For those who received the letter about attending in the Spring, did your website get updated that decision
was made?
@tennisgirl6 - My son’s portal did not change after receiving the letter. The letter included a mail-in response form with 3 yes/no questions: Wait list? Enroll Spring? Delaware in D.C.?
My son’s portal also did not change. We live in the greater DC area, and it seems like an interesting concept, maybe more so for someone not in the DC area. Would especially be a good idea for anyone interested in a policy type field, as it says the coursework will include a mentored internship. Don’t know exactly what it says for AU that they have the space to give away. I wasn’t really expecting he would get in since he applied back in the fall and he had gotten a letter asking for first semester grades (which I read as a deferral). He has moved on to considering several other equally good options. The long wait has colored his viewpoint. From my view, since so many more kids seem to be doing early action apps, DE isn’t doing itself any favors by its process. But I guess as long as kids are applying to 8, 10, 12, 15 schools and solid schools have more than enough people to fill the seats, my opinion really doesn’t matter.
No change in my son’s portal either.
They are basically in limbo. Not accepted but not rejected.
Like zombies. 
sonsami;
My guess would be that UD hasn’t figured out a way to put this new “UD in DC” offer in the portal. Based on this offer it would appear to me your son was essentially accepted to UD if he either takes the first semester offer to attend the UD in DC Program (and then move to UD campus in the Spring) or he can elect to either be placed on the waitlist for admission to UD in the Fall and/or accept regular admission for the Spring of 2016. I certainly would not view this as an outright rejection (at the very least he could elect the wait list offer only).
For those who received the DC offer what state are you from and when did you receive?
@tennisgirl6 I’m from New Jersey and I got the letter about the DC offer in the mail yesterday.
Thinking that a lot of desicions may go out today…we can only hope
Pennsylvania / Saturday’s mail / finance major
Definitely not doing it… It’s just too much money and it’s too much for a kid looking forward to his freshman year in college. It may be a good opportunity but just in my opinion it would be more favorable after they were already established at the college of their choice, settled in, and then were offered a semester somewhere else down the road. Filling out resumes and trying to find an internship in DC is just not what we have in mind at 17 for our first year of college.
@tennisgirl6 did you receive that offer or are you still waiting for a decision ?
I just called admissions office. She said that decisions will be out by “mid-April” Also, I asked if the students who received letters asking for more information (mid semester grades etc.) will take longer and she said “maybe by a week.” SO, I don’t think the April 1 deadline is real.
We are NY (Long Island). The letter came on Friday 3/27.
I didn’t get a chance to call admissions about my questions today but will post after I do if I get any info of interest.
@Sonsami That would be great if you shared what you learn about Delaware in D.C. There’s a clear lack of clarity regarding even basic financial aid (government loan programs such as Stafford) – I’d love to know more about that since as the parent I get to deal with the bills!
We are from MD and my son received his letter on Saturday. The letter was dated 3.20. We may go to the accepted students day.
Obviously this needs to be verified with UD but IMHO as long as a student is matriculated in an accredited 4 year college program they should be eligible for federal Stafford loans. However, for the freshman year, the maximum yearly amount available is 5.5K (with a max of 3.5K subsidized - if eligible based on FAFSA score). So this would be 2.75K per semester.
Everyone who received the letter has, in fact, been accepted to UD (but not until Spring 2016) with two other options as defined in the letter. Students who have received the letter can go to the UD in DC website and register for the UD Decision Day on Saturday, April 18th. Besides everything else everyone else going will be exposed to that day there also will be a special presentation regarding the UD in DC Program (I understand this will include presentations by both UD and AU staff) for students who have been offered this option.
If anyone receiving the letter definitely has decided that they are not interested in both the Spring admission to UD and the UD in DC Program, but are still interested in being on the wait list for the Fall, I would recommend accepting this piece of the offer ASAP. Unless things change this year the wait list is not ranked (but is probably broken down by major applied to) so it is a first come-first serve situation. I don’t know the number of just wait-list offers only that have already been sent out but I suspect they will soon begin to be sent out along with all the other decisions. So again, the sooner the better if the wait list is all you are interested in. This is just my thought based on past years. Perhaps everyone who received this letter might be give priority on the waitlist as long as they reply by May 1. Another UD unknown?
@Mwallenmd Hi - thanks for your frequent insights into all things UDel! Curious: do you think how a kid responds to the Spring offer of admission and/or the Delaware in DC program has any impact on his/her clearing the wait list?
Does a kid who accepts Spring show more of a commitment so he/she gets moved up the wait list by UDel?
Does a kid who declines Spring move down because it means they’re probably committed elsewhere?
Does a kid who accepts both Spring and Delaware in DC improve chances with commitment, or actually hurt it because they’re ‘in the fold’ already and UDel may as well lock up another spot?
Or, of course, do you think it has absolutely no impact whatsoever?
As for Fall financial aid, I’ve read conflicting perspectives. The literature from UDel specifically says ‘not covered by any financial aid’ (see below) and in the lingo of colleges, loans are considered ‘financial aid.’ It specifically says this is a UDel program, but only 4 credits are actually with UDel…perhaps that’s the wrinkle?
Here’s what appears in a Q&A (both Q and A from UDel):
I NOTICED THAT THE FALL PROGRAM AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WAS NOT TO BE COVERED BY ANY FINANCIAL AID. CAN YOU TELL ME THE COST OF THIS SEMESTER?
The estimated cost for this one program will be $23,227: $15,065 for tuition and $8,162 for fees, residence hall, meal plan, and student health insurance fee. (Not included in the estimate are books, transportation to Washington, D.C., transportation to seminars and mentorship office, social and cultural activities, and transportation for trips during vacation periods.)
Thanks
Got the same letter on 3/28/2014. I am in NJ. We have answered NO to all and sent the letter back in the mail today. Main reason for the decision was the obvious that everyone else is stating and no where on the letter did it state that he was accepted into his choice of major that we applied for. Been accepted at nine other colleges, eight offered merit scholarships and all of them accepted him into the choice of major that he applied for. Good luck to all in making your final decision and thank god the wait and aggravation with UDEL admissions is finally over for us.
brucemag;
Perhaps you are correct about the financial piece for the Fall Program at AU. It is a little odd the way they set things up between which school gets paid what and the way the credits are designated between the two universities. These things may have made students ineligible for Stafford loans. Hopefully UD will clarify this. For the Spring, as full time UD students on-site, I would assume they would then be eligible for the Stafford loans for this semester (but not for grants or merit aid as UD indicated).
As far as priority placement on the wait list is concerned, as I noted in my previous post, I really have no idea if any of the scenarios you asked about would effect a student’s position on the list (only UD knows for sure and I don’t know if they would tell anyone if asked). As I indicated the only thing I can say is that in past years the wait list was not ranked, so the sooner a student got on it the better (but I can’t guarantee this is the way it will work this year-sorry). So it looks like the students who got these offers may be playing a little Russian Roulette as to how their choice(s) would impact their wait list placement (but the gun might not even be loaded at all) LOL
Best wishes.
@nelson97 and all, D received the DC letter today in NY. She also received an email today summarizing it and said she should have received the letter recently. Letter was dated March 20th but obviously not mailed out until end of last week. D applied mid November as undeclared. The website shows that the classes at UDel-American program at American are set on which classes everyone has to take for first semester… So depending what your goal is for ultimate major decision…it may make a difference. So if your goal is a more structured major like science or engineering or maybe even business ,etc… I’m not sure if that program supports those goals or would put someone a semester behind once transfer to UDel. Research to be done so we can learn more. Appreciative to have option to attend, but we have to make sure works with D ultimate goals considering the cost to attend is high .
My daughter just received the same offer. She had made up her mind to go to her other top school because she hadn’t heard from U of Delaware, but my husband and I are taking her to the orientation for this program. We want her to see the kids who are also consider attending in this way. Also it will give her one more chance to tour the school that she so loved when she visited. She has agreed to go to the orientation, knowing that we will give her final say. The above questions are all relevant and I’m sure that they will be asked during the orientation. We will keep her options open for her other school though, so that she can have all the information she needs for the final answer. We do feel lucky that she was given this option! I am sure many applicants were not offered this choice at all.