<p>Please correct me if I am wrong.
University of Delaware does not have a high rank, it is not difficult to get admitted, ACT high: 29 and SAT high: 1940, BUT the Chemical Engineering has very high rank.
Is it true?
Is there any special admission requirements to get in ChemE?
Is UD generous on scholarship for out of state applicant?
Thanks.</p>
<p>I think your son would be accepted at the university, but Chemical Engineering is very competitive, so the major may not be as likely.</p>
<p>UD can be very generous with merit money. Your son is on the cusp of the merit money threshhold, which goes up every year. Hopefully he has good essays and applies in a timely fashion. UD’s priority deadline is a serious one.</p>
<p>My daughter is rising Junior, she considers ChemE.
I knew Chemistry is very competitive at UD, my co-worker has BS with 4.0 GPA on ChemE at other university and got reject from Graduate Admission.
Tell me how can she apply to ChemE at UD?
Any factors about SAT and GPA to ChemE?
She will take the first SAT on Oct 6. We are from Maryland.</p>
<p>If she’s just a rising junior, you should just relax and let her continue doing what she’s doing. Don’t rush things. There is plenty of time.</p>
<p>When you fill out the UD admission application you have to indicate what major you are applying for. There is no separate application for each major. Actually OOS competition for admission has been steadily increasing. Overall this year they had almost 25,000 applications for admission and ended up with freshman class of just under 4,000. 2/3rds of the students at UD are from OOS. Just FYI ChemE and Nursing are the two most competitive majors for admission at UD. I don’t have figures for ChemE but I do know that the OOS acceptance for Nursing is less than 20% (so I would assume ChemE is at least fairly similar). </p>
<p>Obviously the higher the SAT/ACT scores the better. However UD puts a major emphasis in their admission decisions on rigor of HS courses including GPA, class rank, and grades in advanced courses (AP/Honors). The more advanced courses the better, and they really look at the grades students get in these advanced courses. Your D should keep this in mind when she is planning/scheduling her courses for her Jr. and Sr. years. Merit money awarded appears to be more tied into SAT/ACT scores (so the higher the scores the better). High SAT/ACT subtest scores (esp science/math), while not required but suggested, would probably increase one’s chances for admission. I don’t believe there are any special requirements for admission to ChemE (but you could check this out on their admission website, which delineates all the admission requirements). Best of luck to your D.</p>
<p>Thank you very much</p>