<p>I submitted my common app to Fordham last night and am not quite sure what to do now. It says online that I should set up my Online Applicant Portal account, but I don't know how to. I don't have a FIDN and when I enter my Socal Security number, it says there's nothing on file.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if I'm supposed to get an email with login information, or if I should wait a few weeks for something....</p>
<p>Any words of advice is much appreciated! Thanks so much!</p>
<p>All you can do is wait.</p>
<p>They will send you some more information about setting up your online account; if I’m not mistaken they take a little longer than the average college in terms of sending that info but either way I wouldn’t be too worried and just wait for now. I sent my application about a month ago and remember getting the email with account information at least a week later. </p>
<p>oh I just did this a couple minutes ago…you enter your email id in the username place and ask for a password rest. They’ll send you an email with your new password and you can login :)</p>
<p>@ImNYUobsessed, I did what you suggested, it worked! BTW, I applied on 10/27.</p>
<p>@kungFuGuy I hope u get in!! I applied on 10/27 too 
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<p>NYUObsessed:</p>
<p>So whats up with NYU? Is Fordham not your top choice?</p>
<p>FYI lots of students at Fordham either applied to NYU and did not get in or were accepted but did not get any money. They know they want to be in NYC and are looking at the top schools in the City That Never Sleeps. Nothing wrong with that. </p>
<p>^ ^ ^</p>
<p>LOL. Fyi, Mex, I think you have me mistaken for someone who doesnt know anything about NYC or college admissions in the region. </p>
<p>I am well aware of who and what NYU is and how many kids apply there locally in the tri state area. In fact, in my region, its the GO TO application, whereas Columbia is often out because its Ivy and admits less than 10%, and Fordham is “in the Bronx” and know nothings here recoil, or dont know about it, or being non catholic think its a religious school for the very pious among us. </p>
<p>NYU’s President was a Fordham alumnus. </p>
<p>On the other hand, there are a lot of kids from, e.g. Long Island, that apply to Fordham and don’t apply to NYU because they want a college campus, athletics and such. NYU is the penultimate “urban” campus experience.</p>
<p>Its also HUGE. 35,000 students. </p>
<p>My kid applied and applied again and got in for graduate school. I would recommend NYU for graduate studies. But she didnt go because of money. NYU financial aid is not known for being generous. </p>
<p>I asked the OP because his/her “name” (moniker) is “obsessed with NYU” which begs the question I posed. </p>
<p>Nothing wrong with that. :-)</p>
<p>@ImNYUobsessed gave the OP helpful information, not to have people comment on if Fordham is his/her first, second etc. choice in colleges. There is no reason to make people uncomfortable coming to this forum.</p>
<p>I agree, Spirit. People come here for info, not to be questioned as to why they have a certain username. College admissins is stressful enough as it is without someone judging your every move. As you and mex said, let’s try to be helpful instead of judgmental. This isn’t the place for that.</p>
<p>Let’s get back on topic folks. </p>
<p>@spirit77 </p>
<p>Actually, the last few posts are totally off base because @sovereigndebt made the mistake of thinking ImNYUobsessed is the OP, which they are not.
Well, yeah, there is when they are not the OP. Try to be more careful in the future. Now let’s get this thread back on track.</p>
<p>The fact is that everyone should feel welcome on the board, particularly someone posting an answer to the the OP’s question. And I do agree, time to move on…</p>
<p>I want to add my support to those comments about feeling welcome on this site. As I mentioned before, negative remarks can have a chilling effect on applicants to Fordham who are simply looking for information. </p>
<p>Hate to beat a dead horse, but my comment was not directed at sovereigndebt. I merely wanted to point out that many students apply to both Fordham and NYU. Again, nothing wrong with that. Good luck! </p>
<p>It WASNT a negative comment at all. It was a question. The judgmentalism is coming from these Fordham students and there is bad history here. Methinks they are a bit sensitive.</p>
<p>It was a question that is legit and relevant, since he/she applied EA to Fordham but his/her moniker is Obsessed with NYU. My bad for the confusion with the OP.</p>
<p>I also know kids apply to 10 or 15 schools. The norm. It just struck me as “interesting” for someone obsessed with NYU applying EA to Fordham. Thats all. No judgment, just a question.</p>
<p>Have a “chill” Halloween. ;-)</p>
<p>Actually, @sovereigndebt there is nothing in either the OP’s post or the ones from ImNYUobsessed that indicate they applied EA as far as I can see. They are simply asking about the mechanisms involved in getting a Fordham account after they applied, right? It could easily be RD applications. Maybe the judgement is because you didn’t get the relationship right or the other facts. Besides, even if they applied EA that is very different than applying ED. EA is non-binding and so presents no reflection on preference (or lack thereof) for another school, but simply that they would like to get an answer sooner rather than later. But that is rather moot, since as I said there is zero indication if they applied EA or RD.</p>
<p>chemist:</p>
<p>Your chemistry is all mixed up. Sorry. :-)</p>
<p>The OP stated openly he/she just applied EA to Fordham. NYU Obsessed was talking about the Fordham applicant website and how he/she accessed it. So you are mistaken. Perhaps you didnt read carefully or misunderstood what they were saying. I am unhappy with you for taking sides in this discussion between some impertinent and disrespectful students (not the OP or NYUObsessed) at Fordham and me. There is some history there with these students, who may well be roomies at Fordham. The primary offender seems out of sorts because I am a parent of a Fordham student/alumna, I am an alumn and I have done yoeman’s work for Fordham on this site for years and in addition to helping at college fairs. The offending student routinely comes on here and posits almost verbatim what I (or some other posters have already stated), then in a strange expression of insecurity says I shouldnt be posting on this website since my daughter has already graduated and being a parent shouldnt be posting. She seems to think she is the only authority on current events at Fordham. I really dont care what this young person thinks or does as I certainly dont take instructions from her. I do find her offensive and disrespectful. Perhaps she never learned to respect adults and elders. She is free to post her views of Fordham on the issues and to offer advice. I dont pretend to control her postings, except to ask her to refrain from being disrespectful towards adults and elders here, or telling people they dont know what they are talking about. </p>
<p>I welcome all viewpoints here, and always have. I will continue to post on this message board and attempt to offer my perspective as an alumn, and my daughter’s experience, notably that we are not native New Yorkers and can give nervous students and parents solid information about the fears of going to college in New York City. </p>
<p>My question to NYU Obsessed wasnt offensive or intended to be offensive. It was a straight up question to someone with a moniker who has applied to Fordham. That person chose not to respond. Fine. I am not here to discourage applications to Fordham. To the contrary I am here to encourage them, knowing full well that Fordham’s yield rate/retention of offered students is not the best, as tens of thousands of applicants also apply to other NYC area schools, Ivy League schools, other Jesuit colleges, etc. In this day and age, its the norm to apply to 10-15 schools. Nothing new there. </p>
<p>You don’t need to educate me on the differences between EA and ED. I’ve been at this a long time. But thanks anyway. ;-)</p>
<p>Now as a result of these students and others misunderstanding of intent and the ensuing thread on the matter, we have distracted everyone. </p>
<p>The bottom line is for those who meet the EA deadline, all they can do is wait for Fordham. They will notify you if something is missing from your file and when/how to access the applicant website.</p>
<p>Good luck to all applicants. If you get deferred dont give up hope. Many students get admitted RD from the deferred EA pool.</p>
<p>@sovereigndebt Boy, aren’t you in a passive aggressive mode today since I believe your tirade is directed towards me. For the record:</p>
<p>1) I do not know anyone else who posts on this board (although I have asked people I know for help with questions at times if they have experience in a topic) . No roommates, no friends etc. are on this board. So contrary to what you may want (or choose) to believe, your “conspiracy theory” is entirely incorrect.</p>
<p>2) I have never said that you should not post on this board, I have asked you to refrain from sending me what I felt were inappropriate PMs. </p>
<p>3) In return, I don’t know why you can’t understand that sometimes I think a student’s view is also worthwhile. Even if I post under you agreeing with you but with a slightly different slant you seem strangely unhappy.</p>
<p>4) You have much to offer and I have never said you should not post here. Just respect the views of others.</p>
<p>5) I do wish you would be a little softer in some of your comments and be quicker to apologize if there is confusion instead of berating others if someone takes a post of yours the wrong way. The way I was brought up the words “I apologize if you took it the wrong way, this is what I meant” go a long way. </p>
<p>5) I take a tremendous amount of offense to your comments about my being disrespectful to elders – we have never met, you don’t know me., and you have absolutely no clue how I behave/respect my elders and you have absolutely no right to hurl such a personal (and wildly incorrect) accusation in my direction. For the record, I react to people on this board as fellow posters/equals not as elders to be deferred to – that is the nature of a board like this. Once again you are stirring things up for no reason, and this is personally offensive.</p>
<p>6) I’m sure you will post again for you always seem to need the last word so I can’t wait to hear what you falsely accuse me of next!</p>