<p>My son submitted his common application and all supporting documents (transcript, recommendations, etc). On the common application, the status of all this information says "submitted". The status for the same documents for other schools he has applied to already says "downloaded".</p>
<p>Does anyone have any idea when UDEL will actually download the actual information from the common application site and start reviewing applicants?</p>
<p>While I can’t specifically answer your question I can give you some of my thoughts about what “might” be happening. This is the first year that UD has moved to a rolling admission process and I suspect that they are trying to work out “the bugs” in this new procedure (for them). UD has been getting about 24-25,000 applicants for admission yearly over the last several years. My understanding is that they have already gotten a large number of applications and I feel that this is causing some delay in the processing of applications as UD Admissions adapts to this new process. According to their website applicants should be receiving a decision 8-12 weeks after their application is identified as being complete. This would be identified on an applicant’s MyUD website. My best guess is that we should be seeing some OOS decisions in late November and December with much larger numbers beginning in January (obviously depending on when an applicant applied). At least this is better than around the Ides of March. Good luck.</p>
<p>If this helps, my son submitted his app to UDel on 10/6 and it’s still sitting as ‘submitted’ despite having two confirmation emails from CApp (one for the app, a second for the supplement). He called last week to inquire when he might receive an email from UDel confirming their receipt and to setup a portal. He was told by the end of the week, last Friday. Still radio silence. </p>
<p>This is not unique to UDel, of the four CApp schools he’s applied to only one has sent an email acknowledgment, and that was just to say “Hi, thanks for applying. Sit tight, we’ll be in touch.” This school is not showing as downloaded but clearly they have his app. Another school showing as submitted only confirmed receipt when he called. </p>
<p>The garbage and complete fiasco that CApp handed students, universities, GCs, and teachers to navigate was nowhere near ready. It is far more of a nightmare then anyone wants to let on. I would not be surprised if the target of 8-12 weeks is not hit this year. Afterall, many schools are pushing their EA/ED deadlines due to problems. I know there have been great difficulties with teachers submitting their LORs. This is one time I’m glad S3s school is back in the ice age and still does them by snail mail. It’s a pill but we are not changing gears midstream like many, deciding to snail mail docs instead. </p>
<p>S3 is going to touch base with his regional rep via email this weekend. I don’t expect he’ll hear anything beyond ‘please be patient’, but he feels like he wants to follow up after nearly three weeks.</p>
<p>I just checked the common application. His status is now “downloaded” so it looks like progress is being made.</p>
<p>Yes, I checked this morning and the GC materials now show as downloaded. Yesterday it was ‘submitted’ so this is new and going back as far as applicants three weeks ago. Looks like things are starting to move! Hopefully an email will come soon so he can verify all of his credentials are there and the application is complete.</p>
<p>my son submitted his apps oct 14th still nothing on any of his schools on the common app… still shows as submitted… got a few emails from schools letting us know they received it but not Delaware. I called them today and they said they are not ready to start the process yet. Common App giving them lots of trouble. No sign of the app in his Blue Hen portal yet either.</p>
<p>still nothing in my son’s student portal about his application. I called UD on thursday. They said they only started to move applications off the common app on Nov 1st. Has anyone’s portal reflected this yet?</p>
<p>I checked portal and it said applied but does not have Ds transcript as complete. Was download on common app. Received everything else. We’ll see!</p>