<p>I am an OOS student can someone give me an idea of my chances for getting into udel?</p>
<p>GPA: 3.4
SAT:1790 (550 math, 620 W, 620 CR) Retaking on oct 9th</p>
<p>2 years lacrosse
2 years cheerleading
2 years working at a restaurant
clubs: italian club, amnesty international, buddies club, future educators of america</p>
<p>4 science
4 english
5 math
5 foreign language
5 history/social science</p>
<p>a little bit of community service here and there</p>
<p>please let me know how you think i stack up!!</p>
<p>I think it’s a bit of a reach. Good luck!</p>
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<li>Do you have a particular major in mind or do you plan on applying undecided?</li>
<li>You listed a number of courses you have taken. Where any of them honors or AP classes?</li>
<li>Has your GPA been increasing, decreasing, or staying about the same over your 3 years in HS?</li>
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<ol>
<li>I’m undecided about whether i should major in elementary education or undecided</li>
<li>2 honor english, 4 honors italian, AP biology</li>
<li>my gpa has been basically consistent every year</li>
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<p>Are you from New York, New Jersey or Pennsylvania? If so, I would say it’s going to be very tough.</p>
<p>If you’re from a more under-represented state, you will have a better chance. But I wish you the best and encourage you to write a killer essay.</p>
<p>UD has become increasingly selective over the last 5-7 years and admission there will probably become even more competitive in future years. UD provides a quality of education equal to that of any University in the US at a fairly reasonable price, compared to similar schools (for OOS students). </p>
<p>Delaware gives a lot of weight in their admission decisions to the rigor of an applicant’s HS courses, not just GPA and SAT/ACT scores. The more AP and honors classes the better. You are probably a little low in this area compared to other applicants. I would suggest that in your Sr. year, if you are really interested in trying to get into UD, that you take as many honors/AP classes as you can and really devote time to obtaining the best grades possible. Take at least 5 major courses both semesters (including as many AP/honors coures as possible) and send your first semester grades to UD as soon as they are available. They also like to see GPAs rise (or at least not fall) over the first 3 years of HS. Retake your SAT’s with a goal of increasing your total score by 75-150 pts (consider taking a SAT prep course-they generally do help most students who take them).</p>
<p>I don’t feel it would matter if you applied undecided verses as an education major. Obviously if you are not sure then undecided would probably be best. You current stats (GPA and SAT scores) would put you into the very top range of the lower 25% of accepted applicants to UD - but this amounts to almost 900 students that fall into this category.
Only slight improvements in both areas would move you into the middle 50% range for accepted students (This info comes from UD’s admission website). Of course none of the above suggestions can guarantee your admission but I believe these suggestions could help you maximize you chances. I would agree with zoosermom that an excellant essay would also increase your chances (but do not, under any circumstances, hire a professional writer to do it for you - trust me on this). Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>@MWallenMD</p>
<p>The quality levels of Honors and APs are different in earch high school. Some students did not take AP exams. I wonder how UD judge this… I also wonder how do I let US know some college preparatory course from my school are like some honors from other schools.</p>
<p>UD tells you straight out that rigor is on top of their list. They love, love, love AP and IB. If you don’t have an obviously rigorous courseload, you should make it a priority to have your guidance counselor explain the course level at your school</p>
<p>lovingbird</p>
<p>Obviously the quality of college prep, honors, and AP classes varies among high schools. I do not have any specific,verifiable information on how UD addresses this issue so I will have to pass on trying to answer this question. However, I firmly believe that when UD looks at an applicants involvement with honors/AP classes that besides the grades in the courses that they are also looking for something more subtle. I believe that they are also assessing applicants for their scholastic motivation to challenge themselves by taking the most advanced courses available at their schools. UD challenges all of their students, not just those admitted to the Honors Program, to excel in their classes and this is one way they can evaluate if a potential student is motivated and prepared for this.</p>
<p>There are a some high schools that provide/offer very few or only a very limited of honors/AP classes for their students. In many of these schools I suspect that at least some of the “regular” college prep courses are on a par with honors/AP classes given at other high schools. This potential problem can be addressed in several ways when applying to UD. First of all, as noted by zoosermom, when a students guidence counselor writes an applicant’s letter of recommendation, the counselor needs to explain the course level issue in the recommendation. Secondly, UD now requires the Common Application coupled with a UD Supplement for admission. In this Supplement there is a section (#9-Self Appraisal) where an applicant can write an explanation if there was any issue that impacted their HS scholastic achievements. This issue should be documented here. I believe that UD is fair in their admission selections, so if they are aware of this issue at your school, then I doubt this would be held against you. Hope these comments are helpful.</p>
<p>I know that it’s tougher for NY, NJ and PA to get in…but what about CT? Probably not as underrepresented as something like Montana…but is it a little easier for OOS admittance than the “big 3”?</p>
<p>Marginal benefit, if any. You still need to meet the admissions standards for UD. I believe that the perception that is is more difficult to get into UD from the “Big 3” has real little merit to it. You are competing against all other applicants, not just those from your own state. UD does not vary its standards by state.</p>
<p>except for Delaware residents.</p>