<p>Chance me please,
I have a 3.27 GPA
ACT I have a 25 composite Score
SAT 1530
Math: 530
Reading:500
English:500
I have done a sport for all the seasons while attending my high school and have done a Varsity sport for two seasons every year.
I have also taken the hardest classes available to me and my letters of recommendation should be really good.
I live in Virginia</p>
<p>Do you have any other ECs like volunteering or on campus clubs? You have a typical competitive profile. Depending on the school you apply and if it requires a personal statement, that should be crafted to make you stand out among other applicants.</p>
<p>Actually your stats are on the low side to have a good chance of OOS acceptance to UD overall. For some extremely competitive majors at UD (i.e. chemical engineering, nursing, and a few others) I believe you would not have much of a chance of being accepted with your current stats. Admission to UD has become increasingly competitive and I suspect this trend will continue for next years applicants. In order to increase your chances I would suggest taking some review/preparatory courses and taking the SAT and/or ACT again. I hope the “hardest courses available” at your HS included honors/AP courses. UD puts a very high emphasis on HS course rigor/GPA/and class rank in making admission decisions. Also during your Sr. year of HS make sure in both semesters that you take a full course load (5 significant classes including honors/AP courses if available). I wish I had a better assessment for you. Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>I do clubs and volunteering, also I am taking the hardest classes that are offered at the school</p>
<p>oh and I was thinking food Science</p>
<p>I do not believe UD offers Food Science as a major or minor. At least it is not listed on their website as an available major/minor for undergraduates.</p>
<p>yes- food science is offered <a href=“http://ag.udel.edu/anfs/documents/FOSCFLYER2010.pdf[/url]”>http://ag.udel.edu/anfs/documents/FOSCFLYER2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>I stand corrected. Thanks pamom59.</p>
<p>er111a:</p>
<p>One more suggestion: If your HS does not offer honors/AP courses and you are taking the “hardest” courses available at your HS please make sure that when you fill out the UD Supplement for Admission that you denote this in the application so UD will be aware of this. Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>Thank you, I actually went to there discovery day today and I was very much amazed with the school!</p>
<p>I’m happy to see that you had a positive experience at UD’s Discovery Days yesterday. UD certainly has one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country, it is compact in its logistics, and it feels much smaller than it really is. If you are seriously interested in applying to UD I would suggest, if possible, that you visit again in the Fall during a weekday when the campus is in full swing. You can really get a feel for what is like to be a student at UD by interacting with the students at that time. My D vistited numerous college campuses prior to her deciding to attend UD (for Nursing). At UD she sensed a feeling of elan (not snobbery, but more a sense of a goal achievement orientation) that tended to permeate the student body/campus that she did not sense at many of the other colleges she visited. In addition, for lack of a better way of describing it, students at UD also appeared friendly and happy to be there. While I certainly would not wish to dissuade anyone from applying to UD you are actually blessed, being from Virginia, with a number of public universities (UVA, W&M, GMU, VCU, JMU, ODU) that are very similar to UD in their educational offerings/status. UD actually is in an Sports Conference (Colonial Athletic Association) with most of them. Being in-state the cost of going to any of them of course would be much less than paying tuition for UD as an OOS student. I’m sure you are aware of this already but I just thought I would mention it. Again best of luck to you in your college hunt.</p>
<p>er, not to hurt your feelings, I am going to be a bit more blunt. Mwallenmd makes excellent points, but I would say it this way. Unless your family has money to burn, there is no reason for you not to go to school in Va. Also, I would pick my school and course of study very carefully to make sure that they are ones in which you can excel. Your scores indicate that you are not prepared for a highly competitive environment or rigorous curriculum. neither was I btw. The point of college is that you grow from where you are, to learn something that will make you useful to society, and to feel a sense of purpose in life. What I would wish for you is to see you put a lot of effort into choosing a realistic and rewarding field of study, and then find the school that is the right fit. Btw, I work with lots of food scientists and I know that they took heavy duty science, and most of them have a Phd. I don’t say that to discourage you, just to share what I am familiar with. Having said that, the food industry is vast and offers many many career options. I wish you lots of luck, you will do great, but what ever you do, do not go into debt!</p>
<p>Thank you for the words and advice everyone, I would like to add that I am not a fan of Virginia schools because most dont offer sailing</p>