<p>Hey Ollie,</p>
<p>Do you know of how the National Merit Finalist scholarship and the AJ Drexel scholarship work out together? I got the AJ Drexel and a National Merit Finalist (didn’t make Drexel my #1 yet though), but both are for Tuition; would the National Merit simply cover the difference the AJ Drexel scholarship made?</p>
<p>@CompulsiveGamer
Knowing Drexel you’ll probably get only one, but I’m sure it’s not a problem to call them up/email and ask!</p>
<p>Hi Olliie, do you happen to have heard of anyone pursuing double major at drexel? I got accepted by the honors college and the business school but I really want to take design courses. Also, how is the residential life in Millennium Hall? Are there many Asian students in Drexel? (Well being Chinese, the last thing I want is to walk around seeing Asian faces everywhere in a foreign country…and that’s exactly why I didn’t apply to any universities in California)</p>
<p>I’ve never heard of anyone doing a double major, mostly because most of the programs here are very specific with less general ed requirements that overlap (take a look at [List</a> of Undergraduate Majors](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/catalog/ug/all-majors.htm]List”>Undergraduate Majors < 2023-2024 Catalog | Drexel University) if you haven’t already). So you can do a minor, possibly two if you’re really ambitious. But I know of at least one person doing a custom-designed major, which is basically you picking what courses you think you should take, giving it a name, and making sure Drexel approves it. Pretty easy to do, if you’re interested.</p>
<p>Residential life at Millennium… is pretty much like dorm life at all the other dorms. The rooms are small so people like to study/hang out in one of the two lounges, which are basically the ends of the hallway where there’s a few couches, a table, and a television (at one). A few of the girls on my floor are friends that stick together and hang out there pretty regularly (there’s about 30 of us overall). My RA is pretty great, really nice, tries to plan little events on the holidays, for instance this Easter Monday there was a clusters of easter eggs and candy throughout the hall. Overall, there is usually a few people at the pool table in the lobby, and there’s a multi-purpose room with ping-pong and another television, where sometimes they host little workshops about being alcohol-free or idk. The atmosphere is pretty nice, usually people are pretty nice or friendly, but there is a few hundred people living there so it’s… a lot of people.</p>
<p>Asians? Well okay, I went to a 98% white high school, so to me, yes there is a ton of Asians. At Drexel I would say… about half of the students are white, half are minorities. Maybe a little less than half of all minorities are Asian, many of them being Chinese international students, but a good percentage being Asian-Americans (born here or lived here most of their life). Another third is Indian or Indian-American. And the remaining is Misc lmao, African-American or African, a little Hispanic, etc. So about 25% I’d say, are Non-Indian Asian or some mix of it. With so many people and so many faces, it’s kind of like you’re seeing them everywhere. But I think it’s less than what you would see in California.</p>
<p>It’s not a such a bad thing, though. The Asian Student Association throws some awesome parties, or so I hear. Asians party hard, man. Crazy.</p>
<p>@CompulsiveGamer, the national merit scholarship basically replaces the AJ Drexel–you don’t get more than full tuition. But full tuition is still pretty awesome…</p>
<p>hey ollie! first of all i must say im amazed at how helpful you have been in this thread! tysm :)</p>
<p>my question is, how is the social life? do people have parties? if so, where? do students realistically party with Penn and Temple, or just Drexel, and is it usually on campus or off? thanks again :)</p>
<p>Hey ollie, thanks for that very thorough answer! lol
Regarding your question, business actually is my intended major, I had thought switching would make it easier to take general ed classes, making it easier to transfer.
BUT, the thing is…I’m actually considering staying at drexel and completing my degree there. Primarily, I am attracted by the unique B&E major and the co-op programs (which are a great benefit, especially for business majors) I recently received a drexel email from a current B&E student describing her co-ops. The international ones really intrigued me…I REALLY want to work in Canada or England and I think drexel would make it possible to do it earlier through co-op.
At this point, I’m not 100% sure where I’ll deposit in May…but Drexel’s growing on me :P</p>
<p>Oh and BTW, I haven’t been admitted to the honors college which is kind of surprising considering my stats. I think my application may have been completed after the deadline to be automatically considered 
(applied late December…transcript probably arrived even later) Would it be possible for Drexel to review me for the honors college without having to go through the regular application process? (really dont feel like doing the essays, considering I would have probably been admitted if I had only applied earlier lol)</p>
<p>Hi Ollie,
Do you have any opinion about the STAR scholar thingy?
I have been admitted to Bio-Med Engg and is part of Pennoni Honors college with decent A.J Drexel scholarship.
I have been selected for STAR program which will allow me to do some research during first summer and will get $4000 stipend ($10/hour and free housing).
Thx</p>
<p>@zedsdead
I like your username. =3</p>
<p>Yes. People do have parties. Umm, if you take a look at a campus map, the dorms are generally to the north of campus. To the north of the dorms is Powelton Village, and on a good night you can walk around Powelton or the frat houses (which are around there too) and find a good party. In theory. I haven’t tried it. There’s also University Crossings, an apartment building more on-campus which has quite decent parties whenever you’d like to find them. But I hear security there is changing next year and you’ll have to sign people in and such. Darn. =/ Technically these places are “off-campus.” Don’t even think about having a party in your dorm, because they actually take alcohol in the dorms pretty seriously. Or I don’t know. xD So I hear.</p>
<p>People do party at Penn and Temple, but it’s a little far so that’s just a consideration. They both are decent for partying I guess (all of this is in theory, from what I’ve heard xD). Temple is more well-known for partying, as far as I can tell, you can find a party there any weekend and some weekdays, whereas at Drexel some weekends are more popular than others. The main consideration (so I hear) is that at Drexel, girls don’t have to pay, guys maybe $5. I don’t know how standard this is, but it makes sense. Drexel’s male/female ratio is getting much better, but it’s still fairly skewed, depending on the department.</p>
<p>Long story short: Yes. Every college is a party college.</p>
<p>@rgomes1220
DOOOOO ITTTTT
I’m not sure but I don’t think you can be reviewed for the honors college before the regular application process. It sucks about deadlines and things and yes, most honors students are in the honors college because they applied early as opposed to those who applied late (from my perspective anyway). It could also be due to major, maybe, or college, but I’m not entirely sure. Anyway, there are plenty of people here with fantastic stats who surprisingly not in the honors college, and I’m not exactly sure why. It just happens. There’s just a lot of smart people here at Drexel in general. And yeah, B&E is a great major. Or so I hear. ;)</p>
<p>njCave</p>
<p>DO STAR. DO IT. NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
A little story. I took Psych 101 in the fall and one of the first few days talked with a sophomore student, who mentioned the STAR program. He was a CS major and helped develop an iPad app for remotely controlling a piano, or something. Crazy stuff. Anyway. He said it was amazing, the dorms are really empty and laid back, you just get up, go to work doing CS or whatever stuff, come back and hang out. Plus you get paid, like really decently, I think $10/hr for 40 hours a week. Better than getting a summer job at your hometown. Plus you’re working in your field/major, possibly researching crazy awesome stuff, not in a grocery store or whatever. Plus free housing. It may be tempting to spend your “last” summer at home, but talk to any college kid you know: college students are so bored during the summer, and most of them hate it. And to have that kind of experience listed on your resume coming out of freshman year is pretty spectacular.</p>
<p>So continuing my story: So January/Feb or whatever comes around and I myself am considering filling out the STAR application because, you know, whatever. Eventually, the deadline passes and I’m like, “meh. whatever.” Then I start hearing people in the elevator: “Did you hear back from STARs yet?” “No, how about you?” “Man, I wish I knew what this was last summer, I had a guaranteed spot!” “THIS IS SO STRESSFUL!” and then when acceptances came out… Facebook statuses… “YESSS I GOT INTO THE STAR PROGRAM.”</p>
<p>So yes. Do it. It may seem intimidating now, but as far as I know it’s an absolutely incredible experience, especially as a freshman. I was really regretting not filling out an application. As for you, you’ve already been selected so yes, totally yes!</p>
<p>thank you for your response ollie! another question: do students have to pay tuition for the time that they are on co-op? i am in a 5-year program with 18 months of co-op, so would i pay for the full 5 years tuition (a total of like 165k) or would i only pay the 3.5 years that I am actually taking classes (like 115k)? thanks again!</p>
<p>@zedsdead
You pay by year every September, not quarter. So yes you are technically paying the same every year (well, plus tuition increases) regardless if you’re going to be in school for two or three quarters, for the full 165k. On the other hand, most co-ops are paid, and pay well, depending on your major.</p>
<p>Just to be clear - the 4 year program and the 5 year program have different tuition amounts. If you are in the 4 year program, you pay $41,500 a year in tuition (plus $2,300 in fees) for the whole 5 years - that amount is the 2012-2013 tuitiion level.</p>
<p>If you are in the 5 year program, you pay $33,800 a year (plus $2,300 in fees) for the whole 5 years.</p>
<p>You pay tuition whether you are in class or on co-op.</p>
<p>[Tuition</a> and Fees | Undergraduate Admissions | Drexel University](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/undergrad/financing/break-down/]Tuition”>http://www.drexel.edu/undergrad/financing/break-down/)</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Hi olliie!!</p>
<p>I was wondering if you knew anything about the accelerated BS/DPT physical therapy program or had any friends in it. Do you know if pt majors get good scholarships?</p>
<p>Thanks so much!!</p>
<p>@PTgirl18</p>
<p>I am sorry but I know absolutely nothing about the program and have never encountered anyone in it. I do know Bio BS/MD majors, and they’re always working around the clock. Accelerated majors are like that. I’m not sure about scholarships either, but I feel as though merit scholarships overall are given according to college and major. So it is harder to get a better scholarship for a popular major (like engineering) than it is for a very small major (like software engineering 
). So potentially, every major hands out good scholarships. But of course that’s only my impression of what I’ve seen in the school. Your personal stats have more to do with it.</p>
<p>Good luck! =)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the detailed answer Ollie!
I’ve made up my mind to go to Drexel after reading this lol!</p>
<p>Recently I have problem picking up a DrexelOne account. Is the University ID number required on the Account Setup Wizard page the same as the 8-digit student ID they gave you in the acceptance email to pay the deposit online? I’ve tried all four options related to “China” so it is either a different number or I’ve typed my birthday wrong(/_)
And is STAR program available for those who don’t major in engineering?</p>
<p>@inukikyo</p>
<p>Hi there. =) University ID seems to be the same thing as Student ID number where ever I have encountered it. I think that might have been on the acceptance letter for me, and/or on the Drexel Discover website (or whatever that’s called, that one where you view your decision after you apply). If you’re having major trouble trying to get in, I’m sure there’s a number you can call to help you out. IRT or something maybe.</p>
<p>And yes, as far as I know, the STAR program is open to all majors. There’s projects of all sorts: lots of biomed, psychology, design, computer science, education… Perhaps some majors have a better chance of getting in to the program, but as far as I know, anyone can apply.</p>
<p>Hey olliie!</p>
<p>I really need help.
Drexel is my dream school because it has the BS/MBA Music Industry program which I want to do.
I have all of the requirements, 10% of the class, 3.98 GPA but there is one issue . . .
On the October SAT I got 1190 combined CR and Math score which is 110 below the 1300 requirement. Do you think I still have a chance?
I want to do Early Decision but there is a risk that I could be only in the regular Music Industry program, which I don’t want.
My SAT score does not reflect me as a student. If I could get into this program I would work as hard as I can. I also have many academic achievements, clubs and leadership roles.
Would any of that help with getting into the program?
Also, how is the honors college? I would love to be in it!</p>
<p>Thanks,
JessAnneJoe</p>
<p>@JessAnneJoe</p>
<p>Hiii! Soo I can’t find where the BS/MBA requirements are, but from what I saw only the average SAT was 1335, not sure if there was a requirement of 1300. Do you have any link to where it says this?</p>
<p>Anyway, yeah totally you seem totally awesome! Of course you have a chance! I would also advise you to not do Early Decision for Drexel unless you will ABSOLUTELY DIE if you don’t go here. ED is binding, right? So you have to go if they accept you? Well I mean, Drexel is awesome and all, but it’s also *****ing expensive, not even kidding, go look at the most recent “Most Expensive Colleges in America” list. It’s like 40k just for tuition, legit. And that’s a 5-year program. So this is what I tell everybody: With a good enough work ethic, you will be successful where ever you go, regardless of what school is on your diploma. So unless you absolutely of course can afford it without any financial aid, I would keep your options open, ok? Trust me. Please. Ok. <3</p>
<p>I don’t think bad SAT scores will hurt you at all if everything else looks fantastic. I also don’t think that 1190 combined CR and Math is a bad score. That’s like… 600/section? Daaaamn, girl! It will all definitely help. Also write in your essay how much you would love to go to Drexel and why. And just make sure they know how much you want to go there.</p>
<p>Honors college is pretty cool. Especially now since Drexel did this silly thing and have freshmen pick classes first/before sophomores/pre-juniors. Which is totally whack. But now Honors gets first pick of classes before them and that is totally totally awesome. Also the free printing is helpful (not that you can’t get much more free printing depending on if you have engineering/CS/iSchool friends). And I went to honors ticket day for the first time a few weeks ago. Woke up at 7, waited 1.5 hours for the office to open to sign up for some tickets to some theatre shows. Which should be pretty cool! You get stuff like that as a freshman too, but it’s nice to have some perks at least.</p>
<p>Otherwise, honors is not that big of a deal. xD Honors classes are fine, depending on which ones. I don’t know. Don’t be too discouraged if you don’t get in. =)</p>
<p><a href=“http://drexel.edu/alumni/docs/ambassadors_2012_sep/ambassadors_acceleratedfactsheet_8_28_12.pdf[/url]”>http://drexel.edu/alumni/docs/ambassadors_2012_sep/ambassadors_acceleratedfactsheet_8_28_12.pdf</a>
I emailed the recruitment peeps and they also said 1300 SAT requirement. :-(</p>
<p>I just found out today that I am not going to do ED because you have to put the undergraduate Music Industry in the application and then put that you are interested in the BS/MBA program. They will check if I fit the requirements and if I don’t, I will be in the undergraduate without being allowed out. Ahhh! The Drexel tuition is cray-cray, but seems worth it and tons of fun. I’m also trying Villanova.</p>
<p>I’m going to pour my heart into that essay.</p>
<p>That is so awesome! I would go so crazy with the concert passes. I know that Drexel students get passes for the Mann Center. What other venues do Honors students get passes for?</p>
<p>This is why I love Drexel. There are awesome people like you who are so down to earth and nice. My dad works next to Drexel and whenever the Drexel kids come in they are always so cool.
I WANNA BE A DREXEL DRAGON! (but at a fly price.) So excited for the Open House!
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my questions!
Thanks again,
JessAnneJoe</p>
<p>=( Well that seems silly. If the average is 1355 for this year, how can they make a requirement for 1300 for the next year?</p>
<p>Anyway, isn’t there any way to apply sometime in your freshman or sophomore year? I do know that in the iSchool they told us to apply for BS/MS if we wanted to, we would just have to drop a co-op later so we could have the room for all of the classes. That may be an option for you, not entirely sure.</p>
<p>Oh, well there is the Mann Center sometimes I guess. Here’s a list of all the tickets offered this fall, to give you a better idea:</p>
<p>[News</a> and Events | Honors Program | Drexel University](<a href=“http://drexel.edu/honors/currentStudents/news-and-events/]News”>http://drexel.edu/honors/currentStudents/news-and-events/)</p>
<p>But also to dampen your parade, it says the office opens at 9am, but to actually get any tickets you have to camp out for at least 2 hours. And I said I got there around 7-7:30 and by the time it was my turn, half the tickets were gone. And the 76er tickets were gone in the first 5 minutes! So really, if there is something popular and you really want to see it, you’ll need to pull some strings and get in line before the building even opens. Which I think is around 6am. Three hours of camping out in a hallway. =P Greaaaat.</p>
<p>But they are free. So I guess there is that.</p>
<p>Aw, thanks for calling us so cool! Yeah I think so too, I really like the kind of people that go here. =)</p>
<p>Best of luck to you! I really do mean it! You seem like exactly the type of person Drexel would love to have!</p>