It is very interesting to hear that the Admission’s Director will be leaving (moving to a similar position at Univ. of Buffalo). He had been in place since 2012 and apparently speardeaded the move to a “rolling” type of admission’s process that unfortunately did not seem to be able to make a smooth transition to a new process. It will be interesting to see what happens in the future with UD now searching for a new Director. I suspect this will take some time so who knows whether any changes will take place next year. Anyone want to vote for a return to the old process of announcing all the decisions in March? Or should the current new process just be refined?
I’m not sure what the process should be but applying early means nothing. My son, along with many others on this site had materials in by early October with still no decision to date nor any form of communication. We are OOS and my son has good grades. I’ve always been proud of what he has been able to accomplish in high school. It hasn’t been until now and this process that is having me second guess what he could have done better. How can a 3.6 GPA, many many honors and AP classes, ECs, etc not be good enough that they are still deciding after 4-5 months? He applied to the business school and I get that it is competitive, but accept us or let us go. I don’t think that it is fair that others who have applied months after others are being accepted. I get that there is a process but there is no communication either - no changes to portal, no letters in mail, no emails being sent, no answers on the telephone - everything is exactly as it has been since he applied. Other schools have better communication skills for sure. He also heard from every other school he applied to by December and has gotten letters, postcards, emails from all. Loyola here we come…
@jmom13 I completely agree with you, it’s unfair and frustrating. If I didn’t get in, let me know. Don’t keep me waiting, don’t let me get my hopes up, just tell me I didn’t get in so I can move on and consider my other options. Can’t believe how competitive this school is becoming.
Just wondering guys… has anyone head of anyone being rejected? Ive heard of plenty of people being accepted. Very nervous… Thanks and congrats to everyone who got it!
It took approx 14 weeks but the portal finally updated to show I’ve been admitted! Portal has a link to a financial aid award notice. Good luck to everyone still waiting.
anyone know if portals are updated with denials or just accepted
I heard about some other acceptances today, but no denials. It could just be that people don’t rush to social media when the news is bad.
Agreed and congrats to you good luck@nylily17!! I was just wondering if anyone knew if Delaware posts denials to the portals or just acceptance and mail the denials? Maybe @Mwallenmd might be able to answer. Thanks guys and luck to all waiting!!!
@nelson97 My best friend was denied from Delaware last year and it appeared on her portal as " Denied" and " sorry to inform you we will not be offering you admission, best of luck in your future" and she also got a letter. Hope that helps!
Also, all the students denied from my school received it on the same day and it was the last round of answers to go around… good luck to everyone!
We have dropped Delaware from our list, but I wanted to let the OOS students still waiting know that my son got his acceptance via the portal yesterday - I’m guessing they are sweeping the OOS students now in preparation for the April waitlist. My friend’s son who is in-state, was waitlisted last year, and was finally accepted toward the end of April. He had already accepted at another school by then, though.
Anyway, for those still waiting and OOS: my son’s portal changed to “admitted”, he got into his major, and he received his merit notification. Best of luck!
@jmom13 I hear you! My son has a 3.82 currently, in the honors program at his school, 8 AP classes, EC’s, etc. But we are OOS - the black sheep of Delaware, and the University has made it clear that they prioritize the in-state students. Even though this is for admissions purposes, having lived in DE most of my life, I know it does not like anyone OOS, and I don’t want my son in this environment. He was fortunate to have many other schools from which to choose, as your son does, too. It was last on his list (not strong in his major) and I was the one who insisted he apply - what do I know! Good luck with Loyola!
We live in Delaware and roughly 2/3 of the students that go to U of D are OOS. It’s one of the few state university’s where the in state is in the minority. I think they cater to OOS and don’t agree with your analysis at all. Yes in state has an advantage and U of D is competitive and due to the demand. That being said my daughter got into Nursing in mid December and she applied at the end of October but a lot of her friends have not heard if they have been accepted and if they have , its been in the last few weeks. She is choosing to go elsewhere due to the fact she wants to be a PA and not a nurse jand she would like to go out of state. I think you just need to ride out the wait!
All Flagship State Universities prioritize in-state applicants and there are few, in any, that have more than 25% of their undergraguate student population made up of OOS students. As far as the admission process for OOS applicants is concerned I guess it is a matter of perspective. If you want a top notch univerisity that just looks at stanardized test scores and GPA to make decisions then the process is a real pain. If you want a top notch university that assesses OOS applicants in a much more holistic manner then the process is still somewhat of a pain, but actually is fairer to all applicants. I have know applicants in the past with SAT scores of over 2100 who were rejected by UD (and these individuals were very indignant about this) as well as students with SAT scores under 1500 who were accepted because of the holistic approach UD takes in its process. With around 2/3 rds of its undergraduate student population being from OOS UD has more of a flare of being a private university than a state university, and it is the only Flagship State University where you can get this type of educational environment. Again good luck to all those still waiting for decisions.
I believe all similar Flagship State Universities do the same.
Does anyone know who actually makes the decision in admissions. For example, does the regional admissions rep evaluate all the applications from that area?
@kristinww How long ago did your son apply? I’m OOS and still waiting but applied about 9 weeks ago, and they only just recently received my SAT scores. Concerned that a longer wait means bad news…
@kristinww If you parse what UD says on its web site about its commitment to Delawareans (is that really the demonym?), they say that they will prioritize “evaluation” of the in-state application, but not admission of the in-state applicant. They also say that 92% of Delawareans gain admission to the university, but they note that there are other campuses that are open only to Delaware residents, and they are counting, among the 92%, Delawareans who were denied admission to Newark but got into the branch campuses. They state that the admission rate for the main campus (presumably the historical admission rate, not the rate for this year) is 65% of in-state applicants. That’s ever-so-slightly higher than the 59-61% who were admitted to the main campus from the entire applicant pool in past years.
The entire PR industry is built around presenting the cold hard facts in the best possible light. The reality is that UDel wants the best students and also wants out-of-state money, but they want to be able to tell their local tax base that they are actually supporting local residents. You have to read Delaware’s statement about its own admission policies in this light.
Keep in mind that Delaware’s economy is largely built on using its position as a sovereign state to draw in business from other states. Nearly every credit card company operates out of Delaware; Delaware created laws most favorable to the credit card business specifically to bring in these companies. Nearly every major company incorporates in Delaware, because Delaware corporate law is most favorable to corporate management; companies get the benefit of relatively lax regulation, and Delaware gets a little extra corporate tax revenue (which it passes along to its citizens in the form of lower personal taxes). In other words, Delaware is to U.S. residents what the Cayman Islands is to banking, or Liberia is to ship registry. It should come as no surprise that its university operates with more-or-less the same set of values. I’m not judging, by the way; we’re OOS and will be happy to pay UD the higher tuition rates to educate D.