<p>Son a junior in excellent public high school in MA. Has a 4.7 weighted GPA (out of 6.0) -- have no idea how this translates on the 4.0 scale but he is a solid B student, having taken 3/4 of his classes at the Advanced level. Will take 3 APs next year (Bio, Stats, Latin); President of Latin Club; varsity golf and crew; few other clubs at school throughout high school and has done a bit of volunteering.</p>
<p>School doesn't rank but he's in top 30% (75/260).</p>
<p>SATs: 700M, 620CR, 520W -- will take again in June.</p>
<p>Also, not applying for financial aid -- does this even matter?</p>
<p>Anyone out there with honest opinion would be most appreciated! Thanks.</p>
<p>Fordham is getting harder and harder to get into, so the B average is probably on the low sidfe, but the good news is he ahs time to up that (and adcoms like to see an upswing in grades w/ harder course work).</p>
<p>His SAT's are fine as they are now, and his ecs look good.</p>
<p>Just have him keep doing whjat he is doing, work hard on his grades and he should have a good chance to get in.</p>
<p>Fordham is most likely a high reach for him. Colleges will review his application with his transcript from grades 9-11 and a B average isn't terrific--especially when not taking AP classes. Shoot a little lower. Try SUNY's (Geneseo and Binghamton are also reaches for him). Maybe St. John's, Marist, or Manhattan College but don't count on any merit money. You have to have it all to qualify for merit scholarships--(above 90 average with AP classes, ACT score 31 or above, SAT above 2000)--plus good EC's which show leadership, committment, etc.</p>
<p>Hi, I'm asking for your opinion about my chances at Harvard, Penn, Princeton, Yale, Haverford, Williams, and Brown. </p>
<p>First pass at SAT's: Writing -- 760
Math -- 770
Critical Reading -- 800</p>
<p>I have a 3.63 GPA at a VERY competitive private girls' school in Massachusetts, and am in the top 20% of my class. I took AP chem as a sophomore and got a 5. Got an 800 on Bio SATII, and 790 on Chem SATII. </p>
<p>I am a black belt in Jeet Kune Do, a martial art, and compete on a regional level. I also compete in Brazilian Ju Jitsu, but sadly, there are usually no girls for me to grapple with, so I usually have to compete against guys, and hey, they outweigh me usually and are stronger, much as I hate to admit it.</p>
<p>I also do community theater, and get fairly good roles.</p>
<p>First of all, not all schools offer AP courses. And Fordham, like most colleges, has a method to determine how competitive your school is and will weigh that into any equation. Of course, raising the GPA is always a good idea.</p>
<p>The SAT is good and competitive...but it doesnt hurt to retry again, especially with the GPA he has....tell him to turn on the afterburners for the remainder of THIS semester and get those grades and rank up....and then do the same for first semester of his senior year. </p>
<p>Fordham is getting very tough to get into. </p>
<p>And as always, its best to plan college applications with a logical strategy and spreading your chances: reach, match and safety.</p>
<p>I think he has a good chance and should definitely apply to Fordham. He should work on bringing up the GPA but he has really good SATs and a lot of activities, which counts for a lot these days. He might not get housing, early action, or his first choice in campus, but as far as getting into the school, he has a shot. Good luck!</p>