<p>I was accepted into the Honors program at UD. I have almost chosen to go there - but there's still some questions I have.</p>
<p>I want to major in Political Science and Three Languages - has anyone combined these two majors? I would like you know your experience in it</p>
<p>Has anyone studied for a semester in Japan. I see that UD doesn't have this program - but you can go through another college, correct??</p>
<p>What made you choose University of Delaware Honors over, say, an ivy league or another school of really good ranking?</p>
<p>Are really good internships available?</p>
<p>Does Delaware have a good reputation for having really successful graduates who can get into good graduate programs?</p>
<p>I am really really slow at making decisions - and college is a huge decision. I am worried about choosing Delaware (as well as choosing any college). Any advice or kind words - anything that would help me decide either way - would be greatly appreciated</p>
<p>I graduated UD '03. I know the poli sci program is quite good and I have friends that graduated from it. The Triple Language major is very well-known in it's niche so I wouldn't worry about it's reputation because it is quite good.</p>
<p>The University of Delaware offered me a complete experience with respect to academics, athletics, people and everything in between. I did the study abroad program and loved it so you should definitely do that too.</p>
<p>When you go to Delaware, you will have the same opportunities as anywhere in the country. The campus is stunning and the academics are first-rate and you have the chance to graduate with honors, do independent research and add anything else on to your degree. </p>
<p>I view the experiences of myself and friends like ordering a hamburger: some people just got the plain hamburger and left which is great. I, however, took advantage of all the toppings like research, study abroad, honors classes, etc and got everything on my burger. :D</p>
<p>When I graduated, I was accepted to 4 top graduate programs and finished graduate school last year at the University of Pennsylvania. I have friends that went on to Michigan, UChicago, UVA, NYU Law, Duke, Cornell etc. I think my experience at Delaware was as great as any undergraduate education in the US. You won't regret choosing Delaware -- the challenge for you will be to take advantage of everything the wonderful place offers. :D</p>
<p>This is exactly the kind of thing that I am looking for.</p>
<p>I was kind of apprehensive about UDel because it isn't titled an "ivy league school" or anything but your exactly right - it's what you make it.</p>
<p>And I want a double whopper with all the fixings and pickles too, of course.</p>
<p>Would you mind me asking what your major was?
And are there any specific programs/courses/things that you would recommend? Or any tips or things that you wish you knew as a freshman?</p>
<p>aidane,
My daughter is about to graduate (hooray!) with an Honors degree in Elementary Teacher Education, and the two things she always tells incoming freshmen are:
(1) Get out of your dorm room and try everything. DD played intra-dorm sports; got involved with middle-of-the-night sandpit volleyball (in rain and shine and mud); went to Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship game nights because she had met some fun IV kids while playing volleyball (we're Jewish); went to Hillel; joined a theater group (HTAC) which, as she puts it, "took over my life" but which she wouldn't have missed for any price; joined a chorus; took voice lessons; served as a Russell Fellow and a Senior Fellow, etc. You get the idea. Don't rule out trying something because you've never done it before - this is your best chance to experiment with all kinds of new things you've never had the time or opportunity to do. Also, this is how you meet people. DD said that no matter where she goes on campus, she greets and is greeted by people she got to know through all of her goofy activities. DD was not a social butterfly in high school, and she had to force herself to go out and do these things, but it paid off in friendships she would never have had otherwise.<br>
(2) Take advantage of at least one travel-abroad program. DD went to New Zealand during Winter Session of her junior year, and she will never, ever forget the things she saw and did there. One of the beauties of going to UD rather than NYU was the fact that her expenses were approximately one-third what they would have been, which made travel abroad very affordable. If you seriously want to study in Japan, you can most likely make it happen.</p>
<p>Making that final choice of schools is probably the hardest part of the whole process, but try not to agonize too much. Go with your "gut" and your sense of which school just feels right to you. I expect that you can go far wrong with any of the schools you have to choose from. Good luck, and happy final decision!</p>