I just wrote a long reply to this thread but somehow it didn't get posted...shame. I'll try to write most of it again...
Here's a little counterweight to all the negative that's been said about the IMS program. First of all, the program does exactly what it advertises, it provides you with one year of course work to help you be more attractive to medical school. Too many people come to this program thinking that it grants them a first-class ticket into med school upon completion, it doesn't. If you come to the program as a mediocre applicant (which most people applying to it are), and expect one year of courses to get you into med school then you are delusional. Furthermore, and this is something I noticed about most of the people who didn't get in during my IMS year, they just weren't great applicants...grades aside, you gotta remember that med schools look at the whole package. Unless you have things like SUBSTANTIVE volunteer or medical work (read: NOT just 30 hours in an ER), ACTUALLY GOOD reccomendations (read: not just from a prof who's class you got an A in but dont know well), do a GOOD job preparing your AMCAS in terms of the admissions essay, and also on any secondary essays, being an interesting applicant in general, ect...you're not gonna get in...I noticed this trend with lots of people in IMS who had top grades (3.7+) out of the program, who didn't get in. Again, it's not JUST about grades (you've been hearing that forever). That said, 1 year of IMS isn't gonna make up for a college career spent dicking around...so unless you're coming to the program from college with a serious upward trend, don't count on that 2.9 looking great after one 3.8 IMS year.
The program works as advertised, but too many people try to use it as a "hail-marry" pass to get into medschool when they had little if any chance of getting in regardless of grades (although grades may have also been lacking). Take a cold, hard, and objective look at your ENTIRE application, and ask yourself if what you really need is just one more year of good grades ONLY. Unless that's the case, dont expect IMS to get you in anywhere (including Drexel)
But to be fair, there is truth to some of what others have been saying. The program is hard and you don't get a lot of help, the administration is nearly worthless, and a little ass-kissing can only help you. However, none of the problems with the program will keep you out of med school.
For what it's worth, I did one year of IMS and i've just finished up my first or second year (don't want to give up who I am) at a U.S. MD school. Just don't like seeing people dump on the program so much and discourage others from what may be an excellent opportunity for them.