2020-2021 Drexel

BU Medical Sciences
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+1, interviewed on 2/4 and still haven't heard anything. Hoping to hear back sometime this week since it's 12 weeks post-interview!
 
Huge WL wave makes me exceedingly nervous as a pre-II hold.

I'm already planning to reapply early, but still...
 
Has anyone else who interviewed on 3/3 heard back yet?
 
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems like there is an unprecedented number of people waitlisted at this time of the year compared to previous years. I only looked at 2019 though haha. I wonder if this is similar to other 2020-2021 threads.
 
What exactly are people supposed to do if they’re put on the waitlist here? Are we supposed to send a letter of intent if this is our top choice?
 
Well it definitely seems that drexel is waiting till after the 30th to start extending acceptances again, haven't seen a single acceptance for over a month. Looks like the only way now to get accepted is off the waitlist. I talked to someone at drexel who told me drexel tends to do this every year. Waitlist a ton of people and then individually extend acceptance to those who are still on the waitlist in order to make sure not too many people decline further acceptances. Looks bad on Drexel if less then 1/3 of the acceptances attend...
 
Drexel accepted 800-something students last year. This year their class size is like 30-students bigger due to the Reading campus. I'm assuming there will be a decent amount of waitlist movement because of the extra seats that they have to fill.
 
AcceptableKale said:
Thanks. Just to clarify, am I supposed to send a letter of intent only after I've actually received the decision that I've been waitlisted?

I interviewed in April so I'm currently still waiting on a decision.
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It'll probably still be a while before you get a decision, but there's no harm in sending a letter of intent post-interview as long as you're being honest. If Drexel is your number 1 choice and you would withdraw your application from consideration everywhere else if they accepted you, I'm sure they would want to know that.
 
Anyone know if scholarships are offered this late in the cycle? I've already been accepted to my state school, but would definitely prefer Drexel if it were cheaper. Would it be worth it to send a letter of intent stating this, like "I can commit if tuition is cheaper than x amount..." or something? I feel like I have nothing to lose by trying.
 
AcceptableKale said:
Thanks. Just to clarify, am I supposed to send a letter of intent only after I've actually received the decision that I've been waitlisted?

I interviewed in April so I'm currently still waiting on a decision.
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You can send a letter before being waitlisted! The general rule of thumb is that you can send letters any time after interviewing. Some people choose to wait until they get a decision though (if you get in without the letter you'll save yourself some time) but it can also be a good nudge to prevent them from putting you on the waitlist
 
Is the DUCOM scholarship only merit based? So if our parents are low income, will we potentially get another scholarship?
 
dhallows8 said:
Is the DUCOM scholarship only merit based? So if our parents are low income, will we potentially get another scholarship?
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I reached out to them about this and they said that it was need-based even though it says its merit-based and they could not provide any additional scholarship even though I have the lowest EFC
 
flyers1517 said:
I reached out to them about this and they said that it was need-based even though it says its merit-based and they could not provide any additional scholarship even though I have the lowest EFC
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Ahh okay thank you so much. So we probably won’t get anything else?
 
njallopathic said:
seems unfair that scholarships (merit based) or otherwise are based on EFC. I worked full-time (and then some) during undergrad and during my gap year and my EFC does not reflect my actual income when I will be studying medicine since it'll be impossible to maintain working anywhere near the same amount. Idk if the school takes that into account but i'd say its really disheartening to see other people get scholarship options because they were lucky enough to be born w/ a golden spoon situation where their lack of income and their parents actual income produces a low EFC while the rest of us that work to survive aren't afforded the same opportunity.
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Yeah, I'm sure medical schools totally expect you to continue working full-time during school to make an income and definitely base the amount of financial aid you receive on that expectation. /s
 
njallopathic said:
seems unfair that scholarships (merit based) or otherwise are based on EFC. I worked full-time (and then some) during undergrad and during my gap year and my EFC does not reflect my actual income when I will be studying medicine since it'll be impossible to maintain working anywhere near the same amount. Idk if the school takes that into account but i'd say its really disheartening to see other people get scholarship options because they were lucky enough to be born w/ a golden spoon situation where their lack of income and their parents actual income produces a low EFC while the rest of us that work to survive aren't afforded the same opportunity.
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Well to put your mind at ease, even with a low-income family and low EFC, they really didn't give me a huge scholarship (it only costs like 10% of total COA)
 
njallopathic said:
seems unfair that scholarships (merit based) or otherwise are based on EFC. I worked full-time (and then some) during undergrad and during my gap year and my EFC does not reflect my actual income when I will be studying medicine since it'll be impossible to maintain working anywhere near the same amount. Idk if the school takes that into account but i'd say its really disheartening to see other people get scholarship options because they were lucky enough to be born w/ a golden spoon situation where their lack of income and their parents actual income produces a low EFC while the rest of us that work to survive aren't afforded the same opportunity.
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I think this scholarship is not merit based and a true merit based scholarship does not take EFC into account. Also, having parents that are low-income is not a golden spoon situation. It sucks. Many people are not even able to apply to medical school because they don’t have the means to. Props to you for working hard though. The true inequity in this process is how expensive it is to begin with.
 
aassdd said:
Well it definitely seems that drexel is waiting till after the 30th to start extending acceptances again, haven't seen a single acceptance for over a month. Looks like the only way now to get accepted is off the waitlist. I talked to someone at drexel who told me drexel tends to do this every year. Waitlist a ton of people and then individually extend acceptance to those who are still on the waitlist in order to make sure not too many people decline further acceptances. Looks bad on Drexel if less then 1/3 of the acceptances attend...
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not trying to jump to any conclusions... but would being put on the waitlist be relatively good news compared to not hearing back yet then for those who have interviewed?
 
2019MDApplicant123 said:
not trying to jump to any conclusions... but would being put on the waitlist be relatively good news compared to not hearing back yet then for those who have interviewed?
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Only 20% of WL matriculate. But I imagine a good number ppl who get offers decline (since it’s ranked WL so ppl higher up are more likely to have other offers) so maybe more like 33% of WL get offers. But this is pure guessing.
 
lider203 said:
Only 20% of WL matriculate. But I imagine a good number ppl who get offers decline (since it’s ranked WL so ppl higher up are more likely to have other offers) so maybe more like 33% of WL get offers. But this is pure guessing.
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I just realized this logic doesn’t make sense by tomorrow lol.
 
can someone confirm the COA for Drexel? My finaid package estimates ~77k but for some reason, I had 85/86k written in my notes.
 
Can someone who was or is waitlisted here send the exact instructions from the admissions committee on what to do / how to proceed?
 
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