Drexel University

I loathed Drexel. First, the cost. Your first year, they dole out a ton of financial aid -- but after that, you're pretty much on your own. You pay through the nose for everything and anything... So Papa Dicks-Us can ride around in his chaufferred limosine and his wife can go on shopping sprees. Note that his own daughter does NOT attend Drexel!

For a realistic view of Drexel, take a look at www.drexelshaft.com ... Seriously, all they do is take your money and then shaft you.

I made some friends amongst the upperclassmen, and not a one of them were happy with Drexel. Apparently most people transfer or drop out before they even get halfway through the five years it takes to graduate from Drexel! School spirit is more along the lines of, "We all hate this school!"

The campus SUCKS, unless you like the idea of getting splattered on the pavement by speeding cars through Center City Philadelphia. Oh, and trees? You'll see a total of perhaps 20 on the entire campus, all of them stunted and sickly thanks to the pollution and ill-care. There's quite literally only ONE expanse of grass in the campus, and it's a triangle about 20 yards on a side.

The dorms suck, too -- they're all falling apart. The commuter lounge is laughable... it's one small room with a broken TV, three couches, and two loveseats.

The wireless network is okay -- assuming you can find a place where it actually WORKS.
Most of your classes will be taught by TAs who don't speak English, or by apathetic and incompetent professors.And the tuition information on the front page is wrong, btw -- it costs nearly $30k/yr, for anything in the Engineering College... Which is the ONLY reason to go.

1st Year Female -- Class 2007

Surrounding City: B, Scholastic Success: F

First and foremost Drexel has been the worst experience of my life, and if I could take it all back, I would in a heart-beat. If you are not an Engineer, or IT person don't come to drexel.-Most people come here because of the COOP opportunity, which isn't what you may think. Truthfully, you have to compete with the whole school, for a very small pool of employers, not to mention whoever else is trying to become employed by these particular companies. Coop is not guaranteed. You are on your own when it comes to finding a job, so its no need to come to Drexel. An addition, while your on coop you are still getting billed, and paying on school for the 6 months that you are out of school. So Drexel is basically, pimping you.- Don't rely on Financial Aid, because its non-existence, if you can not afford to come here, don't. They will jerk you.(Drexel Shaft)is real. -QUARTER terms trap you at drexel, makes it harder to transfer, because you basically have to start all over.- Harder to really grasp concept and understanding on an individual level, because everything here is group base. -The SOCIAL SCENE at Drexel is non-existent, unless you are frat-boy(White Frats) - The ratio here has to be 7 to 1 guys to girls, So as a guy the scale is against you. In all honesty, as a male, coming to drexel may lower your standards, because majority of the girls here are not attractive(But they think they DIMES). Soon enough, you'll find yourself, looking at a girl you would have never considered talking to in you life as starting to look good to you. A lot of people think thats its better to have surrounding like this to focus on grades, but i disagree, because college isn't just about school work, you have to have a social life too. And I think this surrounding can have a worst impact on you grades, because you are constantly searching for that outlet, which can take away from your focus on school work. This school will screw with you head in all aspects of college life, and what is necessary for a quality college life. -The CAMPUS is very minimal when it comes to everything. - For the money, Drexel should be buying up property in the surrounding area, to add to beautify the campus, which they got a "F" on, amongst other colleges in the nation. To add to the lack of facilities, Drexel has ONE facility to house all of its extracurricular activities, where most colleges has multiple facility for its students, so get used to sharing this one facility with Athletic teams(which suck), if at all they allow you to when they are in the facility.- WORST ADMINSTRATIVE processes, and internal communicaton(Drexel Shaft)- TEACHERS are average, the ones you can understand-SPORTS, and SCHOOL SPIRIT sucks at Drexel, majority of the students hate it here.- CAFETERIA has the worst food, ever. Which they cook with laxatives, so if you are backed up, you won't be anymore. You will be crossing your fingers, hoping you making back to your dorm.- The LIBRARY sucks, it is the noisiest place on campus.- CLASSROOMS suck, no AC in most of classrooms.- Too much DIVISION, amongst population.(Everyone kinda sticks with their own)Most people here are snobbish.-PEOPLE at Drexel are not really that bright, most people here cheat there way through college-namely White Frat Boys(with their archive of old teacher test), and Student Athletes- - Drexel has to be by far the WORST institution of higher learning in the country.- This school is only worried about getting new student, not retaining the students that they already have. It is quite clear that the students here don't like it here, but Drexel has not made any effort to correct this problem. One of the biggest problems is Papa Dick, the chairman of the board at Drexel, he is so busy trying to run for mayor, with his political affairs, that the students suffer. If you come here, you will have to get use to non-sanitary lunch trucks surrounding Drexel, as well as the filthy surrounding of Philadelphia. Olde City is the best that philly offer. The Minorities group of a few get it the worst, at a predominantly indian, and white school. Coming from the African American prospective--I would advise another school, maybe an HBCU, if your going to pay, you might as well be happy too. Even if I were white I wouldn't come to this school, this school is lacking, for you too, you might want to check out school's in the surrounding area--my advice--UD-.

2nd Year Male -- Class 2004

Useful Schoolwork: B-, University Resource Use/ spending: F