SCHMITTIE120 Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Anyone heard from Drexel about the waitlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
242smithbob Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 No not yet, still hoping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhittin Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Still keeping fingers crossed! I think they are in their limbo period...they've accepted a few (and let them know within a week or two of when they interviewed) and they are about to make final decisions on the rest of us. Looks like last year, people started hearing the last week of March, first week of April. I just hope that if people don't want a spot, they let it go for all of us that are crossing our fingers!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton85 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 I interviewed in November and have not heard anything....what does that mean?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blent87 Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 They are most likely still making decisions. A few applicants are already accepted, but I don't think that the majority of the spots are filled yet. This is all speculation, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ahonsing Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I can't take it anymore! Should I be giving up hope, or is there a reasonable chance they haven't made their acceptance calls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Todd.P Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Don't give up hope! From what I have heard, very few acceptances have been made and most schools start calling last week of March, first week of April. That is what is keeping me alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCHMITTIE120 Posted March 24, 2010 Author Share Posted March 24, 2010 I just got an email from Janet saying that they have selected the incoming class, I am officially waitlisted and they give no ranking system. Better than a denial so I am not totally bummed. Hopefully I can still get in off the waitlist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy1696 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 They sent me an email saying I am on the waitlist. I think they just waitlist anyone who didn't get in :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blent87 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 They most likely do NOT wait list everyone. They had over 1,000 applicants for the 75 positions. That would mean they waitlisted at least 925 people, which is way too many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzy1696 Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 Blent87, I meant everyone they interviewed (~300 ppl) that didn't get in, and even then I was being fictitious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia K Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 So where then do the people stand with no e-mail notification and no call? Was everyone notified as of yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santanse Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I have not been notified yet, does that mean I'll be getting a rejection letter soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blent87 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Blent87, I meant everyone they interviewed (~300 ppl) that didn't get in, and even then I was being fictitious. I understand. They most likely waitlisted 150 or less. That would give them ample alternates (enough for 2 whole classes to decline and still have a full incoming class). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruton85 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I interviewed in Nov. I've been updating Janet, and I haven't recieved a response. Am I rejected ..if I have heard nothing so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blent87 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I guess another thing to think about is that Drexel personally calls each person to tell them that they are accepted, which takes quite a bit of time. Because of this, it could take several days before they are able to contact everyone that has been accepted. This means that if you have not yet gotten a waitlist e-mail, you could still be on the list for getting an acceptance call. PS - there are only 9 people in the Drexel PA Class of 2012 fb group (one of which is myself), which leads me to believe that many people haven't been notified of acceptance yet. Also, there haven't been any recent postings on the Class of 2012 thread here, another reason to believe that everyone hasn't been notified of acceptance yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ahonsing Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 These posts are making me feel a weee bit better! I have heard nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jesse0081 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I interviewed 2/26 and haven't heard anything yet. Every time the phone rings with a number I don't recognize, I have a little anxiety attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ahonsing Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Haha me too, then it's a telemarketer. I interviewed 12/11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
242smithbob Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 So is there a super secret ranking? How do they select people? More waiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blent87 Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I'm not sure exactly how they select from the waitlist. If you think about it logically, however, there must be some form of ranking system for waitlisted applicants. If there weren't, they would have to re-evaluate each applicant every time a spot opened up. This would be both time consuming and inefficient. Please note, however, that these are just how I THINK it is done, not how it is ACTUALLY done. I've learned that the whole application process is a waiting game, you just need to figure out how to pass the time until you find out a final decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookiemonster Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Drexel's area code and exchange are (215) 762-XXXX. If you see this on your caller ID, ANSWER THE PHONE! Congrats to those accepted. Fingers crossed for those of us waitlisted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awhittin Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I also received the email stating that I was waitlisted. I can imagine that they are still calling people to let them know that they've been accepted. I can not imagine that they have told anyone official "no" yet. It would not make sense for them. It would be the best scenario for them to keep a lot of people on their wait list and then gradually deny/accept off of that list (once they let everyone know they were accepted the first time around). I would love to see a post on here from someone that gets accepted and gives up their spot...gives those of us on the waitlist hope! I wonder if there is a date when a deposit is due or anything...after deposit is due, I can imagine there may be a lot of shifting around. Anyone know how many people off the waitlist were then taken off and accepted last year????? Let's keep our fingers crossed!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blent87 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Awhittin, I was officially accepted to the program. A $500 deposit is due to the program within 2 weeks from the acceptance notification. While their letter of acceptance does not state this (the letter is standardized for all of Drexel's grad programs), the PA program expects the deposit within 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lov2xlr8 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 Forfeited my acceptance yesterday, so that'll open up a spot. Awesome program, wish it wasn't so expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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