<p>@JessAnneJoe
Ugh, I know that feeling. I really want to get into the Physician Assistant Program, but there’s a required 1200 SAT (I have an 1170 D: ).</p>
<p>Regardless, I’d love to go to Drexel. No questions right now, but hopefully I’ll get accepted. :)</p>
<p>Do you pay tuition while on a Co-Op?</p>
<p>Also if you sign up for a Co-Op is Drexel required to give you a Co-Op or do you find one?</p>
<p>Hi ravimakhija96!</p>
<p>To answer your questions:</p>
<p>Do you pay tuition while on a Co-Op?</p>
<p>Well… yes, the simple answer is yes, you are technically paying tuition while on co-op. In September, you pay for the year (or figure out a payment plan) and pay the same every year, regardless of how many quarters you’re actually “in school” for. However, I would remind you that most co-ops are paid and depending on your major, may pay fairly well. If I remember correctly, most un-paid co-ops are only part-time, which allow you to get another part-time job on the side.</p>
<p>Also if you sign up for a Co-Op is Drexel required to give you a Co-Op or do you find one?</p>
<p>Haha, the phrasing of this question is a little weird… Your co-op is literally part of your academic program, like, if for some reason you just “don’t” do it (which is impossible, really xD), then you can’t get the credit for it and like, can’t graduate. Which seems a really silly thing to do. xD So is Drexel required to give you a co-op? No. But you are required to do one (or three) if it’s included in your program.</p>
<p>The way that it works is very structured, there’s a whole system (in Drexel’s handy student portal, DrexelOne) where you submit your resumes to companies that get in contact with Drexel (mostly Philadelphia-area ones) looking for co-ops, then from that system you can see which ones want to interview you, then you go and interview with them, and then afterwards they send offers to the people they like, and students select offers from what they get (there’s also this complex ranking system for “second/third/fourth choices” but I won’t get into that), and then there’s finalizing paperwork and eventually virtually everyone gets a co-op. There’s three rounds of this process, A, B, C. If you don’t secure a co-op in round A (usually ~6 months before your co-op term), you go do all of this again in round B (~2-4 months before your co-op term); if you don’t secure a co-op in round B, you do all of this again in round C (~a few weeks before your co-op term).</p>
<p>If you don’t secure a co-op in round C, Drexel puts you on… like, job searching probation? xD You can still earn credit for you “being on co-op,” for as long as you show evidence that you’re actively searching for one. Your co-op advisor will work closely with you to give you advice on er, to put it simply, “what you’re doing wrong.” Until you secure a co-op, of course, then you’re in the clear. I have never heard of anyone who hasn’t gotten a co-op by round C, so I can’t really say what this is like. In fact, I have only known two people that have made it to round C, and they both got co-ops around the first week of the term. It’s really very rare. Honestly, the issue most students face is not that they can’t find a co-op, it’s just that they’re just way too picky with the offers they do get xD.</p>
<p>You can also just find a co-op on your own, either some kind of co-op/internship outside of “the Drexel system,” or even if you want to work for your friend’s dad’s company. Drexel will be like, “Dude, I don’t care, just sign the paperwork.” And you get the paperwork done, and bam. Co-op. As long as you’re working for someone those 6 months, Drexel doesn’t care. You don’t even have to get a co-op remotely related to your major. Except that, I mean, for your sake, you probably should.</p>
<p>Drexel makes all the freshmen/transfer students take this 1-credit class called COOP 101 which explains all of this, and works on resume development, interviewing skills, etc. You are also given your own co-op coordinator, which is like an advisor, but only for co-op related things. If you ask them to, they will take your hand and baby you step-by-step through the process. There’s workshops all the time on editing resumes, doing mock interviews, how to dress, how to write emails, everything. Seriously, co-op and career/professional development is what Drexel does. It’s just… that’s what Drexel does.</p>
<p>Hi,
I just got accepted to Drexel as a full-time transfer student. My status right now is pre-junior, and i’m in 3 co-op program. Usually tuition for a year covers from fall->winter->spring->summer. Since I start in the winter, my year is shorter. I’m trying to take more classes to be able to graduate in 3 years. My question is: How many credits per quarter can i take without being extra charged?</p>
<p>@ohuynh</p>
<p>=D Hi, welcome to Drexel! You can take up to 20 credits without being charged-- the 21st will be charged on a per-credit basis. So generally that’s 5-6 classes.</p>
<p>Hi olliie!</p>
<p>I am wondering if the nursing program is extremely competitive to get in? Thanks! :]</p>
<p>@Carmila</p>
<p>Hi! I’m not entirely sure how competitive the nursing program is. I do know that Drexel’s Med school is good, and that nursing here is not the easiest program (as it should be). But as far as I can tell, it is a good program, my friend’s a second year and wears scrubs to some of her classes, doing… whatever nurses do…</p>
<p>Anything else I would have to note is that I think most nursing classes are in the Center City/Hahnehman campus, but there’s a shuttle that goes from the Main Campus to there that runs every 15 minutes or so, or every 30 minutes later in the evening. It’s really not a problem, just might need to wake up a little bit earlier for class if there’s traffic (it’s about a 10 minute drive usually, up to 20 minutes during rush hour).</p>
<p>Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Sorry for the late reply. I am also wondering if the university itself gives out financial need-base grants?</p>
<p>Hey there!
I’m so glad you posted here! Im a brazilian student in high school and I really wanna go to Drexel, because of stupid differences in the school year I can only start in the fall of 2014, but i have to have all planned out from now. How is it like for international students there? are there any special requirements besides the TOEFL? and can i get a financial aid?</p>
<p>@Carmila
Not entirely sure. Drexel’s a little stingy just for the fact that they claim co-op helps you out a lot with paying your tuition/everything. Which it definitely does. For most majors, not exactly everyone. But it’s enough for Drexel’s pricetag on paper to rank up as one of the highest in the nation.</p>
<p>As I remember it “grants” are very much a federal or state government thing, scholarships are more like grants given out by the university. So take a look at this for the scholarships Drexel offers, some of which are at least somewhat need-based:
[Undergraduate</a> Grants and Scholarships | Student Resource Center/Financial Aid | Drexel University](<a href=“Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central”>Grants and Scholarships | Drexel Central)</p>
<p>@abcszporer
There’s a ton of international students here, I’d say maybe 20-25% of all my friends are international students! I think Drexel itself is pretty accommodating to since there’s so many. Plus most of my professors are foreign-born with thick accents… it’s a pretty international place I think (though this is compared to my small town in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania xD). The only thing that comes to mind is that sometimes co-op options are a little bit limited due to companies being unwilling to hire international students if they know you might need to work overtime and your visa prevents that? Something like that, not really that much of a problem!</p>
<p>Take a look at this link, I don’t know much about international student admissions but the website is very good about it:
[Resources</a> for International Students | Undergraduate Admissions | Drexel University](<a href=“http://www.drexel.edu/undergrad/about/international/]Resources”>http://www.drexel.edu/undergrad/about/international/)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Drexel is in my top spot in the list for a Ms in Forensic Science. I’m an international student and I should start studying for the tests in a month or two to try and get in in fall 2014.</p>
<p>Anyone in that course?</p>
<p>Alright. Thank you! :]</p>
<p>I’m currently looking at Drexel as my top choice, but as you have stated, it is wayyy expensive. I have already been accepted, and would like to go for software engineering (from the college of engineering if it maters lol) as well. </p>
<p>My quandary at the moment is deciding between Penn State, and Drexel. The main sticking points are the Co-op and high cost for Drexel, and the lack of a co-op and lower cost for Penn State (plus my grandparents said they would buy me a NEW car if i went to PSU, not sure why for just PSU, but I digress…) Although PSU doesn’t have a Software Engineering degree, they do have a Computer Science degree (although i’ll be damned if i know what the difference is!) If you could, what would you recommend? Is the Co-op really worth it?</p>
<p>Also, what’s your degree specific course load like? (i.e. what is your SE 101 class like)</p>
<p>I’m confused. If you have already been accepted to Drexel that must mean you applied early decision which is binding???</p>
<p>Yes, I have been accepted already, and yes I did apply early decision, however there is a clause in the contract that if you cant afford Drexel, you can decline enrollment. The issue is trying to balance the debt I would accrue and whether or not the co-op is worth that much debt. My parents bought a TAP-529 Account when I was a wee lad, so almost 2/3 of Penn State, or all tuition of a lower level state school is paid for already. I can use the 529 account for Drexel, but it doesn’t pay as much in a private school.</p>
<p>@mwm695: It is imperative that you do the crucial research on the major choices.
Software Engineering and Computer Science are COMPLETELY different topics.</p>
<p>Software Engineering focuses more on the IT side of things; the management, the spec, the design, the communication, etc. There’s not as much of a hardcore technical and mathematical aspect to it. </p>
<p>A common misconception is that Computer Science is about writing programs and learning languages. Computer Science is the study of computers and computing. It is a science. You learn algorithms, data structures, how operating systems and programming languages work, how computation works in low level circuitry. Your electives can go into Artificial Intelligence, Networking, Security, system architecture, gaming, graphics, etc. In other words, you learn more of why and how things work all the way down from your Windows program to the billions of transistors in your machine.</p>
<p>Software Engineering is so far removed from the core of Computer Science (at Drexel, only 4 CS classes are incorporated into it) that I would not recommend it for anyone more interested in COMPUTERS than they are in designing a piece of software in a business setting. However, if that’s exactly what you want, then Software Engineering is for you.</p>
<p>My personal recommendation, which is somewhat biased towards intense conceptual understanding and the “real stuff”, is to do Computer Science and use work experience to learn the “software engineering” enterprise part of it. This is because as a Computer Scientist (engineer) you would have a lot of perspective on the way computers work and would be more trusted for expertise.</p>
<p>Just be mindful that they are in essence 2 completely different topics. One is very conceptual and broad (and as a result harder to learn), the other is hands-on practical with little scientific depth.</p>
<p>@neblix You have no idea how helpful you were with this. I never really knew what the difference was, and I just kinda assumed that they were the same. I would probably be more interested in the Computer Science aspect now that you laid it out that way. Thanks again!</p>
<p>As far as cost, it’s also imporant that you do the proper math. Here’s my post from a different thread.</p>
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<p>It is slightly more relevant in this case if you factor in the CS average salary, which is higher at like, $18k I think?
Of course, you must also factor in living expenses instead of just tuition, but if you’re so inclined to go into software development, I’d assume you’re good enough at math to try it yourself, so I’ll leave it at that. :)</p>
<p>Hello, I applied and received my admissions letter today and in the Financial Aid section it said:</p>
<p>“Financial Aid
The following university award(s) have been granted to you for the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences program for the 2013-2014 academic year:
A. J. Drexel Scholarship: $24,500.00
File your 2013-2014 FAFSA online at Home - FAFSA on the Web-Federal Student Aid as early as January 1, 2013. Drexels school code is 003256. Check back after February 2, 2013 to view your FAFSA status.”</p>
<p>Is $24,500 over the course of 5 years, or $24,500 every year, or $24,500 just for one year (2013-2014)?</p>
<p>It’s a renewable $24,500.</p>
<p>In other words, that is for the first year, and you will get it every year after if you keep your grades up.</p>