Am I accepted or not?

<p>Got the second e-mail. Not happy about this situation but it is what it is. While I could rant and complain to the admissions folks at Fordham it’s not worth my time and energy. This is my second time going through the admissions process with one of my children. What I learned the first time is that while there will be some disappointments and let downs, in the end everything will work out. I trust and believe that daughter # 2 will end up at the best school for her. Whether or not that school is Fordham remains to be seen. Regardless of what happens we will keep our heads lifted and move forward. Stay optimistic everyone and best wishes as you move through this process.</p>

<p>My daughter applied EA and hasn’t received anything from Fordham other than the email that decisions will be available tomorrow. Is this a bad sign, deferral or denied admission? Getting worried.</p>

<p>My daughter received both emails- the FAFSA email and then the rejected email version of an apology. </p>

<p>She applied because they sent her a waiver for the application fee and only wanted a partial application. </p>

<p>Apparently she was part of the scam to pad admission numbers with a high number of well qualified applicants. She is far above the admission guidelines in every way- so although I am not thrilled with the email glitch, it tells me things about the school- in more than one way.</p>

<p>@Decorative22, I’m in the exact same position as your daughter - received the FAFSA email with acceptance, rejected apology, and also received the waiver and only took advantage of it for the condensed application. I’m highly confused and unfortunately still anxious for what’s to come at 3 pm today.</p>

<p>@decorative22, could you tell me a bit more about the “scam” you’re referring too? My daughter was sent a fee waiver but I don’t think they only wanted a partial application.</p>

<p>I suppose scam is too harsh of a word- but some schools, mainly private schools, send out letters to highly qualified students providing few waivers and a streamlined application. They do this to increase the statistics on who applies to their school. It bumps up both their numbers, and their stats on the type of student that applies. It has been mentioned on the forums here at CC on multiple occasions. We did not, ashamedly, realize that was a thing until after she applied there. </p>

<p>It’s like this: </p>

<p><a href=“With Waived Fees and Express Processing, College Applications Emulate Credit Card Companies - The New York Times”>With Waived Fees and Express Processing, College Applications Emulate Credit Card Companies - The New York Times;

<p>Is it bad if I haven’t gotten any of the emails? I did apply EA on time… The last email I got from Fordham was my confirmation email over a month ago…</p>

<p>A snippet from the article I linked above : </p>

<p>The rise in short-cut applications appears to have two main causes. One is the fractured economy, which has left some colleges scrambling just to fill their freshman classes and to identify applicants who can pay full tuition. But there is also U.S. News and World Report, which puts a premium on big jumps in applications, as well as in applicants’ standardized test scores, in assembling its annual rankings.</p>

<p>@Decorative22, very interesting, I didn’t know about that at all. We had no clue as to why my daughter had received the invitation…she hadn’t expressed an interest in Fordham at all up to that point. The good thing is that it got her interested in a school that she might not otherwise have looked at. The bad side of this overall is that as you said, it will make colleges look more in demand than they really would be…and worse, some kids might get denied admittance in place of people who ultimately have no interest in attending. </p>

<p>This whole college admissions process is such a game at this point…it’s getting worse all the time. So much stress for the students and parents.</p>

<p>Thanks for the info!</p>

<p>What I’m confused about is how the financial aid office would even get our names to send the emails in the first places if we WERENT accepted? From our applications? Surely they would only be interested in the incoming freshmen… And like someone posted they called and a rep said he was given the info from Fordham for the upcoming class. So this just isn’t adding up to me the way that now there is an “accepted” email and a “rejected/waitlisted” email! So anxious and I don’t want to wait until 3pm!</p>

<p>My daughter got the same error email and the next one saying “this is not an accurate reflection of your admission status”. I finally got through to a counselor on the phone just now and he said that does not mean that she has not been accepted and said to look online at 3pm.</p>

<p>So…if you got the second one saying that it’s not an accurate reflection do not lose hope since it doesn’t mean you were rejected.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>Out of curiosity, which school did you apply to and which second email did you get? i.e.: general college at Rose Hill or Lincoln Center or Gabelli School of Business, and the email affirming admission or the email apologizing for erroneously congratulating you (the “good” email or the “bad” email).</p>

<p>Hi This whole thing is outrageous. They are partners with the school- Fordham is entrusting them to advise on the very important process of financial aid ++ they have access to our personal information… Fordham must have given the names as “accepted” and then they sent the emails that many of us got. One would think, that is… I hate to say this but the second email that came through HOURS later ,as most of us know. was not one email rather two versions as a confirmation of acceptance or not via EA. What I am most concerned with is how this is being handled by the school. To have those emails go out and then to not address this immediately with the applicants is very bad business. Fordham needs to address this because for the kids who got the “oh well it was a mistake” is not an acceptable answer from a school that is charging $58K a year.</p>

<p>@HopefulClair for me, I got both emails and the second one I received was the “bad” email. However- I just called and they reassured me that the emails went out by mistake and the email was just an apology and does not mean we have gotten denied. Waitlisted however is another story. Btw, I applied to the general college at Lincoln Center.</p>

<p>Two different emails went out ,one as you have indicated AND another one that confirms that the applicant was in fact, accepted. Sound like Fordham trying to avoid a riot OR the bad press that is coming their way. Very very poorly handled.</p>

<p>@ssnova agreed, this is not the time to be making mistakes, and while it is understandable since the offices are not connected there is no justification and it puts much more unnecessary stress on students and parents</p>

<p>My daughter applied to the Gabelli School of Business. We will be biting our nails until 3pm.</p>

<p>You should not have to wait. Making people wait until 3p when Fordham has the answer now especially after what happened on Wed is just wrong and cuts the time for people to contact them today about it way down ( people are less likely to voice their complaints when time is a factor- as they close the office at 5p and by Fri many will say forget it its not worth my time or energy)… they really messed this one up and in the process upset many very eager applicants who were told they were accepted!</p>

<p>They are just expecting us to forget about it. Really, if I did not see both emails last night the “oh sorry it was a mistake” and the “this confirms your acceptance.” that were both sent out late last night. Come on now … waiting until 3p, what are they going to now make it right somehow, they caused a lot of problems which are continuing today by the school response to those who have contacted them.</p>

<p>Exactly. I mean I said that I just want a direct answer and he definitely could have given it to me but just read the script about waiting until 3. Whoever sent out those emails should be the one to have to tell us in person that our kids were either accepted or rejected. That should be their punishment for screwing up so badly. I just hope this is not a relfection of how the entire university functions, i.e. housing, etc.</p>