<p>All early action decisions left our offices on Thursday and Friday. That means that the US Post Office received them those days and they began to make their way through the mail on Friday and Saturday. If you haven't heard yet, please hold on, the decision is on its way.</p>
<p>This year over 6,000 students applied early action. This represents a 55% increase in applications over last year and 116% increase over two years ago.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all admitted. We'll be sending additional information to you via email after the 1st of the year.</p>
<p>How many deferred applicants usually get in?</p>
<p>Thank you for sharing those numbers with us. They are staggering!! There has got to be a way to cut down on the numbers. The kids who are good students that would have gotten in 3 years ago now almost have no where to go unless they "settle". The high achievers are using very good schools as safeties which has to hurt kids who really want to go to a particular school but can't compete with the "high stats". I don't envy the admissions offices across the country. The whole process is incredibly draining on everyone. But, isn't making it easier and quicker to apply part of the problem? I would think the numbers must be creating a drain on resources and making it difficult to determine who really wants to attend.</p>
<p>We tried to make up for not having "perfect" stats by visiting schools more than once and interviewing. We'll see if that makes a difference.</p>
<p>We live in NJ and haven't received the letter yet. My daughter's friends all heard yesterday and were deferred. The B+ kids really seem to get lost in this whole process.... They want to attend higher end schools but can't compete with the high achievers. My friend's son just graduated from Fordham. He admits that there's no way he would get in now.... Just a view from a parent who has spent the last 3 years researching options to try to make up for not having a high achiever. Mind you, a B+ student on 3 varsity sports and the yearbook with community service is no slouch.</p>
<p>It's hard to predict how many deferred students will be admitted in a year such as this. It will all depend on the size and strength of the regular decision pool and what additional information deferred students are able to produce so as to enhance their applications. Sorry we can't be more clear than this. We realize this is difficult.</p>
<p>We too are concerned about how these numbers will impact families. Whenever a college goes through a major change in selectivity, there is the potential for some hard feelings.</p>
<p>Fordham has seen dramatic increases in applications. On one hand, this is great as it allows the University to enroll a increasingly talented and interesting class. On the other hand, this is challenging as those applying are not always aware how quickly things have changed and can have expectations within the admissions process that cannot always be met.</p>
<p>Suffice to say, we're very aware of how this impacts families and we DO try to be sensitive to the real impacts of our decisions.</p>
<p>What was Fordham's acceptance rate for EA this year?</p>
<p>Thank you for addressing the overall concern about the numbers. I don't have any hard feelings against Fordham. I'm sorry if I came across that way. I was really referring to the process in general. It just seems like the whole process has run amuck and we're like hamsters running around a wheel. Our kids are applying to way too many schools and what was once a target is now a reach.</p>
<p>I completely agree with your post freshstart. It sucks because Fordham is my top choice and I have done everything I could to show them that. I got deferred and I highly doubt I'll be getting in with this kind of increase in applications. The worse part of all this is that it seems as if many people are applying to schools that they have no intention of going to.</p>
<p>To Fordham Admiss: If the deferred student contacts the Admission Office, will they share with the student the reason for the deferral so they can try to address it before the regular decision process takes place? Thanks in advance for your advice!</p>
<p>We typically will not discuss, in detail, specifics of the Committee on Admission's decisions.</p>
<p>Deferred students can submit updated grades and testing to bolster their records.</p>
<p>Thank you - we didn't plan on asking for specific details, but wondering if in fact, all of the supporting documentation was received prior to the decision. She was not in favor of calling beforehand because of several emails that were sent from Admissions asking applicants not to contact the office because it was a busy time. Perhaps after the holidays we will contact the office.</p>
<p>Sadly, it's tough all over. Three of the NMSFs at my son's high school were all ED deferred at schools like Penn, Georgetown and Harvard. It is what it is. And it's complicated. I read recently that Harvard does not admit something like 25-30% of kids w/ perfect SATs. </p>
<p>Good luck to you, tho.</p>
<p>I got an email waiving admission fees if I apply, a few emails too. Then a package with the forms all filled out in the mail. </p>
<p>What was the average cut-off for scores/grades? I mean, if Fordham is still pursuing me, with thousands and thousands of apps, it cant be that hard to get in.</p>
<p>Another NMSF rejected (not deferrred) at Stanford ED from my son's high school and she had almost perfect SATs. Our high school is pretty good, btw. It's considered the best public school in our county (Pokeyville, USA.)</p>