2023-2024 Drexel

[chilly_md]

2023-2024 Drexel Secondary Essay Prompts

1. Please discuss all of your current and recent activities and engagements that have prepared you for medical school. Please be sure to include any traditional and/or non-traditional clinical exposures and volunteering experiences that you have done that are not already included in your application. (2000 characters)
2. Why are you interested in Drexel? Please also explain how you meet various elements of our mission - compassionate care, diversity, spirited inquiry, collaboration, and opportunity. (1500 characters)
3. (optional) Please describe any extenuating circumstances that may have affected your medical or non-medical service experiences, including any circumstances that impacted your engagement in activities, academics, and MCAT that would have helped to prepare you for medical school. (1500 characters)

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[outcastdoodle]

oos secondary received

 

[raph]

+1 OOS secondary received 7/10/23

Prompts:

1. Please discuss all of your current and recent activities and engagements that have prepared you for medical school. Please be sure to include any traditional and/or non-traditional clinical exposures and volunteering experiences that you have done that are not already included in your application. 2000 characters
2. Why are you interested in Drexel? Please also explain how you meet various elements of our mission - compassionate care, diversity, spirited inquiry, collaboration, and opportunity. 1500 characters
3. Please describe any extenuating circumstances that may have affected your medical or non-medical service experiences, including any circumstances that impacted your engagement in activities, academics, and MCAT that would have helped to prepare you for medical school. 1500 characters

 

[stere0psis]

+1 OOS secondary received 7/10/23

Prompts:

1. Please discuss all of your current and recent activities and engagements that have prepared you for medical school. Please be sure to include any traditional and/or non-traditional clinical exposures and volunteering experiences that you have done that are not already included in your application. 2000 characters
2. Why are you interested in Drexel? Please also explain how you meet various elements of our mission - compassionate care, diversity, spirited inquiry, collaboration, and opportunity. 1500 characters
3. Please describe any extenuating circumstances that may have affected your medical or non-medical service experiences, including any circumstances that impacted your engagement in activities, academics, and MCAT that would have helped to prepare you for medical school. 1500 characters

+1 OOS

 

[NutriBullet]

+1 OOS

same

 

[maunmr]

Just to confirm, third prompt is required and not optional?

 

[simp4levi]

for prompt one, are they asking for a full summary recap of my activity section? I have like one other minor experience not included in my activities section, but not sure what else to write about except to repeat what I already wrote....

 

[wysdoc]

for prompt one, are they asking for a full summary recap of my activity section? I have like one other minor experience not included in my activities section, but not sure what else to write about except to repeat what I already wrote....

please read the entire question and you will know what to do.

 

[ayoooooosauce]

Just to confirm, third prompt is required and not optional?

also wondering this!

 

[YoungDaggy]

Do they send out secondaries in waves?

I received it instantly last year when they first sent them out but I haven’t received it yet this year.

 

[raph]

Just to confirm, third prompt is required and not optional?

just checked, it is optional. first two are required.

 

[ayoooooosauce]

Is anyone using the optional prompt as a COVID essay?

 

[garnmonster]

Do they send out secondaries in waves?

I received it instantly last year when they first sent them out but I haven’t received it yet this year.

i still haven't received mine (i'm IS)

 

[blueflower_redthorns]

Yeah, also confused. How recent is "recent"? Is this a rehash of the activities section over all 4 years of college + gap year?

It clearly states "activities that are not included in your application"

 

[blueflower_redthorns]

Well it says to "be sure to include" those kinds of activities but not to include just those.

Sorry, I didn't mean to be a snarky. I read that prompt as saying to just include the activities/experiences you've done after submitting your primary application.

 

[pandastory]

received OOS

 

[YoungDaggy]

Yeah, also confused. How recent is "recent"? Is this a rehash of the activities section over all 4 years of college + gap year?

I like your name😂

 

[simp4levi]

Sorry, I didn't mean to be a snarky. I read that prompt as saying to just include the activities/experiences you've done after submitting your primary application.

? That doesn’t make sense we submitted our primary app a month ago what could’ve possibly changed since then

 

[augustfifther]

? That doesn’t make sense we submitted our primary app a month ago what could’ve possibly changed since then

I started my gap year job so I was going to primarily talk about that and no other activities since I didn't include it on my primary.

 

[stere0psis]

I started my gap year job so I was going to primarily talk about that and no other activities since I didn't include it on my primary.

that's what I used this prompt for as well

 

[blueflower_redthorns]

? That doesn’t make sense we submitted our primary app a month ago what could’ve possibly changed since then

Actually a month is enough time to get a lot of hours in continuing to volunteer and start a job, among other things. It seems to me, that's what they're asking for, activities not in primary.

 

[vtea6131]

i still haven't received mine (i'm IS)

OOS and haven't received mine either

 

[ii_manifestation]

OOS and haven't received mine either

+1 OOS

 

[simp4levi]

Actually a month is enough time to get a lot of hours in continuing to volunteer and start a job, among other things. It seems to me, that's what they're asking for, activities not in primary.

hmm that's an odd question than bc for most of us that took at least one gap year just continued our life as usual since a month ago with stuff that's already on primary lmao... i guess i have to contact admissions

 

[vtea6131]

hmm that's an odd question than bc for most of us that took at least one gap year just continued our life as usual since a month ago with stuff that's already on primary lmao... i guess i have to contact admissions

Would you mind posting about it after you get a response please? It would be so helpful!

 

[premed_15]

OOS secondary received

 

[postmix]

OOS secondary received 7/11

 

[cupcake311]

Is it normal that I still didnt recieve OOS secondary? anyone else?

 

[medicallyfragile]

Is it normal that I still didnt recieve OOS secondary? anyone else?

Also OOS and have been verified since May 31st and I don't have it yet. I wouldn't sweat it

 

[madamemichaelscott]

Any IS receive this secondary?

 

[YoungDaggy]

OOS 2° just received a couple minutes ago

 

[mickeymice]

OOS Received this morning

 

[jimmytherockstar]

Any IS receive this secondary?

IS 2º received today (7/13) around noon. Seems like they are sending in random waves.

 

[vtea6131]

IS 2º received today (7/13) around noon. Seems like they are sending in random waves.

Basically for every school, so I've learned to not be too conscious of received announcements on these chains.
Good luck!

 

[itsme.imtheproblem]

Are we supposed to upload a photo for Drexel? Next to my name it says no photo, but I don't see anywhere to upload it- also is anyone uploading the optional CV?

 

[Dr_Pediatrics]

OOS secondary received today

 

[aquamist]

Would you mind posting about it after you get a response please? It would be so helpful!

Also curious to hear what they say! Thank you!

 

[coolcardiology]

+1 OOS

 

[Debeney]

IS secondary received

 

[pablo213]

+1 OOS

+2

 

[123medapp2024]

hmm that's an odd question than bc for most of us that took at least one gap year just continued our life as usual since a month ago with stuff that's already on primary lmao... i guess i have to contact admissions

Did you ever get an answer from the admissions office about this?

 

[maunmr]

just checked, it is optional. first two are required.

I'm not seeing where it says optional? Just wanna double check before I leave it blank 😅

 

[garnmonster]

i submitted a letter packet that includes a committee letter as well as individual letters. does anyone know if i should check that i’m including a committee letter or a letter packet from school letter service? i emailed admissions but thought i would ask here too if anyone knows

 

[maunmr]

i submitted a letter packet that includes a committee letter as well as individual letters. does anyone know if i should check that i’m including a committee letter or a letter packet from school letter service? i emailed admissions but thought i would ask here too if anyone knows

When you say you submitted it, do you mean your school uploaded it to AMCAS? If so, that's just considered a committee letter. A standard committee letter includes with it individual letters of recommendation from professors/etc.

 

[nuggetsovertenders]

So the first question is basically asking to describe any activities you've done, and then also include any new ones that you started since submitting the primary. All my activities are already in my primary app and I've just been continuing them. I haven't started anything new. I'm just going to repeat everything on my primary basically.

 

[simp4levi]

kinda stressed... still no secondaries even though I was verified 6/7

 

[moonshapedpooll]

kinda stressed... still no secondaries even though I was verified 6/7

same here

 

[demetriusclair]

kinda stressed... still no secondaries even though I was verified 6/7

Same, stop stressing. There are schools where I'm verified and others aren't like Rush. I was verified 6/3

 

[griffinfly]

anyone have any general advice as to how to approach the first question? not sure if I should mention any current activities that are already on my primaryI

I talked about the activities that were on my primary that I am still doing, as well as my gap year job. A lot of people on here seem to be reading the second sentence as "only talk about new stuff", but I am reading it as "oh also please be extra sure to mention new stuff bc we wanna know about it".

 

[griffinfly]

So the first question is basically asking to describe any activities you've done, and then also include any new ones that you started since submitting the primary. All my activities are already in my primary app and I've just been continuing them. I haven't started anything new. I'm just going to repeat everything on my primary basically.

I just did new takeaways/approaches to discussing activities already mentioned on my primary, and how they specifically made me sure medicine was for me/how they would make me a good med student