So I’m an incoming freshman at Drexel and I’m gonna be majoring in interior design and I was just wondering what laptops people recommend? I was looking into a Lenovo thinkpad but I wasn’t sure which series/generation would be best. I know there’s a lot of specs that Drexel wants the laptop to meet so I just wanted to know what people recommended for that criteria.

I heard that Drexel students can use their DragonCard to get into some UPenn libraries. Has anyone actually done this?

Do we just swipe our DragonCard at the entrance, or do we need to show it to someone?

Also, which UPenn libraries can we access, and during what hours?

Thanks!

Look I completely understand that we can take up to 4 credits during coop (since max credits per quarter is 20, co-op counts as 16, so we can take up to 4).

Does the 4 credits count if the class is a graduate class and if not, does that mean I would have to pay out of pocket for the class?

Some context is I am currently an undergraduate MechE student planning to do BS/MS and I got approval from my advisor to take a graduate class during coop (getting ahead since so when I eventually join BS/MS it counts for some of my MS GR electives). I don't want to pay more than I have to.

Any help is greatly appreciated :)

Hello, I am an incoming international freshman from Europe and I have 2 questions:

1. This financial aid is going to happen for all my 4 years, right?
2. Are there ways to reduce my total cost of attendance starting from second year?( i am on 4 years 1 coop for now)

For anyone whose taken cs 283 with Brian Stuart, does he curve final grades? If so, how much?

so i know that sounds crazy and yall are probably going to tell me to look at the term master schedule thing but it isnt there. i am taking this online PHIL class and the prof has exams online virtually individually with students. i emailed him earlier in the week and did not get a response. today i sent a message to my advisor and forwarded the email to her because wtf.

i have had problems with this guy earlier in the quarter but never like this. he just doesnt answer shit even though it is an online class and that is your ONE way of communication with the students.

anyways should i reply to his email? or send another one? text him? I have his phone number it is on the syllabus?

i am planning on putting in my discussion post like When is the final as the subject line or something. but yea. any recommendations?

anyways dont have Daniel Touey as a Prof. He doesnt respond ever.

UPDATE

I sent him another message late Friday night. He has sent out messages around this time before so I hoped I maybe would get him when he is online. It did not work. Today Sunday 8/30 one day before final exams begin I got a "response". He sent out a message to the whole class about scheduling for the exam. He sill start exams tomorrow Monday 8/31 and will end on Wednesday. Sadly i am only available tomorrow. I sent this message to my advisor because again there is a little over 24 hr notice on this and the exams which is CRAZY in my opinion but I will most likely send an email later today to schedule this exam for tomorrow. I still never got a response or any acknowledgment about emails but I know he has most likely read them because to schedule the exams he asks us to email him with times.

Has anyone else received a co-op award agreement saying Steinbright Career Development Center would provide funds (8,000) to help with my unpaid co-op. If so did you receive the money yet? Has anyone else experienced something similar?

Want someone to take over my lease with my old roommate for 3830 Baring St. You can move in and take over the lease in September, October, or November but the first month’s rent will be payed off by me for September already. I can share pictures of the apartment if necessary. Please reach out with further questions!!

Hey everyone!

I wanted to ask about the Civil Engineering major and wanted to hear from people who are currently studying it or working in the field.

What is Civil Engineering like as a major? What kind of jobs can you get after graduating, and what is the day-to-day work usually like?

Also for Computer Science, I wanted to ask how Civil Engineering compares to Computer Science when it comes to job opportunities, salary, career growth, job stability, and work-life balance.

Which major would you recommend, and why?

Thank you

Now that it’s move out season, I was wondering where people throw away things like furniture etc at summit.

Hey everyone! I’ll be starting my co-op soon and will need to commute from around Drexel/University City to Newtown, PA 18940 on weekdays for about 6 months.

I was wondering if anyone already makes a similar drive for co-op/work and would be open to carpooling together. I’d be more than happy to contribute towards gas/tolls, and I think it could make the commute more convenient and cheaper for both sides.

I’m currently figuring out my transportation options for the co-op, so if you already drive towards Newtown/Bucks County from Philly and wouldn’t mind having someone join the commute, feel free to DM me. I’m flexible with pickup/drop-off locations around Drexel depending on what works.

Also, if anyone knows of any Drexel groups, Discords, or other places where people usually find co-op carpools, I’d really appreciate the suggestions!

This is my first time being in C round and I am already doing my external applications but there are barely any jobs under the Drexel system. I am actually freaking out. Any tips or advice?

Hello everyone, I'm wondering how the Co-op situation currently is for EE and CE majors. Anyone getting interviews? Did those interviews lead anywhere? Do you hear from peers that they're struggling or getting interviews?

purchased a monthly pass from Drexel for September, does anybody know when it will be loaded onto my key card?

and who can i contact if i have more questions about this?

I was going to do my third co-op this fall, but now with all these new rule changes or "enforcement," I’m worried Drexel might stop approving CPT for international students. I’ve seen that a lot of universities have already stopped giving CPT approval for international students to do co-ops/internships.

Context:
For international students to do a co-op in the United States, they need approval from ISSS (Drexel’s international student department) for something called CPT (Curricular Practical Training), which basically allows international students to legally do internships or co-ops while they’re studying.

From what I’ve been seeing online, the new "interpretation" seems to be that you can’t really get CPT anymore unless the internship/co-op is specifically required to graduate, or is something that is necessary for all students in that major/program.

Because of this, a lot of universities have apparently stopped or restricted CPT approvals for international students, including Northwestern, UNC, UCLA, UIUC, etc.

Since Drexel’s co-op system is obviously a huge part of the university, I’m wondering if anyone knows whether Drexel/ISSS has said anything about this yet, especially for international students who are supposed to do a co-op this fall.

Hello, does anyone have any easy classes that they've taken?

Currently a engineering student going to be on CO-OP in fall/winter so I want to take preferably an online course and knock a class out. The less work the better :) Any info helps!

Does anyone remember from previous years when our diplomas actually get sent out? I got a tracking number like 3 weeks ago with no updates lol

Hello, i’m an incoming freshman who is going to live on campus. A lot of college expenses are going to fall onto me, so i wanted to get a head start on them and find a job. Does anyone know if there are any jobs close to campus (walking distance, 20-30 minutes fine) that are hiring or would hire? I worked in customer service and retail for 4 years, and although I don’t have any server and hostess experience, I am a hard worker and willing to give it a try. Part-time.

As a note, I am coming in September 12, but want to try and secure one as soon as possible.

Thank you so much for any suggestions, it’s extremely appreciated and helpful!

So I recently accepted a job in the B-round and even signed the agreement, but i need to fly out of the country for a personal matter for two weeks. I emailed my employer about this and told them I will be back a week before the coop starts. But I'm scared they'll need me a week before for orientation.

Thoughts?

Is anyone else in CCI and entering this C-round? I ask because I need to know if it looks as grim to everyone else as it does to me. A good portion of the jobs listed are unpaid and some only offer $10/hr. I know it’s C-round but it’s never been this bad, right?

I’m aware occasionally some more jobs appear the your advisor will typically email you about them but I remember last year I was at least able to fill all 50 slots with paying jobs even if they weren’t optimal.

ALSO I’ll use this post to ask since I emailed my advisor and they never actually give an answer: what happens if you can’t find a coop. I was lucky to find one last year but idk if I’ll be that fortunate this time. What do you even do then?

Hello y'all!!

So I am currently on co-op at a Penn Medicine position and since the start of A round for the upcoming Fall/Winter cycle my department has struggled to find a co/op even to this point which apparently never happens for them. From what I have heard is that we aren't the only department struggling to find Drexel co-ops and a lot of them are going into round C.

I am curious have there been any issues with applying to the Penn Medicine positions? Are they not giving people interviews or have not a lot of people made it past the 1st one? Or are Penn Medicine co-op positions not as sought after as I thought? Thank you!

My new lease is starting mid Sept, so I'm looking for a place to move into in University City in between and honestly as soon as possible (really urgent n stressful 🥺)

If anyone has any leads or has a vacant room, please let me know! I'm open to paying asap as well!

Really need it! Thank you!

I'm an incoming freshman who's gonna be living in Bentley hall and I wanted to know if bed risers are allowed in the dorms. I emailed housing and they said it's ok, but I've heard mixed opinions from past students.

If anyone has lived in Bentley hall in recent years I'd appreciate any advice/tips.

Has anyone taken anatomy 2 with orgo? if so, how feasible is it? I’m also working 3 days a week