2008-2009 Drexel Secondary Application Thread

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unsung said:
Why can't all schools be like Pritzker who sent me a secondary like the day after I SUBMITTED my AMCAS for review? Now my app has been *verified* for over 10 days & still nothing from some schools.... grrr.
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My AMCAS was verified in mid July and I was till getting secondaries a month later, so don't worry, just make sure you submit the ones you have as fast as you can
 
jgberken said:
I hate how I'm still not complete even though I submitted my LORs over 2 weeks ago.
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ha. haha. hahaha. don't expect anything done in a timely manner when it comes to drexel . I got into drexel last cycle but one of the main reasons I withdrew was the fact that they seemed soooooooooooo unorganized. It's really offputting. Just be patient and they will get to you eventually.
 
i called the admissions office today to ask when i would be getting my secondary. i was verified by amcas on 07/21. the woman i spoke to said the secondary was emailed to me on the 08/05. she said she'll resend it to me with the next batch hopefully by the end of this week.

she said i could send my letters out already just to get a head start. since my school does not have a committee, the lor requirements say:

students should ask three individuals who hold college-level academic appointments to send letters of recommendation. Two of these should be from science faculty and one from a faculty member in a non-science discipline. If candidates have taken time off between college and medical school, they should also send a letter of recommendation from a person who can comment about experiences during that period.

so if i'm a non-traditional applicant, does that mean i can send 4 letters? and can that 4th be a grad professor or does that person have to be a non-academic letter writer?
 
dr. dreigh said:
i called the admissions office today to ask when i would be getting my secondary. i was verified by amcas on 07/21. the woman i spoke to said the secondary was emailed to me on the 08/05. she said she'll resend it to me with the next batch hopefully by the end of this week.

she said i could send my letters out already just to get a head start. since my school does not have a committee, the lor requirements say:

students should ask three individuals who hold college-level academic appointments to send letters of recommendation. Two of these should be from science faculty and one from a faculty member in a non-science discipline. If candidates have taken time off between college and medical school, they should also send a letter of recommendation from a person who can comment about experiences during that period.

so if i'm a non-traditional applicant, does that mean i can send 4 letters? and can that 4th be a grad professor or does that person have to be a non-academic letter writer?
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Yeah, four letters: 2 science, 1 non-science, and 1 non-trad letter. I would think that for the last one a letter from anyone who can speak about what you've been up to since you graduated would be a fine choice.
 
unsung said:
Why can't all schools be like Pritzker who sent me a secondary like the day after I SUBMITTED my AMCAS for review? Now my app has been *verified* for over 10 days & still nothing from some schools.... grrr.
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i was verified on 7/24 and didn't receive drexel's secondary until 8/7. so about 14 days.
 
I called Monday and was told I would be in "Tuesday's Batch"....but I still have nothing. I was verified on 8/7. This is not cool.
 
I was verified 7/7...didn't get Drexel's secondary until 8/19. While a friend of mine who was verified two weeks after received the secondary a week before me. Its all so random.
 
i completed my secondary application and my fee 8/19 but they haven't updated my status and it still says incomplete. is this the same for others?
 
My app at Drexel has been complete since 8/19 and when I checked my status on the page today it says:




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" Thank you for your application. Your file has been reviewed and will be re-evaluated later in the season for a final decision."

Does this mean my app is on hold? Before the status said "being reviewed." Hmmm...this does not make me very happy....
 
bluesmd said:
i completed my secondary application and my fee 8/19 but they haven't updated my status and it still says incomplete. is this the same for others?
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yup, they still don't have my fee marked or app or lors marked as received =P
 
asl2101 said:
My app at Drexel has been complete since 8/19 and when I checked my status on the page today it says:




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" Thank you for your application. Your file has been reviewed and will be re-evaluated later in the season for a final decision."

Does this mean my app is on hold? Before the status said "being reviewed." Hmmm...this does not make me very happy....
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at least it wasn't a rejection...This application cycle has really lowered my standards on what I consider good news 😳
 
How do you guys check your status? It says I have to log-in with my ID again, but I don't see a link
 
asl2101 said:
My app at Drexel has been complete since 8/19 and when I checked my status on the page today it says:




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" Thank you for your application. Your file has been reviewed and will be re-evaluated later in the season for a final decision."

Does this mean my app is on hold? Before the status said "being reviewed." Hmmm...this does not make me very happy....
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Wow, that was fast... sorry. I think Drexel has a "hold of death."

I'm still waiting for my rejection from them for last cycle. 🙂
 
I have "No decision is currently available. Please continue checking this website for updates."

Just to clarify, there is no "complete" message...they just list that they received all the necessary material, but no actual complete notification.
 
I just got my rejection letter from last year's cycle!
 
To someone who's submitted already, will I be able to preview my app when I click finalize? I assume the answer is yes but I need to make sure things fit and would hate to accidentally submit it before double checking it. I wish they'd say before hand on these things! Thanks
 
Uva08 said:
To someone who's submitted already, will I be able to preview my app when I click finalize? I assume the answer is yes but I need to make sure things fit and would hate to accidentally submit it before double checking it. I wish they'd say before hand on these things! Thanks
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Um...I don't remember having the ability to preview the application. After you finish filling it out, i think it just said to submit. Once you've submitted, you can go back and view it, but not before. You cannot see your uploaded photo though. I submitted a while ago so I can't really remember for sure.
 
bluesmd said:
i completed my secondary application and my fee 8/19 but they haven't updated my status and it still says incomplete. is this the same for others?
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I submitted on Aug 13th and all my LORs etc. was already up on VirtualEvals. It just said I was complete yesterday (8/28), so I think you just have to wait a little longer
 
How do I make sure my picture is the right size?

I will be uploading from My Documents.
 
On the status page, mine says "Application Finalized." Does this means it is being reviewed now, or is about to be reviewed, or what?

As for the picture, I couldn't get mine to upload correctly or be the right size, so I just mailed it in, along with a check because I couldn't get the online payment to work, even tho I tried about 50 times.
 
alicat said:
On the status page, mine says "Application Finalized." Does this means it is being reviewed now, or is about to be reviewed, or what?

As for the picture, I couldn't get mine to upload correctly or be the right size, so I just mailed it in, along with a check because I couldn't get the online payment to work, even tho I tried about 50 times.
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It just means you finished and submitted it. They don't tell you if it's being reviewed or not (unless they send an e-mail about it that I haven't received 🙂.

Yeah the picture thing, I figured that if it wasn't the right size, it wouldn't allow me to upload it....but it never did anything like that. And I'm pretty sure that it wasn't the right size. Oh well!
 
Haven't received secondary yet. It's been approx. 2 weeks...Anyone know what the deal is? 😕 :scared:
 
SmartyPants85 said:
Haven't received secondary yet. It's been approx. 2 weeks...Anyone know what the deal is? 😕 :scared:
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It was a little more than a month from the date my AMCAS application was verified before I received my secondary app from Drexel.
 
So it's been 3 weeks and no secondary, should i contact them or keep waiting? (and what is the best method of contact for this school, phone, email?)
 
daniellema13 said:
So it's been 3 weeks and no secondary, should i contact them or keep waiting? (and what is the best method of contact for this school, phone, email?)
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They are likely just backed up. I'm sure you'll get it soon, but they are really nice if you wanna call and ask!
 
It took me 3-4 weeks to get a secondary. When I called they said secondaries are sent out in "batches". You could very well be in the next batch.
 
I'm very confused, how did you guys manage to check your status. It just has a text line saying You will have to enter your Banner ID and Pin to view, but no place to click.
 
Does anyone know if I need to mention minor traffic violations (for which I paid a fine) on Drexel's secondary? They ask that question about crimes/school dismissals/etc.
 
floja2 said:
I'm very confused, how did you guys manage to check your status. It just has a text line saying You will have to enter your Banner ID and Pin to view, but no place to click.
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That's strange, my application has a "View Status Link" immediately above the text that you are describing. When I click there it takes me to another page where I can enter my ID and Pin.
 
OldBlue said:
Does anyone know if I need to mention minor traffic violations (for which I paid a fine) on Drexel's secondary? They ask that question about crimes/school dismissals/etc.
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no. traffic violations are the only thing you dont need to disclose. it says that on amcas too.
 
jelly476 said:
no. traffic violations are the only thing you dont need to disclose. it says that on amcas too.
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well shoot i submitted it a little while ago with the moving violation listed just in case. a couple of the schools to which I've applied have told me i need to list it so i figured i'd err on the side of full disclosure. hopefully they don't mind.
 
OldBlue said:
That's strange, my application has a "View Status Link" immediately above the text that you are describing. When I click there it takes me to another page where I can enter my ID and Pin.
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Thanks for checking... yeah it's weird. I sent them an e-mail asking about it. bleh
 
I am try to find a close place to stay for the interview, any one has any suggestion? Thank you in advance.
 
BearsDoc said:
I am try to find a close place to stay for the interview, any one has any suggestion? Thank you in advance.
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The Drexel Med campus is located in East Falls, which is a very residential area of Philadelphia. As such, there aren't any hotels in the immediate area. However, your closest (and safest) bet is to stay in one of the hotels on City Ave., just south of Drexel Med, across the Schuylkill River. There's a Hilton and a Crowne Plaza that are both less than five miles from campus, but I'm sure you could find others too.
 
BearsDoc said:
I am try to find a close place to stay for the interview, any one has any suggestion? Thank you in advance.
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Was your Interview invite via e-mail or did u find out about the interview by checking your status at the "view decision" page?
 
FF430 said:
Was your Interview invite via e-mail or did u find out about the interview by checking your status at the "view decision" page?
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I don't know how they're doing things now, but I never got an email about interviewing at Drexel. Everything gets updated on the status page, so keeping your eye on it is the best bet.
 
FF430 said:
Was your Interview invite via e-mail or did u find out about the interview by checking your status at the "view decision" page?
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I found out about my interview when I randomly checked the status page. I still haven't gotten any invite email, but when I scheduled my interview I immediately got a confirmation email. It talked about how they had provided us will all this information earlier, which I'm assuming was the email I never got. So I'm confused. I'm actually kind of worried that my interview isn't right because I never got the email....😕
 
nina7123 said:
I found out about my interview when I randomly checked the status page. I still haven't gotten any invite email, but when I scheduled my interview I immediately got a confirmation email. It talked about how they had provided us will all this information earlier, which I'm assuming was the email I never got. So I'm confused. I'm actually kind of worried that my interview isn't right because I never got the email....😕
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Don't stress about it. As I said above, I never got an invite email and I scheduled mine online just as you did. The invite is real. 😀
 
saqrfaraj said:
Don't stress about it. As I said above, I never got an invite email and I scheduled mine online just as you did. The invite is real. 😀
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Oh haha! I guess I should read things before I post. Cool! Anyone going end of October?? (I have work issues...)
 
I submitted my LOR from interfolio almost a month ago and they are still listed as not-received anyone else with this issue?
 
got an email invite this morning

i scheduled for october 20th (interviewing at boston on the 17th). any suggestions on a reasonably priced place to stay?

good luck to everyone else!
 
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