Come on People!

HereWeGo · 12-30-2006, 09:29 AM

The lack of activity on this board is PATHETIC.

Drew is a wonderful school (I should know, I just transferred here in sept. from washington and lee) and it deserves to have a busy discussion board.

Any questions???? Prospectives, parents, and students, lets get talking!

Debruns · 12-31-2006, 07:56 AM

I'm glad you are enjoying Drew. My son goes there and likes it, although it can be a little quiet at times. The best part for him has been the small class's as a freshman and interesting professors he really liked. Hope you have a good experience there.

MarathonMan88 · 12-31-2006, 10:33 PM

HereWeGo,

Thanks for reinvigorating the forum. D visited Drew, but has two concerns: the lack of any major/minor in global/international studies (though she's enthusiatic about the UN program). The feeling that it might be too quiet and students tend to leave on weekends; the tiny size of the student center and the lack of any obvious center of social life seemed like a red flag, too.

Any insight on either social life or the programs like Pan-African/EA-Studies?

Debruns · 01-01-2007, 04:32 PM

My son's orientation "sister" was named Abigail Calhoun and she picked Drew because of the Pan-African studies. I'm sure her email is listed if you want to write her or I can try to locate it in our pile of papers.

MarathonMan88 · 01-01-2007, 07:40 PM

Thanks, Debrun! I'll pass this info along to my d. If she can't find the e-mail, I'll try PM-ing you.

travellinghopefully · 01-07-2007, 09:42 AM

My d got into Drew early action. She is mostly applying to BFA acting but liked Drew. Any insight into their theater program?

opmsma · 01-07-2007, 08:31 PM

A couple of questions and concerns: 1.The campus seems dead or very quiet socially. Is that accurate? How many students stay on weekends; 2. The dining hall does not seem to have much by way of vegetarian/vegan food. 3. How are the freshman dorms? As a vegan, is there any access to kitchen facilities [a stove, not just a microwave]to do your own cooking? It seems from looking at the web site that cooking is only available in special interest housing which is unavailable to freshmen

HereWeGo · 01-08-2007, 12:40 AM

hey opmsma!

1) Theres always a bunch of stuff going on around campus. There are always several parties going on in the suites & townhouses on thurs, fri, and sat nights, plus a bunch of school-sponsered activities. You can get cheap tix to broadway shows (and ride a bus in from campus), watch a movie in the UC, or go to midnight breakfast

2) I don't eat in the commons too often, but I know that there is a different pasta dish like every day, plus a full salad bar, sometimes there are vegetarian wraps, etc. They've been re-evaluating the dining option extensivily lately, so I expect things to get better.
3) The freshman dorms at Drew are about the same as the freshman dorms everywhere else: small rooms, small hallways, and a lot of activity. But when you move out of the freshman dorms there are a lot of housing options.

I don't know about the freshman dorms, but every other dorm I've been in has a hall kitchen with a stove, fridge, microwave, sink, etc. I live in hoyt-bowne, and I know there are kitchens in baldwin and I thiiink haselton too.

homeboy07 · 01-15-2007, 02:31 PM

Hey Herewego, i got accepted to Drew a few weeks ago, and i'm wondering if you have heard good things about Drew's Wall Street Semester---it's looks like fun.

HereWeGo · 01-16-2007, 08:33 PM

Hey Homeboy07, I have heard good things about the Wall Street Semester. A good friend of mine, an econ major, applied for it but he didn't get chosen for the Wall Street Semester. The competition for it is pretty tough, I've heard, though not impossible. I think it's so competitive though because it is a very good expereince, and a great way to make connections in that field.

calvinrm · 02-19-2007, 06:02 PM

I applied to Drew, I'm excited to get the results, hopefully maybe be a Drew Scholar.

Who else applied and what are your guys' stats?

calvinrm · 02-26-2007, 06:00 PM

Got my Drew Letter today. 15000, but it's still not gonna cut.

For past students, do they increase offers, or generally sit where they start?

Debruns · 02-26-2007, 06:06 PM

You can always ask,give them reasons to increase, but from what I've heard at most colleges, it wouldn't be more than a few thousand. My son got a certain scholarship and a grant.The grant fluctuates which can be frustrating,but it goes on income. Was that a scholarship and you can still get other awards?

travellinghopefully · 02-26-2007, 09:38 PM

My D got accepted to Drew with a partial scholarship. Seems like a great place. Those of you whose kids are there, do you have any sense of what the theater program is like?