Fordham Class of 2013/2017

Colleges and Universities A-Z Fordham University
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<p>Status: Accepted Early Admit</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR 700M 800W
-ACT: did not take
-SAT II:730 US, lit scores not out yet
-Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97/100
-Rank: 11/325
-AP (place score in parenthesis): World (4) US (4)
-Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc and AP Lit, AP Gov, AP Physics, college philosophy, college economics (most aps offered at my school)
-Major Awards: National Hispanic Scholar, St. John’s University Women of Science Award, Catholic Lawyers Guild essay contest winner, English scholarship recipient at my school, GS Silver Award, GS Gold award pending
-Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Jazz Band (section leader) Pit orchestra (section leader), Varsity Swimming (competed at Champs), Select Choir, NHS (executive officer), Tri-M, Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, certified lifeguard
-Job/Work Experience: Lifeguard, Intern at local radio station, Intern for PR department at my school, camp counselor
-Volunteer/Community service: lector, religious education instructor, girl scout, member of an exclusive leadership and retreat group at my school, went on a home repair service retreat over the summer
-Essays: related to music and teaching religious education
-Teacher Recommendation: Two from teachers who gave me scholarships to school, one who has had me in his class since freshman year
-Counselor Rec: we are very close, so i am sure satisfactory</p>

<p>Other
-State (if domestic applicant): New York
-School Type: Catholic
-Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican)
-Gender: Female</p>

<p>Reflection
-Strengths: SAT, activities, URM
-Weaknesses: awards, lack of leadership positions
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: We’ll never know for sure but Fordham is my top choice!
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Marist, Villanova, St. John’s, SUNY geneseo, cornell, dartmouth, upenn, yale (i’m a bit reach heavy lolol)</p>

<p>Very excited! Fordham seems to be a very special place and I wish the best to everyone on this forum!</p>

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<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[/b ][/color ][/size ]</p>

<p>Objective:[/b ][list ]
[ ] SAT I (breakdown): didn’t send
[ ] ACT: 29
[* ] SAT II: n/a
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Around a 3.7 (94/100)
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/97, top 10%
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP World (5), AP US (4), AP English Lang (3)
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, AP English Lit, Accelerated College Spanish
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/list]Subjective:[/b ][list ] Various school awards, Discus Award
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Co-founder of Spanish Club, National Honor Society, Varsity Bowling (captain)
[ ] Job/Work Experience: Worked at a bowling alley, school office
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: Went to Colombia to volunteer at a small village, monthly volunteer service, lots of others
[* ] Summer Activities: Beginner Japanese course
[* ] Essays: I think it was very good, poured my heart into it
[* ] Teacher Recommendation: Couldn’t read em, but assume they are good
[* ] Counselor Rec:[<em>] Additional Rec: Very good!
[</em> ] Interview: n/a
[/list]Other[/b ][list ]
[ ] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[ ] School Type: Small Catholic
[* ] Ethnicity: Hispanic (colombian)
[* ] Gender: Female
[* ] Income Bracket: Less than 40,000
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[/list]Reflection[/b ][list ]
[ ] Strengths: Essay, recommendations, service
[ ] Weaknesses: ACT score
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied to Saint Joseph’s Uni, Villanova, Northeastern, College of NJ, NYU, UVa
[/list]**General Comments:[/b ] I’m still in shock! :smiley: Congrats to all!</p>

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<p>@Avalde
Sorry I can’t reply to private messages until I get 15 posts! I’ll reply as soon as I do.</p>

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<p>@paramitas lol okay. Start posting it up friend! Haha no that’s probably bad advice. I spend to much time on here. </p>

<p>Guys!! Congratulations!!! Everybody on here is so interesting. I’m not trying to be sappy but I feel pretty honored being in the same group as y’all. I hope we all get into our reach schools and meet there and if not I hope that well meet at Fordham. But let’s keep fingers crossed for the former!</p>

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<p>edit: I applied to all those schools, have not gotten into or rejected from any yet</p>

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<p>I will start posting more! It’s always good to make some friends ahead of the game if I do end up going to Fordham. And I feel the exact same way avalde</p>

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<p>[size=+2][color=green]**Decision: Accepted[/b ][/color ][/size ]</p>

<p>[* ] SAT I (breakdown):M 660, CR:750, W:690
[* ] ACT:
[* ] SAT II:
[* ] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
[* ] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[* ] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB(3) Lang & Comp (5), Chem, US gov, Calc BC
[* ] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[* ] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs
[* ] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national hispanic recognition program, nhs
[* ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): volleyball, art club
[* ] Job/Work Experience:
[* ] Volunteer/Community service: emt, mission trips
[* ] Summer Activities: mission trips, volunteering
[* ] Essays: decent
[* ] Teacher Recommendation: great
[* ] Counselor Rec:[<em>] Additional Rec: didn’t see, most likely good
[</em> ] Interview: none
[* ] State (if domestic applicant): ct
[* ] Country (if international applicant):
[* ] School Type: private
[* ] Ethnicity: hispanic
[* ] Gender: f
[* ] Income Bracket:
[* ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM
[* ] Strengths:
[* ] Weaknesses:
[* ] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[* ] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

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<p>so was everyone else who got in early early also a national merit semifinalist or hispanic recognition?</p>

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<p>Not me. Haha I feel like all of you are so much better than me</p>

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<p>Not at all. DS is a very solid A-/B+ student.</p>

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<p>My daughter, who also received her acceptance before Thanksgiving, has an unweighted GPA of 3.7; 2120 SATs; extracurriculars that include co-editor of the high school literary magazine, co-president of the photography club, band, and volunteering with the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ. White, $250,000 income range. </p>

<p>How many of applied to Lincoln Center, as my daughter did?</p>

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<p>ohhh okay just wondering. and i applied to the gabelli school of business</p>

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<p>DS applied to LC. Heard by email before Tgiving and received early acceptance letter in mail yesterday. SAT 1910, wtd gpa (attended 3 diff high schools so approximate) 3.65. varsity athlete, one AP, 4 honors, white, no hook, no legacy.</p>

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<p>What will his major be, dowzerw? And where are you from? We’re from NJ, and my daughter is deciding between psychology, Spanish, or Classic Languages – it changes weekly!</p>

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<p>We are in MD. He is considering economics/business/engineering (the latter of which at Fordham may have to be physics). Can’t remember if they have engineering. lol</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info! Fordham is my daughter’s top choice – I’m hoping Lincoln Center will have enough artsy, reserved type kids to suit her. We seemed to see some when we went to visit.</p>

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<p>I applied Early Action in October. I’m getting nervous…</p>

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<p>My daughter applied in late August/Early September through the Your Choice Application that Fordham emailed her – I guess they sent it because we had already visisted; she had sent her SAT scores last April; and she was a National Merit Commended Student – not sure how or why she got the Your Choice option with waived application fee. Anyway, maybe that is why she heard before Thanksgiving.</p>

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<p>^ I actually received the Your Choice Application three times. </p>

<p>The first was through the Student Search Service (which you sign up for when you take the PSAT).</p>

<p>I listed Fordham as one of the two colleges you get to designate to the National Merit Corporation in the early spring, so Fordham sent me my second application.</p>

<p>I also signed up for another search service with self-reported data, but never logged in again. I assume the third invitation came from my information listed there. </p>

<p>I had already finished the Common App so I ended up just using the fee waiver. :)</p>

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<p>Like all schools, Fordham sends out likely letters and some very early admits (both EA and RD cycle) to highly qualified applicants. That is a method to get them to buy into attending Fordham. </p>

<p>Fordham will notify everyone who applied EA before Christmas and I think generally the notices go out around the 15th of December. </p>

<p>Don’t be nervous, just be patient.</p>