2016-2017 Drexel University Application Thread

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blahblahpremeds said:
Thanks for the input. So I have had a somewhat decently paying job this year. Hopefully it shouldn't impact my awards in the future?
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It wont because you wont be having a income while in school. So thats why they use the parents income because they could still give to you while your a student
 
Chelsea FC said:
It wont because you wont be having a income while in school. So thats why they use the parents income because they could still give to you while your a student
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What about those of us who will want to work during summer and other breaks?
 
blahblahpremeds said:
What about those of us who will want to work during summer and other breaks?
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They don't care because most students don't even do that, they only focus on parents income. Also it sounds like you making serious moneys, I'm a young, black handsome fellow who wouldn't mind a sugar momma. Just saying ha ha ha jk.
 
Chelsea FC said:
They don't care because most students don't even do that, they only focus on parents income. Also it sounds like you making serious moneys, I'm a young, black handsome fellow who wouldn't mind a sugar momma. Just saying ha ha ha jk.
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Haha, I have a somewhat decent job now. It's nothing that earns anything significant. But, I'd like to make sure that me having a job now doesn't mess up my fin aid, because otherwise, there's no point.
 
blahblahpremeds said:
Haha, I have a somewhat decent job now. It's nothing that earns anything significant. But, I'd like to make sure that me having a job now doesn't mess up my fin aid, because otherwise, there's no point.
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Probably the first time this cycle Chelsea FC has been turned down.
 
Has anyone that interviewed early March heard back yet?
 
teamraspberries said:
Is the acceptance letter the only thing they send through the mail? Or is there also some sort of acceptance package? Also how soon after receiving the discover drexel account information should I expect scholarship information to show up? Thanks
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The acceptance letter was the only thing I got, nothing else. My financial aid status showed up 2-3 weeks later.
 
Did anyone else get the email about "Accepting the financial aid package"? Is there any harm in accepting a federal loan now? I'm on a few other waitlists and I just want to make sure that if I accept this now, it won't hurt me down the road if I get in somewhere else? Anyone know? Thank you!
 
Mr. Org & Elles said:
Did anyone else get the email about "Accepting the financial aid package"? Is there any harm in accepting a federal loan now? I'm on a few other waitlists and I just want to make sure that if I accept this now, it won't hurt me down the road if I get in somewhere else? Anyone know? Thank you!
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+1
 
for anyone interviewing this week, did they say when we should expect to hear back? ive been seeing a lot of people say they had to wait 8 weeks or more but i really hope thats not the case now lol but anyways, i forgot to ask on my way out yesterday!
 
wahoowa2017 said:
for anyone interviewing this week, did they say when we should expect to hear back? ive been seeing a lot of people say they had to wait 8 weeks or more but i really hope thats not the case now lol but anyways, i forgot to ask on my way out yesterday!
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when i interviewed last week the associate dean (?) lady said 8ish weeks... :shrug:
 
Betamer said:
when i interviewed last week the associate dean (?) lady said 8ish weeks... :shrug:
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oh wow so potentially mid June haha well hopefully its sooner! just out of curiosity, do you have any information about how our chances are interviewing in April? Just wondering if anyone asked about that or if the lady talked about timing in the cycle at all?
 
wahoowa2017 said:
oh wow so potentially mid June haha well hopefully its sooner! just out of curiosity, do you have any information about how our chances are interviewing in April? Just wondering if anyone asked about that or if the lady talked about timing in the cycle at all?
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my student interviewer was very nice in that they pulled my group close around themself and told us that likely there will be many waitlists, not outright acceptances. they were waitlisted after interviewing in late winter, and accepted off of the waitlist in early summer?

tbh not unexpected as the word of mouth for many schools interviewing this late is that they're for waitlist spots, even if the school implicitly says that they're not. one notable exception i think is dartmouth since they really do non-rolling admissions and many people get accepted from late interviews without going through waitlist. best of luck to you, feel free to PM me if you wanna chat about admissions and whatnot!
 
is there any point in sending an update/letter of interest post interview but before hearing the decision? or is it just better to wait it out for now?
 
is when we hear back based on when our interviewer submits their review etc? Just wondering if I should expect a WL or rejection since people that interviewed with me have heard back
 
StarsHallow said:
is when we hear back based on when our interviewer submits their review etc? Just wondering if I should expect a WL or rejection since people that interviewed with me have heard back
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It's a highly complex process post interview which results in variable wait times before a final decision. They told us at our interview that once your interviewers submit their evals your full application goes thru two members of adcom who judiciously review everything in your file and make a recommendation. Then finally your app goes in front of the whole admissions committee and everything is reviewed. As you can imagine the time with which each of these steps depend on the schedules of a lot of really really busy people so someone else who interviewed after you may receive a decision sooner just because they had quick reviewers. Just be patient the timing will not affect the outcome. I interviewed on the second week of interviews and didn't hear back until 13 weeks post interview. Others had heard back in like 8 weeks. Result: accepted🙂)))
 
i interviewed here early this week and forgot to get my interviewers email address for a thank you note...the guy at the desk said to send it to the general admissions email and theyll forward it to the interviewer. I did that but havent gotten a confirmation...should i think about calling my interviewer to say thank you or is this just me way over thinking this lol
 
wahoowa2017 said:
i interviewed here early this week and forgot to get my interviewers email address for a thank you note...the guy at the desk said to send it to the general admissions email and theyll forward it to the interviewer. I did that but havent gotten a confirmation...should i think about calling my interviewer to say thank you or is this just me way over thinking this lol
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I don't think I could call the interviewer haha. I also sent mine to the general admissions email and did not get a confirmation. I would just put it out of sight out of mind, you're good. 🙂


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To anyone rejected post interview - did your online status changed to decision made before you received your letter in the mail?


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wahoowa2017 said:
i interviewed here early this week and forgot to get my interviewers email address for a thank you note...the guy at the desk said to send it to the general admissions email and theyll forward it to the interviewer. I did that but havent gotten a confirmation...should i think about calling my interviewer to say thank you or is this just me way over thinking this lol
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PM me. If you know their name, I can get their contact info if you'd like!
 
wahoowa2017 said:
i interviewed here early this week and forgot to get my interviewers email address for a thank you note...the guy at the desk said to send it to the general admissions email and theyll forward it to the interviewer. I did that but havent gotten a confirmation...should i think about calling my interviewer to say thank you or is this just me way over thinking this lol
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Contact / Directories - Drexel University

See if your interviewer will show up here. Their emails should be next to their names.

However, if you already sent it to admissions' inbox, I wouldn't worry about it - chances are your email is forwarded already.
 
I interviewed in late Jan, just got moved to the WL yesterday :/ LM=69
 
Guys, how difficult is to finding housing in Philly near the DUCOM campus? I'm not looking to live in Center City. Should I start looking for apartments now? Or in June/July would be ok?
 
blahblahpremeds said:
Guys, how difficult is to finding housing in Philly near the DUCOM campus? I'm not looking to live in Center City. Should I start looking for apartments now? Or in June/July would be ok?
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It depends on how picky you are. But honestly you will likely be able to find housing around the Queen lane area without difficulty if you start looking in June.
 
Anyone from Cali know how to fulfill the fingerprinting requirement? Do we just go get a livescan?
 
DrBallerBro said:
Anyone from Cali know how to fulfill the fingerprinting requirement? Do we just go get a livescan?
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what I was told by my livescan place was that I cannot do a livescan for a place outside of California. I had to do ink fingerprinting and send them to cogent... not sure if this is true but that's what I did
 
nde6676 said:
what I was told by my livescan place was that I cannot do a livescan for a place outside of California. I had to do ink fingerprinting and send them to cogent... not sure if this is true but that's what I did
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Thank so for the reply! You took the safe route. I am wondering I should do the same. The Drexel office told me "If you complete the LiveScan within the state of California you will need the fingerprints processed through a company there and send me the complete report." So I think livescan would be fine just as long as we get the results ourselves and send them to drexel
 
Should accepted students expect an official letter in the mail or something? How do we set up our Drexel accounts/ get info on Central? None of that was in the email/online letter.
 
ml200201 said:
Should accepted students expect an official letter in the mail or something? How do we set up our Drexel accounts/ get info on Central? None of that was in the email/online letter.
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Congrats on the acceptance! Did you get find out today?
 
Those who withdrew did you get an email back? Btw I withdrew, good luck to those waiting!


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