<p>Applied Early Action in early November. Expected to hear in late Dec but heard a whole five weeks earlier.</p>
<p>Same here! Early Action acceptance with advise to apply for financial aid. Anyone else get this in their email to get help filling out the FAFSA?</p>
<p>If you want to, you may post your profile, since this is a discussion and results thread. :)</p>
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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[* ] SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR 650 M 770 W, 2160
[* ] SAT II: 790 US History, 710 World History, 610 Literature
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/140
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Spanish IV, AP Gov & Politics, AP English 12, Honors Anatomy & Physiology, AP Statistics, Honors Precalculus, AP English 11
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Won a local essay contest, Principal’s list or high honors all 4 years, qualified for John & Abigail Adams scholarship. Nothing major really
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[* ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Writer for school newspaper
[* ] Job/Work Experience: none
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: Tutored 2 hrs a week, worked on a local campaign, otherwise involved in politics
[* ] Summer Activities: Went to a course in international relations in Washington D.C., also tutored for 4 weeks
[* ] Essays: I’d say I’m a very good writer
[* ] Teacher Recommendation: Only got to read one, which I thought was extremely good
[* ] Counselor Rec: Never got to read it
[* ] Interview: Never had one
[/ul]Other[ul]
[* ] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
[* ] Country (if international applicant): United States
[* ] School Type: Public
[* ] Ethnicity: White
[* ] Gender: Male
[* ] Income Bracket: $150,000+
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Catholic? Moved here from Australia? Not sure.
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[* ] Strengths: SAT scores, essays, letters of recommendation
[* ] Weaknesses: GPA, activities, rank
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My SAT scores
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This is my first one</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Wicked excited! (sorry for the Massachusetts dialect) Was one of my top 3’s</p>
<p>Just wondering if any mention of acceptance shows up when you login to your Fordham account? If so, where does it show it?
Thanks!!</p>
<p>Nope, nothing on my Fordham account</p>
<p>Decision: Early Admit</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2340 - CR:800, M:740, W:800
[</em>] SAT II: US History 730, Literature 770
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[</em>] Rank: Top 10%
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: All Dual-Enrollment
[</em>] Major Awards: NMSF</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State: WA
[</em>] School Type: Dual-enrollment
[<em>] Ethnicity: Whiteout
[</em>] Gender: Imma boi
[<em>] Income Bracket: 140ish
[</em>] Hooks: No real hooks, but I am Catholic and I lived abroad for five years.</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: National Merit, stats
[</em>] Weaknesses: No APs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Well-roundedness</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Sincere congratulations to all the early admits and the future admits. I am very reach-heavy, so it is all uphill for me in the RD round.</p>
<p>so does anyone know when we hear about the national merit semifinalist/finalist scholarships? dying to know if ill find out in december or have to wait till march. im hoping we find out in december. any clue?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
[* ] SAT I (breakdown): 710 CR 680 M 720 W, 2110
[* ] SAT II: 770 US History, 750 World History, 670 Literature (didn’t include)
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/542
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 US History, 4 enviro science, 4 psychology, 4 English Lang, 3 world history
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macroecon, AP Calc BC, AP Gov, honors creative writing, AP bio, AP English lit g/t, honors lit mag
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national Hispanic scholar, ap scholar with distinction, ventures scholar, nomination from congresswoman to be a NASA TX HS aerospace scholar, directors award in physics category at regional science fair, silver key in poetry from scholastic alliance, 4 poems published in citywide anthology of poetry out of 2000 entries, 80 were chosen<br>
Subjective:
[* ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Film appreciation club, national honor society, Spanish honor society (historian), animal society (treasurer), model United Nations, social studies UIL, north east school of the arts magnet program (co editor in chief of lit mag), former church group activities (playwright), nesa representative forum (representative final two years)
[* ] Job/Work Experience: waitstaff at souper salad, secretary/Internet advertiser for dads business, intern at non profit arts org
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: Mostly through clubs, but also nursing home visits and occasionally through church group, lots of volunteering at book fairs, plays and writing workshops for younger students,
[* ] Summer Activities: spent 55 hours one week in the summer teaching screenwriting to other kids, working for my dad, summer school for core classes like speech health and p.e., national student leadership conference in theatre at Fordham university after freshman year
[* ] Essays: …
[* ] Teacher Recommendation: none
[* ] Counselor Rec: Never got to read it
[* ] Interview: Never had one
Other
[* ] State (if domestic applicant):TX
[* ] Country (if international applicant): United States
[* ] School Type: Public
[* ] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[* ] Gender: Female
[* ] Income Bracket: $40,000-
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
Reflection
[* ] Strengths: URM, well rounded, having stayed there before through nslc
[* ] Weaknesses: Essay, too nervous about the whole thing, need to get over it
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: strong URM
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Also accepted to Iowa state and northern Arizona, waiting to hear on Tulane and Hofstra early
General Comments:
Really stoked, new found reason to wear my Fordham sweatshirt. 
it’s all uphill from here for me too though because I’m applying to too many reaches. D: but I’m still too pumped about Fordham to care</p>
<p>Also can’t wait to hear about merit aid. I was under the impression that all accepted national scholars including hispanic scholars received full rides. Is this true?</p>
<p>@Avalde According to the link below I think you would qualify for one of the full ride scholarships, given that you are both in the top 1% of your class and a national hispanic scholar. I don’t think it’s guaranteed, but it looks very likely for you.
[Traditional</a> Rose Hill and Lincoln Center Fordham University Aid](<a href=“http://www.fordham.edu/tuition__financial_a/undergraduate_studen/types_of_financial_a/traditional_rose_hil_2158.asp]Traditional”>http://www.fordham.edu/tuition__financial_a/undergraduate_studen/types_of_financial_a/traditional_rose_hil_2158.asp)</p>
<p>Also, congratulations on getting in to Fordham. Your application looks very good, I think you should have no trouble getting into your reaches. Is Fordham your #1 “not reach?”</p>
<p>Are these full ride or full tuition? The website looks like full tuition. </p>
<p>Thanks @paramitas!! Congrats to you as well! the post someone made about only top 90 percent receive this letter should make us all feel good! And yes I think so. Hofstra is also up there too because of the duality of the film program. I don’t want to do film unless its there actually lol. Thank you that’s very kind of you. Do you have reaches as well?</p>
<p>National Merit Scholar scholarships cover the full tuition. You still have to shell out for room and board. Technology fees. This fee and that fee. It’s wonderful! Not complaining, but it’s not a free ride exactly.</p>
<p>its a pretty sweet deal. im most likely going there if i get the national merit scholarship.</p>
<p>Decision: Early Admit</p>
<p>-SAT I (breakdown): Did not take
-ACT: 32 (35 E, 26 S, 33 M & R. 33 superscore)
-SAT II: Did not take
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Around a 3.7 but I had some extenuating circumstances I explained in my additional information
-AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) Enviro (4) Lang (4)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, Calculus AB & Psychology; gym, Economics, newspaper & college prep English
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Newspaper (co-founder, two year editor-in-chief, one year associate editor), NHS, GSA, blogger for a Pearson Education company, Student Government (class representative), theatre, varsity golf
-Job/Work Experience: McDonald’s
-Volunteer/Community service: NHS
-Summer Activities: Attended the 2012 Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute
-Essays: I love my common app one. My short answer is good but not amazing.
-Teacher Recommendation: Probably amazing, we’re very close
-Counselor Rec: Probably good but nothing special. I do talk to her a lot though and she knows me pretty well.</p>
<p>Other
-State (if domestic applicant): MI
-School Type: Public, suburban, 2,000 students, very diverse & academic
-Ethnicity: White
-Gender: Female
-Income Bracket: 200,000+</p>
<p>Reflection
-Strengths: Essays, involvement in journalism, teacher reccomendations, ACT score is above average for the school
-Weaknesses: GPA
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought I would get in because I’m a pretty good applicant based on their accepted students profile. Surprised I got in early, though
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, Michigan State University
-General Comments: So happy, but unless I get some good merit aid I won’t be attending.</p>
<p>I was actually worried that I wouldn’t even be accepted, thanks to my sorta subpar GPA and rank, let alone be in the top 10% of their applicant pool. Whatever, it worked out 
Fordham is definitely my #1 non reach. My reaches are Georgetown and Cornell and UNC Chapel Hill. What are your reaches?</p>
<p>Decision: Early Admit (found out in november before early action notification date)</p>
<p>-National Merit: Semifinalist
-SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (750 M, 740 CR, 730 W)
-ACT: n/a
-SAT II: 770 US History, 740 Literature, Math I 730
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): we have weighted at my school so 4.13
-AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) Stat (4) Lang (4) Euro (4)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Gov US, AP Lit, AP Spanish, Honors Physics
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Rowing Team (tons of medals and honors, USRowing Honor Roll, competed internationally), spanish honor society (officer), NHS, orchestra, tons of other stuff too
-Job/Work Experience:
-Volunteer/Community service: service immersion trip in philadelphia
-Summer Activities: service trips, rowing trip to England
-Essays: on racing at the Henley regatta in England and also research on human trafficking
-Teacher Recommendation: probably really good but did not see it
-Counselor Rec: probably really good but did not see it</p>
<p>Other
-State (if domestic applicant): NJ
-School Type: private, catholic, suburban, 500 students, academically challenging
-Ethnicity: White
-Gender: Female
-Income Bracket:</p>
<p>Reflection
-Strengths: gpa, sat scores, extracurriculars, national merit
-Weaknesses:
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted - i expected to get in and really wanna go to fordham as long as i get the national merit semifinalist full tuition scholarship but havent heard about that yet
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, Temple University full scholarship, University of Pittsburgh Honors College, applied to lots of schools but waiting to hear back. ill be going to whichever costs less with scholarships (hopefully fordham if i get the national merit one plus its a really good school and in nyc)
-General Comments: most likely attending if i get the national merit scholarship. waiting and anxious to hear back. i love fordham though so hopefully it works out.</p>
<p>Decision: Early Admit</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): 740R 640M 650W
-ACT: 31 Composite 32E 30M 34R 28S (superscored)
-SAT II: Biology 700 World History 670
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
-Rank: 6/129
-AP (place score in parenthesis): Psych (5) Bio (4) Eng Comp (4) USH (3) WH (3)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc and AP Lit, French 4, Physics (easier year than previously)
-Major Awards: NHS, AP Scholar with Distinction, GS Silver Award
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council (president), NHS (president), Tennis, DECA (VP, awards), Mock Trial (VP), Foreign Exchange to France, Best Buddies, a couple other activities
-Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Campaign internship
-Volunteer/Community service: Leo’s Club, Volunteer for Chamber of Commerce
-Essays: I hope/think it was creative/memorable
-Teacher Recommendation: One from my English teacher who I am very close with, another from my pysch teacher who is also the mock trial advisor
-Counselor Rec: Very close with my counselor (she is the student council advisor)</p>
<p>Other
-State (if domestic applicant): New York
-School Type: Small public (<800 students)
-Ethnicity: White
-Gender: Female</p>
<p>Reflection
-Strengths: Activities, GPA, Letters of Recommendation, Essay
-Weaknesses: SAT/ACT scores, awards
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure, I never visited but am planning to soon. I am excited that I will have a home next year no matter what happens with the rest of my apps!
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Have only heard from Fordham but I also applied to Vanderbilt (ED), Elon, James Madison, UVa, Notre Dame, Villanova</p>
<p>Good luck everyone! And congrats to those of you who have already been accepted!</p>
<p>Status: Accepted Early Action</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0, at a non-competitive but difficult public high school
SAT: 670 M, 740 R, 750W
ACT: 33 Comp ( 31 M, 30 S, 35 E, 34 R)</p>
<p>AP Exams:</p>
<p>World History- 5
U.S. History- 5
English Language- 5
Physics B- 3
Calculus AB- 5</p>
<p>Honors:
Honor Thespian Scholar
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist
English Achievement Award (Highest marks)
National Honor Society
AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>Activities:
Theater (Historian for my high school)</p>
<p>International Thespian Society Troupe 3006 Vice President, founding member</p>
<p>A lot of choral/solo vocal performance, including performances at Carnegie Hall, All County/State</p>
<p>Model U.N. Delegates</p>
<p>National Honor Society</p>
<p>A lot of community service activities, many of which are part of the aforementioned activities (Tutor, blood drive organization committee, etc.)</p>
<p>I’m hoping for the NMS, but my high school doesn’t rank. If I have a 4.0 GPA, do you suppose that I’ll be assumed in the “Top 10%” of my graduating class? </p>
<p>Fordham is one of my top choices, but I’m also applying to Bard, Amherst, Vassar, UChicago, Binghamton, Tulane and Cornell University, and Columbia.</p>
<p>I’m planning on majoring in English and Poli-sci, possibly with a minor (depending on course-load) in something like classics or philosophy.</p>
<p>@mongo we want to major in the same things! Except I would like my minor to be in Spanish I think. I love finding people with similar interests!</p>