2022-2023 Drexel

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Drexel, what are you doing lol. I need this II. Constantly checking my portal every minute cuz I see other schools sending out a lot of II today. I have 2 so far, but Drexel is one of my top choices.
 
I'm confused about the second essay prompt that asks:

"What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? Are there any challenges over the last year that impacted your medical or non-medical service experiences? You can use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application, including new experiences not in your AMCAS application:"

Does that mean whatever we write about has to have occurred in the last year? Or can it truly be anything else that has not been addressed in our application?
 
pugsygirl17 said:
I'm confused about the second essay prompt that asks:

"What else do you feel is important for us to know about you? Are there any challenges over the last year that impacted your medical or non-medical service experiences? You can use this space to highlight something not addressed in your application, including new experiences not in your AMCAS application:"

Does that mean whatever we write about has to have occurred in the last year? Or can it truly be anything else that has not been addressed in our application?
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So the main question was basically "is there anything else you want us to know" and I used it to highlight some things that I wanted them to notice that may have been overshadowed in my primary app. Idk if I understood the prompt correctly...does anyone have an insight/input on how they answered this one?
 
Did anyone else just get an email about their virtual open house? Is this good news, or does everyone get this email?
 
Julatteluver said:
I noticed when med schools, not just drexel, send out mass emails, they don't actually send it to everyone for whatever reason. I'd assume it's because there are too many applicants to handle?
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Hopefully it is not for a bad reason. I haven't heard anything from them since I had submitted the secondary and I haven't gotten an email from them saying that my application is on hold. At this point it's just speculation.
 
AFilmDoctor said:
Hopefully it is not for a bad reason. I haven't heard anything from them since I had submitted the secondary and I haven't gotten an email from them saying that my application is on hold. At this point it's just speculation.
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I know this process makes us neurotic, but from my past application cycle, this is not something to worry about 🙂
 
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Just saw someone from reddit submit on 7/5, same day as me. They got placed on hold, but I haven't heard anything 😩
 
Is it looked down upon to combine essays like challenge, diversity, and gap year for open-ended prompts like #2? Ends up being ~600 words but I feel like it may be clear I'm just reusing essays
 
atsoba said:
Is it looked down upon to combine essays like challenge, diversity, and gap year for open-ended prompts like #2? Ends up being ~600 words but I feel like it may be clear I'm just reusing essays
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It would be mixed around and could be interpreted as trying to fill up word count or add fluff. It is always important to use those spaces to really mention something deeply meaningful regardless of word count. If during your gap year you experienced all those things then make it flow. But if you just combine things it just makes readers double think after skimming to see if it isn't fluff. They don't have time to read thousands of essays so they skim them to see consistency or an answer to the question.
 
futuredocnigeria said:
I just looked it up from past cycles, and no news is good news. In the past, those that was placed on hold never heard back from Drexel. Also Drexel usually interviews about 1200 OOS compared to 500 IS.
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Awkward Ed Helms GIF

everyone with a hold reading this (me)
 
so are they going over apps/ sending out holds in chronological order?
 
bieberlover61 said:
so are they going over apps/ sending out holds in chronological order?
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Based off this thread it seems like not because people have received holds who submitted before others on hold unless the complete dates are different because of test results and etc. Im holding hope as someone who submitted 7/11 and not heard anything :,)
 
Shahshahs said:
so does an invitation to the open house imply an interview invite?
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If only it works like that lol. It's supposed to be a mass email to students who still haven't heard back or likely to everyone but coming out in batches. Although one of the open house dates is already approaching, I guess all of them cover similar things.
 
PreMD_Activists said:
If only it works like that lol. It's supposed to be a mass email to students who still haven't heard back or likely to everyone but coming out in batches. Although one of the open house dates is already approaching, I guess all of them cover similar things.
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so it does not then?
 
has Drexel always been this active with sending out Holds this early? 😳
 
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