk what my new MCAT score will be, could be good to apply to medical schools directly without a postbac), do you have to complete the program and pay its full tuition or can you opt out and disregard their MD acceptance?

Basically, can you just opt out of their program whenever you want and just pay for whatever classes you have taken with them?or do they take the full tuition upfront, and now you are stuck with them? Thank you so much!

Hi FutureFM,
This is a bit tricky and ultimately will depend upon when you apply to medical schools. If you apply during your DPMS year, you are only allowed to apply to Drexel if you want to guarantee your linkage. If you wish to apply to other schools you can, but you forfeit your seat at the medical school for the following year. If you are currently applying for medical schools and you find out you get in while at DPMS I believe that depending on when you withdrawal you either pay a fraction of the first semester or the whole first semester. I am not entirely sure on this though. I would recommend following up with Lē or the admissions office about this.

 

[MelaninMed]

Hey guys! Has anyone heard anything back (interview, rejection, etc)?

 

[deleted1130726]

I am wondering, in the professional experience section of the application, are they looking for a resume that only includes my actual paid jobs that are relevant to the healthcare field, or my overall resume that includes paid/nonpaid jobs, healthcare and community volunteers, shadowing and all of my extracurriculars....etc?
Also for the description of each experience, are they just looking for a straightforward description(bullet points) or more so like a story that involves an impact and what I learned out of it? I am only asking because I completed an AMCAS application before and that's how I structured my experiences!
Thanks again for your help!

 

[MelaninMed]

I am wondering, in the professional experience section of the application, are they looking for a resume that only includes my actual paid jobs that are relevant to the healthcare field, or my overall resume that includes paid/nonpaid jobs, healthcare and community volunteers, shadowing and all of my extracurriculars....etc?
Also for the description of each experience, are they just looking for a straightforward description(bullet points) or more so like a story that involves an impact and what I learned out of it? I am only asking because I completed an AMCAS application before and that's how I structured my experiences!
Thanks again for your help!

In my resume I uploaded included both paid positions (even if not healthcare related such as Resident Assistant, medical scribe, etc.) and also clinical experiences such as shadowing, volunteering. I also had a section for extracurriculars and research. I feel like as long as it’s structured and organized well you can put anything you feel helps you application. Hope this helps!

 

[jackiekronen]

Hey guys! Has anyone heard anything back (interview, rejection, etc)?

Not yet no, but I heard back from the other masters programs. One of the directors told me to his knowledge DPMS hasn't started reviewing yet.

 

[MelaninMed]

Not yet no, but I heard back from the other masters programs. One of the directors told me to his knowledge DPMS hasn't started reviewing yet.

Oh wow, thanks for the information!

 

[ashBKD*]

Just got marked complete today, sent in my last unofficial transcript (last thing I needed)! Fingers crossed!!

Hey there! I was wondering which email did you send all your materials to? When I look at Drexel's DPMS site there's the [email protected] email and then there's the [email protected] email and lastly there's the [email protected] email.

Which one did you send to? Thanks

 

[GraciousTunic]

Just submitted my application. I am already nervous. Good luck y'all.

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Hey there! I was wondering which email did you send all your materials to? When I look at Drexel's DPMS site there's the [email protected] email and then there's the [email protected] email and lastly there's the [email protected] email.

Which one did you send to? Thanks

For my LORs I did [email protected], everything else I uploaded to the portal

 

[GraciousTunic]

I am being asked to submit my MCAT scores in the Discover Drexel portal. How am I supposed to do that?

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

I am being asked to submit my MCAT scores in the Discover Drexel portal. How am I supposed to do that?

Login to AAMC and have them sent electronically, should be an option in the top right corner

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

I am being asked to submit my MCAT scores in the Discover Drexel portal. How am I supposed to do that?

mcat.aamc.org --> my reports --> send scores electronically
hope this helps

 

[GraciousTunic]

mcat.aamc.org --> my reports --> send scores electronically
hope this helps

Thank you very much. Just did it. I did not know what to do! 😂😂

 

[CarlosTheDwarf]

Hey there! I was wondering which email did you send all your materials to? When I look at Drexel's DPMS site there's the [email protected] email and then there's the [email protected] email and lastly there's the [email protected] email.

Which one did you send to? Thanks

I sent them to the [email protected]

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Thank you very much. Just did it. I did not know what to do! 😂😂

No worries I couldn’t figure it out either at first lol

 

[ashBKD*]

Thank you @CarlosTheDwarf and @domofuturemd_1523

 

[deleted1130726]

Sorry guys for asking a lot of questions but wanted some clarification on this part of the application: Do I only list my recent medical job here or do I list multiple ones that I think will have heavy emphesis on healthcare?

 

[MelaninMed]

Sorry guys for asking a lot of questions but wanted some clarification on this part of the application: Do I only list my recent medical job here or do I list multiple ones that I think will have heavy emphesis on healthcare? View attachment 368483

I listed stuff I found relevant to my application, even if it was from a couple years ago!

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Sorry guys for asking a lot of questions but wanted some clarification on this part of the application: Do I only list my recent medical job here or do I list multiple ones that I think will have heavy emphesis on healthcare? View attachment 368483

I personally only put my current job here since it's relevant to this field, but I included all jobs I've held on the CV/Resume I uploaded

 

[deleted1130726]

I listed stuff I found relevant to my application, even if it was from a couple years ago!

I was curious because whats then the point of the resume in we need to include everything in here?

 

[deleted1130726]

I personally only put my current job here since it's relevant to this field, but I included all jobs I've held on the CV/Resume I uploaded

Do you mind asking did your jobs include a paragraph description of each experience or was it just like a regular resume with like bullet points on the overall job/experience? Thanks

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

I was curious because whats then the point of the resume in we need to include everything in here?

my thoughts exactly, and also why I only included one lol I didn't want to put everything and attach a CV

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Do you mind asking did your jobs include a paragraph description of each experience or was it just like a regular resume with like bullet points on the overall job/experience? Thanks

no worries, mine has bulletpoints, maybe 5-7 for each job

 

[CarlosTheDwarf]

Do you mind asking did your jobs include a paragraph description of each experience or was it just like a regular resume with like bullet points on the overall job/experience? Thanks

I wrote maybe 3 sentences outlining what I did

 

[_1beauteousmed]

I am wondering, in the professional experience section of the application, are they looking for a resume that only includes my actual paid jobs that are relevant to the healthcare field, or my overall resume that includes paid/nonpaid jobs, healthcare and community volunteers, shadowing and all of my extracurriculars....etc?
Also for the description of each experience, are they just looking for a straightforward description(bullet points) or more so like a story that involves an impact and what I learned out of it? I am only asking because I completed an AMCAS application before and that's how I structured my experiences!
Thanks again for your help!

I included all my experiences and did my descriptions more like a story, showing impact. Mostly because my resume/CV has bullet points (more straightforward) so I didn't want to be repetitive.

 

[anxiousmeadow]

Hey! Has anyone gotten an interview invitation yet?

 

[CarlosTheDwarf]

Hey! Has anyone gotten an interview invitation yet?

Not yet but my application was marked complete only 2 weeks ago

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Hey! Has anyone gotten an interview invitation yet?

nope, only been complete a week now, but def feeling anxious

 

[MelaninMed]

I personally only put my current job here since it's relevant to this field, but I included all jobs I've held on the CV/Resume I uploaded

Ohhh yes, I submitted a while back so I forgot about this. I did make sure my resume was the most up-to-date, so I mainly focused on the most relevant things from my resume that I wanted to include!

 

[Sasuke_Uchiha]

Another day and no interviews?

 

[jackiekronen]

Another day and no interviews?

I haven't heard anything yet

 

[MelaninMed]

I haven't heard anything yet

Haven’t heard anything either, I wish they had a better process or at least communicated their timeline better so we’re not just waiting in the dark

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Haven’t heard anything either, I wish they had a better process or at least communicated their timeline better so we’re not just waiting in the dark

+1, site says interviews are extended this month, so hopefully we will hear something by the end of the week??

 

[closetaquarium]

Another day and no interviews?

i️ was complete 2/16, havent heard

 

[GraciousTunic]

Am I the only one that checks Discover Drexel every day?

 

[MelaninMed]

Am I the only one that checks Discover Drexel every day?

I check faithfully lmao

 

[MelaninMed]

+1, site says interviews are extended this month, so hopefully we will hear something by the end of the week??

I checked last years forum and I think the first interviews were extended around this time last year

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Am I the only one that checks Discover Drexel every day?

I keep checking my email 🥴🫠

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

I checked last years forum and I think the first interviews were extended around this time last year

March 31 🤞🏽🤞🏽 (for last year)

 

[closetaquarium]

*violently refreshes email q10mins*

 

[Owusant1]

Hey Guys! A question to those that submitted their application and uploaded an unofficial transcript… was the unofficial transcript portion of the application marked as received as soon as it was uploaded or were there a couple days in between uploading it and it getting marked as received?

I ask this because I uploaded it to the portal before submitting the application and uploaded it again when I saw the “awaiting” alert next to the transcript. It still says awaiting 🤨

 

[domofuturemd_1523]

Hey Guys! A question to those that submitted their application and uploaded an unofficial transcript… was the unofficial transcript portion of the application marked as received as soon as it was uploaded or were there a couple days in between uploading it and it getting marked as received?

I ask this because I uploaded it to the portal before submitting the application and uploaded it again when I saw the “awaiting” alert next to the transcript. It still says awaiting 🤨

I did the same thing, mine showed up on the same day I submitted and the rest showed up the next day

 

[MelaninMed]

Did anyone hear back yet?