<p>I've just been put on Fordham's wait list and the reason I'm confused is because a week after I had applied to the school I received a letter saying I was one of their top applicants. Fordham is my top choice and I'd like to know if I should hold out any hope or if those letters don't really hold any merit. I have pretty avg stats; 3.5 GPA, 2000 SAT, minimal volunteer work & sports, secretary/treasurer for Pink Ribbon Club, vice president of TOMs club. If anyone knows anything about this kind of situation or Fordham's wait list in general, please let me know I'm dying over here :(. Thanks. </p>
<p>P.S. I already tried posting this before but it didn't show up for me but if it has for someone else and this seems rather repetitive sorry in advance</p>
<p>I’d be inclined to believe that they send that kind of letter to everybody. You know, just a kind of, “let’s try to get them to focus on us” thing. While your stats are good, (and I don’t mean this in an offensive way), it doesn’t seem like you’d be in the “top” part of the applicant pool. Top would mean a 2100+ SAT and a 3.9-4.0 unweighted GPA with lots of ECs. So don’t read too much into the letter.</p>
<p>However, I’d say that if you really want to go to Fordham, and it is your top choice as you stated, you should have an excellent chance at getting in off the waiting list. Obviously make sure you have a backup, but if you actually pursue that route I think you have a great shot.</p>
<p>I say go for it if you really want Fordham.</p>
<p>If you want to go to Fordham, get on the waitlist. My kid got in off the waitlist, and even got a good financial aid pkg.</p>
<p>I’d call Admissions and pursue the matter further. Those stats are on Fordham’s higher end, if you look at some of the people that were accepted. Don’t know why you were waitlisted; there are those on this forum who had lesser stats and were admitted.</p>
<p>My daughter was told she was a top applicant, with stats a bit higher than yours, and I don’t think they say that to everyone.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the replies everyone! I put myself on the wait list and checked all the boxes saying I’d accept a different college/campus/no housing, etc. so hopefully that’ll raise my chances. I really want to get in but I’m going to try not to get my hopes up because they said last year they had something like 6,000 people on the wait list and only 750 got in. I was thinking of maybe emailing admissions just to let them know I’m still very interested in Fordham, but I don’t know if I’d come across as annoying? Well anyways, thanks for all the encouragement and helpful input I really appreciate it, this was my first post and everyone’s just been so nice!</p>
<p>I think that writing a letter to admissions to let them know that Fordham is your top choice and why can only help you. If you have any additional information to offer (new awards, accomplishments, etc.) since your application was submitted I would let the know that also. I know someone who was on the waitlist a couple of years ago and sent a letter stating that Fordham was their top choice. They received an acceptance letter from Fordham a week later. An honest letter could only help you.</p>
<p>Definitely contact admissions if Fordham means that much to you. They deferred me EA and I emailed my counselor and told him how much the school meant to me. Who knows if it helped, but they did accept me :)</p>
<p>I would definitely contact admissions and I would mention the letter you received. Perhaps your HS counselor can call contact Fordham as well.</p>
<p>Your stats are above Fordham’s average. Have your guidance counselor call. Schools don’t say you’re a top candidate, and then wait list you, as a rule.</p>
<p>I posted this response on another Fordham thread but this one seems more appropriate. The poster is obviously someone that is highly interested in Fordham and hopefully makes it. My D is one less person on the waitlist:</p>
<p>My D was waitlisted with a 3.6 UW and an 1860 SAT. She had 5 AP’s and all honors prior to her senior year. She was finished with her HS classes so she’s taking 15 credits through SUNY offered through ours and a neighboring HS and has a 3.9 GPA. Her EC’s are very strong.</p>
<p>It’s no big deal, she’s already sent in the form to have herself removed from the list. She had already picked her college (Hi My3Daughters, we spoke on another thread). </p>
<p>What gets me though is Fordham was listed as a strong match. We attended a local event and the Open House at Rose Hill. I was born and raised in the Bronx just 4 blocks from the campus (not Belmont or Arthur Aves.). I think we demonstrated interest and Fordham pursued my daughter with a ton of mail, email and the free application. We spoke to people at the Open House and she was told she was a strong candidate . . . Not sure why they put so much effort in to having kids apply only to turn them away. There are plenty of people who are extremely passionate about Fordham, seems to me they should concentrate on those students and not just look to increase their application numbers. </p>
<p>This was our first experience and we’ll know for next time to not take anything for granted.</p>