<p>I dont know how anyone knows what their recommendations were. I have no idea. My college counselor said one of my teachers did a “top drawer” recommendation but I have no idea what my counselor wrote or my other teacher.</p>
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Well I said that I assume they were “really good” 
Also, some students get to see their recs</p>
<p>Son: WAITLISTED</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I (by section): 630 CR, 680 M, 610 W
SAT IIs: 650 US History, 580 Physics
ACT: n/a
APs: BIO, Euro
IBs: n/a
GPA: ~3.5 (5.0 senior year)
Rank: top 1/3
Other stats: n/a
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: Varsity Tennis 4 years; guitar, basketball league, jobs</p>
<p>Essays (subject and responses): pretty good
Teacher Recs: awesome
Counselor Rec: unknown
Applied on: like the date? Early
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: MA
School Type, Average Stats of School : public; fairly competative
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: male
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: deferred from early decision then waitlisted. I’m confused. He expressed his sincere interest. Oh Well.</p>
<p>Hurley: My son is in the same boat as you. Waitlisted at both Fordham and NEU. He is seriously considering UVM – which is really quite nice. If you haven’t visited yet, you should. </p>
<p>SAT I (by section): 630 CR, 680 M, 610 W
SAT IIs: 650 US History, 580 Physics
ACT: n/a
APs: Euro, Bio
IBs: n/a
GPA: ~3.5
Rank: top third
Other stats: n/a
Subjective:
ECs listed on app: tennis, work, guitar
Essays (subject and responses): I liked it
Teacher Recs: awesome
Counselor Rec: ?
Applied on: early - deferred
Hook (if any): none
Location/Person:
State or Country: MA</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 730 CR 640 M 580 W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 660 U.S. History 750 Literature
[<em>] ACT: None
[</em>] APs: U.S. History, Literature, U.S. Government, and Psychology
[<em>] IBs: None
[</em>] GPA: 3.1 weighted
[<em>] Rank: School does not rank students
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Lacrosse (2 years) Hockey (1 year) School Paper
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: None
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): My essay was opinionated and ballsy, I find it extremely boring reading people’s essays about race, charity, and “How my life was hard”. So I wrote about the pitiful state of journalism. Got me denied by NYU, but got me into Fordham.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 1 Great, 1 Average
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 1 Good
[</em>] Applied on: Early Action
[<em>] Hook (if any): Over the summer took Reporting I at NYU and received an A-
[/ul][ b]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NJ
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Glen Rock High School, has been ranked as one of the best schools in the state annually and sometimes gets ranked nationally
[</em>] Ethnicity: 50% Middle Eastern. Did not put it down on app (Didn’t want race to factor into my application)
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:
After seeing a lot of people who had better “stats” than me get denied or wait-listed, it seems to me that my essay was what stood me out from the pack.</p>
<p>**Decision: ACCEPTED **</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 610 M, 760 R, 770 W = 1370/ 2140
[</em>] SAT IIs: 740 Latin, 760 USH, 770 Lit.
[<em>] ACT: none
[</em>] APs: US History (4), Eng. Lang. (5); taking Gov, Latin, and Lit this year.
[<em>] IBs: none
[</em>] GPA: 4.0/ 4.3
[<em>] Rank: ~ 15/ ~100
[</em>] Other stats: National Merit Commended; golds on National Latin Exam
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: oh, a lot of volunteer work, music, newspaper, etc, etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Pretty good, I think.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: should be pretty good; didn’t read.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: should be alright; didn’t read.
[</em>] Applied on: Your Choice App.
[<em>] Hook (if any): none!
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: PA
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private, Catholic, all-girl’s
[</em>] Ethnicity: Female
[li] Gender: White[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: Fordham’s a really good school, but honestly I only applied because they sent me a free application. I kind of feel bad for “taking” the spot of one who really wants to go here, but… everyone will find their right school 
Good luck and congratulations!</p>