<p>My S is in the same year as zoosermom’s D, but is not an honor student. He’s had some large lecture classes, but has never felt that he didn’t get individual attention if he wanted it. He makes sure to go to the prof’s office hours, and has found the faculty very accessible and helpful. </p>
<p>Because it is a large school (although it doesn’t feel that way), you won’t have your hand held the way you might at a smaller school, but the help and advice is there if you seek it out. He loves the place.</p>
<p>Actually even if you are not admitted into the Honors Program, after your first semester at UD, you can take Honors courses if you have a high enough GPA (minimum 3.0) and spots in the honors courses are available. My D did this for a number of select courses (she was a nursing major) and found it very educational and worthwhile (and it looked good on her transcript-but these courses do require additional work). In addition after you have taken I believe two Honors courses, get high enough grades and professor recommendations, you can then apply for formal admission into the Honors Program if you are still interested in doing so. Only one admission application is required (if you apply to the Honors Program and don’t get accepted you are still automatically considered for regular admission). Hope this info is helpful. Again best wishes to you.</p>
<p>Thank you all for this thread! Answers so many questions I’ve been pondering. Zoosermon, art conservation is a GREAT field and Delaware is right at the top as far as respected schools. She can not go wrong there. Kind of hoping my D will consider it too. She is all over the place as far as what to study. Delaware is great because it’s strong in a lot of areas. Her stats are in line with what is being discussed here too, and she would also want honors. Guess we shall see what happens in the coming months.</p>
<p>My D was Engineering, so perhaps the lower enrollments, however the 60 was in an intro writing class Freshman year. The other freshman classes were in the 40 range.
Upper level non breadth requirement classes were in the 20-30 range, however, with engineering and a fried brain, she opted for pretty obscure classes that may have not had much demand. She said she felt like she had PTSD after engineering. </p>
<p>As far as the University size enrollment, it never felt large, except on graduation day, but since each school does individual as well as the University Commencement,(many skip the university one if the individual is the evening before)</p>
<p>My D LOVED her time there, sad it is over. Honestly, since graduation, the friends she made while there have been to our home 4 times over weekends(yes 7-10 of them) since June. The had another trip about 20 of them together, a little reunion of sorts.</p>
<p>I think the JMU/Udel is similar, at least the year my D applied Many cross admits to both.</p>
<p>Try a go with the ACT you may do better with that. My D did, and only sent ACT in.</p>
<p>mint: My DD is going to be a junior at UD (same name as you, same spelling, also from Long Island). She is not in honors. She has had a few larger classes (intro classes), but she usually sits up front so gets noticed by profs. Most of her classes are small though 9-40. Has had personal attention from profs whenever she wants. Advisement has been great. It definitely does not feel like a large school.</p>
<p>RE: Art conservation, DD was considering but is not pursuing. I did, however, meet someone this weekend who owns a company in Chicago in this field (he had fascinating stories). He said that UD is one of only four colleges in the U.S. that they recruit from. Spoke very highly of the program.</p>
<p>RE: JMU - just one anecdote from a friend of DD. She just finished freshman year there and I’m not sure she is going back. Said it is very difficult to go back and forth from Long Island. I don’t know what her other issues were with the school, but she was considering transferring to SUNY Albany. DD has been away all summer so I don’t have the latest. I’m sure there are a ton of happy students there. Just wanted to share one issue from another LI student. (As you probably know, there are many ways to get back and forth from LI to UD; very easy.)</p>
<p>mint: feel free to PM me if you want more info.</p>
<p>linymom, you mentioned your D liking her adviser so far. Is her adviser the original adviser she was assigned at orientation? If I have one major criticism of the school, it is that, at least for my two kids, a STRUGGLE to get their adviser’s to do anymore than the bare minimum of answering basic questions.</p>
<p>Hi, Jayne. DD is now on her third adviser. The first one (from orientation) helped her when she was undecided. Then, she declared a major in Spring of freshman year, so she get a new advisory in her major. Loved her too. Both of these advisers were really helpful. Unfortunately, this adviser left UD after last Spring so DD has a new adviser now (who is one of her profs right now). The only feedback I have gotten is that she is “older” and smells like cigarettes. So the jury is still out…</p>