Hi y’all!
I have been really busy, and I apologize for being away for the time being. Creating good ideas for DPMS this summer is fun and also a busy kind of thing.
I want to congratulate the first round of acceptances!
You did that! Be proud of yourself, take this time now to get your business in order, sleep as much as you can (because it will become rare soon), spend time with your loved ones, and get mentally ready for the hardest year of your academic life. I will be with you every step of the way this year as one of the returning TAs, and we are going to make y’all successful!
Now, let me answer/address some things I read on the thread.
Thanks for sharing!
but what does this mean in terms of interviews? Are they done sending IIs? I think they should have communicated all these delays to us, be more considerate of our time.
Are they done interviewing for real?
I’ll also ask Dr. Núñez about this tomorrow. I will get back to y’all as soon as I can with this information.
Also, I totally understand and can empathize well about the whole waiting and having no communication directed to y’all. You and everyone are right in feeling this way, and I can remember not receiving even a simple rejection email from some of the med school I interviewed at. It really sucks, and I hate that Drexel may be so far backed up that it’s causing them to send out even that kind of information. Because I know how this feels, I have tried to make sure that y’all are in the loop as much as possible to avoid those negative feelings from growing. I will be meeting with Dr. Núñez on Tuesday with the rest of the newly selected TAs, and I will try to get more information for everyone at the latest.
Lastly, this is the worst thing I’ll write today. Since it is now June, typically in prior years the interviews will have been finished by this time, but please remember that this is a different year with different circumstances due to the pandemic. I don’t want to give false hope, but I also don’t want to give you false information. Again, I’ll ask tomorrow or the day after during our meeting and will get back to y’all as soon as I can with this information.
And the program still started July 1 then as well?
This year orientation will start on June 29th. That is fast approaching y’all!
I feel like that’s not much different from what we already know. I honestly hope to god they can give us something before then. I will def be enrolled in another program by the middle of June and I would like to know my own final decision before then. Ughhh this is just so annoying.
As some of my colleagues have said, please call and ask for an extension if possible.
I would really hate for anyone who has a confirmed opportunity have their opportunity slip away due to waiting for DPMS. I know that y’all would love to have the opportunity to take part of DPMS, and I would love it for yall to be a part of it too. I don’t want you or anyone else to live with regrets if possible, and I think knowing what you’re willing to do or not do is very important for this precious time coming soon. It will determine really what you should do in the now that you know that is certain. I’m not saying to give up on DPMS. I just want you to know how your decisions will impact you in this coming year. Hopefully everything will work out in the best way possible. I wish you and everyone the most luck to have the best outcome.
Just so you and everyone else knows, I was a 2nd round acceptance. My date of acceptance was 6/8/2018, which was the 2nd Friday of the month. If possible, I would recommend to wait until the following Monday. If you can’t wait until then, I understand fully.
Yeah I'm also just as confused. Either everyone involved with admissions is not on the same page or we have just been left in the dark. It seems like they concluded interviews w/o informing those still waiting on an invite and then everyone waiting on an admissions decision will just have to wait until mid June. Hopefully
@SparklesDuWang can please shed some light on this since they have access to the inside.
I’m sorry to you and everyone else who mentioned me in the thread! I’ve started prepping for this next DPMS year already, and I’m very thankful for my colleagues who were able to shed some light for y’all.
Does anyone know if there is a Facebook group set up yet for accepted students?
I will be making this Facebook group tomorrow actually, and once I get a list of the accepted students this coming week, I will start inviting y’all to join the private group. Just so y’all know, the TAs will be hosting a Q&A session once all the students are accepted through the facebook group (most likely or maybe zoom).
Does anyone know where all the in-person classes for DPMS is supposed to take place? Is it in Queen's lane, center city, or main campus, or some other miscellaneous campus....? Just wondering for reference while I'm apartment searching haha
There are some really interesting things developing for living opportunities in University City that are still being worked out. I know that it will be affordable. Also, before coming for orientation, the other TAs and myself will be sending out google doc for those wanting a roommate. We will be also offering assistance with information on where to live. I will also be getting the aid of Realtors to help out too.
Does this mean they’ve sent out all of the first wave of acceptances?
Yes, all the first wave of acceptances have been sent out. Now all that is left is the 2nd wave.
I hope this has helped in some way!