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<p>tehndn, the facilities are top notch, labs and everything. Obviously the best thing would be to take a tour here of Drexel and perhaps beforehand e-mail a couple of professors or someone in the department you are interested in to give you a tour around the specific facilities. I wasn't so familiar with ABET certifications but I googled it and found out that both Software Engineering and Computer Science are ABET certified. </p>

<p>I will tell you that Software Engineering is a superior major. Software Engineering Students get some of the highest paid jobs and co-ops. I know a guy who made an absolute rediculous amount of money during his co-ops. Software engineering is real great because if you do a good job at your co-op and start a lot of projects, the company will realize it would hurt them tremendously if you leave to try to go out and hire and train someone else that knows the system that you built. </p>

<p>Millenium dorm is a sophomore dorm that looks pretty cool, I pretty much know just about as much as you from reading news articles and websites and am waiting for it to be completed (along with all the other drexel construction). As far as mass transit goes, Drexel is just about the best school for mass transit. We are one block from 30th street station that is the hub for all the Septa Trains, Amtrak Trains, NJ Transit Trains, etc. (barack obama started here on his historic train ride to washington dc by the way). We also have two subway stations on campus, and a trolley station. Then of course you have all the SEPTA buses that stop just about everywhere, and university city have their own buses. Drexel also has their own buses that transport students everywhere around campus and to center city etc etc. Its very very helpful for those who commute to co-op. they either hop on a trolley, train, or bus. Drexel also offers discounted monthly passes for SPETA and NJ Transit. Then there are other methods of getting places such as biking, taxis, or just walking. Another really cool thing that alot of students have is philly car share. I highly recommend it and there are cars parked all around drexel's campus for you to use (go to <a href="http://www.phillycarshare.org%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.phillycarshare.org&lt;/a&gt;). Zipcar.com is another one that is also beginning to get popular. I hope this helps</p>

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<p>Ryansheart, socially and academically? This is a loaded question. What major are you interested in? Socially meaning what? Drexel sure is no state school and we don't have a football team but student groups here are huge, we have an active sorority/fraternity life, we are in the heart of university city, philadelphia and there are always too many things to do and see. the big plus of Drexel is the co-op program which goes hand in hand with its academics. Like ninety-something percent of drexel students do the co-op program and most really get a lot out of it. If you are comparing Drexel to another school in the rankings, Drexel is very underrated. Most philadelphia employers know that Drexel matches up against UPenn (ivy league school) in engineering, business, nursing, etc... i hoep this helps but i'm sure it would be more helpful if you ask me a specific question</p>

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<p>What does it "take" to receive a full presidential scholarship?
do you know of anyone that got it and know their gpa, test scores etc...?</p>

<p>Presidential Scholarship</p>

<p>Presidential Scholarships are awarded to a select number of students enrolling in each college or school. Presidential Scholarship awards are based on a student's academic profile, including high school GPA, high school curriculum, class rank (if applicable), standardized test scores, and recommendations. These students are awarded full-tuition scholarships renewable each year that the student maintains a 3.0 GPA.</p>

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<p>My friend got the presidential scholarship, he is ranked 2nd in my class with like a 4.8ish weighted GPA. I think his SATs are between 2300-2350 (but I'm not positive, at all) and he already has some work experience for his major (architecture). He's in that 2+4 Architecture program, so that may have something to do with it <em>shrug</em></p>

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<p>Zack could you tell me specifically how are the academics, I am planning on majoring in history and many people are telling me that I should go to Pitt instead of Drexel but I am not sure, so I was wondering if you could tell me. Also about the social life.</p>

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<p>ryans heart, i already replied to your post, maybe you didn't see it. look 4 posts up</p>

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<p>tehnden: I received a Presidential Scholarship. My stats are in other threads, but 1600/2330 SAT, 35 ACT, 4.0 UW GPA, top 2% of my class, hardest courseload, a mentorship experience at Drexel the summer after my sophomore year, friends in admissions at the school (which is what I really think got me the scholarship), and extremely strong extracurriculars. I'm also in the BS/PhD program. I've also been accepted to MIT, Caltech, UIUC, WashU St. Louis, and USC. I have no clue where I'll be next year.</p>

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<p>I'm currently a humanities major and I can honestly say if I had to choose my university over again I would not have chosen Drexel.</p>

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<p>.... can you tell us the reasons why you would not have picked Drexel... that would be kind of helpful, you think? .... rather than just saying "I would not have chosen Drexel"...</p>

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<p>joe, as far as i know, there's no such thing as a humanities major at drexel. greensticky, feel free to complain about your non-existent major in another thread but lets keep this one open to answering questions for incoming or prospective students.</p>

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<p>Zack were the accepted students days good for you? I am trying to decide whether or not I should go to it. Thank you.</p>

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<p>yes everyone should go to the accepted students days unless you have another major obligation. I took a tour of drexel, went to accepted students day, and went to orientation. All were helpful in deciding my major, seeing all the campus activities, and getting Drexel oriented before I made my decision and came. I don't remember the agenda that well, but I think there will probably be a bunch of financial aid workshops for your parents and other lectures given by drexel relevant to your specific major interested and the co-op program. at the very least, you should take the initiative to speak to professors or department heads to learn more about the curriculum you are interested in, and speak to students to gauge if they are happy at Drexel. I know a whole bunch of students and faculty in just about every major and program so if anyone needs additional guidance, feel free to PM me.</p>

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<p>Hey Zach - do the film students get any respect at Drexel? I mean - it is seems so heavily engineering and business oriented there I just wonder how the program is viewed by around campus. I was accepted into the playwriting/screenwriting major and was very impressed with the professor that runs the program and his class . I am waiting for one other school's decision, but right now I am trying to decide between Drexel and a school in Boston. Just want to know how I'd fit in. Plus I would have to try to get more aid b/c it is so expensive.</p>

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<p>Hi asg326... thanks for the question.</p>

<p>First of all, don't think Drexel's ALL business and engineering. Sure that's what I am, but a huge chunk of Drexel students aren't. It also doesn't mean that drexel's other colleges aren't any good. Drexel is a very prestigious schools when it comes to certain majors like music industry, psychology, nursing, music industry, and a lot of COMAD (college of media arts and design). I have a whole lot of friends in just about every type of major there is, from anthropology to criminal justice to culinary arts. </p>

<p>I'm not exactly sure what you mean when you say "any respect". Its not like your any less of a drexel student than anyone else. almost all student groups and fraternities/sororities have majors from A to Z.</p>

<p>As far as playwriting/screenwriting goes, I can't tell you that I know about the curriculum, but its good you took the initiative to find out more about the program from the professors. I can also tell you that Drexel (and specficially Philadelphia) is HUGE when it comes to the arts... just type in philadelphia theaters into google to see what i mean. I think Drexel puts on three to four major plays or musicals every year (you can be any major to try out for a part btw). There is also so much that goes on in Mandell Theater, whether its the dance ensemble performing, or independent student groups doing plays or such.</p>

<p>There will always be times where some engineering majors or others will say "yada yada" major isn't a real major because I work so much harder than them. Most of the time its in a joking matter, but most students know its hard to compare two totally different types of work. I know some COMAD students (college of media arts and design) who probably spend 4 times more time dedicated to their classes than the hardest calculus studying engineer. I remember freshmen year they were always up late into the night working on projects and whatnot on my floor. </p>

<p>One thing to watch out and know in COMAD (college of media arts and design) though, is in a lot of majors with COMAD, the best co-ops are the ones that are nonpaid (or so that is my understanding)... unlike most other majors at drexel. you still get terrific experience just your dream job may be nonpaid. Because its a nonpaid co-op, you can work 20 hours a week, to spend other time working another job.</p>

<p>Lastly, there is no better time for COMAD than right now... its one of the colleges at Drexel that is growing very fast and gaining a lot of respect worldwide. Drexel will be building a couple new state of the art buildings for it in the next few years, which you'll probably get a lot of benefit out of than current COMAD students. Take a look at this news article from a few months ago:
CoMAD</a> receives $25 million gift - News</p>

<p>Bottom line is that we are one very diverse university where all the students are connected to each other. Like Philly, Boston is also a very nice and active city. Good Luck and let me know if you have any other questions!</p>

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<p>so just yesterday i received an e-mail from drexel asking me if i wanted them to save my spot, and to let them know where i am in the decision making process.
there were several links in the e-mail, and when i clicked on them they took me to the same page each time, thanking me for choosing to attend drexel</p>

<p>my question is, this isn't like an official choice right? i think they just wanted to put in a plug for their school and give me some info
i'm planning on responding to them later this weekend to tell them i'm still in the middle of deciding between colleges, would that be a good step to take?</p>

<p>TIA</p>

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<p>ASG- I took a film class here at Drexel, and I think it's a really hard major. I think everyone agrees that Arts majors (i.e. film, graphic design, etc.) are very time consuming- </p>

<p>A lot of people do say some majors are "BS" majors, but I find that mostly those comments are directed towards business majors- not that I think business majors are BS or anything, just some opinions I know are here on campus.</p>

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<p>this has been so helpful, zackdudde - do you know anything about the sports management program? my son is currently a freshman at a college in north jersey but he's interested in transferring to drexel in the fall - any info on difficulty of transferring?</p>

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<p>i also have another son who is a junior in high school and is interested in the entrepreneurship program - what can you tell me about that?</p>

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<p>can sum1 please took a look at my question? thanks</p>

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<p>Thanks a ton Drexel.</p>