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Thanks! My status just changed to being under review by the admissions committee!!
2015-2016 Drexel University Application Thread
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Thanks! My status just changed to being under review by the admissions committee!!
I think I saw 1 person pulled off so far on this thread.
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Waitlisted today. Interviewed late January. Does everyone's waitlist letter say "Although impressed with your credentials, the committee..."
I'm probably just reading too much into it.
I'm probably just reading too much into it.
How long after the status change from "decision made - letter will be mailed" until you actually received the letter? I'm going out of town for a few days and just wondering what timeline to expect.
How long was your application at the committee review phase?
Uhh, like a week and im not far from Philly
4-5 days. Not sure if this is a good or bad thing..
Thanks!
Did anyone get through to Drexel in regards to if any interview spots remain open? I am on pre interview hold, I have called and emailed them but haven't heard anything. I was wondering if anyone else had.
Anyone get off the wait list yet?
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Wish we could find out our rank within the waitlist 🙁
And also how many people are on it.. seems like there's a lot. That plus the fact that so many still seem to be on pre-interview hold makes me feel like they're being very cautious with their acceptances to ensure a high yield.
Edit: just checked MSAR. Approximately 250 waitlisted each cycle and 15 accepted off of the waitlist.
Edit: just checked MSAR. Approximately 250 waitlisted each cycle and 15 accepted off of the waitlist.
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I am still pre II hold. I sent them an ITA Skyrim but their website says they only interview until March...? Do we know when the last interview day is?
EDIT: I'm leaving the auto corrected Skyrim in for sheer awesomeness
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Those don't seem like great odds. =/
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I think the word you're looking for is awful
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I'm still waiting for the status change. Good luck. Don't check your mail too often. Once a day is probably good 🙂
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When'd you interview?
Good luck to you toooo!! Thank you. I called admissions and she said the actual letter wasn't generated yet.
Feb 17
I interviewed on Feb 17 too and have the same status now...
This whole, "Yeah, you'll find out when it gets to you" deal is making me feel like the decision isn't going to be a good one.
I could be wrong though, and boy have I never hoped to be so wrong before!
Anyone else interview on the 17th of February, or sometime close to that and NOT have this status?
("The Admissions Committee has reached a decision on your application. A letter will be mailed to your preferred address.")
I interviewed with you guys and I haven't gotten a status change yet
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I interviewed the day after you, my status still says no decision has been made.
Anyone on pre-interview hold heard anything lately?
No 🙁
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Don't panic. He and I had the same interviewer. Your interview probably didn't submit your file yet
Damn Drexel, that was faster than expected. I interviewed in early March and my letter is in the mail as of today. Does hearing so soon mean anything good or bad ?
daaamn drexel back at it again with the white vans
Does anyone happen to know what the mission of Drexel is? It seems like patient care, especially for the local community. Can anyone else confirm?
Also, what were the interviews like? I see on MSAR that there's 1 open-file faculty interview and 1 group interview. How were they? Are they stressful? How long did they go for?
Thanks for any insight!
Also, what were the interviews like? I see on MSAR that there's 1 open-file faculty interview and 1 group interview. How were they? Are they stressful? How long did they go for?
Thanks for any insight!
Are they even going to take anyone off the pre - II holds or is this just stringing us along 😡
When I interviewed it was actually only one open-file faculty interview. There's no group interview but there is a 30 minute block for a writing sample.
My personal experience:
There was one faculty interview and a writing sample.
Interviews supposedly go on for half an hour, but mine only went on for 15 minutes! (Probably because the interviewer was late/busy.)
Despite being noticeably rushed, it wasn't all that stressful.
Just be prepared to talk about your motivations for pursuing medicine and show your interest for the school.
It would definitely be a good idea to emphasize your commitment to primary care (if that's what your inclined to).
I remember them saying the tour guides/people we ate lunch with were evaluating us throughout the day? So maybe that's the "group" part? So so so informal though.
The students we met with did submit evaluations. Nothing overly detailed, I don't think, but if you're loud and obnoxious during the tour it'll certainly count against you.
Similar thing happened to me and I was accepted, but take that with a grain of salt; you'll find out soon enough lol. Best of luck, friend!
Thanks! I appreciate the input!
I would love to attend Drexel, so I'm excited/nervous about interviewing there. I'm not sure exactly which specialty I would want to pursue, but I'm open to primary care. However, my application is geared a little more into research. I intend to focus more on service aspects, however.
It sounds like recent interviewees are receiving their decisions much sooner than anticipated. I suppose that makes sense since interviewees would need a decision before April 30th?
funny story - I logged in to my portal to check my status, but when I went past the first login to the second, it said that my credentials were invalid and my account got locked out... so now I have to wait and hear back from the dean about unlocking my account
womp womp
womp womp
Where on your portal does it say that they received it?
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The same thing happenend to me! On the second login screen my same ID and pin I've been using didn't work and it said I was locked out. I called admissions and they said I just had to wait for it to unlock itself, but I still can't log in. Let me know how/when you are able to unlock your account!! Thanks! I'd really appreciate it!
I noticed on MSAR that approximately 250 applicants are waitlisted and only 15 were admitted from the waitlist. Is this accurate? From your experience, how many of your classmates were admitted from the waitlist?
Offered an interview Friday after being on spring hold for a couple months so there is hope!
this made my night after spending a weekend thinking how worthless I am to not even receive a single interview to any medical school - thank you!!!
Congrats!!! Email or portal only?
