<p>Bella, </p>
<p>I think your question #9 is one of the most important ones in terms of making a decision. My daughter is a freshmen at UD and what seems to be unique to me about the school is that UD scores so highly across so many criteria. So many schools seem to have really strong points, but then some big thing that might offset the strength, for example, cost, location, size, atmosphere, etc. I actually find it very difficult to find anything really negative about the place. On most criteria, the place seems to range from above average to excellent. Also, (my daughters recent disastrous experience with sorority rush notwithstanding,) the students seem to be very content and even thrilled with their experience at UD. You did not share your standardized test scores, but if you can get into the honors program, I think the experience is further enhanced with special housing, advising, and honors classes.</p>