<p>vp: yes it would be 5 years.
littleitaly: The reason drexel starts very late is because we are on the quarter cycle, and the quarter cycle is shorter terms that coincides with seasons. There are several other schools that start school that late, including a lot of schools in california. There are positives and negatives of starting school that late, but the biggest negative is probably between your senior year of high school and freshman year of college. You’ll have about a month when all your friends are at college and you are stuck at home with nothing to do waiting for college to start. Once you become an upperclassmen and co-op cycles in, you won’t even notice a difference so its not a very big deal. During the long few weeks in September, I’d recommend getting a job, go travel, or visit your friends at other schools and party!</p>
<p>lol nice thats definitely what ill do… BUT:</p>
<p>im not doing any co-op… and i know youre going to say its going to suck for me but can u tell me the difference</p>
<p>and are our winter/spring breaks different from other schools?</p>
<p>What major are you going for? You’ll have a 3 month summer break, a 3 week winter break, and a 1 week spring break. Of course most spring breaks/winter breaks can actually turn out to be 1.5 weeks or so if you get finals done early and counting both weekends. All colleges have breaks at different times. Drexel’s winter break coincides with Christmas obviously so you’ll have break with other colleges. The spring break is a week or two later than most colleges but every college has different schedules.</p>
<p>I’m majoring in history/political science… But I think I’m going to do only history… Not sure yet…</p>
<p>I’ve seen a lot of posts here about the honors college/living in Race. Personally, I love the perks of the honors college and living in the honors dorm. It’s really nice to register for classes early, and sometimes the events they offer are really cool. Granted, they sell out relatively quickly so you have to wake up early or get a friend to register for you if you want tickets to a Philly sports game or one of the popular plays, but it’s worth it to get to go places for free (you pay a $20 deposit and get it back if you go to the event). Registration-wise, it’s very helpful for your freshman year, especially with some of the popular classes and times. I have a bunch of friends that couldn’t get into the English class they wanted because most of the honors kids snatch up all the spots with the good teachers. </p>
<p>As for Race, I love living here. It’s super convenient to have my own bathroom and a second shower room, and it’s also really great to have a common room separate from my bedroom. It may be a few hundred dollars more a term, but I would choose Race over a traditional dorm any day. It’s a very social building too, depending on what floor you live on. People tend to congregate in the halls or the floor common room/kitchen, and lots of people can fit into one of the room’s common rooms as well. Of course, there are some strange people that live in Race, but I’m pretty sure that occurs in any residence hall. The majority of the people in Race are cool and “normal” and they can get their work done while still having fun.</p>
<p>so sarajudith,</p>
<p>the few hundred extra each term is worth it to live in Race? I would like to do the honors program, i’m just not so sure I want to live in the all honors dorm. I’d like to be able to mix with kids from all different majors and backgrounds-- not just the honors students.</p>
<p>The Race St dorm layouts sound better though.</p>
<p>Can u explain the bathroom difference? Your OWN bathroom? Shared w/ just ur roomate? Pretty weird question for a guy, but i’d kinda like to know.</p>
<p>The other dorm i think I’d like is the low rise-- Meyers? ANy info on Meyers?</p>
<p>zack</p>
<p>i have APs in stats, calculus bc and mic and mac econs, and i’ve actually learned almost all the core math i got to study as a math undergrad - up to real variables and modern algebra (in case u got an idea about my listings … ). so u could expect me to try to graduate early and save my money. i’m asking -</p>
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gonna stick around at my advisor’s and ask for permissions to get the credits by taking placement exams, all the time. will this help? if yes - then will these scores count towards the 20 credits per quarter upper limit? if that’s not spending credits from my 20 credit domain each term, well that’s fantastic really.</p>
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will i be eligible for more FA if i perform a good GPA in my subsequent years? i do know exactly how to appeal and i already got an extra 3k which raised my FA from 19k to 22k, but i guess if i appealed at a better time (not so late as in april) i’d be better off and be granted more. so how about the next year? will i still have another chance?</p>
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is there any outside scholarships we could apply? dont talk about edupass or something cuz they are never finding me a real yielding scholarship ever. so where do you senior guys find more fundings? i’m int’l so notc is not referred to.</p>
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would u pls tell me, if i find a fine room 12 mi (north philly) from campus but rented at $400 inclusive of all utilities, then how would u estimate the car cost if i bought a used car (say, $3,000 for the car solely) and drove it all year round? well a car may function some other ways too so under the same spending level, car’s preferred.</p>
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<p>In my opinion yes, it is worth it to live in Race. I don’t know a single person in Race that wishes they lived in one of the traditional dorms, but I know plenty that wish they were in Race. Here’s what you get in Race:
2 bedrooms, 2 people each
The four of you share one bathroom (shower, sink, toilet) and a second shower room with another shower (so it’s basically 2 showers for 4 people).
You have a vanity area in the little hallway in the suite with another mirror and sink.
You get a kitchenette with a full-size freezer and fridge as well as counter space. You can bring a microwave if you want.
You also get a common room about the same size as the bedrooms with a couch and chair provided.</p>
<p>The kids in Race have a lot of different majors, although most will be science/engineering because that’s the majority of the school. You get some of every major though, and a lot of internationals live in Race too. The bottom couple floors are non-honors.</p>
<p>I don’t know a lot about Myers, but it doesn’t have elevators.</p>
<p>so we need to rent a microwave?</p>
<p>Drexel seems awesome…But I absolutely cannot justify having my parents pay that much every year! I got nothing for merit, and didn’t do FAFSA…Especially since I got 10k a year at another school that’s around 10k cheaper in tuition and is connected with an amazing hospital that has a 100% NCLEX-RN pass rate (nursing exam), and job opportunities at the hospital for students…so like the co-op program, I can have work experience before graduation…2-3 years in fact.</p>
<p>sports, i dont recommend renting a microwave. just buy a cheap one and its worth it if you keep it throughout drexel. you and your roomate can also split the price, or just one of you can buy it. for example, my freshman year, i brought the microwave, and my roomate brought a mini fridge. </p>
<p>as far as the whole Race Street Dorm goes, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. its not like you’re going to have a bad time in race street, in fact i’m pretty sure you’ll have a good time. However it’s most definitely not worth the extra money to live in race over a traditional dorm, and you’ll have a lot of chances to live in suites the whole time your here as an upperclassman. Also, Race isn’t really anything special, regardless of what sarahjudith says. Its the newest suite dorm, but its used as a freshman dorm for a reason. It was cheaply built, the walls are thin, the suites are small. North, Caneris, and Crossings Suites are a lot more comfortable for the same price. (I’m not exactly sure about the new upperclass dorm millenium hall… also van r compares to race)</p>
<p>Freshmen dorms (eg: community bathrooms) are the traditional college experience, and you only get to live there once, as a freshman. Additionally, there is a lot more floor bonding then Race Street and you’d get the chance to meet a whole lot more people in your dorm. This is true with myers, kelly, towers, and calhoun.</p>
<p>eugens, if you can AP out of courses then good for you. Just beware that its definitely hard to AP out. My friends who have APed out of courses like calculus had to get 5s on their AP exams. Drexel doesn’t want you to be adequately prepared once you get into the upper level courses that require the skills of the AP classes you took. If you don’t get it APed for credit, you really shouldn’t worry about it. That means that you’ll have a much easier time in those courses than others, and if you really do know your stuff you should get an easy A in that class… if you get an A, it will only look better for you and give you a higher GPA to start with.
I’m not sure what exactly you mean by placement exams, but yes you need to “place” into certain classes or else you’ll have to take additional courses. For example, if you didn’t take Calculus in high school, and you don’t do well on the placement test, they might make you take pre-calc. (of course if you really want to jump to calc, there are ways to do this, but drexel will try to make you take the prereq)</p>
<p>You won’t be able to appeal for more FA if you have a good GPA in your subsequent years. It sucks but that’s just life. If it worked that way, there would be no way for Drexel to predict if it would even break even in future years. The scholarship you get starts freshmen year and lasts until you graduate, unless your grades drop a lot. Keep in mind though financial aid is dependent on other things, like your financial status, government loans and grants, etc. Also, don’t forget about your steady stream of income once you hit co-op. That’s also not to say if you are a star student, you won’t get anything. Many students who have a superior grade performance and shows leadership skills receive endowed and non-endowed scholarships throughout their time here. There’s a list of outside scholarships you can apply to on drexel’s website, I wrote a post about that, but to be honest the chances are pretty low of you getting those and them making a substantial impact (that’s not to say you shouldn’t try)</p>
<p>If you live in north philly, you don’t need a used car just to commute to campus. Take advantage of SEPTA (mass transit) which include the subway, trolleys, trains, buses, and more. A lot of people just bike and walk everywhere too. If you really need to get somewhere in a car that mass transit doesn’t go, I’d recommend using PhillyCarShare… its a great great program. [url=<a href=“http://phillycarshare.org%5DPhillyCarShare%5B/url”>http://phillycarshare.org]PhillyCarShare[/url</a>] At the last resort, there’s always plenty of taxis.</p>
<p>I don’t have MSN, but feel free to message me here if you have any further questions</p>
<p>scholarships don’t cover summer quarter right?
but i know of some schools that give scholarships for all 4 yrs + 1 extra quarter</p>
<p>btw is the cost of summer quarter just ~55K/3=$18K-ish?</p>
<p>i really don’t understand what your question is asking. What scholarship are you talking about?</p>
<p>Hey, since you’re gonna be a bs/md here, you can get a 10th term of financial aid if you want to enroll full time over a summer term (at least 12 credits). If you do, you’ll get the same amount of financial aid that you’d get during a regular quarter. If you’re just going to take classes part time however, you won’t get any FA over summer term</p>
<p>this may sound stupid, but does “financial aid” include scholarships (AJ scholarship specifically)? cuz that’d be great if i can get a discount on summer quarter as well</p>
<p>If I have studied all Calc I, II, III and IV, Linear Algebra as well as Chem101 and 102 in high school and do well on the placement tests, will they allow me to skip these courses at Drexel?</p>
<p>When you do co-op, do you only pay half the yearly tuition since you are only going to school for half of the year?</p>
<p>To place out of courses you can use AP exam credit. With the exception of BS/MD and other multiple degree programs, Drexel only accepts a score of 5 on any exam. AP Chem credit will get you out of Chem 101/102. AP Calc AB credit lets you skip Math 121/122 while BC credit lets you skip Math 123 as well. I’m not sure if you can place out of the other math courses, I’m a bio major so I only had to take up to calc 3 (Math 123) and I finished that up last term. Engineers, on the other hand, skip calc 3 and go directly to multivariate (calc 4). </p>
<p>Financial aid should include scholarships. You would need to be a full time student though for the aid to be used. I’m not positive though so you should ask a financial aid person at Drexel for the specifics. </p>
<p>You pay roughly the same tuition over the 5 years as you would over 4 years, it’s just spread out differently. Your tuition remains the same even if you’re on co-op because you are still taking the same amount of quarters total as everyone else (12). I believe the 5-year tuition this year is $28,500 while the 4-year tuition is $35,100 or somewhere around there. It will go up for the upcoming year.</p>
<p>thanks for the explanation sj</p>
<p>so basically 4 or 5 would place u out of the same number of courses? it’s not like a 4 only gets u out of chem 101, while a 5 gets u out of both chem 101/102? (for BS/MD ppl)</p>
<p>and i called the FA office, and they looked up my file and said that my AJ scholarship was only for the F/W/S quarters (9 total). does that mean i don’t get anything for summer? do AJ scholarships have different longevities among each student?</p>
<p>on another note, i heard that drexel doesn’t use any curves (or scaling) in its grading systems.
if students don’t get the help (or detriment, whichever way u look at it) from a curve/scale, would that mean the exams are a little bit easier than a large public school’s exams would be (since they use a curve)?</p>
<p>sry for the long post, just had some things rush into my mind</p>