2025-2026 Drexel

[LelouchLamperouge]

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ok cool! so I shouldn't email them or anything? also is the Kira MMI assessment also the day of the interview? there's very little info about what the day will look like

They will also send you an itinerary of your interview day

 

[LancesDragonite]

ok cool! so I shouldn't email them or anything? also is the Kira MMI assessment also the day of the interview? there's very little info about what the day will look like

Yes, everything should be on the same day

 

[LelouchLamperouge]

Also anyone who has interviewed how long did u have to answer the MMI/Kira prompts and is it like Casper

I think the MMI portion is done through the KIRA assessment tool with live faculty. Generally, MMI is 6-8 minutes per station

 

[wiseguy01]

LM score

71

 

[miaphil]

On interview day, after the MMI portion, there is a one hour block for "Student interviews". Does anyone know the format of this? Is it a smaller group of applicants in a breakout room with a current medical student? Is it still interview style? Unsure what to expect

 

[saltycrust]

OOS +1 II (complete 8/27, received invite 9/16)

 

[not_houseMD]

OOS +1 II (complete 8/27, received invite 9/16)

Congrats! LM?

 

[saltycrust]

Congrats! LM?

Thanks! 70.5!

 

[gcdc]

Is 511 low..?

I know a student with mcat 506 got in last year.

 

[cwick3113]

IS LM 71.5 submitted 9/13 received a pre-II hold 9/17. I saw someone reply earlier that its basically a soft R but it seemed incredibly fast for mine?

 

[daisyxo]

Have they sent any rejections ?

 

[cheesefries03]

IS LM 71.5 submitted 9/13 received a pre-II hold 9/17. I saw someone reply earlier that its basically a soft R but it seemed incredibly fast for mine?

did you get an email?

 

[cheesefries03]

If I submitted 8/15, am I past the typical II date?

 

[cwick3113]

did you get an email?

yea i got a pre-interview hold 4 days after submitting my secondary (9/13-9/17)

 

[clucky]

Date of submission

i submitted 8/18

 

[Thedoomed12]

+1 OOS II MD. LM 70

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

If I submitted 8/15, am I past the typical II date?

Until you get a pre-II hold, I wouldn't worry. Sure there are other people who submitted later who got interviews, but this doesn't necessarily mean they read your application and decided not to interview you. That conclusion would just be unnecessary negative speculation imo.

 

[matted_chinchilla]

Until you get a pre-II hold, I wouldn't worry. Sure there are other people who submitted later who got interviews, but this doesn't necessarily mean they read your application and decided not to interview you. That conclusion would just be unnecessary negative speculation imo.

They do holds here?? Do they email them or is it in the portal

 

[WeJu$tNeed1]

+1 OOS II MD. LM 70

Congrats!! Can I ask when you were complete?

 

[Thedoomed12]

Congrats!! Can I ask when you were complete?

Complete on 7/23. One of my letter writers took his time, so it def lagged the process tho

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

They do holds here?? Do they email them or is it in the portal

Not sure -- some other people in this thread in the earlier pages reported them. I'm assuming they would email you, rather than quietly updating the portal.

 

[zoroisthebest]

They do holds here?? Do they email them or is it in the portal

they email, I got one a while back

 

[Thedoomed12]

Hopefully Drexel doesn't put too much weight on CASPer.

I had 1Q CASPer score. Still got the Interview. Probably for research purposes.

 

[pullUP]

+1 IS II on 10/3, complete 9/21 (I’m pretty late this cycle), LM 70.2

 

[regularguy12]

Can anyone give any insight into what the "Student Interview" portion of the interview day consists of, after the MMI?

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

Can anyone give any insight into what the "Student Interview" portion of the interview day consists of, after the MMI?

We signed a nondisclosure agreement unfortunately, so I cant provide too much detail. Can really just say that a med student asks you questions, you answer them, and they answer any questions you may have about the school. Didn't feel like a grilling at all.

Don't overthink it -- just prepare as you would for any interview

 

[PickaGodnPray]

Can anyone give any insight into what the "Student Interview" portion of the interview day consists of, after the MMI?

Only insight I can give which is broadly applicable is that students are there as a vibe check. If you’re someone they would like to study late at night with and go through clinical trenches with you’ll do fine.

 

[deleted1199420]

Frick my chungus life bro I hate MMIs

 

[PickaGodnPray]

Frick my chungus life bro I hate MMIs

“Whoever invented MMI’s needs to be drug out into the street and shot” ~ Garfield (probably)

 

[deleted1199420]

The traditional interviews are so much nicer compared to the MMIs, not just at this school but everywhere else as well lol.

 

[Thedoomed12]

Frick my chungus life bro I hate MMIs

Since it's Kira, I'm expecting the Interview to be traditional questions tho. I think it replaced the Faculty Interviews from last year. They may think about have some questions such as "Tell me about a time when ...."

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

The traditional interviews are so much nicer compared to the MMIs, not just at this school but everywhere else as well lol.

I disagree— traditional interviews depend wayyyyyy too much on conversational skills 😉 MMIs are easier bc u can just yap and not have to worry about building rapport with the interviewer when ur super stressed

 

[HSim87]

is DPMS worth taking to if rejected by this school? Their linkage program is very affordable!

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

is DPMS worth taking to if rejected by this school? Their linkage program is very affordable!

Only if you realistically think you’d get rejected from everywhere else too? 😩

 

[MsLeafpool]

+1 OOS pre-II hold 🫠 basically an R at this point, GGs

 

[chemistryh8r]

+1 OOS pre-II hold 🫠 basically an R at this point, GGs

did they email you this?

 

[MsLeafpool]

did they email you this?

yep

 

[NarutoUzumakiMD]

+1 OOS pre-ii Hold today 🙁

 

[not_houseMD]

+1 OOS pre-ii Hold today 🙁

when were you complete ?

 

[not_houseMD]

+1 OOS pre-II hold 🫠 basically an R at this point, GGs

f
when were you complete?

 

[StayPositive23]

I was complete on 07/25, but I haven't heard back in terms of the pre-II holds or anything. I checked the portal in case I missed anything, but nothing was there after the complete email. Anyone have an idea of where that puts my app (did it slip through, likely R, etc.)

 

[pullUP]

I was complete on 07/25, but I haven't heard back in terms of the pre-II holds or anything. I checked the portal in case I missed anything, but nothing was there after the complete email. Anyone have an idea of where that puts my app (did it slip through, likely R, etc.)

Too early to say probably, last year their cycle went longer so you still have time to get II. I doubt they go fully in order, they likely have some internal screen or lineup that determines the order they review somewhat. From stats, I’d bet they look at IS a little earlier since I was complete 9/21 but got II 10/3. Just my own thoughts tho. If you feel competitive, you should stay optimistic! Long way to go!

 

[fluffers32]

+1 OOS II, complete 7/21

 

[itsokaybirdie]

I scheduled to interview on 10/22, but when should I expect to find out if I am assigned a 9AM or 10:30AM start?

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

I scheduled to interview on 10/22, but when should I expect to find out if I am assigned a 9AM or 10:30AM start?

Interviewed on a Tuesday and found out my assigned time on the Friday before

 

[MsLeafpool]

f
when were you complete?

late august 😪

 

[Thedoomed12]

I scheduled to interview on 10/22, but when should I expect to find out if I am assigned a 9AM or 10:30AM start?

We gotta start preparing for this thingy

 

[Thedoomed12]

can anyone give some insight on the MMI portion of the interview? how is it structured? pls! or message me ty!!!!

Pretty sure they signed a non-disclosure agreement. They can't reveal anything besides the stuff you already know. Otherwise, it would be an unfair advantage that you have over other applicants.

Highly recommend you don't ask these sorts of questions on here.

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

Pretty sure they signed a non-disclosure agreement. They can't reveal anything besides the stuff you already know. Otherwise, it would be an unfair advantage that you have over other applicants.

Highly recommend you don't ask these sorts of questions on here.

They did have us sign an NDA. these interview detail questions are getting annoying 😭

 

[TheMemeologist]

So just to reiterate for my own sanity…

I was complete late August (OOS, LM 72.9). If I haven’t heard back ANYTHING yet, that’s not a bad thing right?