<p>I applied as a Psych major and got in EA.</p>
<p>Thing is, financial aid I got was horrible. FAFSA only gave me $17500 and total cost is around $60000. I don’t know many people who can dish out around $45000 a year, and I definitely don’t want to make my dad have to do something drastic like sell the house. I like Fordham a lot, but it doesn’t look like its going to happen.</p>
<p>I would think AirForceWuhn is going to receive the Presidential Scholarship in April.</p>
<p>By the way, thanks for the NM help everybody! :)</p>
<p>fingers crossed super tight for AirForceWuhn on that…
you’d think they’d be recruiting you a little harder as some big award approaches.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Regular Decision</p>
<p>Objective:
[* ] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 CR 740 M 800 W 800
[* ] SAT II: 740 US History, 800 MathII
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 26/542
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis): 14 APs. All 5s so far.
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: AP macro/micro, AP Physics C, AP psych, AP Eng Lit, AP European History, AP Music Theory, Jazz Band, Math tutor/Aid, Gym/Health
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NMF, AP Scholar with distinction, your basic awards Nothing major
Subjective:
[* ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Math team (capt) Chess team (Capt) Masterminds, Drama, Jazz Band etc. All for 4 years.
[* ] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, teaching piano, math aid
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: none really, through some classes but none independently
[* ] Summer Activities:nothing except relaxing
[* ] Essays: ok, probably my weak spot
[* ] Teacher Recommendation: great probably. picked good teachers to write them
[* ] Counselor Rec: good
[* ] Interview: Never had one
Other
[* ] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[* ] Country (if international applicant): United States
[* ] School Type: Public, suburban, large
[* ] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[* ] Gender: Male
[* ] Income Bracket: Middle class
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
[* ] Strengths: Scores, rigorous course load, good recs
[* ] Weaknesses: Essay,
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores and courseload
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waiting on Columbia, Chicago, UPenn, Tufts and Northwestern
General Comments:
Financial aid is the make or break but very happy to get the letter.</p>
<p>Jamiecakes Congrats! Which school and major did you apply to?</p>
<p>thisispainful</p>
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<li><p>your username is priceless and describes exactly how my son feels. He will sometimes dictate posts or request information but can’t log on because it give him hives.</p></li>
<li><p>He is Rose Hill, math major</p></li>
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<p>@Jamiecakes Congrats! With those stats, your son should qualify for a full tuition merit award at Fordham. My son applied EA and he was granted one.</p>
<p>Jamiecakes, how did you find out?</p>
<p>Termah: Son found out via email send 5:01 pm on the 27th.</p>
<p>They said something about letters going out towards the “end of March” and I think that means snail mail.</p>
<p>His was a likely letter only definite “you are going to be offered admission…congratulations”. </p>
<p>I assume some of these likely letters will ooze out over the next couple weeks and then the batch of admission letters will go out officially in 3 or so weeks. </p>
<p>I don’t have that as an official thing, just my guess.</p>
<p>sovereigndebt, I like the advice you give about deeply examining websites, programs, and faculty credentials as opposed to looking simply at the USNWR rankings. Unfortunately, the latter is a mistake made all too often by prospective undergraduates.</p>
<p>How do you check your application status? I’m logged on the portal right now. But I’ve looked everywhere on the portal and I can’t find anything about my status.</p>
<p>surfer dude: Thanks. I endeavor to be positive and encouraging, and to be forthright. </p>
<p>The education that you will receive at Fordham is simply amazing. Which is why Fordham graduates are so prized. </p>
<p>Good luck to all.</p>
<p>Oooh! I was just accepted into the honors program at Rose Hill!</p>
<p>Sorry Northeastern. :)</p>
<p>Congrats juniormint!</p>
<p>Great news, congrats!</p>
<p>I just found out about the global business honors program today too!!! Soooo excited cause that would’ve been a major dealbreaker. I’m extremely happy :)</p>
<p>Oh and it came in a huge envelope in a gabelli Fordham folder with info packets inside</p>
<p>Congrats, Junior Mint! How did you find out? Did you ever contact Dr. Nasruti?</p>
<p>Congrats jj1119</p>
<p>Thanks everybody, and congratulations jj! :)</p>
<p>Omzac, I received the invitation in the mail today. I contacted Dr. Nasruti back in December (I was admitted EA) and he asked me to write a note to the committee. </p>
<p>I am sure your son will be selected too. :)</p>