Fordham Class of 2020 EA/ED Results Thread

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Post your EA or ED results so people can get a general idea of the applicant pool and for a reference for future classes. Please only post decisions in this thread and discussions in the main thread: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/fordham-university/1827561-fordham-ea-class-of-2020-discussion-thread-p1.html

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School:
ED or EA:

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted **[/color][/size]
[ size=+2][ color=red][ b]Decision: Rejected **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown):
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service:
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays:
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:
[ *] Counselor Rec:
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type:
[ *] Ethnicity:
[ *] Gender:
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **

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School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center
ED or EA: Early Action

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 7%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang. (5) Gov and Politics (4) Micro Econ (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AP Calculus, AP U.S. History, AP Chemistry, Creative Writing, Foods, Ceramics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 10 Underclassmen awards, AP Scholar[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Interact Club, Tennis
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: Member of two community service clubs, we do projects and fundraisers all year long
[] Summer Activities: Spent two months in Europe on my own
[] Essays: I think they were pretty good, talked about moving to the US when I was 5
[] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read, hopefully good
[] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read, probably generic
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100,000-125,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
[] Strengths: My GPA and ACT are pretty good, I think my essay was very well written.
[] Weaknesses: Don’t have that many extracurriculars.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My stats are pretty good and I think my essay was convincing.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where else yet

**General Comments: **
I’m beyond excited that I got in and hopefully I’ll get to spend the next 4 years at Fordham and in NYC! Just waiting for any merit/financial aid now.

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Fordham College at Rose Hill (Biology Major on Pre Med Track)
Early Action:

Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 (CR:640-Math:690-Writing:730)
[ *] ACT:30 (M 31, R 31, E 31, S 25) Didn’t send
[ *] SAT II: 630 Bio, 650 Math 1 (Didn’t send either)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 93 (whatever that is out of 4)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc AB, AP Bio, Humanities Honors, AP Studio Art, World Religions, and AP Government
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Honor Society in History, Math, Art and General

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Student Government, Yearbook, Baseball, and Art Club
[ *] Job/Work Experience:Interned at Molecular Embryology Lab in NYC
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Soup Kitchen
[ *] Summer Activities:Baseball and Internship
[ *] Essays:Decent but nothing great
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Didn’t great but probably good
[ *] Counselor Rec:Same as Teacher
[ *] Additional Rec:Got my employer to write me a letter
[ *] Interview:N/A
[ *] Supplementary Material:N/A

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NY
Country (if international applicant):USA
[ *] School Type:Private
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $200,000+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):FU loves my high school

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:SAT score, High School and Internship
[ *] Weaknesses:Essay and lack of SAT II
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think that I was accepted because of my SAT and my high school’s relationship with FU
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Tulane with $25,000 a year, Rejected: Vanderbilt ED,
Applied: NYU, Boston College, UCLA, Berkeley, USC, UNC, UVA, Wake Forest, ND,JHU, Miami, UMich and Emory

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** Good luck to all those who were deferred, congrats to those accepted and those who got rejected just remember that there are other schools and that everything happens for a reason.

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School: Gabelli School of Business at Rose Hill
ED or EA: Early Action

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2030 (CR630, M740, WR660)
[] ACT: N/A
[] SAT II: MathII 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology(3), Statistics(4), Chinese Lang&Culture(5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, British Lit, Honors Physics, Creative Writing, Economics, Computer Science, Music
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll, AP Scholar, Volleyball Player of the Year, two MUN best delegate awards[/li]
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Volleyball (Captain), Jazz Band, Church Group, Student Council, MUN
[] Job/Work Experience: Japanese tutoring
[] Volunteer/Community service: Member of two English teaching organizations
[] Summer Activities: Sino-Japan Conference, Me to We, volunteering
[] Essays: unique
[] Teacher Recommendation: probably good
[] Counselor Rec: Don’t know
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[ /list][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): Japan
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): —
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Decent ECs, Unique essay
[] Weaknesses: Low weighted GPA, Got a D in an AP course, few APs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: essay, good stats
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NEU

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **
I’m excited!

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School: Gabelli School of Business at Rose Hill
ED or EA: EA
Decision: DEFERRED

[ul] Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown):N/A
[] ACT:32
[] SAT II:N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.4-3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang (5), APUSH (5), Human Geo (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: College Composition, AP Chem, AP US Gov, AP Calculus AB, Theology both semesters, AP Microeconomics, Practical Law
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A[/li][/ul]

[ul] Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Congressional Debate (team captain, made top 6 at state, qualifier for NSDA National Tournament in Senate and NCFL Nationals in congressional debate)
Research Lab Volunteer at University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
[] Job/Work Experience: Cashier at Chinese restaurant for one year, local US House campaign (youth policy consultant 2015, paid student intern 2014)
[] Volunteer/Community service: local US Senate campaign, CARLY for America (Fiorina Super PAC), Mayors’ Youth Advisory Commission
[] Summer Activities: American Legion Boys’ State
[] Essays: 9/10 (hyper-polarization of politics)
[] Teacher Recommendation:Did not send one
[] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview:N/A
[] Supplementary Material:N/A[/ul]

[ul] Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Nebraska
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Jesuit, top school in NE
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $250K+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): geographical hook[/ul]

[ul] Reflection
[] Strengths: Showed an in depth interest in my ECs, leadership experience, unique EC
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Probably weaker GPA compared to other applicants from my school
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted ED to NYU[/ul]

**General Comments: **
Disappointed to say the least, but I think I know the reason why. Congratulations to all accepted early applicants!

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School: Gabelli School of Business at Lincoln Center
Decision: Accepted
EA or ED: EA

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 29
[] SAT II: Math II (700) US History (700)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World History (3), US History (3), Psychology (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Literature, AB Calculus, Forensics, AP Political Science, Theater Production
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Honors Society Inductee[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Cheerleading, PACT (Co-President), NHS, SING, Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Intern
[] Job/Work Experience: Brand Representative at Hollister, associate at a local jean store
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at a local relief center after Hurricane Sandy, Volunteer at the NYC Fire Museum, a lot of of other small volunteer jobs
[] Summer Activities: Work, Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship, International Sports Training Camp
[] Essays: Pretty good, talked about growing up and over coming an obstacle
[] Teacher Recommendation: Good
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: Resume I believe?

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college

Reflection
[] Strengths: A lot of extracurriculars/ leadership/ volunteer work and a good GPA
[] Weaknesses: ACT score is not exactly amazing
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good credentials
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Georgetown and Northeastern, accepted into St. Johns University

General Comments:
Thrilled I got accepted

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School: Lincoln Center
ED or EA: Early Action

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 super score (two sittings). 750 CR, 670 M, 700 W
[] ACT: didn’t take
[] SAT II: didn’t take
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): dont have exact conversion but around a 96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 15/292, 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Lang (5), macro (4), chemistry (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): No
[] Senior Year Course Load: Calc, AP Lit, AP Bio, accounting, organic chem, prob and stats
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with honor (I think that’s the one)[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, Key Club, dance, student teaching at dance, FBLA (secretary my junior year, club was dissolved senior year), school musical
[] Job/Work Experience: worked at two restaurants last two summers
[] Volunteer/Community service: Did a lot of service through Key Club and NHS, volunteered at my dance studio
[] Summer Activities: worked
[] Essays: kind of generic but well written
[] Teacher Recommendation: the teacher I was planning to ask left, had to ask another teacher and probably 6/10
[] Counselor Rec: Generic
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[] Supplementary Material: none

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): ~125K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection
[] Strengths: My SAT score and GPA.
[] Weaknesses: Didn’t take honors math classes or AP calc, extracurriculars could be more solid, and my teacher rec wasn’t that great
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My stats were good enough.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Villanova EA accepted, Immaculata University (regular decision, safety school) accepted

General Comments:
I got a Dean’s scholarship for $15K. Wish they had a bigger merit amount range because it’s not enough to be affordable for me. A little surprised I received the scholarship after seeing some other people’s stats but can’t complain.

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School: Fordham College at Rose Hill
ED or EA: EA

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 660 CR, 620 M, 680 W (1960 superscore)
[ *] ACT: superscore: 28 E, 29 R, 27 S, 27 M, 36 W
[ *] SAT II: 610 Literature, 610 Math II (didn’t send)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.3-3.4
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 30%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language, AP Spanish Language
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors Calculus, Honors Physics, AP Spanish, AP Lang, Honors Psychology, Theology
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): English Honor Society, Latin Honor Society (secretary), National Spanish Exam Bronze medal + honorable mention, Honor Roll

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Lacrosse, Spanish Tutor, Animal Rights Club, Sunshine Club, Book Club, Literary Magazine, Big Sister Program, Amigos Cultural Mentorship program,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Part-time job at a froyo store
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Religious Education teacher, Interact club member, Relay for life, Animal Shelter volunteer, Church fair volunteer
[ *] Summer Activities: counselor at a summer camp for youth lacrosse players, part time job
[ *] Essays: well written
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one from Junior year English (10/10) and one from AP/Spanish IV teacher (didn’t read but probably very good)
[ *] Counselor Rec: didn’t read, most likely good she knows me well
[ *] Additional Rec: none
[ *] Interview: n/a
[ *] Supplementary Material: n/a

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Private Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): around 100K
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: my essays, extracurriculars
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, not many APs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i have no idea but i am very excited
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Loyola Maryland and Elon U
Rejected at Holy Cross
waiting on Fairfield, PC, Marquette, UMASS Amherst, Marist, Clemson, UMaryland, Catholic, Syracuse

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **
Currently my top choice!!!

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School:
ED or EA: Early Action

**Decision: Accepted
[
Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 660 M, 620 W, 560 CR (Didn’t submit my SATs)
[] ACT: 29, but 30 if you superscore. Highest were 30 Sci, 33 Reading, 28 Math, 28 Eng
[] SAT II: None submitted
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP European History, AP Biology, Honors Religion (mandatory in Catholic school), Honors Spanish IV/V (as tough as it gets at my school), Pre-calculus, Senior English
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN, Orchestra, Band ensembles, Newspaper, NAHS. Student Ambassadors (give tours and whatnot)
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ volunteer hours
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I think it was good
[] Teacher Recommendation: One from Spanish I/Spanish 4/5 Spanish teacher, one from Algebra I/II teacher
[] Counselor Rec: One from guidance counselor
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:
[] Supplementary Material:

[ /list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private Catholic
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Not sure
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation college

[ /list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Probably the amount of volunteer service that I did, the essay, the ACT was pretty good as well. Strong improvement over the past few years
[] Weaknesses: Pretty bad weighted GPA (in my opinion) in comparison to my peers (due to a very weak freshman year)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: St John’s University, Temple University (so far accepted to all my schools)

[ /list]**General Comments: **: This school is in the upper-middle for my choices. Number one is UConn, but quite happy that I got in

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School: Fordham College at Lincoln Center
ED or EA: EA

**Decision: Accepted

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 (didn’t send)
[ *] ACT: 35C/35E/33M/36R/35S/36W
[ *] SAT II: didn’t take any
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10% (School only does decile ranking)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) AP Euro (5) AP Lit (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov, AP Lang (online, our school doesn’t offer it), AP Bio, AP Music Theory, H Band, H Dual Enrollment Calculus at local community college
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, NM Commended Scholar (one question out of being a semifinalist ): ) Ayn Rand Essay Contest Semifinalist

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band (Section leader) Book Club (co-captain) Musical Mentors (VP and Co-founder) Tri-M Music Honors Society (Secretary) Indoor Drumline/Indoor Guard, NHS
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Lots of service for my music activities esp Musical Mentors which is a music service organization I created. I also do a lot of service cleaning veteran’s flags and cleaning at the Medal of Honor Grove at Valley Forge National Park.
[ *] Summer Activities: Band takes up most of my summer, but I haven’t really done many real productive things over the summer
[ *] Essays: I’d say mine was pretty good, and it also explains why I moved from drumline to guard my junior year, which I was worried about
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: 9/10 band teacher - I probably spend more time with her than with my mom 10/10 AP Lit teacher - he really liked my and I wrote a 25 page research paper for fun in his class.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Probably decent, I gave her a lot of information but she doesn’t know me very well.
[ *] Additional Rec: n/a
[ *] Interview: n/a
[ *] Supplementary Material: Fordham doesn’t let you submit any.

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: decent mid size public school
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): don’t qualify for FA
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My parents are immigrants and I’m Catholic.

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: I think that my GPA and test scores/ECs are all pretty strong for Fordham
[ *] Weaknesses: My course load could have been heavier, especially my junior year. I only took 2 APs, I really should have taken more, but I couldn’t fit band in otherwise.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m pretty above the average stats, and I don’t think there was anything too troubling in my app to turn me down.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Pitt and Temple (full tuition). Everything else is RD.

[/list]**General Comments: **

I only got the Dean’s scholarship, which I hope will go up so I can justify going there.

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EA: accepted

Undecided - major

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (M 770, CR 710, W 750 Essay 9)
[ *] ACT: 33C, 35E, 34R, 32S, 32M, essay 30
[ *] SAT II: Math2 800, USH 740
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), Comp (5), Euro (4), Psych (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP lit, AP Cal AB, AB Bio, Debate, Senior Thesis, Theology
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nat Honor Society §, AP scholar with Honor

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Baseball, Track, Soccer, Basketball, Debate, MUN, SC (VP)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Women’s shelter, Basketball coach
[ *] Summer Activities: Select Baseball, Camp
[ *] Essays: Fair
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see - high average
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t see - Should be great - comes from Headmaster
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview: NA
[ *] Supplementary Material: NA

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): TX
[ *] School Type: Private Episcopal
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender:Male
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 250+
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Recruited athlete

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Athletics, Standardized test scores, Leadership, Rank
[ *] Weaknesses: work experience
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: scores, athletics
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UT Austin - accepted

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** : excited, Looking forward to NYC

12

School: Rose Hill
EA- accepted

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: 800 US
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.6/100
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 20%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Macro (5)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):NA
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Euro, AP French, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Lit
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): NHS, Nation Hispanic Scholar

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Track (captain), outside training for track, soccer, yearbook, freshmen mentoring program, VAASA
[ *] Job/Work Experience: tutoring
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Backyard Sports program (helping disabled children), puppy fostering, volunteered at local charity thrift store,
[ *] Summer Activities:
[ *] Essays: 8/10
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: APUSH teacher- 9/10, didn’t see other rec
[ *] Counselor Rec:basically told her info about me, I probably could’ve written a better and more personal one
[ *] Additional Rec:NA
[ *] Interview:NA
[ *] Supplementary Material:NA

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NY
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): probably won’t qualify for much
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my dad went to Fordham, National Hispanic Scholar

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:
[ *] Weaknesses:
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: test scores, National Hispanic scholar
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: haven’t heard from anywhere else

[ /list][ b]General Comments: Got Fordham Scholarship for Semifinalists

13

School:
ED or EA: Early Action

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1700 (didn’t send)
[] ACT: 27 (29 Superscored)
[] SAT II: Math II: 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.857
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (3), Biology (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: Honors English, Honors Econ/Gov, College leveled Calculus II, Calculus III, Music and Geography
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): CA Seal of Biliteracy [/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 4 years of swim, Key Club, Calculus II tutor, JMUN
[] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[] Volunteer/Community service: 4 years of volunteering at a hospital
[] Summer Activities: Took chemistry at a community college and summer courses at a private school
[] Essays: Mine were good, I put a lot of time and effort into them. I mostly explained about my passion for music.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Wasn’t allowed to see
[] Counselor Rec: Wasn’t allowed to see
[] Additional Rec: Wasn’t allowed to see
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

[/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public high school inside of a community college
[] Ethnicity: Filipino and white
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 120k
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: I’ve taken a lot of college courses already
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: College courses? I’m already in Calculus III which they don’t offer in regular high schools. Extensive volunteer work
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Hofstra with a Presidential scholarship, waiting for more.

[/list]**General Comments: ** Hope I can go here!

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School: Lincoln Center
ED or EA: EA

**Decision: Accepted

  • Objective:*

[] SAT I (breakdown): 2060 Composite, 610 M, 690 CR, 760 W
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: Didn’t submit
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.69 UW, 3.85 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): None offered my freshman, sophomore, or junior year
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Stats, AP Spanish, Honors Physics, English, History
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society[/li]

  • Subjective:*

[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lit Mag (Editor and Founder), Math Club (President), Debate Club, Community Service Club, Women’s Group
[] Job/Work Experience: Intern at two interior design firms two summers in a row, cashier at small boutique
[] Volunteer/Community service: School doesn’t have a requirement for hours, but I have participated in events with Community Service Club
[] Summer Activities: Intern, cashier, took Precalculus over the summer going into senior year
[] Essays: I thought my Common App essay was well written
[] Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully both were good! My two favorite teachers wrote them :slight_smile:
[] Counselor Rec: My counselor knows me pretty well and hopefully wrote a nice rec
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

  • Other*

[] State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Very low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

  • Reflection*

[] Strengths: Test scores, senior year course load, hopefully essay
[] Weaknesses: UW GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Chapman, Lewis & Clark, CSU Fullerton, SDSU, CU Boulder, deferred from Tulane, waiting on many other schools!

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School: Rose Hill
ED or EA: Early Action

**Decision:Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Send
[] ACT: 30
[] SAT II: Biology M 730
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.34
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t Rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Language, AP U.S. History, AP World History all 4’s
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Physics, AP English Literature, AP Statistics, Introductions Into Engineering Designs, Honors Philosophy, Internship: National Institutes of Health
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Twice Published Scientist in the NCBI Database, Waksmans Student Scholar Award, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity W.E.B. Dubois Academic Achievement Award, A couple Chemathon awards[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):National Medical Honors Society (Founder/President), Field Hockey (Manager/Assistant Coach), SGA (Elections Officer), Chemathon
[] Job/Work Experience: National Institutes of Health Intern FULL YEAR, Waksmans Student Scholar Researcher FULL YEAR
[] Volunteer/Community service: Distinguished Young Women of Montgomery County(Co-Chairs woman/Co-Founder), Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (Montgomery County Ambassador)
[] Summer Activities: National Institutes of Health Student Career Exploration Intern
[] Essays: I thought mine was pretty good, I rote about me caring for my little brother.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Both teachers ho wrote them ere highly qualified. The first teacher loved me and was both my biology teacher for two years and research mentor for one.
[] Counselor Rec:she knew about all the issues happening my sophomore year and promised to explain the situation in her letter She also loved me dearly
[] Additional Rec: None
[] Interview: None
[] Supplementary Material: None

[/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Pubic, Large
[] Ethnicity: African
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100,000+
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope

[/list]Reflection
[] Strengths: Extracurricular activities
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, It had to be because of all of my extracurricular and research, my GPA to me seemed to low for me to make it in
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This school was my 6th acceptance (6 for 6 YAY) I’ve also gotten into:Butler University (Maximum scholarship money), U of Minnesota Twin Cities, Southern Methodist (Founders Scholarship), Case Western Reserve University (1/2 tuition scholarship), University of Maryland Baltimore County. I’ve still got 9 schools to go though so still waiting!

[/list]General Comments: Honestly, I love Fordham but w/o scholarship money I probably won’t be able to go especially considering that other schools have already given me so much!

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School: Fordham College at Rose Hill
ED or EA: EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 660 CR 640 M 700 W
ACT (breakdown): did not take
SAT II: sent Math II 610
Unweighted GPA: 96.3
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/710
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Bio, AP English, AP Calc
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, athletic awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Varsity gymnastics 4 years (captain), varsity track 3 years, competitive gymnastics, clubs
Job/Work Experience: barely any
Volunteer/Community service: church volunteer, diabetes walk volunteer
Summer Activities: gymnastics
Essays: I think it reflected my humor and personality
Teacher Recommendation: my coach who was my teacher, APUSH teacher, and English teacher
Counselor Rec: standard
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Supplementary Material (portfolio, etc.):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian (filipino/chinese)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection:
Strengths: rank, GPA, essay, sports
Weaknesses: not many EC’s besides sports, test scores were not as high as other EA applicants
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: GPA, sports, rank, and essay
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: deferred from Georgetown, accepted to Rutgers and Case Western

General Comments:
So happy to be accepted considering how competitive all the other EA applicants were. Congrats to everyone and good luck!!

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Congrats to everyone who got accepted : )

18

Gabelli at Fordham Linocln Center
Early Action:

Decision: Deffered

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT:26 (Terrible Test taker)
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 UW
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load:AP Stats, AP Micro, IB Literature and Language, AP Psychology, Directing, Acting, Dance
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):ISTF Finalist, International Dance awards

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 40+ hours of dance a week at renown dance studio, teaches dance, theater and art related activites as well.
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Social media and marketing intern for a company in Silcon Valley, PR and Marketing Intern at company in NYC
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Perform for 8 years in Nutcracker to raise money for pediatric cancer research
[ *] Summer Activities:Dance Intensives in NYC
[ *] Essays:Good :slight_smile: I got a lot of good responses abotu it
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:Probably one of the stronger points
[ *] Counselor Rec:Really great from what she told me about it
[ *] Additional Rec:N/A
[ *] Interview:N/A
[ *] Supplementary Material:Resume, website link and zeemee link

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant):NJ
Country (if international applicant):USA
[ *] School Type:Public Magnet (5th best school in the nation)
[ *] Ethnicity:White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Not sure…
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):Fordham loves students from my school, mom worked at Fordham for a couple of months, first person in my family to be born in US

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths:Work experience, Extracurriculars, recs, maybe essay?
[ *] Weaknesses:ACT and GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Gpa and ACT… :frowning:
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted Rutgers, Pace ($25,000) and Emerson (Honors College: Half Scholarship) Rejected: Northeastern
Applied: NYU, BU, Julliard, Brandeis, Baruch (Macauley Honors)

Really upset that I was deferred as I really want to go there but I hope I can get in RD!! If anyone has any tips, that would be appreciated!

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School: Lincoln Center
ED or EA: Early Action

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2050 superscore
[] ACT: 31
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
[li] Senior Year Course Load: my school doesnt have many APs but since i go to a communications themed school i took a lot of classes related to the major i want to pursue which i think helps me[/li]
[/list]Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Swimming (varsity captain), SkillsUSA
[] Job/Work Experience: been working at an ice cream store for over a year, i babysit a lot
[] Volunteer/Community service: not really anything lol
[] Summer Activities: working and babysitting
[] Essays: wrote common app essay about how girls should stop hating on each other
[] Teacher Recommendation: didnt get to read them since i signed the FERPA but im guessing they were good since i got in the school
[] Counselor Rec: great
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: didnt have one
[] Supplementary Material: n/a

[/list]Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public magnet career academy
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender: female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): idk my parents dont tell me
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nothing

[/list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: test scores
[] Weaknesses: no volunteering
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: TBH i thought it was going to be deferred since i didnt really show interest in the school! this was a pleasant surprise
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to: Manhattan College, University of Central Florida, Kean University, American University of Paris
Waiting on: San Diego State. I also think I’m going to apply to one or two more schools

[/list]**General Comments: ** i don’t think i will be attending since i dont expect to get a lot of money from them. tbh i really only applied here because they gave me a fee waiver

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School: Fordham College at Rose Hill
ED or EA: ED

[ size=+2][ color=green][ b]Decision: Accepted [/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 710 W, 630 CR, 520 M
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (5), APUSH (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Gov, Honors Lang, Spanish, Physics, Precalc,
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Secretary and Publicity Delegate of the Drama Club for 2 years, President of Key Club, Peer Leadership, Relay for Life
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Office Assistant for 2 years
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Key Club and Relay for Life
[ *] Summer Activities: Worked part-time
[ *] Essays: pretty strong
[ *] Teacher Recommendation:great recs, even had a teacher write me a specific letter to Fordham
[ *] Counselor Rec: My counselor knew me very well and all of the personal/family struggles I have faced
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ ] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate):
[ ] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Lots of legacy and my uncle worked at Fordham for 15 years
[ /list][ b]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Junior year GPA (3.85) and essay
[ *] Weaknesses: Low math SAT score
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I developed a relationship with my admissions counselor, I had a lot of legacy, and I had a great essay and resume. I think I made it very clear that I would thrive at Fordham
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Ithaca and Fairfield with scholarships, deferred from Northeastern and Tulane

[ /list][ b]General Comments: **