<p>Male/Colorado
IB Diploma candidate
National Merit Semifinalist (230 on PSATs and expecting to be a Finalist)
GPA: 4.84 on a 4.0 scale
All A's (including Calc II at local university)
Rank: 6/~450
SAT I: 770 reading, 740 math, 780 writing (2290 combo, 1510 core)
ACT: 34 (no writing)
ECs:
Cross Country 11-12, captain 12
Summer homestay in France
French play 9-12
Science Bowl 10
Hospital volunteer (~40 hours)
Reading to/helping out a blind man (~100 hours and ongoing)</p>
<p>I'm not worried about my standardized test scores, but I think my extracurriculars pale in comparison to some of the stuff I've seen in this forum. </p>
<p>This question is going to be quite difficult to answer, but would you say I'm a good candidate for the Semifinalist scholarship? Even if I'm accepted to Fordham, I probably won't attend without a full-tuition scholarship.</p>
<p>i’d say you are most likely to be admitted. As for scholarship, i think you will get some merit based scholarship and maybe even a grant. I doubt it will cover the tuition in its entirety, but a huge chunk of it will be taken out. I am also assuming that you are going to be applying for FAFSA, so there might be some additional assistance there.<br>
For the semifinalist scholarship, i don’t know anything about it, or what they criteria are in deciding who gets what. It might be purely based on how well the rest of the nation did on the PSATs</p>
<p>Opp, if you have listed Fordham as your 1st choice on the National Merit form, you should be considered for a semi-finalist scholarship. Your stats look great & I know kids with lower SATs that have the semi-finalist scholarships. They, however, may have more leadership & community service. These scholarships do not cover room & board. Leadership & community service are important when applying to Fordham so just make sure there is some focus on them in your application. Good luck.</p>