My daughter was offered the DC program. It is a nice opportunity, just not for her. She does not want to miss out on that true freshman experience on campus. Lots of adjustments for the first semester. I will say the internship right off the bat is VERY appealing - pretty impressive list of organizations to be paired with.
@Mcjc626 yes, I am business too
My daughter got in to the business program in December. I believe the merit is mostly based on standardized testing. The admissions dept told me she had to meet certain scores to be considered for merit.
My son just found out today about the UD in DC program, and he applied as undecided, if there isn’t room for them in the fall, how will there be room for everyone in the spring? Very disappointed, this is not what he wants to do and with OOS tuition, it is really expensive to pay for an internship experience when he is not sure what he wants to study.
My son was accepted in December to the Chemical Engineering program with merit scholarships. He is waiting to make his decision until he hears from the Honors college. Do you think the decisions will be out by the end of the week?
I got waitlisted but offered a spot in Spring 2019 after doing a semester at American University with some program they have.
I called the admission department today no merit or scholarship money will be given as its not a matriculated semester and then none will be given for spring since it’s like a transfer from what I understood. Syracuse University just moved to the top of my sons list as it will cost less and he will start at the business school. Good luck everyone!
@Mcjc626 I wonder if there is a spot if your son were to go in undeclared. My son will likely end up in business but he applied almost everywhere undeclared since he’s not 100% sure. He was accepted quickly and received significant merit (we are OOS). A 3.0 GPA must be maintained for the merit aid which is the same as is needed to switch to a business major (it’s a little higher - 3.2 for accounting & finance but some of the other business majors are below 3.0) So I don’t think it would be difficult to switch majors later and maybe they would admit him for fall this way. It’s worth asking about if he DE is high on his list.
@smks1214 They said by the end of the first week of April…
@Cookies510 thanks …It might be worth asking …He applied business undeclared as he wants to definitely
Do something in the business field.
Accepted! Finally 
Congrats @abbyrubycookie!
UD emailed my honors rejection today
@abbyrubycookie Congrats I know you have been waiting a long time !!
FYI - this is from Best College Fit, UD in DC is not the only program, more schools are doing this:
Dear Peter,
My Senior received a letter from a school offering him admission under a program to enter in the Spring of 2019. He is treating this as a rejection and maintains adamantly that he will not attend the school under these circumstances and that taking courses at a local university or abroad, as suggested by the college to facilitate his transition in January, would doom his chances of getting in to med school. How do we look at this? It’s a letter of “acceptance” from a great school. Why would a school offer such a program, though? Do they need to have students that will come in when others leave after the first year? Is it a gimmick or a ruse?
Fred
Dear Fred,
The situation you describe is an enrollment sleight of hand that is becoming more common among selective institutions. With many more admissible students at their disposal than can actually be admitted, they are effectively “stashing” some of them for later enrollment. This enables them to carry high-yielding students forward into the next enrollment cycle thereby reducing the number of students to be admitted at that time.
This tactic also allows colleges to creatively manage their admission statistics. In this case, your son would only show up as a non-admitted applicant for the cohort entering in the Fall of 2018. (The only students whose credentials appear in the cohort summary for the fall of 2018 are those who enter as full-time students for the first time in the first semester of the academic year.)
By encouraging students to study abroad or take courses at a local college for an interim semester or two, the school in question is effectively changing your son’s future application status to that of “Transfer” in acknowledgement of the work done at other places. Having been guaranteed enrollment at some future point, they have completed the “stash” by affording themselves the academic pathway to enroll him later.
That said this option can work for him, but at some cost. He is correct that starting mid-year is a bad idea—especially if he wants to pursue a premed curriculum. If he has another viable option to start in the fall of 2018, I would urge him to give it serious consideration. Alternatively, he could wait until the fall of 2019—take a “gap” year—before starting his freshman year with the first school if that is indeed an option.
Peter
@abbyrubycookie FINALLY! Congrats.
@STF4717 have you received any notification on the honors program. My sons portal has changed but no update.
@abbyrubycookie Yay for you! I feel like I know a lot of the people (like you) who post and I’ve been routing for you. Congrats.
@PSH1215 Yep, got the ‘thanks but no thanks’ in an email.
When did u get the email. We still haven’t heard. I guess that’s not great news. My son is going nuts.