Drexel Postbac programs open houses

[2bkiddoc]

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Hey everyone... I got this email today from my undergraduate pre-med advisor. Thought this might be of interest to people.


"Forwarded from Drexel University College of Medicine:

Dear Advisors and Prehealth Professions Students&

You are cordially invited to attend an INFORMATION SESSION at

Drexel University College of Medicine to learn more about our Medical Science Programs. The Medical Science Programs include a variety of full-time graduate level post-baccalaureate enhancement programs each tailored to a unique population as well as a part-time undergraduate post-baccalaureate program for career-changers. Most of our students continue on to medical school following the completion of our programs, some enter into dental, optometry, podiatric, veterinary fields or medical
research. Please feel free to take a look at our website at
<http://www.drexel.edu/med/ims>www.drexel.edu/med/ims for more details.


Our Information Sessions will cover the specifics of each program and how they can benefit you and your medical school career goals. Details about our application process will also be presented . If you register and attend one of this years Information Sessions, we will waive your application fee of $65.00 should you decide to apply for the Fall 2004
semester. Please register by calling 215-762-8288 and let our Center City
Enrollment Management Office know which of the following sessions you wish
to attend.

Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 14, 2004 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 11, 2004 at 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at 5:30 p.m.



Location: Drexel University, Center City Hahnemann Campus
Room 4211 New College Building, 4th Floor
(245 North 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102)
Free Parking: The Philadelphia Gateway Parking Facility
located at 1540 Spring Street, between 15th and 16th Streets
or
The Hahnemann University Hospital Garage
located on Wood Street, between Broad and 15th Streets

In order to allow ample time for parking and registration, please plan to arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled visit. Light refreshments will be served.

 

[toxin]

Anyone planning to attend?

 

[camisho]

i think I will in March

 

[toxin]

I called them up and they told me that the open house is basically gonna go over all the stuff thats already on their website. I am in Oklahoma and was thinking about going, but I dont know if its going to be worth it. You only get to talk talk to couple of girls/ladies that manage the program, you will not be talking to the adcomms or any profs. I asked them if I could meet with any profs that tach in the program and she said probably not since they are too busy, unless I contact them myself. Still debating whether I should spend 500 bucks?

 

[tahitian3]

Wow, not being able to talk to profs (and additionally current and past students) and asking for a lot of money, plus traveling expenses sounds like a rip off to me!

 

[toxin]

Thats what I was thinking as well, I mean at least have one prof and couple of students there so they can give you first hand account of the program. I mean if they are having an open house which isd an 'official event' I would assume that the profs would not oppose being there for 2 hours...its at 5:30 pm anyways!!!🙄

 

[WISC-ite]

My advice would be to go IF you are very serious about attending the Drexel post-Bacc. Here are my reasons.

1. The school (the post-Bacc, not medical school) are in downtown Philly connected to a large inner-city teaching hospital. Some may not like this environment (I don't know where you are form in Oklahoma) and it would be good to see what you are getting into before you are there.

2. The reason why you cannot talk with any of the faculty is that most are physically located at the med school and not downtown. The director of the program will come and talk with you (he is also one of the Biochem profs), but what do you really want to get from talking with a faculty member? As for students, they had some at the info session I went to, but that was three years ago. If you really want a live student while you are there just grab ANYONE in that building that looks like a student your odds are high you will be grabbing a post-Baccer.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, JUST ASK ME. I DID THE PROGRAM (MSP AND IMS) AND HAVE NOW MOVED ON TO MED SCHOOL. I am more than willing to help as it is a huge decision (finacially and well... it is big move).

3. What is $500 dollars in the grand scheme of things? I flew out there and asked to interview with someone while I was there. It made my decision to attend and it also showed them that I was serious. I spent so much money on interviewing last year that it makes me sick thinking about it. However, before the post-Bacc I had only one interview..... after the post-Bacc, I became sick from all the money spent on interviews. Life is funny that way.

Cheers,
WISC-ite

 

[mshheaddoc]

Here are this years open house dates ...




Drexel Medical Science Open House

 

[Roman]

Here are this years open house dates ...




Drexel Medical Science Open House

I can't open your link, but here are the dates 😉

Thu., February 24
Sun., March 20
Wed., April 20
Sun., May 8


I'm going February 24th.

 

[mshheaddoc]

stupid link ... I was afraid of that, should have tested. I might see you there. I can only go then or Wed in April.

 

[Roman]

stupid link ... I was afraid of that, should have tested. I might see you there. I can only go then or Wed in April.

Look for the eye patch 😀