<p>Just wondering- my daughter was accepted into the entertainment and arts management program for fall 2010. I have not heard anyone mention this major in any of the threads. Do you know of anyone in this major and do you have any feedback at all on it? do you have any idea around how many people are in this program and if they like it? Thanks.</p>
<p>Two questions.
- I’m a potential Sociology and Econ. major. How good are the programs there?
- To my understanding there are no co-ed dorms? Isn’t that a catfight waiting to happen?</p>
<p>not sure what you’re talking about. every dorm is co-ed</p>
<p>On the front it says girls are on one floor, boys on another, or in seperate wings.
Thats not co-ed to me.</p>
<p>Zachdude- wondering if you would have any response to the question I asked, four above. I appreciate all the helpful info. you’ve provided.</p>
<p>fittedhats - i would assume 3 weeks @ a minimum cause i sent my stuff in at the end of sept. and i didnt hear a response back until mid october. GOOOOD LUCK! :)</p>
<p>ok alix,</p>
<p>to my understanding there are no co-ed dorms?
answer: in no case do girls live with guys in the same room. in suite style dorms, they may have rooms right next to each other, and in traditional dorms they are located in sections so they do not have to share bathrooms. for instance in calhoun and myers, that means sections of the floors are split up between girl and guy rooms. guys are frequently where girls are and vice versa. Of course, after freshmen everyone goes to off campus houses or apartment and can choose to live “with” the opposite sex.</p>
<p>i don’t think your catfight question is worthy of any response</p>
<p>freshman years a lot of fun and worked out for me and many others, and if you are that desperate to share a bathroom or a living space with the opposite sex for your freshman year, you may be in for a reality check wherever you end up.</p>
<p>it’s possible that you are just misinformed, so before you post again, check the definition of “co-ed”
<a href=“http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coed[/url]”>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/coed</a></p>
<p>I have a question about the Honors College. I heard that people are being notified of their Honors College acceptance along with their regular acceptance packages. While I received my regular acceptance, I didn’t get anything about the Honors College. </p>
<p>Drexel offered me 21,000 a year, so I thought that the same credentials that got me this scholarship would get me into the Honors College. Does anyone know how they let you know whether you are in or not in?</p>
<p>sinceredesichick - They should have sent you a letter if you were accepted into Pennoni. If you didn’t receive one but you think you should have, I suggest calling the honors office and asking if it was perhaps a mistake on their part. If you were not accepted but feel as though you have the credentials for it, then apply in March when they open up applications for it. You will be required to write an additional essay, but a lot of my friends were actually accepted into the honors college through the additional application rather than automatically. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that the scholarship you received does not necessarily have a direct relation to honors college acceptance. People in the honors college have received varying amounts of scholarship money, some much more or less than others. It is all dependent on your overall application and what qualifications are valued by the honors office vs. the financial aid/scholarship office. </p>
<p>wwjg2009 - One of my roommates is an entertainment and arts management major, and she seems to enjoy it. It is not a huge program and students have a bunch of different paths they can pursue under the degree (designated as different “tracks” under the course curriculum). Here are the classes you can take under each track:</p>
<p>[Degree</a> Requirements: Entertainment and Arts Management](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/catalog/DEGREE/eam.htm]Degree”>Entertainment & Arts Management BS < 2023-2024 Catalog | Drexel University)</p>
<p>Other than basic knowledge, I’m not sure how much help I can be unless your daughter is interested in the dance track, which my roommate is doing.</p>
<p>hey zachduude youve been on this site for a while, You think you can chance my thread “transfer chances at Drexel”. Any reply would be very helpful from anybody.</p>
<p>I was accepted into the 4 year biomedical engineering program at Drexel and had a few questions.</p>
<p>I emailed the school to see if I could switch into the 5 year program…is the school usually okay with people changing their co op amount?</p>
<p>With the dorms, do you have the same dorm all of freshman year? What I mean is that they aren’t going to make you move out of your room and into another room in between terms are they?</p>
<p>Are the courses very intense since they are being compressed into a 10 week term? How is the course load there? Are there plenty of quiet places to study?</p>
<p>I know that Drexel requires all students to own a laptop, how much do you actually use it? Do students usually bring their laptop to class and do you know if engineering students usually end up with the engineering programs on their laptop?</p>
<p>With the co op, is it usually easy to find a job? Do a lot of students get jobs right in Philadelphia? I would like to be able to find a job in Philadelphia because I will probably rent an apartment starting sophomore year. Do you have a choice between which co op cycle you get (fall/winter or spring/summer)? What is the preferred co op cycle? Is the public transportation good enough in Philadelphia that you wouldn’t need a car during co op? I am hoping to completely avoid the need to have a car for the 5 years at Drexel, they cost too much and are a hassle.</p>
<p>Is the tuition the same every year? For instance, do you pay the same for tuition your freshman year when you have 3 terms and your sophomore year when you only have 2 terms?</p>
<p>Do you have any experience using Amtrak? I know their is an Amtrak station about 20 minutes from my house (the Springfield, MA Amtrak station), is there an Amtrak station near Drexel? Is this a good method of transportation to get back and forth from school for breaks?</p>
<p>Sorry about the long list of questions, thanks for your help</p>
<p>You can change your co-op from 4-5 year and vice versa, just try to do so before matriculation to avoid some complications (the sooner the better). It is also possible to switch while in school but you need a lot of signatures. </p>
<p>You should not be forced to change dorms between fall/winter/spring terms unless there is some sort of emergency or you elect to do so.</p>
<p>Courses can be somewhat intense, as we do need to cram a lot of information in a shorter period of time. Engineers have a difficult sequence freshman year with almost a full credit load. You can usually find somewhere to study (library, dorm rooms/lounges, honors lounge, random places around campus, etc.) </p>
<p>Laptop use is at the students’ own discretion. Some use them more than others, and some rely on university computers at the library or labs. I prefer to bring mine to some lectures because it’s a faster way to take notes. </p>
<p>The SCDC will assist you in finding a job, but you need to show the initiative and keep up your grades. Many jobs are in Philadelphia or right outside the city within commutable distance from Drexel. You are assigned a co-op cycle but can switch with someone. Philly has decent public transportation and you can utilize the Drexel/Penn shuttles (free), the subway, buses, trains, etc. There is an Amtrak station at 30th street station (10 mins walk from campus) as well as regional rail service there. Subway stops are at 30th and 34th streets and the trolley stops at 33rd. </p>
<p>Tuition is the same every year minus the slight increase. It is not separated by term, but you are paying for your overall education. People on the 4/5 year programs have the same general tuition just spread out differently.</p>
<p>the amtrak station is basically on Drexel’s campus (and it’s a huge station, like new york penn station with food and stores everywhere). The Amtrak station is on 30th and market, which is why it’s called “30th street station”. Drexel’s campus starts 31st and Market, so it’s one block away. From my apartment, I can run to 30th street station in well under 60 seconds. sarahjudith is usually pretty accurate when answering questions, but most likely she’s a very slow walker.</p>
<p>drexel does not require students to own a laptop, unless you’re an mba student or something. there are many places at drexel that will let you borrow laptops to use for class, and there are plenty of computer labs around. i knew people who took desktops to college instead of laptops, but laptops are obv a lot easier. you’ll have the same room your whole freshman year, unless you do a room switch with someone else, (eg: your not getting along with your roomate)</p>
<p>i recommend starting at a 5 year, although plenty of students switch in sophomore and even junior years. i believe you’ll get billed a less amount as a 5 yr student as a freshman anyways, but not 100% sure.</p>
<p>you’ll be ok without a car. there’s phillycarshare if you really need it, or your friends will probably bring a car. you don’t have a choice between what co-op cycle you get initially, but you can always switch. there are ups/downs of every co-op cycle. some people like spring/summer, others like fall/winter. it seems that the preferred co-op cycle is spring/summer though since more students are on campus in the fall/winter and there is generally a wider selections of classes (but nothing that will keep you from graduating on time)</p>
<p>If you still have any doubts about coming to Drexel, check out this video:
[YouTube</a> - Drexel “Blue and Gold”](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03hpkSwl15Q]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03hpkSwl15Q)</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses, I got an email back from Drexel today stating that they switched me into the 5 year program, so I guess it was no big deal.</p>
<p>I plan on visiting Drexel for the first time over my February break, and will probably decide what school I am going to enroll in in March.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what this means when I get an email saying they need a more “comprehensive review” (4-6 weeks) and were “impressed with my credentials”?
Does that mean they’re on the fence (similar to waitlisting), or I’m pretty much rejected? Accepted?
Should I send in an official SAT score report?
(The scores on my transcript are a bit outdated… with the most recent test score my superscore would be bumped by 20…)</p>
<p>Another question just came to mind…</p>
<p>Is it normal for college students to have a safe or some some locking container to store their wallet, phone, ipod, etc… in? Also, how do most people keep their laptop safe from theft while at school? I guess I want to pretty much know what security measures most students take in their dorm rooms.</p>
<p>i knew someone who had a safe freshman year. Is it a good idea? Why not. You probably won’t see anyone else on your floor with a safe though. i’ve left my wallet out on my desk throughout all my years of college and it’s been alright. but hey, if both your roomate and you seem reliable and lock the door everytime you go out you might not need a safe, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.</p>
<p>Hi! I was accepted to Drexel’s Entertainment and Arts Management program about a week ago and I’m super excited! Could you list some pros and cons of Drexel for me? And also, what are some things to definitely bring with you when you move in, and what things should you leave at home? Thanks!</p>
<p>I have a question about the dorms also. </p>
<p>Earlier this year, I visited Drexel and honor students were situated in the Race Street Dorm. I fell in love with that dorm. I’m aware that next year it will be housing sophmores but I was wondering, is it still possible for non-honors freshmen students to live there in the 2010-2011 school year? </p>
<p>And if not, what is the dorm closest to arrangement (suite style, co ed) and atomsphere (bright, open, modern) of the Race Street Dorm?</p>
<p>The only way that Race will be open to freshmen is if there are not enough sophomores to fill all of the rooms…but my guess is that that won’t be the case since a bunch of the current students in Race have already expressed interest in living there again. The only other suite-style dorm for freshmen is Van R, but that is one of the older buildings on campus and does not have the bright/modern feel of Race. If that is what you are looking for, the newest hall on campus, Millennium, will house the honors freshmen next year, but it is closer to traditional style than suite style. However, it does look very modern and has a lovely sky lounge on the 17th floor. The rest of the freshmen residences are traditional style in slightly older buildings.</p>
<p>Personally, I think they should have just made Millennium suite-style and they would have had more interest in it from sophomores and would not have had to revert to making it a freshmen dorm, but that’s my $0.02.</p>