<p>Lincoln Center campus- Communication & Media Studies</p>
<p>3.6 GPA
1740 SAT
25 ACT
Top 12% of class
Future Business Leaders of America State and 2-time Chapter Officer, National Honor Society, DECA, Photography Club Founder & President, work for family business 20 hrs/wk</p>
<p>AP World History, AP English Language, AP U.S. History, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP U.S. Government, AP Statistics, AP Physics B</p>
<p>All Honors courses offered minus Algebra II sophomore year</p>
<p>Various FBLA & DECA awards
AP Scholar Award
Alexander Hamilton National Citizenship Achievement Merit Award
National Discus Award</p>
<p>I’m excited! I’m probably going to go here if I don’t get into NYU. :)</p>
<p>@termah420: no I live in NYC (but in a part very far from the Bronx) and received housing. I also got Jogues Scholarship so idk how they decide who gets housing and who doesn’t.</p>
<p>After you click on financial aid, is there a link to click that shows your financial aid award. I don’t see anything. If nothing is there does that mean, they didn’t provide FA?</p>
<p>@2013vamom I dont think they got up to some FA Packages…I have a scholarship and it doesnt show and neither do I have a package…and my daughter was admitted EA.</p>
<p>I am basically waiting on Lehigh which is prob not going to happen and Fordham to see the financial package. If not I think she is accepting at Geneseo.</p>
<p>We are waiting on GWU and they said they will not release until Mar 29… If not, then she will stay in state. No big deal, and better for my pockets anyways. It will then be down to ODU and VA tech. She really wants to go to UMD college park though.</p>
<p>They are all good choices. I swore when I went into this…and this is my second time around I would not be going into debt or take huge loans. All the choices are good. Sometimes you have to follow the money especially if you are looking at grad school.</p>
<p>Accepted with Semifinalist Scholarship I had been notified at the end of February of admittance but I wasn’t expecting to be named a semifinalist. Very pleased.</p>
<p>Junior Mint, Congrats on the great job you have done so far. Neither choice would be a mistake. Pre-med, not certain it matters where you go. If you decide to work, or even take a few years in between BA and medical school, you might want to think about where you would likely be working. I don’t know about BC, but Fordham will be helping you get internships in NYC, which will likely to lead to working in NYC.</p>
<p>There are those who go with the prestige factor and USNWR ranking. It is what it is. But between Fordham and BC undergraduate classes, many faculty (some of whome went to BC, or are there now after being at Fordham) will tell you there is not a dime’s worth of difference in the quality of education. BC kids tend to be a bit richer and more kids from the upper northeast, and even some more from other locations. Plus BC kids generally have a bit higher stats on a class wide basis. But I know people who will tell you its all up to you on which campus has the better vibe for you, and where you will excel better. You will work hard at both schools. New York and Boston are quite different as cities. Boston is a college town with BU, BC, Tufts, Harvard, Northeastern, MIT and others. Quintessentially a college kids town. New York is the capital of the world with all the major money center, IB and International banks there. New York happens to have world class colleges like Fordham Columbia and NYU…but its more about business, than academics. Thus internships are awesome at Fordham. </p>
<p>Its a deeply personal decision. Can’t say anything bad about BC. But they are different schools. If athletics is important to you, BC has a much stronger and better known athletic footprint. </p>
<p>I’m all about Fordham and that is my bias. Both schools will get you to top flight medical schools IF your grades and MCAT scores are high enough. </p>
<p>Fr. McShane, SJ, President of Fordham, is a native New Yorker, but he went to BC undergraduate and for his M.A., before going to UChicago for his PhD. But he will also tell you that Fordham wants you and your experience will be stellar at Fordham. And he is correct. </p>
<p>JuniorMint,
Though my decision on Fordham was mainly financial, I felt the Honors Program was more a more intimate undergraduate experience than any of the other colleges and universities to which I applied. While Fordham’s has about 30-35 freshmen, I believe Boston College’s has over 100; for me, smaller means more selective and intensive, so Fordham won me over on that. Also, when I visited BC the reps and guides went out of their way to efface the Jesuit influence and promote athletics, while everyone I’ve met at Fordham has been a very aware, kind person. Academically, the schools seem equal, even in admissions standards, but I feel that because Fordham’s Honors Program is more selective, it’ll be more intellectually stimulating. These are just my opinions, though, so you should feel free to make your own choice.</p>
<p>@JuniorMint
full tuition and honors program at a university in new york city? i say fordham is the clear choice. boston college may be a bit more prestigious, but you’ll have to pay for that prestige literally. plenty of career opportunities in nyc and im sure you’ll still be challenged in the honors program…</p>
<p>Anyone know if my D can take a gap year and retain her full tuition scholarship? I emailed the contact on her admission/award letter about it but have yet to hear back. The letter says something about needing to maintain full time enrollment, but not whether or not she could defer enrollment for a year.</p>
<p>^^ I don’t know for sure how Fordham works, but I have heard that schools that allow the gap year for admissions, reserve the right to "re-evaluate " the scholarship the year the student enrolls.</p>
<p>D got accepted March 25 (online), the acceptance letter and FA package arrived today. A lovely stylish folder with FA award that is identical to the online estimated version. God Bless Fordham for their generosity.</p>
I had been notified at the end of February of admittance but I wasn’t expecting to be named a semifinalist. Very pleased.</p>