For those of us who were deferred...

Colleges and Universities A-Z Fordham University
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<p>How are you dealing with it? </p>

<p>"Each year a number of deferred students are offered admission and enroll at Fordham. We only offer this opportunity to a limited number of candidates..." They almost make it sound as if we should be happy we've been deferred. And we have to wait until April 1st? ='[</p>

<p>I really don't want to appear bitter, but is it worth trying for RD and waiting until April 1st for a decision? Do I just accept the offer from my 2nd or 3rd choice schools? Where do the deferred go from here? I know they want mid-year grades and things like that, but just thinking about taking the SAT/ACT another time makes me feel so weary...</p>

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<p>Well I'm dealing with it rather well seeing as Fordham was my fifth choice. I basically applied because my principal begged me to. Although after seeing the campus and meeting some of the students I really began to love the school. Lol yea it seems as if they make being deferred a positive thing, when in retrospect they don't seem to want us the first time around. If you really want to go to Fordham then go for it, but if your content with your second or third choice than go there. While mid-year reports are required, the SAT/ACT isn’t although it's highly recommended. With my course load and extracurriculars there is no way I will have time to take it again and quite frankly I refused to go through that tortuous experience again. Best of luck in whatever decision you choose to make.</p>

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<p>i just wanna ask this to clear it up in my head, since we all got deferred, we are now just going to be considered with all other RD applicants right? theres no special pool for EA deferred students right?</p>

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<p>I've followed some of your posts (collegebound and knight for sure) over the past several weeks, and I've found you to be very impressive. It hurt to know you didn't get the response you wanted and I wanted to share a couple thoughts.</p>

<p>Let’s say Fordham gets about 24000 applications, and they accept 45% so that’s 10800 accepted students. We’ve heard that about 7700 applied EA and according to the Fordham.edu site, about 50% will be accepted – about 3850. Most of the remaining 50% are deferred, a small (unknown) number are outright rejected.</p>

<p>Now a total of 10800 to be accepted minus 3850 already accepted early leaves 6950 spots for about 16300 kids. So RD will become much more difficult from an odds perspective, but I think the caliber of applications will balance out a bit. Many high achieving kids that had Fordham as a safety will be accepted at an Ivy, or NYU, or wherever. And there is that unknown number of EA applicants that were rejected.</p>

<p>Typically, EA applications are encouraged (by HS counselors) for those that match or exceed the profile. I suspect many more applicants well below the accepted student profile will apply regular decision. Fordham becomes their “reach” choice. So if you were close for an EA spot, I suspect chances are good you get one of the 6950 remaining … you already have an advantage over an applicant that comes in at the eleventh hour with a sloppy application – the adcom knows you and has seen your file.</p>

<p>If you got a contact name on your letter, send an email right away to that person. Introduce yourself and wish them a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday, Happy New Year, whatever – just get a conversation started. Make it a point to communicate with them on a regular basis with compelling questions or updated information in a well-crafted and thoughtful letter. The point is to try to stand out in the crowd, let them know you want one of those 6950 spots. Have yourself prepared to respond immediately in the affirmative when your acceptance arrives in the spring.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, restart your search or refine your list of preferred colleges. Be sure you have a safety application or two – and in the current economic climate you may want to be sure at least one is a combo - financial and economic safety.</p>

<p>And finally, remember this is simply a minor setback not the end of the world. Soon enough you’ll find you may not get the house you wanted – outbid by another buyer, you may not get a promotion you deserve – nepotism does exist, or any of a slew of disappointments life serves up. Honestly, this will make you stronger if you let it, or it will hurt you if you allow it to – choose to become stronger.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>

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<p>Concord- Yes, we'll be considered with RD Pool. </p>

<p>And thank you dadoffour for your post. I also recieved a very considerate PM, and I would just like to say to everyone that now that I've slept and thought it over, I feel ten times better. Getting deferred isn't a rejection, and your suggestions are helping me think of ways to hopefully get myself an acceptance come April. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Dadoffour, Thank You, that realy helped</p>

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<p>I go deferred too. I saw a big white envelope in my mail box and got so excited but then it just ended up being my acceptance from SUNY New Paltz which I only applied to because my dad said that if I didn't he wouldn't pay for any of my other applications.
So then I cried and now I'm stressing about taking the SAT over. I wanted to do the ACT, but New York sucks and doesn't offer it in February. ughh.
I don't want to have to wait until April! That's so so so long!</p>

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<p>Would it be apropos to e-mail new credentials such as achievements and essays to admissions? Also, if you retake the SAT in late January, will it be too late for them to even look at it?</p>

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<p>i was deferred as well. It says it can help out our admission by sending in another teacher recommendation. How can i do that and will this help??</p>

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<p>Dad of Four: You are incorrect. Fordham got over 35,000 applications last year and expect over 37,000 this year.</p>

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i got deferred fort hr 2015 school year… and i sent in an extra recommendation letter. When I tried to contact my admissions counselor, she said she didnt need me to come in and prove my position and she replied by saying that I didnt need to come in… What do you think I should do @sovereigndebt‌

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Did you speak with the specific admissions counselor with your file? Or just someone who answered the phone?
The biggest thing is submitting your first semester grades…and hopefully they went up and that will help.

Other than that…not much to do. Fordham doesnt do interviews, so to speak. If you communicated your interest and intent…and your grades…that is the best most anyone can do. Good luck.

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@sovereigndebt i actually contacted my admissions counselor and she told me to just do what the portal said, which was to send a mid year transcript and wait until April 1. I just have to fix one grade on my transcript from first MP, that’ll be done soon and itll be gonee hopefully by next week because my HS counselor is also not here for the week.