<p>What the students do the most during the 1 month term? Internship or take more courses?
And how many courses do you guys take during 4 months term?
Is it 5 like a regular semester course load or 4 in each term and take 2 more classes during the winter 1 month term??? How does this work?
Can you take classes during the winter break?</p>
<p>Most freshmen go home during winter session, but some do stay and take classes. If you are assigned to live in Rodney/Dickenson, their dining hall is closed over winter session and you have to hike all the way to Pencader to eat (and you are still required to buy a meal plan). The majority of upperclassmen take classes during winter session but again, many go home as well.</p>
<p>A typical course load during the fall and spring is 15-16 credits which is 5 classes. During winter session you can take up to 7 credits which is basically 2 classes, though most take it easy and just take one class. </p>
<p>You don’t have to do winter session to graduate on time. Many people use it to lighten their course load during the regular semester (take 4 classes instead of 5) or because they need additional classes to add an additional major or minor.</p>
<p>I personally think winter session is way to expensive to be worth it. OOS for 3 credits is $2,535 plus $571 for a required meal plan. That’s over $3,000 for just one class. Add that on to your tuition for the spring/fall and youve raised your cost of attendance from ~$30,000 to $33,000, a big increase in my opinion. </p>
<p>I thought I would be incredibly bored during a month and a half break with nothing to do, but it was very relaxing. I know a lot of people who returned to summer jobs and also took classes at a community college. You can also take classes online through UD, but again, they are expensive.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention that there are a lot of study abroad opportunities during winter session and many people take advantage of that as well.</p>
<p>So the winter session is not mandatory? So you would get extra 1 month winter break? Sweet. Does this affect the summer break though? Is it about the same length as other school or what? I know the break starts really late though. So 4-1-4 schedule is not ideal for people who won’t take any class in the winter session because the course load would be more intense in 4 months session right? Is room and board tuition includes the winter session or do I have to pay extra? I think $2500 per class is WAY too expensive. Does online course costs same?</p>
<p>Another question. Is summer session as expensive as the winter session? I can probably looke this up in the UD website but I’m too lazy :)</p>
<p>Here is the calendar for next year <a href=“Academic Calendar | Registrar | University of Delaware”>Academic Calendar | Registrar | University of Delaware;
<p>DD needed to be on campus for her sport during winter session. Many of her friends do study abroad during winter, there are many, many offerings. Students taking classes or required to be on campus are not charged for the room but have to purchase a dining plan. Taking a class is very expenseive for OOS students, similar to private school cost per credit. My DD took online classes through our home state university which was MUCH less expensive. You need to make sure that courses taken elsewhere will transfer before signing up. SOme of her friends just go home and hang out or work during the winter break. Just depends on the kid!</p>
<p>Last year my son worked 3 days a week at his campus job. He did not have to pay extra to stay in the dorm, but was required to buy a meal plan. This winter he studied abroad. There are scholarships available for freshmen studying abroad. See:</p>
<p>[Center</a> for International Studies - Study Abroad](<a href=“http://international.udel.edu/studyabroad/scholarships/default.htm]Center”>http://international.udel.edu/studyabroad/scholarships/default.htm)</p>
<p>If you think you might like to study abroad your freshman year, check into the deadlines for the scholarship. It was a great experience for my son and would recommend it. If he did not go abroad, he would have worked for the same company where he had his internship last summer. </p>
<p>So far the late start of summer break has not hindered his ability to obtain an internship. But come the end of January, most of your friends will be back at their colleges, so that is a negative.</p>
<p>As IIII said, most students go home for Winter Session. For many other students, Winter Session provides opportunities to catch up on required courses without giving up the summer, take a course that is unavailable to them during the Fall and Spring Semesters, or to go abroad. </p>
<p>Regarding the second of these, during Fall/Spring semesters some popular courses are restricted to those majoring in the discipline. For example, a Math major may be unable to register for a performing arts course. I’ve been told that Winter Session is a popular way for non-majors to take these sorts of courses.</p>
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<p>It’s not that your course load will be “more intense” it will just be average. Many people who take courses during winter session still take 15 credits during the fall/spring.</p>
<p>Udel’s schedule is not for the faint of heart. You will not get time off when any of your friends are off - no Columbus Day break - no Easter break and plan on going home the night before Thanksgiving. When you are home for Winter break, you’ll be the last one home and the last one back - you will spend at least two weeks by yourself (you can be working, but none-the-less, you’ll be by yourself). You’ll be the last one to leave for school in August and the last one home in May. Your Spring break is a week later than every other school out there. Think Election Day - you actually do get that one off.</p>
<p>All the other replies are very correct in the opportunities for internships and study abroad. It’s not a normal schedule. </p>
<p>Just giving all the facts…</p>
<p>^ True but I would not make a decision for a school based on how it’s breaks coincide with your friends’.</p>
<p>Although what you said is true, it’s a little exaggerated. The start and end dates of the school year are no different than what the average high schooler is used to (plus a 55 day winter break). The winter break is a great time to take gen. ed. classes or various electives you may just want to knock off. Personally, I’m going to be able to get 2 minors because of winter session and I’m also studying abroad. And I also agree that you shouldn’t pick a school based on whether or not your friends are off at the same time.</p>