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sealshark102
New Member
On the portal it says new student orientation and first day of classes is August 4. White coat ceremony is on August 8.
Here’s the link to a GroupMe someone made:
GroupMe - Join the group for drexel med 2029 🐉🐲
GroupMe - Join the group for drexel med 2029 🐉🐲
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underdawg434
Full Member
Does anyone know if you have to select commit to enroll in the CYMS school in order for you to submit the “your decision” tab in the portal? I have filled out all the tabs but it says unable to submit form. I want to go ahead and submit it so I can see my campus assignment
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Got an A last Friday after a early March intterview, withdrew tho so good luck to those still waiting! Was never deferred.
I have recently accepted a position with the DPMS program, however I have some questions about the medical school. I am from California and I would like to do most of my rotations in Cali during my 3rd and 4th year. I am a little confused about the lottery assignments to the medical school. My first question is: do they assign you to the schools (either the Philly or west reading campus) starting M1? Or does that happen during m3 and m4 years
If you get assigned to the smaller campus will I still have an opportunity to do rotations in California? Even though they have a hospital for rotations?
Ultimately I do want to do my residency in California. Would attending Drexel limit my options on getting a residency in California?
Thank you for your insights!
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deleted1193133
Drexel please look at the March deferrals😭🙏
underdawg434
Full Member
Does anyone know how likely you are to get campus preference if given a recent acceptance after April 30? (I put philly as my pref)
M3 here. You are assigned a campus before M1 after you are accepted to the medical school, as you do your preclinical at the campus you are placed at. If you are accepted earlier in the cycle, then you will be able to list your preferred campus and then they will try to match you at that campus. If you are accepted super late, they assign your campus. I feel like almost all of the DPMS grads in my class are in the Philly campus.
No, if you are at the Reading campus, you rotate at Tower and do not participate in the lottery for the regional sites. If you are at the Philly campus, the lottery for year long regional sites usually is open for listing preferences in December of M2 year iirc.
Go look at the match lists. They have been matching people to CA for years and years.
Carbonsword5
Full Member
I think we’ll get more decisions next week since commencement is on Friday
How does the lottery system work? Do we get to rank our regional site preferences? Or is it a completely random placement?
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Assuming you're asking about rotation sites: Yes, so you rank the regional sites you want to go to (ie Kaiser 1, Reading 2, Allegheny 3). From there it's a true lottery.
Would you say that most students end up where they rank as 1?
origami_guru
Full Member
Has anyone accepted post May 1 gotten a campus assignment yet? If yes how long did it take to receive post acceptance?
rikarika33
New Member
Curious, for all the people late deferred (March/April) and then accepted, did yall get any sort of scholarship?
Just got my financial aid package and it's only loans LOL.. does anyone know if Drexel gives need-based aid or just loans and merit scholarships?
It really depends on how many people want that site in a given year. It's not the same every year, as it'll change with different class's interests.
scaredapplicant5151
Full Member
Anymore decisions since the wave on Friday?
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deleted1193133
Hoping for more on Friday
underdawg434
Full Member
When do y’all think next batch of campus assignments will be for post April acceptances ?
Carbonsword5
Full Member
Hope we get good news today or next week
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Hey current student here. Historically only the first choice really mattered because most people want to be at an all year site and don't want to deal with the stress of going to new hospitals every 4-5 wks, demand has always exceeded supply. Vast majority of seats are filled by the end of round 1 and if you don't get one, you'll most likely be a rotator. There's 1-2 unpopular site like the Delaware site, and it is a safe to rank that as second because it doesn't get fill up by the first round and there's usually leftover spots.
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deleted1193133
Now hoping for next week😭
Allegheny, Reading, and Kaiser are usually the most popular. They filled in the first run of the lottery this year.
origami_guru
Full Member
Can any current student comment how long the online orientation is? We have only been given one date - is it one day long or will it be multiple days?
When I had it, it is various modules with various due dates. Was all asynchronous. This may or may not have changed since then but thats how mine was
clinicalpearl
Full Member
i interviewed in late march and am still waiting to hear back! we were told 8 weeks on our interview day, which seems to have been the case in previous years. i wrote a letter of intent a bit later.
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deleted1193133
Anybody also frustrated that they sent decisions to people who got deferred in April but no one else🙃🙃
Its a week long in person and you have a couple of mandatory sessions per day. The friday is white coat ceremony day so you don't have any sessions.
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underdawg434
Full Member
Anyone have any idea when next campus assignment lottery will be? Got accepted earlier this month and have not heard anything yet
cherrygirl<3
Full Member
no idea i emailed them and they basically said you'll know when you know haha
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deleted1193133
Anyone have any success calling admissions? Every time I call it goes straight to voicemail
My year the Philly students generally either got their first choice, or ended up as a rotator student. A handful are lucky enough with their lottery number to get their second choice. Usually people who do not have a site they specifically want or is near home want to stay in Philly, and with Crozer no longer existing as a hospital rotation site, the only option is to stay in Philly for *most* of the year (and this also depends on openings) is to be a rotator now.
Drexel matches to California every year. The most represented state in each class is, outside of being local to PA/NY/NJ, almost always from CA and people want to go there and make it happen.
Since you're going to the DPMS program, you have a wealth of mentorship in former DPMS graduates who will offer you a lot of resources/advice/real talk that the general student body does not get lol. Lean into that and ask them for advice rather than through this forum!
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deleted1193133
At this point Drexel is gonna get my primary application again before I even get a decision for this cycle lol
FordPrefectMD
New Member
Just got an A!! They sent email only - no call. OOS Interviewed on March 24. Automatically assigned to West Reading. Can anyone speak to this campus? Any downsides to attending this campus?
Is there an admitted student group chat?
Is there an admitted student group chat?
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deleted1193133
Drexel please look at March deferrals😭
scaredapplicant5151
Full Member
WHEN IS THE WL GONNA FORM
Carbonsword5
Full Member
I’m still waiting for an initial decision, not even deferred yet😭
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Projectspecies
Full Member
It might seem otherwise, but this waiting is better than being deferred (sadly)
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deleted1193133
The fact that I interviewed in January and I still don’t have a final decision is so frustrating
scaredapplicant5151
Full Member
From when?
greggberhaltermoment
New Member
Withdrawing my A, good luck guys!!!! Also I created the groupme so good to see people posting it on here lol
Projectspecies
Full Member
That’s crazy
goldilox9977
New Member
did anyone else get an A after withdrawing? I interviewed mid/late March, withdrew early May, and got an acceptance email yesterday morning
Fortunate_
Full Member
Happens a lot if you look in past threads. Their system for withdrawing sucks lol
mochilover12
Full Member
i have to commit to enroll by 5/30 for my one A but drexel is my top choice school but have yet to hear back.. anyone know what i should do?
Unless things have changed, commit to enroll just means you have one acceptance and withdraw from your other acceptances, but you can still be on waitlists. It's the June/July deadline that means you give up your waitlists too.
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