University of Delaware Top Questions

It is both a small and large campus, you have the change to know a lot of people but at the same time meet new people every day. There needs to be more parking on campus. Just right. Usually people say, "That is a really good school," or ask if I drink myself to sleep every night. Usually in the classroom or on Main Street. College town. I can't really complain about the administration but I can see where they could do better. The Residence Life program. Yes. Not really. The people I have met. The school is not diverse enough and there needs to be a little more parking.

One thing I would change about UD is how big the party culture is here. Not too many students are into just hanging out on the weekends. I would say Newark is a college town, especially with its Main Street. There are some problems with "townies" and crime, though. I think there is a good deal of school pride. Many students will go to football games, but that's about it.

I like the fact that they offer a lot of options of what courses you can take and how big the class sizes are. People generally regard UD as a good school for academics and I wouldn't argue with that. The town is nice, but we quickly run out of things to do. The administration is mostly concerned with getting our money. There is a plenty of school pride, although I would imagine UD is not that different from any other state school

The best thing about UD is the large amount of activities that students can involve themselves in. The school spirit is also a great thing about UD. I would change the way UD tries to utilize technology. Most of the time, the server doesn't work and it makes things difficult. Also the library should be open past 12. I think it's just right. It's large enough that you don't know everyone but small enough that you always recognize people. When I tell people that I go to UD they either say, oh the Blue Hens, or why did you choose that school? I spend most of my time at the school newspaper because I work there, or in the library. Definitely a college town. I don't really have an opinion of the UD administration. The most recent controversy involved the Resident Life Organization. There is a huge amount of school pride. UD is in a college town that has residents that do not like college students, which I find very unusual. And it's not a good thing. Any experiences with my friends I will remember, but definitely my study abroad to London. I'm glad that UD has the opportunity for students to study anywhere in the world. The most frequent student complaints probably include academics.

Most people say they know or have heard that UD has a great campus. And the more I walk around here, the more I agree. I discover a new, appealing piece of campus everyday and makes me feel happy I chose this place to walk around for four years.

The best thing about Delaware is the people (both students and professors). Delaware is a medium-sized school which means you get to know a fair amount of different people and you can easily become tight with professors within your major. As nice as the campus is, it was my friends and professors that made my experience at Delaware great. If I could change one thing about the school, I’d wish it were safer. While I attended Delaware there were many assaults, a serial rapist, and the murder of a student. Although every city has its crime issues, it came as a shock to the student body that these crimes were being committed in a small town like Newark. Although the administration is trying to step up its safety, the university still needs to up the ante. When people first hear I go to UD they often comment on the nice campus and how they hear “it is a fun school.” Well I spent most of my time in the student newspaper office, The Review, but besides working there I spent most of my time on-campus at Memorial Hall and Perkins Student Center. However, the majority of my time junior and senior year took place off-campus. Probably my favorite experience was living in Harrington Hall sophomore year. That is where I met most of my best friends today, and we had a pretty wild floor with a laid back RA.

The best thing about UD is the comfortable, college campus atmosphere created by the beautiful campus, main street and small town which seems to exist because of the school. It is also close enough to Philly, Baltimore and other big cities to not feel like it is in the middle of no where. It is a big enough school that you feel like you have a lot of resources at your fingertips, opportunities and new people to meet, but small enough that you don't feel like you get lost. It is easy to get involved and make a place for yourself if you want to. I would like to change the distance between the administration and the students since it does feel like it is difficult to get guidance if you need it and the councellors have a hard time really helping you with scheduling. The biggest controversy stemmed from the diversity program in our residence halls, which was a result of the administration trying to close the gap between black and white students. School pride is only really seen during football season, and I do wish we had a stronger athletic department that could help to build school spirit.

The best thing is the atmosphere. It's so friendly here it's unbelievable. You'll always run into a friend or professor you know walking to class. The campus is beautiful and just such a warm, inviting place to be. It's a fun place to be; we have over 250 student- run extracurricular clubs and you can always form your own. We have Main Street right next to campus (although not owned by the University) filled with restaurants, stores, theaters, coffee shops, pizza shops, book stores.. everything! It's so convenient and is a TRUE "college town." There is a lot of school spirit here.. our mascot UD the Fighting Blen Hen is always around campus and at all the games, getting all of the students excited. It's just an amazing place to be.

size- just right UD- why the heck would you go to delaware? on campus- in the SGA office love main st/ campus- it FEELS like a college here, and i LOVE that UD's admin- from the SGA standpoint, AMAZING. really passionate about helping students. they're awesome...students don't know how much influence they have recent controversy- noose on campus, officers having guns (which i think is a great idea) school pride- some, but could use more- like the idea of the cockpit, but oculd go further with this unusual- not particularly... could use somethign to make us stand out/ get our name out there with the more prestigious universities always remember- meeting the people on my floor student complaints- RAs not doing their job (enforcing rules)

Delaware is the perfect size. It's big enough that I'm always meeting new people, and small enough that I'm always running into people I know on campus. The majority of people here like to go out and have a good time - I'd say we're a very social campus. I almost never encounter people that aren't willing to meet someone new. The bar scene is a little lame, since they close at 1am and aren't even technically "bars," but generally there's enough other stuff going on that it doesn't matter too much. Class sizes are pretty small, but maybe that's just because I'm in the honors program and in the English and Music Departments, which are both fairly small. The parking is awful and needs to be fixed big time. I wish we had better late-night transportation because the campus is so spread out and so many people live off campus.