<p>OneProudDad: Great questions. Here’s what I know.</p>
<p>You can finish in four years w/o taking classes winter session.</p>
<p>Your dorm assignment is for the entire academic year - Fall through Spring. For most res halls, there is an additional charge if you want to stay over winter session (jbevang can say more about this as she had this experience). I don’t know about not taking classes and staying in the dorm. You can also call housing to get more details.</p>
<p>UD is huge on study abroad (yes, I know an extra cost) - and there are a TON of programs over winter break. There are scholarships - haven’t gone down that road yet as DD just applied so I don’t know how many kids get them. There are special scholarships for study abroad just for freshmen. The study abroad website has a lot more info on this.</p>