<p>I don't know about any of you guys, but I got a VIP application from Drexel University and I was wondering if there is any benefit to filling this application out over the regular or common app. I was also wondering if it's binding, like ED.</p>
<p>Does anyone know the answer to these questions? Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>I got one too, I actually have recieved them from a bunch of schools. Most of them, from what I can see, are not binding. They are streamlined. Which means you don’t have to write an essay, mostly. Plus, there is no application fee. I’m going to apply to Drexel with the VIP App. But, if you already filled out a common app, you can send that one, and they will still waive the fee.</p>
<p>Usually it means that they have taken some of the information that they have for you and filled it into an application and that they’ll waive the fee</p>
<p>Hey, I got the Drexel App too and I also applied. If you are mildly interested in the school, go ahead and apply! Its not binding ( Drexel is rolling admissions) but its much easier to fill out than the Common App. Plus its also a good way to do a “trial” app.</p>
<p>What’s a trial app?</p>
<p>That’s good that it’s not binding. But what I am really wondering is if it would be better to fill out the common app because it includes an essay. I mean, do I have a better chance of getting in if I use the common app instead of the VIP app, or vice versa.</p>
<p>Oh, I just used the Drexel VIP app as a way to figure out how the app process worked, how to get counselor recs, and how to request a transcript. Thats what I meant by “trial” app.</p>
<p>I was offered the VIP app too but i lost my packet… Can I still fill out the common app and still get the benefits of the vip like waived fee and no essay? </p>
<p>And also im applying to an accelerated program in psych which requires an extra essay. does the vip app allow me to skip out on that extra essay too? lol</p>
<p>I asked my guidance counselor the same question (about the essay and commonapp and stuff) and he said that if they were sending the VIP App they were probably mostly only interested in my numbers and scores, and that they probably didnt need the essay to make a decision, so it didnt matter if i did or didnt send one.</p>
<p>and yes to nicolemaria. you can also fill out the VIP app online. im not sure about the extra essay thing. my guess would be no though :(</p>
<p>just as a note of caution, what ever the letter says, you still have to apply and they can still reject you. Do not assume that if they send you the VIP app, that you are in.</p>
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<p>No, they usually have a separate site or a code for that. Call the school and explain the situation and they could help. In that call ask about the second question.</p>
<p>Haha joing the club. I’ve gotten 12 “VIP” applications, and will be doing all of them because it’s free and easy. It’s not binding but it shows that they want you at their school. Ussually they waive the fee for applying and occassionally waive the essay, also they typically fill out some of the borine stuff for you like adress, name…etc</p>
<p>I don’t want to be a dream killer, but usually a VIP application doesn’t indicate any particular interest on the course of the university. Certainly, some schools run a search for names of students that fit a profile (over a 1200 on the SAT for example) and send applications to those students. Other schools literally send VIP applications to every “prospect” they have. </p>
<p>This type of application is used to drive up applications at schools that attempt to manufacture selectivity by making applications free and easy to complete. In my opinion, most of these admissions offices (not all, but most) are on the border of being unethical and misleading prospects.</p>
<p>So if you are really interested in one of the schools, then by all means apply; however, as an above poster noted, you can still be rejected.Just don’t get your hopes up because you received a “VIP” application.</p>