Tell me about Drexel University

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so DCUM. 🙄

I have an oldest at a “hand-holding” SLAC and it’s a great fit for my oldest. I visited Drexel for my other kid and it seems like a fantastic school! I’m a pretty anxious person and I was not uncomfortable at all. I thought Philadelphia was a really cool city with lots to offer. OP, you should check it out and talk to students there.

Did you actually walk around "the campus"? we did. DD was apprehensive and afraid. never applied.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ds wants to apply to the business school. He has a 3.79 gpa. He likes the co-op program they offer. Is Philadelphia safe?

A friend of mine went to grad school there. He lived near where the Move group did and when all that was going down.

In the 1980s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ds wants to apply to the business school. He has a 3.79 gpa. He likes the co-op program they offer. Is Philadelphia safe?

A friend of mine went to grad school there. He lived near where the Move group did and when all that was going down.

Sorry, but you're really geezing. MOVE was in 1985. Almost 40 years ago!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so DCUM. 🙄

I have an oldest at a “hand-holding” SLAC and it’s a great fit for my oldest. I visited Drexel for my other kid and it seems like a fantastic school! I’m a pretty anxious person and I was not uncomfortable at all. I thought Philadelphia was a really cool city with lots to offer. OP, you should check it out and talk to students there.

Did you actually walk around "the campus"? we did. DD was apprehensive and afraid. never applied.

Yes, we did. We also took a tour and thought it was great. The buildings were really impressive. We especially liked the URBN Center. We stayed two nights in Philadelphia. I’m sorry your DD was so afraid. We did not have the same experience.

[Anonymous]

We just toured Drexel and were very impressed. Didn't feel any less safe than any urban school and they have a lot of those blue light safety kiosks around the area and kids can call a security guard to walk them home or anywhere they need to go within the area at any time. You can also co-op anywhere in the world so if you want to try another city, you can. We looked at it thinking of a backup safety school and left thinking it could actually be a really good fit for our kid. Plus a quick train ride to DC or NYC which our kids loved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just toured Drexel and were very impressed. Didn't feel any less safe than any urban school and they have a lot of those blue light safety kiosks around the area and kids can call a security guard to walk them home or anywhere they need to go within the area at any time. You can also co-op anywhere in the world so if you want to try another city, you can. We looked at it thinking of a backup safety school and left thinking it could actually be a really good fit for our kid. Plus a quick train ride to DC or NYC which our kids loved.

DP. One more thing to note.. Drexel owns a lot of housing and allow students to sign leases that would allow them to cancel if they were to go off and do a co-op in another city. Try that with the regular, predatory, college housing cartels.

[Anonymous]

I'm pasting just one paragraph that I 100% agree with. Drexel isn't for everybody, but it has a lot to offer:

My suggestion is that, if your child wants a coop, likes STEM or design, and wants to be in a youth- focused, dynamic city that is only two hours away (and about three blocks from Amtrak), then Drexel is a great choice. At this point, if that was my child, I'd pick Drexel over Northeastern.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just toured Drexel and were very impressed. Didn't feel any less safe than any urban school and they have a lot of those blue light safety kiosks around the area and kids can call a security guard to walk them home or anywhere they need to go within the area at any time. You can also co-op anywhere in the world so if you want to try another city, you can. We looked at it thinking of a backup safety school and left thinking it could actually be a really good fit for our kid. Plus a quick train ride to DC or NYC which our kids loved.

Yes, but doesn’t it end up taking six years to graduate with the co-ops? Yes, they get paid but college expenses go up as well. Did they address average time to degree completion with you?

[Anonymous]

Most students choose the five year, three coop option. They only pay tuition for the quarters they are in classes and they earn good money during coops.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm pasting just one paragraph that I 100% agree with. Drexel isn't for everybody, but it has a lot to offer:

My suggestion is that, if your child wants a coop, likes STEM or design, and wants to be in a youth- focused, dynamic city that is only two hours away (and about three blocks from Amtrak), then Drexel is a great choice. At this point, if that was my child, I'd pick Drexel over Northeastern.

Just like my kid chose Northeastern over MIT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm pasting just one paragraph that I 100% agree with. Drexel isn't for everybody, but it has a lot to offer:

My suggestion is that, if your child wants a coop, likes STEM or design, and wants to be in a youth- focused, dynamic city that is only two hours away (and about three blocks from Amtrak), then Drexel is a great choice. At this point, if that was my child, I'd pick Drexel over Northeastern.

Just like my kid chose Northeastern over MIT

You already said that a few pages ago, so odd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just toured Drexel and were very impressed. Didn't feel any less safe than any urban school and they have a lot of those blue light safety kiosks around the area and kids can call a security guard to walk them home or anywhere they need to go within the area at any time. You can also co-op anywhere in the world so if you want to try another city, you can. We looked at it thinking of a backup safety school and left thinking it could actually be a really good fit for our kid. Plus a quick train ride to DC or NYC which our kids loved.

Yes, but doesn’t it end up taking six years to graduate with the co-ops? Yes, they get paid but college expenses go up as well. Did they address average time to degree completion with you?

DP. 1 co-op; 4 years graduation
3 co-ops; 5 years to graduation

You don't pay for the semester you are doing the coop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm pasting just one paragraph that I 100% agree with. Drexel isn't for everybody, but it has a lot to offer:

My suggestion is that, if your child wants a coop, likes STEM or design, and wants to be in a youth- focused, dynamic city that is only two hours away (and about three blocks from Amtrak), then Drexel is a great choice. At this point, if that was my child, I'd pick Drexel over Northeastern.

Just like my kid chose Northeastern over MIT

You already said that a few pages ago, so odd.

Deja Vu?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so DCUM. 🙄

I have an oldest at a “hand-holding” SLAC and it’s a great fit for my oldest. I visited Drexel for my other kid and it seems like a fantastic school! I’m a pretty anxious person and I was not uncomfortable at all. I thought Philadelphia was a really cool city with lots to offer. OP, you should check it out and talk to students there.

Did you actually walk around "the campus"? we did. DD was apprehensive and afraid. never applied.

NP. We did too. Seemed nice. We were impressed. Not sure why anyone would feel apprehensive or afraid unless they are just generally unused to the city?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is so DCUM. 🙄

I have an oldest at a “hand-holding” SLAC and it’s a great fit for my oldest. I visited Drexel for my other kid and it seems like a fantastic school! I’m a pretty anxious person and I was not uncomfortable at all. I thought Philadelphia was a really cool city with lots to offer. OP, you should check it out and talk to students there.

Did you actually walk around "the campus"? we did. DD was apprehensive and afraid. never applied.

+1. there is no "campus" or "quad". For some kids that's a non-starter, like NYU is a non-starter for some kids because of no centralized campus