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Daughter got in last night, November 6. OOS, 3.6 unweighted gpa, many extracurriculars, volunteer, coach, two sport captain. Elementary Ed/Special Ed major. Delaware is in her top 3, so she is super excited!
My daughter got in last night also! OOS, 3.9 UW, NMSF, 10 APs, varsity sport. Actuary Science major (UDel’s program is improving its’ ACSC rating). We are merit seeking so waiting for all acceptance packages before deciding. She is keeping her cards close to the vest…”I will see where I get in and THEN decide which I like best”. But LOVE getting such an early acceptance! I didn’t realize it would come out so soon.
It’s great she got U DEL and no doubt she’ll get merit.
Here’s a few - in case not aware. You likely are.
Three. That’s impressive. You should parent all our kids
U Maine
SPECIALIZED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
UMaine National Merit Award
Eligibility Criteria: Semi-finalists and finalists with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Award Amount: 100% tuition and mandatory fees, up to 30 credits per academic year (renewable for four years with a maintained 3.3 GPA)
NJIT
National Merit Scholarship (tuition & fees)
This is a four-year scholarship awarded to students who have been selected by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Academic Program, an academic competition for recognition and scholarships.
If wanted small with a b school -
U Evansville
Students awarded this scholarship receive a full-tuition scholarship.
My son got in business undecided Friday. White male no special hooks. From strong suburban school in Pennsylvania. 3.57 weighted GPA, 29 single score Act, 31 superscore. Applied mid October. Took Spanish through junior year to Spanish 4, B plus dual enrollment Calc 1 and B plus AP environmental junior year. Taking Dual enrollment Stat senior year with AP Macro and AP micro. Mostly honors and regular classes. 2 years lacrosse, DECA, worked at McDonalds for 4 years and volunteered at a farm which feeds people in need.
Student with a 4.14 weighted GPA, 31 ACT (29 Math) got into mechanical engineering! Other students have yet to hear so likely related to dates of submission since I have other students with various (including ME) majors with better stats who have yet to hear.
Not sure how UDel calculates their weighted GPA - whether they take whatever is on the transcript as some do or calculate on their own, like others do.
In case anyone is interested in data - and I’m not surprised at all that all of your well accomplished students got in.
Only 25% submit test scores and UDel “considers” them - which is 2nd lowest in categorization. The 25/75 for those who do is 27/32 and 1240/1390.
They clearly use a weighted GPA. 37% show a 4.0+, while another 22% 3.75+, 25% 3.5+, 14% a 3.25+ and 3% 3.0+.
Domestic acceptance is 73% - their issue is yield, which is under 16%.
I’m guessing that’s related to cost and many of you will be seeking merit aid.
They show 1790 of 4074 got merit, on average of $8795. Given the high portion of OOS, OOS is likely just a few thousand higher.
Of course, U Del has scholarships from $4K to $17K a year but doesn’t label what is required to get them. They also have some premier scholarships (likely to Ivy level students) like the Dupont for the most elite of students.
Best of luck to all in your pursuit of college next year.
Continuing the discussion from University of Delaware – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread: son got into business undecided on Friday, he applied late August. He’s coming from a strong in-state high school, 3.5 GPA with mix of honors and CP. He did not submit test scores. We are super excited for his acceptance!
My son also got admitted, Electrical Engineering, 4.2 weighted, submitted SAT 1340, 7 APs, 2 sport captain. We are from MA. Let’s keep in touch if they both decide to attend! Congratulations.
But no Alabama (or other southern schools) for this one.