<p>Hello - D, a rising senior, is very interested in applying to U Del's nursing program. She hasn't taken any subject tests yet, and will be taking the SAT, for the second time, in early October. We saw that the tests are optional. Questions - are these subject tests very important? Which ones should she take? Would Spanish be a good one to take? Will taking the subject tests (because they would be in Nov) delay the processing of her application? She chatted on-line with a student working in the admissions office, and seemed to get 2 answers to that question.</p>
<p>Thank you</p>
<p>You will proably get different answers from different people regarding taking SAT subtests. Students who took them and did well will probaly tell you they were helpful in getting accepted while students who did not take them and were accepted (even to the Honors Program) would probably say they did not matter. The bottom line is it probably would not hurt ones chances for acceptance, but might be helpful (assuming one did well on them) for individuals who might otherwise be on the borderline either for general acceptance or for acceptance to the Honors Program. If one plans on applying to Nursing the SAT/ACT subtests in the Science areas would probably be most appropriate to take. </p>
<p>UD does not have rolling admissions. All acceptances for OOS students are announced in early to mid March. While it still might be a good idea to apply early for Nursing you can just send in any subsequent SAT scores (subtests or otherwise) once they become available. The timing of when UD gets these subsequent tests probably would have extremely little, if any, negative bearing on the processing of her application. As I mentioned to you in another post because of your D’s GPA and SAT scores I would recommend she give serious consideration to applying to the Honors Program. The clinical Nurisng Honors courses our D took while at UD were amazing in their content and quality. Good luck.</p>
<p>Just my two cents concerning our experience…originally my son was not going to apply to the Honors program. When he decided to, Nov. of his senior year was the only chance he had to take subject tests. He was told by admissions that his scores wouldn’t be to UD in time for them to be considered part of his application.</p>
<p>Thank you. Good information to be aware of. I assume your son was OOS. Is that correct? The reason I am asking is that admission decisions for in-state students is made earlier than OOS applicants with in-state decisions announced in January I believe.</p>
<p>Thank you both so much for the information. Mwallenmd, I was hoping you would see this post and weigh in on it. I appreciate your recommendation about D looking into the Honors Program. We’ll be back to work on this tonight. It sounds like it would still be best if she took them, unless ldxc2012 is OOS. Thank you for the question about that. ldxc2012, this is exactly the situation D is in now. </p>
<p>Once again, thank you both!</p>
<p>Yes, we are OOS. For what it is worth, he was accepted into the Honors Program without the recommended 2 SAT subject scores. He’s an HRIM major, if that matters.</p>
<p>WindowMomto2…I typed a rather lengthy reply to you but was unable to send it. I don’t have the required 15 posts!</p>
<p>WindowMomto2…because my email address uses my name I prefer not to put it on the public forum. If you are comfortable sharing yours, feel free to private message me again and I will respond from my email.</p>
<p>Out of state applicants aren’t finalized until later in the process, so if the application is in before the December 1 honors deadline, I am confident that the scores would be available in plenty of time. A note that they are on the way would be good insurance.</p>
<p>My D didn’t take subjects, either, and did get accepted into the honors program, but I’ve been told it has become harder each year. But definitely worth it.</p>
<p>Thank you for the information! Is it possible for you, ldxc2012 and zoosermom, to let me know when your students were admitted and what their testing scores were? No problem if this isn’t possible. We are weighing our options.</p>
<p>D is thinking about taking the SAT subject tests. I feel that taking the tests might help her application, and she is worried that, between taking the Oct. 5 SAT and her senior year coursework, she might not do score as well as she’d like. She finished A/P Chem in June '13, and Pre-Cal Trig in Jan '13, so she thinks it would take a lot of review.</p>
<p>All OOS applicants (including both regular applicants and Honors Program applicants) receive their formal admission decisions in early to mid March (this year they began to send out acceptances on Friday, March 9th). The only OOS applicants that would know earlier are a very, very, small number who are invited to attend the scholarship (UD Scholars) “competition” weekend. These students receive invitations to this weekend around mid-Feb. If an applicant receives such an invitation they can assume they will be accepted. However, just because you don’t receive an invitation to attend this event it does not mean you will not be awarded merit aid.</p>
<p>Son was admitted Fall 2012. SAT was 2160 (710 Reading, 740 Math, 710 Writing).</p>
<p>Thank you, ldxc2012! (Sorry for delay) That is very helpful. Wow, your son has great SAT scores! D is working hard on her applications, and has signed up for the subject tests and now the ACT. It will be a busy testing Fall for her. I really appreciate all the information here on CC.</p>
<p>Good luck to your daughter. I hope she does well on her tests and takes time to enjoy her senior year.</p>