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[premed1011]

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Essay????

Past years threads have said interview day consists of a 30 min Casper-Esq essay typed on iPad.

 

[GameOfZones]

Past years threads have said interview day consists of a 30 min Casper-Esq essay typed on iPad.

Gross lol

 

[yaymeMD123]

What does being "on hold" mean? As in on hold until they review you again for interview offer?

 

[Warder]

What does being "on hold" mean? As in on hold until they review you again for interview offer?

Means good enough not to get outright rejected/ignored but not good enough to get an outright interview. From past years, sounds like most people who get put on a hold don't get off of it. Still means there is a chance though!

 

[deleted1040408]

anyone complete 7/16 and haven't heard anything?

 

[Smareo]

anyone complete 7/16 and haven't heard anything?

+1 but 7/17

 

[sassypants15]

anyone complete 7/16 and haven't heard anything?

Complete 7/14 and haven’t heard anything.

 

[publichlth_and_medicine]

II this morning at 8:47am! Complete 7/16

 

[curiouskathy98]

II this morning at 8:47am! Complete 7/16

stats?

 

[publichlth_and_medicine]

stats?

LM 69, MCAT 510, cGPA 3.8

 

[TabbyTuxy]

+1 but 7/17

Also complete 7/17, silent here.

 

[Med16484]

Also complete 7/17, silent here.

+1

 

[Just_Daikon]

complete 7/17 too, no hold or R yet :/

+1. LM is 66.5. I wonder what the algorithm for their review is (stats or something else)

 

[veganmd]

I got an II this morning and it does not look like there’s an essay according to the interview day agenda (thank goodness)

 

[stickyokra]

I got an II this morning and it does not look like there’s an essay according to the interview day agenda (thank goodness)

congrats! when were you complete?

 

[premed1011]

I got an II this morning and it does not look like there’s an essay according to the interview day agenda (thank goodness)

Is your interview resources tab empty too?

 

[veganmd]

congrats! when were you complete?

thank you! i was complete 7/18

 

[veganmd]

Is your interview resources tab empty too?

yeah mine's empty too, hoping it'll populate itself within the next few days

 

[GameOfZones]

Hold. LM 73 complete 7/20

 

[deleted785419]

Any urms gotten II from here?

 

[deleted785419]

The tracker says there are none which looks strange

 

[sevenout]

Hold email this morning LM 68 (but a massive shift between a decade of schooling). Lived in philly for five years and felt like I had a compelling case, but cest la vie. Somewhere else maybe.

 

[Maurelius_]

Hold email this morning LM 68 (but a massive shift between a decade of schooling). Lived in philly for five years and felt like I had a compelling case, but cest la vie. Somewhere else maybe.

Sad to hear, but good luck!

 

[deleted1050883]

Hold email this morning LM 68 (but a massive shift between a decade of schooling). Lived in philly for five years and felt like I had a compelling case, but cest la vie. Somewhere else maybe.

+1

 

[clumsy.md]

Hold email this morning LM 68 (but a massive shift between a decade of schooling). Lived in philly for five years and felt like I had a compelling case, but cest la vie. Somewhere else maybe.

A hold email isn't the end all be all. Committees revisit applications throughout the cycle.

 

[acatalepsy]

Hold email this morning LM 68 (but a massive shift between a decade of schooling). Lived in philly for five years and felt like I had a compelling case, but cest la vie. Somewhere else maybe.

If you don’t mind me asking, when were you complete?

 

[deleted1040408]

how are people receiving holds? via email or portal?

 

[GameOfZones]

how are people receiving holds? via email or portal?

Email

 

[sevenout]

I

If you don’t mind me asking, when were you complete?

I was complete around july 19th I wanna say.

 

[Chromatica]

hold 🙁 LizzyM 71. sad but it is what it is.

 

[deantrblssmile]

for the people who are on hold, were you ever under review or did you go straight from complete to hold?

 

[Son of Zeus]

Do we know how they score applicants? Are they holistic?

Edited for spelling

 

[theoriginalyaga]

hold 🙁 LizzyM 71. sad but it is what it is.

when were you marked complete?

and it's ok, just one school of many!

 

[Hellogoodbye90]

Have they started sending out rejections yet? Or are they only putting people on hold ?

 

[Chromatica]

when were you marked complete?

and it's ok, just one school of many!

Thank you! I applied to 40 so i'm not too upset. I was complete 7/18

 

[hopetobedoctor101010]

Has anyone tried contacting Drexel? As soon as I call the number on their website, it goes right to Voicemail and says the office is closed. I emailed them some two weeks back and haven't received a response, so I'm thinking about emailing them again but I don't wanna come off as annoying.. pls advise lol

 

[14_karat]

Has anyone tried contacting Drexel? As soon as I call the number on their website, it goes right to Voicemail and says the office is closed. I emailed them some two weeks back and haven't received a response, so I'm thinking about emailing them again but I don't wanna come off as annoying.. pls advise lol

Why are you trying to contact them?

 

[deleted1057987]

being complete 7/17 with no news and seeing people after me and before me on hold or getting interviews... i am in danger

 

[ciestar]

being complete 7/17 with no news and seeing people after me and before me on hold or getting interviews... i am in danger

They def dont review in order

 

[fishberry]

Has anyone tried contacting Drexel? As soon as I call the number on their website, it goes right to Voicemail and says the office is closed. I emailed them some two weeks back and haven't received a response, so I'm thinking about emailing them again but I don't wanna come off as annoying.. pls advise lol

Generally, if I don't get an email response within one week, I email again. However, I'd also think about your reason for contacting them--I wouldn't suggest it if it is to get a status update.

 

[sports215]

II this morning! IS, LM 69, complete 7/16

 

[ScrubswithnoSleeves]

hold this morning 🙁

 

[Just_Daikon]

being complete 7/17 with no news and seeing people after me and before me on hold or getting interviews... i am in danger

It’s early on in the cycle and Drexel is a low yield school. It takes time for them to review everyone( they only have so many reviewers) and nobody but them knows the algorithm in which they review( though I suspect somewhat stat based). It’s normal to want an update, but don’t paint yourself in a bad light by coming off as impatient :/

 

[Med16484]

Is it better to be on hold or not hear from them if you applied in early July?

 

[deleted1058452]

Is it better to be on hold or not hear from them if you applied in early July?

I’d say probably better to have not heard yet. A hold seems like a generally negative outcome at Drexel

 

[deleted1067657]

I remember I didn't even get a hold or review email last cycle. I'm pretty sure they didn't even get to me. But at least they let me down easy *cough**cough*

 

[deantrblssmile]

for the people who are on hold, were you ever under review or did you go straight from complete to hold?

bump

 

[dr.asp]

My app still says "ready" although I was complete mid-July, assuming this is different from hold?

 

[anonymoususer343434]

My app still says "ready" although I was complete mid-July, assuming this is different from hold?

I believe so, I was complete 7/16 and have the same status, just seeing where I fall on the II/R line. I think it just means they haven't gotten to it/haven't made a decision since they seem to not be reviewing in order

 

[vroom14]

Seems weird that there's a lot of people without a hold/II that were complete on 7/16 or 7/17