2012-2013 Drexel University Application Thread

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Mitalie said:
Hello all
So I have a question for everyone. I interviewed here on jan 15 and still haven't heard anything. I have already sent a letter of interest already and am contemplating to send a letter of update soon. Would people recommend this? I was also thinking to send a letter of recommendation but all this additional information works in our favor or not. What do u guys think?
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I interviewed Dec 3rd and just got my letter this past week. I would only send the update if it's something significant, especially since you've already sent a letter of interest. Unfortunately Drexel takes a lot of patience, but hopefully it'll be worth it!

depress said:
Interviewed jan.7th and my status changed today to "final decision reached"
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I hope it's good news!
 
Does anyone know Drexel's policy with stethoscopes? Buy our own or are we given one? Required brands/models?
 
loltopsy said:
Does anyone know Drexel's policy with stethoscopes? Buy our own or are we given one? Required brands/models?
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Gotta buy it, but no specific model -- I've seen cheap ones and nice ones and everything in between. You'll need a steth maybe twice as a 1st-year, but it's pretty much necessary for 2nd year onward. There are lots of long threads here on SDN about which models people prefer. I got the Welch Allyn Harvey Elite, and I've been very happy with it.

More controversial is the "requirement" to buy an otoscope and ophthalmoscope for 2nd year. The upperclassmen will variously tell you that you definitely don't need your own, or that they're practically essential to have. I'm somewhere in the middle, so I just got a cheap set. As long as you show up with them when they're required, the faculty don't care if they're begged/borrowed/stolen.
 
loltopsy said:
Does anyone know Drexel's policy with stethoscopes? Buy our own or are we given one? Required brands/models?
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There are very few times during first year that you are required to use a stethoscope. When you do need one first year, one will either be provided or you can use your 4th year's. Go ahead and wait until you have had a chance to try different ones to see which one you like.
 
Jojokarade said:
There are very few times during first year that you are required to use a stethoscope. When you do need one first year, one will either be provided or you can use your 4th year's. Go ahead and wait until you have had a chance to try different ones to see which one you like.
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Unless you're PIL. Then you need one first year, but not until Block 2. We learn the entire physical exam first year, as we have our primary care practicum at the end of first year.

Otoscopes/ophthalmoscopes can be borrowed from the library for any first/second year clinical activities.
 
DeucesHigh3 said:
Gotta buy it, but no specific model -- I've seen cheap ones and nice ones and everything in between. You'll need a steth maybe twice as a 1st-year, but it's pretty much necessary for 2nd year onward. There are lots of long threads here on SDN about which models people prefer. I got the Welch Allyn Harvey Elite, and I've been very happy with it.

More controversial is the "requirement" to buy an otoscope and ophthalmoscope for 2nd year. The upperclassmen will variously tell you that you definitely don't need your own, or that they're practically essential to have. I'm somewhere in the middle, so I just got a cheap set. As long as you show up with them when they're required, the faculty don't care if they're begged/borrowed/stolen.
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The SGA president on Accepted Students Day said they're starting/started this new program where students can rent the otoscopes when they need them, instead of having to buy them. Pretty neat 👍
 
DeucesHigh3 said:
More controversial is the "requirement" to buy an otoscope and ophthalmoscope for 2nd year. The upperclassmen will variously tell you that you definitely don't need your own, or that they're practically essential to have. I'm somewhere in the middle, so I just got a cheap set. As long as you show up with them when they're required, the faculty don't care if they're begged/borrowed/stolen.
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Okay, fess up, who told you they were essential?

Mark them in your minds. Those people are liars and can no longer be trusted.

You'll only need your own if you match ENT or Ophtho in a poor program that can't afford basic equipment and works out of a shack in the woods.

I never got my own, and I muddled through 2nd year by either borrowing a friend's set or by showing up without them and shrugging, which prompted facilitators to hand me scopes to use while I was there.

A benefit to this strategy is that when you hit 3rd year the residents and attendings won't laugh at you for wasting money on them.
 
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When can you sign up for a drexel email/web account? Just trying to find a way to see if I was accepted before the letter gets here.
 
sparkleys said:
No way to try to sign up for a drexel account if you were accepted? Or does that happen after you matriculate
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You can make an account once you're accepted. The instructions are in the acceptance packet though, and I don't have it anymore/can't remember how to do it 🙁 Sorry!
 
Goobs said:
You can make an account once you're accepted. The instructions are in the acceptance packet though, and I don't have it anymore/can't remember how to do it 🙁 Sorry!
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Anyone have these instructions please? 🙂 Anxious to know
 
Doesn't mean anything. Statistically speaking, a final decision is more likely to be an acceptance than a rejection post interview since you've ruled out the wait list.
 
I called the Drexel admissions office and they said a "final decision" or "decision" does not mean a rejection, acceptance, or waitlist.
 
tryingtogetther said:
I called the Drexel admissions office and they said a "final decision" or "decision" does not mean a rejection, acceptance, or waitlist.
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Or you could go back to the past 3-4 years worth of threads and see that every single final decision = acceptance or rejection and decision = waitlist. You can believe what you want, but most of us are going to go off of experience.
 
does anyone know if drexel is still interviewing? my application status is that it'll be looked at again in spring - so any chance at all?
 
im still waiting too... i interviewed 1/10. although i had a friend who interviewed in february and he got a "final decision" status change on monday. im not sure how they go about making decisions
 
boom1404 said:
im still waiting too... i interviewed 1/10. although i had a friend who interviewed in february and he got a "final decision" status change on monday. im not sure how they go about making decisions
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It's highly dependent on when your interviewer gets their stuff into the committee 🙁


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My status online changed to "A decision has been reached and a letter will be mailed to a preferred address" today. Does this mean I have to wait for snail mail to find out I'm waitlisted? Will I not get an email? 😕
 
Ph0ebe02 said:
My status online changed to "A decision has been reached and a letter will be mailed to a preferred address" today. Does this mean I have to wait for snail mail to find out I'm waitlisted? Will I not get an email? 😕
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Yup, unfortunately it's snail mail.
 
also a 1/17 interviewer, or maybe 1/16, haha i forget. not even at committee yet. this is by far the longest post interview i've waited for a decision.
 
medhopeful12 said:
also a 1/17 interviewer, or maybe 1/16, haha i forget. not even at committee yet. this is by far the longest post interview i've waited for a decision.
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I interviewed 1/24 and my status is "currently under review by the admissions committee". It's been that way for about a month now. From what I gather on these message boards, it seems to depend on when/how fast your interviewer turns in their evaluation.

:xf: for the both of us.
 
PA resident. Visited Drexel last spring and loved it. Applying Spring '14.
 
Interviewed 1/7
Final decision 4/3

Accepted 😀

How is Drexel in terms of financial aid?
 
They are, but common advice is to wait until you get a post-interview response. If you were going to get rejected, a LOI won't change that.
 
Interviewed in February, was with the committee for a few weeks and "final decision" status as of last week ... anxiously awaiting the mail!!!
 
interviewed mid january and still waiting to be sent to committee...it is really frustrating that february people are at final decision....good luck anyway though
 
Interviewed mid January and have been with committee for over 2 months now....
 
Financial aid packages are now available in your Drexel banner site!
 
I interviewed late Jan, I still haven't heard anything back yet. I'm still "under review by the committee."
 
Yeah going on 15 weeks post interview tomorrow. I just really hope its worth it
 
boom1404 said:
Yeah going on 15 weeks post interview tomorrow. I just really hope its worth it
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I've been in your shoes before and had both good news and bad news form different schools. Just remember that if this is truly what you want, the wait is most definitely worth it. If your status has not changed for a very long time, give admissions a call. There are a lot of applicants at DUCOM and sometimes the process falls behind a little. It never hurts to ask once (emphasis on once!).
 
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