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2009-2010 Drexel Application Thread
Started by shemarty
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same...didn't get drexel either. my last one!!
Well that makes me feel a bit better. I haven't gotten it either... I guess batching to avoid overload, but still
probably....considering they are in the top 5 in most applications recieved...Well that makes me feel a bit better. I haven't gotten it either... I guess batching to avoid overload, but still
i dont think anyone has received it yet..?
They've sent some out already, I haven't gotten it either but I'm sure we'll get it soon🙂
if it makes people feel better, I am from Philadelphia, been verified for over a month and no secondary
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Haha nice!
Ya they definitely send it out in random batches. My coworker who was verified about a month after me got hers already and I didn't so I wouldn't be overly concerned about it.
Do they screen? I submit my primary on the first day and still haven't heard anything.
There isn't really a prompt. It just asks for more information to fill in, but there aren't any essays...
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I still haven't received my secondary from Drexel. I was verified 6/9/09.
This might be an unnecessary question, but I was a little thrown off by their prompt about time off in one's education. I didn't take time off during undergrad, but have obviously taken time between undergrad and the few post-bacc classes I have taken, etc.
Does this merit an explanation?
Does this merit an explanation?
i think its only for time out in between your education, if you finished without any time off you should be fine!
In the materials about the school, they mention that they have a "positive attitude" towards non-traditional applicants. As a non-traditional applicant, I naturally find this interesting. Does anyone know of any numbers to back this up or is it just lip service?
1. yes and 2. if you interacted/observed physicians and patients then yes to medical 🙂
i don't think shadowing is volunteering. who did you help or serve?
but 2. is definitely medical
thats true but if you list the title as a volunteer i thought it would count but the description in the amcas is as a shadow i assume!
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Haha, I thought that I was the only one doing the bed changing at the ER!
I'm sure there are plenty of us who have changed many a bed in the ER, instead of actually doing something exciting lol.
haha no way i did that too! I just put "Emergency Room Volunteer"
was it beyond your curriculum?
When I looked over my completed secondary (post submission), all the paragraphs merged together for the 'non-continuous education' question. Does anyone know if that is what the admissions dept. sees, or is it the nice format I put it in as?
do they send out complete emails here?
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I haven't received the secondary yet, I submitted the primary in the end of June
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I haven't received the secondary yet, I submitted the primary in the end of June
Don't be worried! I'm sure they're just sending them out in batches, you'll get yours soon🙂
Anyone know how stringent they are about the non-science letter requirement? I don't really have a "non-science," unless you count a research letter
Like most people who have replied on this thread, I haven't gotten my secondary from Drexel yet. I was verified 7/15.. but I am glad that I don't have to worry about it just yet, even if it is a relatively quick secondary. I end up spending 1 hour on secondaries other people say takes 5 minutes, anyway 
I haven't received the secondary yet, I submitted the primary in the end of June
I just got this secondary yesterday and I was verified 7/24. Its coming!
For those who submitted it already, how long did it take for your status to change to complete on their website?
I got my secondary yesterday, submitted it, and I was listed as complete today
Thanks!
There it goes, says complete now. I guess it took a few days to process the credit charge...
same, sometimes i wonder about that whole apply early thing...i think its somewhat a sdn myth lol...there really doesnt seem to be a diff as long as you are verified sometime before the end of july. I dont have it either and was verified 6/3, not a big deal though.
Yeah, I'm beginning to realize that you really don't need to turn in your app on the very first day. I applied super early too, and there are schools where I was complete way before people who have already heard about interviews. Sigh.
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