<p>How is the nightlife at Drexel? I hear it sucks if you’re under 21. Is it all studying or do they balance studying and partying like the “work hard, play hard” mentality? Do most drexel students go to penn parties?</p>
<p>“Nightlife sucks if you’re under 21”
What does the age 21 represent? Being able to buy and drink alcohol. So if someone says that nightlife is boring until they’re 21, that really means that they’re someone who is so boring, they can’t have fun unless they’re drunk. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t have that person assess a school’s nightlife. </p>
<p>Drexel is not a party school. That doesn’t mean we don’t have parties though. I wouldn’t say most Drexel students go to Penn parties either; most Drexel students who party do so at Drexel. That being said, the reason why I think Drexel’s not a party school is because there is a lot more to do than just party. Yes, there are schools that party a lot more. Because they have nothing else to do with their time and money. On the other hand, at Drexel, we have the whole city of Philadelphia right across the river. Concerts, Clubs, Shows, Exploring, Events, whatever it is you want to do; The fifth largest city in the US is a walking distance away. If you want to go someplace where all the student body does all of the time is get drunk in a crowded frat basement, Drexel probably isn’t exactly what youre looking for. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a campus that has a partying scene, but has about a thousand other cool things you can do, Drexel is a great option. </p>
<p>let me know if you have any other questions/ </p>
<p>what I meant was…you can’t get into clubs if you’re 18…you have to be 21. How is the happiness of students at drexel? @onwiththeriotdu</p>
<p>I hear most students don’t find the dorm or residence life and food pleasing? Is it easy to maintain a 3.5+ GPA(business)? </p>
<p>You can get into clubs as an 18-year old in many clubs, I don’t know who’s told you otherwise. You can’t purchase alcohol there, but that goes back to my point of people who can’t have fun without alcohol. </p>
<p>How is the happiness of students at Drexel? That’s a pretty broad question. I’m happy. My friends and the rest of the people that I surround myself with seem happy. People around campus seem happy. I don’t know if there’s some metric you want to prove this. I don’t think any such metric exists. There’s no “happiness” point average (as opposed to grade point average) or “average happiness level”. You might find statistics like that on websites, but I doubt their credibility.</p>
<p>On the subject of residence halls, Drexel’s are some of the nicest ones I’ve ever seen compared to what I’ve seen from friends at other schools’ and the schools that my older brothers went to. I think most students enjoy their experience in the freshman residence halls. I don’t know where you heard that students don’t find it pleasing, but I’ll be happy to elaborate if you have more questions.</p>
<p>On the topic of food, I think it’s pretty good. I don’t think anybody could dare argue that there aren’t a lot of options in addition to the dining hall. It’s true that the dining hall definitely isn’t always the best, but from my experiences at other places, it could be much much worse. But I usually had no problems with it. I think the one legitimate complaint people make is about the placement though; It’s closer to the academic buildings than to the residence halls. If you’re always out of your room anyways like me, it’s not an issue. Some people hate the idea of having to walk a couple minutes to get their dinner though. This should probably show you some more:
<a href=“http://www.drexelcampusdining.com/locations.html”>http://www.drexelcampusdining.com/locations.html</a>
Also, because it’s a city, there are an abundance of amazing food trucks and restaurants around too. Always a good option as well.</p>
<p>Whether or not a 3.5+ GPA in business is completely dependent on who you are. I’ve been able to maintain a 3.8-3.9 in Engineering (Many consider engineering “harder” than business, but I don’t like to compare my studies to others and I really don’t know how they can judge that). I know other people who struggle to stay above 2.5. Easiness is a complete subjective thing. </p>
<p>how are the professors and how many hours do you study a week? how are the girls LOL? @onwiththeriotdu</p>
<p>thanks again!</p>
<p>btw I don’t drink</p>
<p>I’ve enjoyed my professors so far. I think most people do. Obviously depends on your major/program though.</p>
<p>Hours/week is, again, completely dependent on who you are. I take my studies very seriously and probably spend 3-5 hours on the average weeknight. Other people I know only spend about an hour or less everyday and somehow seem to get by just fine. Really depends on who you are, your habits, and your courseload. </p>
<p>On the topic of girls, i’m not going to answer such a superficial question. The school is 55/45 (I believe so anyways) guy/girl though. </p>
<p>Does drexel give good scholarships to people with good stats? @OnWithTheRiotDU </p>
<p>I think your best bet to see what type of scholarships people get is to scroll through the “Class of 2018 - Accepted/Rejected” thread located a few posts down in this forum. </p>
<p>do you know what the average gpa is for engineers at Drexel? @OnWithTheRiotDU </p>
<p>Couldn’t tell you. My ballpark is that it is probably somewhere in between a 2.8 and a 3.5, no higher than 3.75 or lower than 2.5.</p>
<p>That’s just my thoughts though. Keep in mind that as you enter your third year the different engineering programs and majors become entirely unique in terms of their curriculum. Which engineering majors are “easier” or have a higher average GPA, I don’t know, but having a 3.3 in civil engineering is not the same thing as a 3.3 in chemical engineering, because you take entirely different set of courses in your third year and beyond. </p>
<p>how bout B&E? or Mathematical economics? (gpa) @OnWithTheRiotDU </p>
<p>My guess is that in both programs the average GPA is probably higher to some degree, but I honestly couldn’t tell you anything definitive. </p>
<p>Thank you for all the help @onwiththeriotdu What do you think about “the drexel shaft”? Is it somewhat true? Does Drexel give many 3/4 to full tuition scholarships? Do you also know who employs business/econ majors co-opsusually </p>
<p>What are you referring to as the “Drexel Shaft” and what do you mean is it true? </p>
<p>Drexel gives some pretty decent scholarships, full tuition is mostly reserved for NMFs I believe but most students I know have a sizeable merit scholarship. I don’t know what percentage are in that range though. </p>
<p>Don’t know much about business co-ops, but if you haven’t already, explore around the website for your program, they typically post information like that. </p>