Udel to drop its Early Decision program (news item)

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<p>May 26, 2006</p>

<p>Admissions Rarity: U. of Delaware Drops Early Decision</p>

<p>The University of Delaware will discontinue its early-decision admissions program this fall. In a message sent on Friday to an admissions e-mail list, Louis L. Hirsh, Delaware’s director of admissions, said his staff had concluded that early decision had “significant drawbacks” for applicants that outweighed its benefits.
“Families with financial need and students with outstanding academic records are at a disadvantage since early-decision programs force them to make a decision without being able to compare other colleges’ financial-aid and scholarship awards,” Mr. Hirsh wrote. “We found it equally troubling that, even though we assured them otherwise, many students still felt pressured into applying early decision because they believed that it would enhance their chances of gaining admission.”</p>

<p>Relatively few colleges have dropped early-decision programs once they have established them. One of the few was the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which ended the practice in 2002.</p>

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<p>So are they going to move over to Early Action???
I haven't seen this in print anywhere or on the UDaily news items.</p>

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<p>This news item appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education on Friday, May 26.</p>

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<p>Does anyone know whether the discontinuation of ED will affect the need to apply early for merit scholarship/honors college consideration?</p>

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<p>From what I remember from the article that appeared in the state paper last week, UD will not be using early action either.</p>