<p>Most students that apply to udel (admitted/waitlisted/rejected/gilched) certainly applied to a variety of schools - and currently have a variety of choices....</p>
<p>Some were accepted and have already decided to attend. How did you decide that udel was for you? Which schools are you turning down for udel? What did they have to offer?</p>
<p>Some were accepted and are deciding between schools and award packages? What are your choices? What factors are you looking at to help determine your final decision? </p>
<p>Some were waitlisted/rejected/gliched but have a variety of different options- What schools are you deciding between? What do you think attracts you most to each school? Do you have an idea which one you will choose and why?</p>
<p>Which one are you?</p>
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<p>CONGRATS to all of the students who worked hard enough to have choices! (even if udel isn't an option right now).</p>
<p>i was accepted to udel and im 95% going. its between here & tcnj. i applied to 11 schools total, was accepted to 9, rejected from one (a huge reach: unc chapel hill) and i have 1 to hear back from (but i dont really care too much for the school im waiting for haha). </p>
<p>i basically narrowed it down to udel & tcnj because i really liked them both, and they were pretty affordable. i live in nj, so in-state tuition for tcnj is reasonable. i also received a small scholarship from tcnj. i received a generous scholarship from delaware, which makes the price comparable to tcnj’s. i dont know what i want to major in, and both schools offer many majors. i also wanted to go to a school where kids know how to balance academic & social life – they know when its time to study, yet still make time to let loose & have fun on the weekends. i feel like both schools have this. </p>
<p>however, udel is in a nice college town with a main street, which i love. they also have more school spirit & better sport teams than tcnj. additionally, i was accepted into the honors program at udel. all this with the fact that i fell in love with udel the second i walked on campus solidifies my decision to go to udel. i havent paid the deposit yet, but i will after i attend the admitted students day. i absolutely love delaware and i know it will be a great fit!</p>
<p>Like many, its a PSU/UD/UMCP thing. At Maryland I wasn’t offered housing first semester, but have friend in same boat and a couple of older UM student/buddies who are offering us shelter. IMHO, Maryland is the most prestigious academically, PSu has that school spirit thing and a prettier campus, Udel on second visit (more accurately the town) was kind of sketchy. Folks r worried about safety n all, think U del’s been actin sketchy too. No $$$ offers at the three, I’m most likely going for Maryland</p>
<p>Newark is <em>much</em> less sketchy than College Park. But UMD is a terrific school, and does have an excellent academic reputation. Just don’t base your decision on the surrounding area! </p>
<p>To me, one of the big draws of UMD is its proximity to Washington and ease of getting there (there’s a Metro stop on campus). Newark is a cute college town, and you can get to Philadelphia pretty easily, while PSU is in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>I would look at actual crime stats if you are concerned about safety. I agree with the above comment that you will probably find that there is much more crime around U. Md. than around U. Del or Penn State.</p>
<p>I have twins who are freshmen at Delaware. I would not consider the area surrounding campus sketchy AT ALL. Main Street is a cute block filled with shops and restaurants- the campus itself is gorgeous. Surrounding Main Street there are a number of streets filled with off-campus houses and some are not in the best conditions. But to me, it looks like every other area where college kids live.
My daughter has a lab from 7-10 one night a week and although she never walks home alone she has told me there are always people on campus when she leaves and feels perfectly safe at that time of the evening but again she never walks home alone at our insistence (for peace of mind).</p>
<p>jbevangelista - thanks so much for sharing your experiences. It helps alot. </p>
<p>We are trying to carefully weigh all of the issues before making a final decision. </p>
<p>Udel is on our short list right now. Did your kids know right away that they wanted Udel? If not which schools were on their short list, and do you(they) feel happy with the decision?</p>
<p>For S it came down to a decision between Pitt, Delaware, and UConn. He crossed off UConn after we visited, as it was both too isolated and didn’t seem to have a happy student body. He liked Pitt a lot, and I think would have been happy there, but ultimately UD won out for its general atmosphere, the fact that it was closer to home, and also that it has journalism courses, which Pitt does not. The gorgeous campus didn’t hurt, either! Possible crime didn’t even enter the picture, as we’re originally city people and don’t expect complete safety anywhere (our D went to school in a city with a <em>lot</em> more crime than Newark). S (and we) are very happy with his decision.</p>
<p>My D graduated from UD last Summer with her BSN. She lived in a dorm her first yr., at a sorority her 2nd yr, and in an off-campus apartment on Main Street (right in the middle of campus) her 3rd and 4th yrs. She frequently was studying in the library or coming home from clinical rotations/externships late at night. She never felt overly concerned about her safety by taking appropriate safety precautions (as you need to do everywhere, not just at college).</p>
<p>My D also considered a number of colleges (Villanova, Rutgers-NB, TCNJ, Catholic U.). She basically felt right from her first visit that she “fit in” best at UD. She felt the Nursing facilities were top notch and, being a very social person, felt that UD offered a wealth of social/athletic activities beside its top notch academic reputation. She also felt that there was a sense of elan (not snobbery-more like a sense of goal attainment/confidence) that seemed to permeate the student body at UD that she did not sense to the same degree at many of the other colleges she visited. She (and I) have no regrets at all about her decision to attend UD. She was very happy at UD, feels that she received an excellent education, and also feels her overall experience at UD was very well rounded in a social sense as well. She is now is a nurse in NYC at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Medical Center on Cornell’s ICU. Hope this info is helpful.</p>
<p>My daughter walked on campus February of her junior year of high school and fell in love. We continued looking at schools all through her senior year but nothing held a candle to the feeling of belonging she had the moment she stepped on to Delaware’s campus. If you asked her she would tell you Delaware has exceeded all her (very) high expectations. From the school spirit, to the parties, to her classes, to all the people she meets, she LOVES it all. We had some concerns that she might not get accepted as her SAT scores were on the lower end of the average. However, she had a very high class rank, along with strong EC’s so I think that helped as Delaware really does look at the entire picture. If she had been rejected she had been accepted to Clemson, College of Charleston, JMU, URI and I’ve honestly forgotten where else! My son was an entirely different story and actually had NO intention of going to Delaware or the same school as his twin. Without boring everyone, after getting recruited at a different school but then getting a rejection on 4/1 he started seriously looking at Delaware. He went with very little expectations and I can tell you 100% that he adores it there (I’ve actually met very few kids who don’t) and can’t picture himself being anywhere else! DM me if you want any more info!</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your input. Its getting down to the wire for decisions and I really want my son to choose a place where he will be both academically challenged and happy. He is undecided for major and needs a school with a variety of options. I believe udel will work for him in those areas. Safety is always an important factor as well-so I was a bit concerned when I heard the comments posted on this thread.</p>
<p>He’s a good student and a BIG sports fan- Hes looking for a strong school academically with active athletic programs (Rah Rah). It seems udel will fit the bill there. He originally had uconn on his list, but did not apply, as I was told that they did not have much opportunity for merit scholarship. However after reading these boards it seems thats not true. Sort of feeling guilty about limiting his options…so its GREAT to hear so many parents with happy kids at Udel.</p>
<p>I was accepted to both UD and UConn for athletic training/kinesiology. I visited both campus and I liked them both. I have to admit that I liked UD’s campus more and the people there seemed happier. I’m leaning towards UD right now but if I get more money from UConn, I might visit again. I liked UConn because I like sports and school spirit but the campus is in the middle of nowhere and there’s not much outside of campus (although there’s so much to do at UConn). I’m also not a big fan of the weather. UD is big on sports as well but not as much as UConn. I do like the area outside of campus though and there’s a mall about 15 minutes away. The only thing that is really making UD stand out for me is that they have an early decision option for their physical therapy graduate program that you can apply for during your junior year. UD’s physical therapy program is 4th in the nation last time I checked.</p>
<p>Son accepted to U Del, Syracuse, Lafayette, and Allegheny. It is a strange state of affairs that U Del’s out of state tuition is cheaper than the other schools in state tuition. He is waiting to hear from a couple of other schools. We really enjoyed our visit to Delaware - he is having trouble making a decision.</p>
<p>My daughter’s choices are a little bit different from those I have seen posted here. She has narrowed her choice to UD and Fashion Institute of Technology. Looking for a major in Graphic Design, both schools have excellent, well-respected programs. However they differ in many, many other ways: City vs. Suburban (FIT consists of a couple of buildings sandwiched between 27 ant 28th streets, freshman dorms on 27th), small vs. large student body, ability to commute if desired vs. the necessity to live at school, SUNY tuition vs. UD OOS tuition(no scholarship), and the list could go on and on.</p>
<p>Though we are in NJ, my D has always been a city girl, is quite comfortable in that atmosphere, and has dreamed of attending FIT. She would like to work in the advertising/marketing design end of the fashion industry.</p>
<p>Since receiving her acceptance to UD, however, she is having some doubts and is being lured by the traditional college experience that UD would offer. We are trying to decide if that experience is worth the 10K/year difference in tuition, and would she regret giving up her original dream school.</p>
<p>kik2-My daughter is at NYU. She was able to transfer into Gallitan her sophomore year from CAS where she can “make her own major” as such, she’s officially and features and fashion journalism major. My husband and I tried to dissuade her from school in the city as we enjoyed our bucolic traditional mid-western campus experiences…but it was her first choice BAR none and a BIG dream of hers for years. It’s also super easy to get really impressive internships</p>
<p>The truth is that although NYC schools aren’t traditional as far as Frat parties and Football tailgates (until a couple years ago NYU’s teams were called “THE VIOLETS???”) I’m amazed at how much of a college experience it really was. The dorms are fabulous and in many cases the size of small LACs with lots of socialization, parties and camaraderie. In addition (and this is really cool) she hangs out with kids from FIT, Pratt, The Film Academy, cooper union, Parsons etc…</p>
<p>Things to think about-the outrageous cost of going to school in the city and living expenses are VERY high, and quite frankly, the girl/guy ratio thing. NYU doesn’t take gender into consideration when accepting applicants where some schools strive to maintain as close to a 50/50 ratio as possible. I imagine FIT is the same if not more skewed. She applied to NYC while in a 3-year long relationship so it was no big deal (the sad dating scene) Now that the beau is kicked to the curb…it’s a huge quality of life issue. Of course FIT is the Harvard of the Fashion World</p>
<p>Also, although she’s 12 miles west of home, we see her far less than kids who travel. NYU keeps the apartment-style dorms open all Christmas break…so it’s, thanks for the gifts…headin back tomorrow! Good luck!</p>
<p>Hi Imani, Thanks for sharing. Gallitan is a great option at NYU, your daughter must be doing quite well. I agree with you about the internship opportunities in NY, and opportunites in general. A friend’s daughter at FIT is a freshman and already has had the chance to work at fashion week twice and helped out at a runway show of an up and coming designer, and may get a summer internship out of it. You can’t compare the ability to just pop on over to a business location for an interview in the middle of a school day. Their location in the middle of the garment district gives that advantage. The school is also solicited for interns, volunteers, etc. on a fairly regular basis. These are all BIG advantages because in my opinion, going to college should be more about preparing for a career. And in this day and age, networking and the contacts you make while still in college, may be your foot in the door later on.</p>
<p>It’s funny you mention the mixed mingling among the NY schools, my daughter has heard that the FIT kids hang out with the NYU kids, which gave her some sense of having a shot at a social life, ha, ha. And yes, the numbers are certainly more female to male at FIT. The dorms are quite nice, with many suite options, and are directly across the street. Gosh, you couldn’t even consider an apartment of this size for the price in NY!!</p>
<p>As far as costs, tuition and room/board is much less at FIT than UD, but I do know that the extras in the city can add up, as well as supplies and such for art classes. I think, overall still the costs will be lower at FIT. My daughter loves the city so much (commuted there for many years for ballet training), I have a sinking feeling that if she does decide to go there, she may never return home. I think I know where her heart is, just waiting for her to say it out loud.</p>
<p>Good luck to your son as well, I have been following along as the UD story unfolded here on the forums. I’m sure he will be successful as his attitude sounds like a healthy one. And maybe our daughters paths will cross as some point as they pursue their passion for fashion in NY!!</p>
i absolutely love delaware and i know it will be a great fit!</p>