Drexel University Top Questions

Nature of the quarter system and elaborate information on their financial aid provisions

I wish I knew how much work it was going to take. Seriously, college is definitely a step up from high school. The important thing to realize, though, is that the harder you work, the more you'll learn, so it definitely pays off, especially during those late nights before finals. I have put in a lot of hard work since I started my college experience, but it has definitely proven worth my time and effort. The saying is definitely true that you reap what you sow!

I wish I knew how much work it was going to take. Seriously, college is definitely a step up from highschool. The important thing to realize, though, is that the harder you work, the more you'll learn, so it definitely pays off, especially during those late nights before finals. I have put in a lot of hard work since I started my college experience, but it has definitely proven worth my time and effort. The saying is definitely true that you reap what you sow!

What to bring and what not to bring. My room is very small and there are 3 of us in the room. We are very tight for space.

I wish I had known that the co-op system is really only beneficial for the engineering students and anyone who can afford to not be paid for a semester. If you have to work while enrolled at Drexel, skip the co-op if you can.

I wish I had known how living in the middle of a big city would be.

How intense my program would be

Better knowledge of the surroundings and the area.

I wish I had joined some of the great extracurricular activities at my university during the first week of school because, now that my classes are underway, clubs are already formed and I'm busy with my studies, it's more difficult to investigate the activities and get involved, so I'll be sure to consider clubs and activities and become more involved next year.

I wish that I had known how much the real world relies on "who you know," rather than "what you know." In college, especially the business school at Drexel, one of the main things that the Business 101 professors focus on is networking. I wish I had been expecting to expand my network not only socially, but professionally. Luckily, I was able to learn very quickly and have since been practicing by making connections wherever I go, whether into the city or back home. I have also learned how important business cards can be.