<p>SAT scores for Rose Hill (FCRH), Gabelli (both campuses), and FCLC.</p>
<p>I encourage you to read the entire Provost's report.</p>
<p>Applications to LC rose by 57%… and that’s for last Fall right? Before McKeon was finished. That’s crazy! Hopefully that means the standards for admissions becomes higher—although the lower SAT compared to RH might just be because of the students that do the Ailey program and others like it where academics don’t matter as much as auditions. The rise in international students is obvious—in my 6 person apartment 4 are international.</p>
<p>Not sure the absolute reason for the avg lower SAT score (1244 vs. 1265) between LC and RH, but I would surmise from my outside vantage point that its because even with the new dorms at LC in McKeon that there are more commuters at LC than RH. Commuters can be admitted with a touch lower score because they are not taking up dorm space…so its a touch less competitive. </p>
<p>I dont know if Ailey or Drama schools are the issue or not. However, LC has produced many Fulbright scholars and a Cambridge and Truman Scholar. So in my eyes, its all even. The big increase in apps to LC also occured because of the Gabelli School opening up there with the Global Program. </p>
<p>The point I want to make to future applicants is that its ALWAYS better to be above the 50th percentile in application stats. </p>
<p>Yeah I am definitely not complaining. I know the academics at LC are strong, just making an observation. 57% is still a lot though! Did Fordham do some marketing campaign or is it all word of mouth? Back home in Texas not many know that Fordham is still (which is the same for most schools up here).</p>
<p>If you chart the trajectory of Fordham Admissions over the last 10 years its amazing. But a lot of it is demographics as the huge bubble of graduating seniors, the ubiquity of the common application, technology etc. make for many students applying to a multitude of schools and then normally accepting at the highest ranking school they are admitted to…because humans tend to be prestige hounds and view their college as somehow a reflection on their self worth/IQ/destination in life. Sigh. Some of course end up where they get the best package of financial aid, and that makes perfect sense.</p>
<p>Fordham applications have also grown because of our rise in the USNWR rankings over 10 years. And we were called a white hot catholic school a few years past. But now the demographics are going to slow down…the bubble is subsiding and schools will have to compete even harder for the best of the graduating high school class. Plus the growth of online education at prestigious schools like Stanford. </p>
<p>Fordham has been reaching out to other regions for some time. It is now reaping the benefits of that hard work by administrators, recruiters and a lot of alumni volunteers. Most colleges know they must be national in scope or they will lose top candidates. Though local catholic schools around NY/NJ/Conn. are outstanding and can produce some really outstanding candidates, they also look increasingly to go away to college…</p>
<p>Lincoln Center’s new buildings got a lot of press. Its an amazing site and sight to behold. Bold and beautiful, midtown manhattan, whats not to like? More is coming…Fordham is not done growing at Lincoln Center. </p>
<p>However, for those who prefer a more classic college campus of big lawns, big trees, gothic buildings and athletic facilities, then Rose Hill is the place to be. </p>