Merit Scholarships

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Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:21:34 +0000

Goodbye guys & good luck to your kids. We will be “moving on”. UD, ironically, was my daughter’s (& mine) top pick of the schools we visited . However, she has some offers at higher ranked schools at far less cost. She absolutely had a fondness for UD & so do I -believe it or not. Based on my contact with admissions, she was very close to being in the top 100 but may have just missed. Despite, any disagreement we may have she would have been a true asset to UD. She’s a hard worker, very humble, & ranks as highly in popularity with her peers as she does academically. She actually drives to friends house’s at night to help them after school , work, and & finishing her own schoolwork. Many of these kids are just as intelligent, if not more so, but they’ve taken up the the practice of “senior napping” in lieu of attending classes during the day.
I will likely be back at UD in a few years. My younger daughter is having a great time in HS majoring in Facebook & texting. Despite our best efforts, we get still get comments from teachers that she is working below potential. She does, however, have enough street smarts to achieve the minimal admission standards or at least get waitlisted. UD will be a great value from her. So one day when she’s woken up from a senior nap to find out she’s taking the place of kid who worked hard but chose not to attend, I will not be thinking “life isn’t fair” & do not now. I will be thinking “you get what you pay for UD”, now when’s orientation?- she’s all yours. See you in a few.