Chance me for Fordham EA!

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Demographics: white middle class female from a rural area in the Midwest. Currently attend a boarding school in the Midwest

Intended majors: political science/international relations, Spanish, computer science?

SAT: 1540 superscored (770 EBRW, 770 M), highest score w/o superscore is a 1500

took the APUSH exam and got a 4, school doesn’t offer APs

W GPA: 4.18 (school doesn’t offer UW or rank)

Coursework: took all the honors classes or college level (school’s replacement of AP) courses I could, did well in them

Awards: National Merit semifinalist, got an award for the best junior in the school, Harvard book prize, U of Rochester Young Leaders Award, 7th place in a statewide writing competition, 3rd place in a schoolwide scholarly research paper contest

Extracurriculars: currently student body president, class president for the two years before that, prefect (like an RA) for junior and senior years, editor for the school paper for the past 3 years, head stage manager, studied abroad in the summer between sophomore and junior years (6 weeks), tour guide, analyst for the Student Investment Committee

I’m pleased with my Common App essay and I haven’t read them but I’m confident my LORs are good.

I’d love any insights you could give, especially with regards to possible merit aid. Thanks!

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Strong candidate for a $25,000 to full tuition scholarship.

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Not sure what you want chancing for. You will absolutely be admitted (44% acceptance rate + average SAT around 1350 or so) and Fordham has a full-tuition scholarship for National Merit Semifinalists.

The only other thing you would need chancing for is the presidential scholarship, which covers total cost of attendance including room and board, etc.

For that, I would have no clue. But since 40,000 students apply, and 20,000 get in. I bet applicants need an extremely good profile to be part of the 20 kids who get the scholarship (0.05% of applicants…) I am still applying lol, I will also get the National Merit Scholarship award and hoping for presidential.

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It is actually closer to 1400 for admitted student. Whoops.

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Hey what boarding school did you go to? I also went to a boarding school in the midwest, so maybe we went to the same school?