<p>@ Zack:
Does Drexel have anything unpleasing? I've accepted to attend LeBow school for Business Administration. However, I've heard many negative views about Drexel, such as helpless advisors, irresponsible professors, unreasonable/unwanted charges, one of the ugliest campuses, noises in campus b/c of underage drunkards and low-spirited student life...Are they true? I really need an objective view because I am considering between Drexel and a liberal arts college. My head really hurts due to this freakin' dilemma. Thank you very much in advance!</p>
<p>Zach - thanks for taking the time for such an informative response - read the article - nice to know people feel it is worth contributing to this part of Drexel - response helped - thanks again</p>
<p>Accepted (I think posting my stats here isn't necessary though, for I already posted in another post)</p>
<p>Hey Zack,
I have read all your posts on Drexel and it has certainly changed my perspective on the school. I got into Drexel in the Pol Sci/History major but after reading what you have said, I was thinking about changing it. Is it possible to change it before entering the school? Also, I received $27,400 in financial aid but my parents are thinking about enrolling me to Stony Brook University, which is alot cheaper although I find the Drexel Co-Op experience more appealing. Do you think I can appeal for more financial aid or should I just enroll to Stony Brook (I live in New York). Also about the co-op program, what typical internships/jobs would a pol sci/history have? And I feel the trimester setting in Drexel is a big turn off. How often do you visit home? It seems limited since you do not have the summer off. It'd be great if you answer these questions. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>sorry but i also have one more personal question:
how is the meal plan/food in drexel/philly ?</p>
<p>How long does it take for Drexel to notify you of a decision after you have sent in your application?
I understood it to be 6-8 weeks.
I sent mine in January, but haven't heard anything.
Is that normal?</p>
<p>may have been addressed before, but how does the housing application process work? like have preliminary housing applications already been sent out, where it's first-come first-choice?</p>
<p>Housing app opened the other day. If you are accepted, go to your One Drexel site and click housing.</p>
<p>did we get our One Drexel login info from the acceptance letter?
and do u guys know if housing is first-come first-serve?</p>
<p>This thread has been really helpful. I have another question though. How hard is it to get a performance scholarship? Is there a lot of competition for the string ensemble?</p>
<p>Hey Guys, sorry i have not responded in a while. i was actually in chile with a drexel/lebow sponsored trip this spring break. </p>
<p>Colemax -
Sports management and entrepreneurship are both two very good programs drexel has to offer. I know more about the entrepreneurship major than sports management, but I know a few months ago I listed a bunch of typical co-ops for a sports management major at Drexel. The co-op is definitely the big perk as a sports management major, whatever capacity you want to take it in. People co-op with professional sports teams, magazines and newspapers, agents and trainers, everything you can imagine.</p>
<p>Now entrepreneurship, I really believe Drexel is THE BEST school in the country for entrepreneurship. (i raelly mean that, and if not the best, definintely up there) The Entrepreneurship program is very competitive, and almost all faculty are entrepreneurs. The thing that sets drexel apart from other schools when it comes to entrepeneurship is that drexel students actually become entrepreneurs at a very high rate.</p>
<p>At Entrepreneurship Magazine which ranks entrepreneurship colleges, Drexel has always been the top colleges in the nation. right now we rank #3, only behind university of houston and babson. Top</a> 10 Undergraduate Programs</p>
<p>There is a very well run student organization on campus called Drexel Entrepreneur Association (DEA) which connects all undergraduate entrepreneurs and puts on events, and endless opportunies with entrepreneursihp in philly. Drexel really will assist your business, I encourage to look at the Baiada Center, a business incubator for drexel students and alumni. LeBow</a> : Centers of Excellence : Baiada Center for Entrepreneurship
The business incubator competition drexel holds offers a total value of $60,000 a year cash prizes to winners.</p>
<p>I'm about to start a business here at drexel as an undergraduate and I can't tell you all the resources I have in front of me that nobody else has.</p>
<p>bunnyraven,
where have you heard these "negative" views about Drexel. There are definitely ups and downs to Drexel like any colleges. Right now the biggest down is the amount of construction going on at Drexel, which might make it look ugly. Its very hard to even get on a treadmill in the gym, and sometimes drexel does have a lot of red tape. the good thing for you is all that construction stuff will be done by the time your here. I'm talking about a state of the art athletic center, all these extra food stores and cafes, new buildings, dorms, new green spaces, etc. Drexel has been consistently ranked up in the top 10 of fastest growing schools and schools to watch in all of america. </p>
<p>To tell you the truth, the liberal arts college may be better for you, I simply do not know who you are. Some people don't come to Drexel because drexel doesnt have a football team and they want to go to a state school and get that true "state college" experience where everyone tailgates before the game. (drexel does though have a very good basketball team with many crazy supportive students though) For me, i could never see myself going to a liberal arts college, and drexel was the perfect fit for me, along with the invaluable co-op program</p>
<p>There will be people who do like drexel and who don't like drexel. Best thing for you to do is ignore the rankings, ignore whatever you hear, and just literally come to drexel see for yourself, and start asking people on the street, in the cafeteria, and everywhere if they like drexel or not. </p>
<p>I will tell you although most of what you say can be objective (when you say irrespnsible professors, i haven't had any and i believe that are top notch and more willing to spend time with you than professors at other collegs, but i'm sure someone down the line has had a bad experience with a professor just like any other college)... one thing that for sure is wrong is the student life is NOT low-spirited. Take a look at the drexel office for campus activities website. All the clubs and events on campus are never ending. When you come to drexel, its uncommon to see student organizations and activities going on all the time, whether its students playing volleyball or soccer, or a band playing out in the quad. when you say noises on campus because of underage drunkards i really laughed, that is a very typical stereotype. The type of "noises" you hear on campus are the noises of a city, cars honking, business people on the street talking on their cellphones, stuff like that... because we are a city college. don't be fooled that drexel just like any college has a fair share of parties and some students who can be drunk idiots, but they won't get in your way or cause your experience to suffer at all.</p>
<p>dann8101, i'm not exactly sure on what you have to do to change your major before you enter the school, i think you should contact admissions for that. However i do know many people who easily transferred from polisci/history to other majors at Drexel once they started very very easily. You can do it no doubt. Some colleges are harder to transfer into than others, for example, usually the college of engineering will give you more red tape if you transfer from being a history/polysci major, but the polysci to business is something students do all the time.</p>
<p>Drexel isn't in trimesters, its in quarters. I must have written about how the quarter system is 10x better than the semester system on here many times, so look previously into this thread for details comparing and contrasting them. In short though, after freshman year, yes you will have a whole summer off. You will get a winter break, a spring break, just like any college student. You can even do your 6 month co-op at a company nearby your home and commute so you don't have to live on campus, although many students choose to stay on campus because of the student life and their friends and fun. Just to give you an example, i'm a 5 year co-op student and a volunteer firefighter back in my hometown. Although I'm not there a lot, i still manage to stay active from the time I'm back. And you can always go homes on weekends but of course you'll see when you get here that its a lot funner to stay on campus. </p>
<p>As far as financial aid goes, send an appeal to drexel, call admissions and ask for them to clarify the process and send in the appeal all the financial aid other schools are giving you, any special circumstances, how much you want to come to drexel, your resume, etc. poli/sci history majors i don't know too much about their co-op or internships, but i know one of my friends interned at a senators office in DC last summer. i also know someone who worked at a great job for mayor nutters office during his co-op and writing speeches and stuff for him... really cool. many federal agencies also heavily recruit drexel. polisci is one of those majors where there may be too many internships available just about everywhere.</p>
<p>bottom line though, don't let your parents choose what college you want to go to whether its drexel or not. its your life bottom line. i know many students who ended up unhappy because of that. follow your dream. trust me on this one. i hope this helps!</p>
<p>sports61kh, its a first come first serve basis. I wrote about this before, if your the first one to put in your appication online (which theres nothing stopping you from doing that), you'll basically get the housing of what you want.</p>
<p>munchie,</p>
<p>i actually got a performing arts scholarship for guitar ensembly and was in it from freshman year all the way up to fall term of my junior year. Performing scholarships aren't that much (meaning they can be a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars), but they are definitely worth it if you are a talented musician. drexel has a very good performing arts program, whether its dance, orchestra, you name it. I'm not sure about the string ensemble, although I do have a friend in it with a scholarship and i'll give you his e-mail address if you want. What you should do is e-mail the string ensemble director, String</a> Ensemble: Music Ensembles: Undergraduate: Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design: Drexel University and explain your situation and make an audition with him. (usually auditions are sometime around now in the spring). i know for the guitar ensemble the audition was basically all sightreading, so thats my guess on how it is for string ensemble as well. good luck!</p>
<p>thanks for the response zack,
do u know where we get our drexelone login info?</p>
<p>make your account first at the following webpage: <a href="https://accounts.drexel.edu/nuLoginForm.asp%5B/url%5D">https://accounts.drexel.edu/nuLoginForm.asp</a></p>
<p>Do you know what the physics program is like?</p>
<p>zack, the page says that the server timed out or i didn't enable my cookies
would it be fine if i go to drexelone's website and make a new account from there?</p>
<p>and how were we supposed to be notified of drexelone, other than your inside info lol? cuz i didn't get any reminders to go make an account there</p>
<p>woops... sorry, go here:
<a href="https://accounts.drexel.edu/%5B/url%5D">https://accounts.drexel.edu/</a>
once you get here click the following link on the left:
"New to Drexel?
Click here to pick up your first accounts"</p>
<p>you'll need your student ID number. if drexel didn't send it to you in the mail you should be able to call the admissions office and get it, i think</p>