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EagleChick19 04-22-2009 09:13 PM
I'm from the Philly area. Drexel is a great school to go to, and they are currently looking for a president. Their last president, Constance Papakdakis, "Taki" just passed away. I currently have a friend who goes there for Physics and he always talked about the opportunities that he has.

He'll have a great time in the city, since there are several colleges within the city (PCOM, Drexel, Jefferson, and Temple.)


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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1802144)
Update: just paid the tuition and housing deposits for eldest son. He's going to Drexel. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Anyone here from Philly? :)

DS#2 visited Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and Penn State over spring break. He loved Pitt and PSU. He also visited Carnegie-Mellon, but walked out on them. I love this kid! DH said C-M was the most unorganized and unprofessional college visit he's been on in his life. #2 is also looking at a bunch of in-state schools, including OSU and Cincinnati.

Thank heavens we'll get a break for a few years before DS#3 goes through the process!

KSUViolet06 04-22-2009 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Munchkin03 (Post 1802148)

I'm not even going to get into the "we" business.
:)

...or the "It took us alot of time, even with the Common App" business.

Your kids should be filling out their own college apps, folks.

KSig RC 04-23-2009 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1802144)
Update: just paid the tuition and housing deposits for eldest son. He's going to Drexel. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Anyone here from Philly? :)

DS#2 visited Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and Penn State over spring break. He loved Pitt and PSU. He also visited Carnegie-Mellon, but walked out on them. I love this kid! DH said C-M was the most unorganized and unprofessional college visit he's been on in his life. #2 is also looking at a bunch of in-state schools, including OSU and Cincinnati.
Wow - that must have been some offer from Drexel, since he willingly took a drop of like 65 positions for the privilege of not going to Michigan.

AOIIalum 04-23-2009 06:46 AM
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06 (Post 1802154)
...or the "It took us alot of time, even with the Common App" business.

Your kids should be filling out their own college apps, folks.
Agreed. I did the financial aid stuff, but the kids need to fill out their own college apps. Besides, if they can't write a college essay or personal statement by this point they probably shouldn't be graduating from HS in the first place. Remember, it's the child's college search and not yours. If it was mine they'd all go to Kentucky. :D

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Originally Posted by EagleChick19 (Post 1802150)
I'm from the Philly area. Drexel is a great school to go to, and they are currently looking for a president. Their last president, Constance Papakdakis, "Taki" just passed away. I currently have a friend who goes there for Physics and he always talked about the opportunities that he has.
Good to know. He visited the day after the last president passed away, so he learned a lot about him. Does/did your friend live on campus, if so please PM!

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Originally Posted by KSig RC (Post 1802296)
Wow - that must have been some offer from Drexel, since he willingly took a drop of like 65 positions for the privilege of not going to Michigan.
It was. As a parent, it's great to watch your child see his years of hard work pay off. Michigan made him an offer, but could not come close to matching the offers from the other schools. He should be able to graduate from his intended five-year program without debt and with incredible opportunities due to being in Philadelphia.

srmom 04-23-2009 12:17 PM
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check out the cafeteria or main dining hall and eat there. if your son feels comfortable to do so, encourage him to introduce himself to some random students and get the real scoop on campus life. try to give him some space so that he can get a feel for the campus and student population, but don't get irritated if he holds back and becomes a little reserved.
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Let him off his leash. (Can you tell I had overprotective parents?) Let him meet and chat with other prefrosh and current students without mom and dad hovering around. He'll get a better idea of campus life that way - nobody will say "This is a huuuuuuge party school!" in front of mom and dad. Meanwhile, you might chat with other parents, take a walk around campus, or check out the city/town where the school is located - look at off-campus housing, restaurants, cultural opportunities like museums, etc.
Amen to both of those!! Taking the official tour gives only the gloss of the place, they need to see if it is truly someplace they (not you) can see themselves fitting in.

After we toured, I dropped my sons off and told them to take a walk around campus, get something to eat, pick a spot to sit and just absorb the atmosphere.

I went and found a quiet outdoor restaurant where I could get a cup of coffee and read my book :)

33girl 04-23-2009 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by OTW (Post 1802146)
Carnegie Mellon wasn't all that, huh? Who would have thought that? :rolleyes:
They are apparently in the midst of a controversy over pr0n films being shown on campus. LOL.

als463 04-25-2009 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1776113)
Talk about bumping an old thread! :)

Eldest has now been accepted to five of the six schools he's sent applications into. Drexel, Washington and Jefferson, Ohio Northern, U of Toledo and his #1 choice, Michigan. Still waiting to hear from Vanderbilt, he applied regular decision so should hear by April 1st.

We're starting the visit process for DS#2 this spring. He's interested in Penn State, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan and Yale.

We really, really need to win the lottery!
Hopefully DS#2 makes the right decision and chooses to be a Nittany Lion...lol...Good luck and hopefully you kids get their top choices-I got mine and I couldn't be any happier. All of those schools are great and its nice to see that they want to look at some great schools!

CougarGrad 04-26-2009 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1802302)
It was. As a parent, it's great to watch your child see his years of hard work pay off. Michigan made him an offer, but could not come close to matching the offers from the other schools. He should be able to graduate from his intended five-year program without debt and with incredible opportunities due to being in Philadelphia.

Congrats to him on his decision to attend Drexel! I have a longtime friend who went to Temple, and he enjoyed the Philly area. I applaud your DS#1 for making the best decision for himself, considering the offers he was given. That's one reason I ended up at University of Houston- which I don't regret one bit.

madmax 06-17-2009 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1802144)
Update: just paid the tuition and housing deposits for eldest son. He's going to Drexel. They made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Anyone here from Philly? :)

!
I am.



Drexel is a good school. They do it right. The unique thing about Drexel is trimesters. Students go to school for two semesters and have to work in their major for the third. Drexel grads always get jobs.

Drexel is in University City. The campus is right across the street from Penn and there are a bunch of small schools in that area.

TSteven 06-17-2009 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1776113)
Talk about bumping an old thread! :)

Eldest has now been accepted to five of the six schools he's sent applications into. Drexel, Washington and Jefferson, Ohio Northern, U of Toledo and his #1 choice, Michigan. Still waiting to hear from Vanderbilt, he applied regular decision so should hear by April 1st.

We're starting the visit process for DS#2 this spring. He's interested in Penn State, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan and Yale.

We really, really need to win the lottery!
At first I was :eek: then I read further.

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Originally Posted by AOIIalum (Post 1802302)
Remember, it's the child's college search and not yours. If it was mine they'd all go to Kentucky. :D
My faith has been restored.

And congratulations to your son on Drexel.

AOIIalum 06-18-2009 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by TSteven (Post 1817715)
My faith has been restored.

And congratulations to your son on Drexel.
See, that's why it's the child's college decision and not Mom or Dad's! :D He visited UK but they didn't offer his major.


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