<p>Hi guys, I am a senior in high school and I am trying to decide which is the best path for my future. I have had a tough year admission-wise. I have consistently had about a 95/96 average throughout my high school career, probably taken 6-7 AP Classes, and have played both basketball and soccer. Here is my admission breakdown:</p>
<p>UNC at Chapel Hill - Rejected
Colgate University - Rejected
University at Delaware - Accepted (Honors Program w/ $13,000 yearly scholarship)
Amherst College - Rejected
UVA - Rejected
Elon - Wait-listed</p>
<p>As you can see I don't have many options. I feel like I have a good change of getting into Elon off the wait list because it seems like kids are applying to a crap load of colleges this year just to cover their butts. </p>
<p>I am very interested in Finance (Economics also) and I was wondering what you guys think about UD versus Elon (if I get in). I feel like Delaware is the better option just because of the merit scholarship. Many of my relatives have gone to Delaware and all of them were more than satisfied. However, I am not familiar with the strength of the Finance programs in either UD or Elon. So if you guys could shed some light on that, and maybe offer your own advise, even recommend some schools I might want to transfer to (considering transferring to UNC after my first year already), it would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Hey zkreflex, it will work out, but now it’s time to step away from the process. </p>
<p>Elon and the University of Delaware have a lot in common, and compete for the same smart, involved and engaged students, so your likely to feel at home at either school. Now is not the time to go into the merits of one school or program over the other. </p>
<p>As far as Elon’s waitlist - maybe but unlikely. On a good year they take very few, and according to at least one poster here on CC, they may take very very few from this years list. Remember the best schools admit more than they think will accept and only go to the waitlist if they want more of a certain type of student / major to fill out the class. </p>
<p>Finely - Transferring (LOL). Please give yourself a break and see if you learn to love what you are being directed toward… Who knows but take a break and live in the now for at least a few months… Good Luck…</p>
<p>Thanks for the input and the information on Elon. It’s weird because at first I saw Elon as a backup school, and now according to you its likely that I won’t be accepted. I guess if I did early decision/action then I would have had a better chance of getting in. I agree about transferring, I am definitely not committed to it. I just see it as an option in the future, especially since UNC has a strong financial department. Thanks again.</p>
<p>ZKREFLEX-I respectfully disagree with NCmentor…I don’t think U Del and Elon have a lot in common…and i don’t think would be home at either school equally, as they quite different. Udel is a large state school and Elon is mid sized private school that “runs like butter” (as per Princeton Review). Udel is a more diverse student body and Elon is much preppier and has a real southern feel ( and better weather!). Elon is consistently rated one of the most beautiful campuses in the country, Udel does not have the same aesthetic. Princeton review rates Udel Academics at 79 Elons 86. </p>
<p>Z- I hope you get into Elon…you will find a real gem of school…but completely different
then U Del.</p>
<p>I agree Elon is a wonderful school in almost every way. I am a BIG fan of Elon, and think that for any involved student it should be at the very top of their list. I know of no better school for a great number of students.</p>
<p>BUT… It is not the only school for any student, and no student who does not get into Elon should feel bad. Elon puts together a great class each year but to not be invited to attend just means that they had enough of your talents represented in other students that year… Thats why you will often read (here on CC and elsewhere) that great students are shocked to have not been accepted at Elon when so many other “better” (?) schools accepted them. </p>
<p>You are absolutely correct about all the obvious differences between Elon and the University of Delaware that you noted above. I was not trying to compare the two school or programs in any way other than that they "compete for the same smart, involved and engaged students, so that a student like that is likely to feel at home at either school.</p>
<p>I’m kinda stuck in the same situation as you. I got accepted to University of Delaware also. Tomorrow I’m going to see if i can work something out finical aid though becuase I’m out of state. Other wise loyola would be the best. Anyway like me you should feel good you got accepted to the university of Delaware. They accepted less students this year and where more selective. And if I’m there engineering is bound to get better there :)</p>
<p>Good additions guys, I appreciate the comments. I am 75% sure I am going to be attending Delaware at this point because the only college I have left to hear from is Princeton, and even with my mom being an alumni I probably have no chance of getting in. I applied to too many reach schools which was a big blunder on my part I guess. Also has anyone seen the new finance/business building at Delaware who could share their opinion of it?</p>
<p>A year old thread, I know, but my D is now deciding primarily between UDel and Elon, so I’m looking for insights. It’s hard for me to find fault with anything about UDel: its size, its array of academic offerings, the college town, the location, the mix of students, school spirit and good USNews rating. And yet I have this feeling that it may really be more for a student who has a particular field of interest or area of study in mind where its programs would be most helpful. Whereas Elon, although it has little name recognition and small alumni base for post grad employment, seems more a traditional liberal arts type school and radiates a sense of exploration, That its emphasis on engaged and service learning might be a place where an undeclared student without a particular field of study in mind could really explore and due to faculty involvement and smaller size, become involved and catch fire.</p>
<p>It looks like your question is “Big State Public U or Small Cozy LAC?” Both environments have their advantages and their disadvantages. If the financial aid packages are similar enough to make cost no longer an issue, your daughter should go visit them both and see how she feels in those two different environments. If money is an issue, she should visit the one that is most affordable, and see if she feels that she can be happy there.</p>
<p>No, it’s not a size or a money question, happymom. She has acceptances at a few State U’s bigger than UDel. And she was never interested in any of the small cozy LACs we saw. UDel was the perfect size and Elon is just big enough. It’s more an emphasis and “feel” question that I’m trying to get a handle on. </p>
<p>Of course, we are visiting both again and she will be the one to decide ultimately which she likes.</p>
<p>mhc: fyi, there were a number of students at Spring Orientation who were deciding between Elon and UDel (assuming that they were going to be accepted to UDel since the “glitch” occured while we were in NC)…at least 5 of them decided on definitely attending Elon while we were there…</p>
<p>that doesn’t really help you but I do think that your visit should clarify it for both you and your daughter…</p>