Fordham Class of 2020 EA/ED Results Thread

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

**Decision:Accepted

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 26
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/217
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English Literature (3), AP Psychology (TBD, AP Macro (TBD), AP Government (TBD), AP English Language and Composition (TBD)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP Macro, AP Gov’t, AP English Language, Chinese II, Career Exploration, College Prep with ACT, Principles of Management, Honors Pre-Calculus, Physics, Sociology, Medical Terminology, Health Safety and Food Nutrition.
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major awards

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FIRST Robotics, Leadership and Global Awareness Club, Human Sciences Club, Green Club, and a cultural group
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Kumon (less than a year of employment)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at 3 different hospitals for 4 years and have volunteered over 500 hours of service since Freshmen year doing various things outside of hospitals.
[ *] Summer Activities: Travelled every summer
[ *] Essays: One of my best essays because I was able to connect Fordham to my own personality and experiences. It was very personal to Fordham.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I (hope) they were good because I am really close to my teachers
[ *] Counselor Rec: Really good! I come from a small school and I receive a lot of one-to-one communication and interaction with my counselor, so she knows me more on a personal level in comparison to the other 216 students.
[ *] Additional Rec: Came from my coach and I would like to think it was very good
[ *] Interview: No Interview
[ *] Supplementary Material: No Supplementary Materials

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Online Public High School
[ *] Ethnicity: Filipino
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): Less than $40,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: My various leadership roles in my ECs, essay, and recommendations.
[ *] Weaknesses: I wasn’t able to start taking AP classes until junior year (because of questionable school regulations). I also scored very poorly on my standardized tests.
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought my essays were really a definer in who I am and who I can become.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Loyola & UMN

[ /list][ b]General Comments:**Best of luck to everyone, I hope you all find the college that is right for you!

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

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): did not submit
[ *] ACT: 32
[ *] SAT II: 790 lit, 740 US
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 104/573
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 AP Human Geo
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: all IB courses
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): one art award

[/list]Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Art Honor Society, leadership in a few clubs, sound board operator in school musical, volunteer work, literary magazine staff member
[ *] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hrs
[ *] Summer Activities: Scholarship trip to the UK, fully funded by a scholarship due to an essay
[ *] Essays: Pretty good?
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: #1- 8/10, film teacher

2- 7/10, English teacher, very nice but not close to her

[ *] Counselor Rec: 9/10
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[/list]Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): NC
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public, highly ranked
[ *] Ethnicity: White (Jewish…maybe important since Fordham is Catholic?)
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 100k
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): not really

[/list]Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Test scores, course schedule, essays
[ *] Weaknesses: ECs
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: probably my test scores
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
OSU accepted so far
[/list][ b]General Comments: **

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School: Gabelli School of Business at Rosehill
ED or EA: EA

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 29C, 32E, 28M, 30R, 24S, 30W
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75 weighted (My school does not give unweighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (3), and taking all of these this year: AP Lit, AP French, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Stat, AP World
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/Macro, AP Lit, Calc, Gym/Health 12, AP Stat, AP World, AP French
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor Roll 9-11, National Honors Society, French National Honors Society[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honors Society (Help with events), French Honors Society (President, lead events), DECA (working on project now), Teach French to elementary schoolers after school along with my French teacher, a club for all Republicans at my school (President AND Founder), A part of my state’s teenage Republican chapter where I intern in campaigns for candidates, Art Club grade 9, Art classes after school for 7 years, Recreational soccer 9-10.
[] Job/Work Experience: Owner/Operator of my eBay company
[] Volunteer/Community service: Tutor, Volunteer in political campaigns
[] Summer Activities: N/A
[] Essays: Told a story of how my life has changed due to my diagnosis.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Business teacher, and Honors US2/AP World teacher
[] Counselor Rec: Him and I have a fantastic relationship, and I definitely think it was a 9-10/19
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material:

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive Public (One of the top in my state)
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): No idea of financial status, but did apply for FA
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My brother and I are first generation college, Jewish…

Reflection
[] Strengths: EC’s, Rec letters
[] Weaknesses: ACT score is not the BEST.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Jesus was with me? Haha, I suppose my well-roundedness.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: So far, only heard back from Fordham! 1/1!

**General Comments: **
I am very happy to have been accepted into Fordham. Will I end up going here, probably not, but I am just happy my application is “acceptance” material!!

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School: Bronx and Manhattan (I don’t quite remember the names)
ED or EA: EA

**Decision: Deferred **

Objective:
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 1840 m: 580 w: 640 r:620
[ *] SAT II: Spanish 500, Lit 660, U.S. 600 (I’m a pretty bad test taker)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.77
[ *] Weighted GPA: 4.27
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10% (42/477)
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (3) Spanish (3) U.S. (3)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP Lit, Ap Gov, Spanish 6 with native speakers, High School Calculus, Leadership in Action (1st semester 30 hour individual community service project, 2nd semester internship), English Second Language program tutor

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Government Club (president), Young Democrats (president), Community service based dance company (12 hours a week average), Intern at the Virginia General Assembly for 3 years, Intern at NPR Richmond with lead political reporter, 2 year Grand Champion dance team member, BETA, NHS, Language Honors Society, Created an after school dance program at the Boys & Girls Club while organizing a cost free recital and raising money for a scholarship fund
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Assistant to the marketing director at an Actuarial Benefits Firm
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Dance at studio, and in LA and New York, traveling
[ *] Essays: I was only asked to submit my personal statement on the Priority Application. I had it looked over by 6 different teachers and my mom and they all seemed to really like it.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: n/a
[ *] Counselor Rec: n/a
[ *] Supplementary Material: n/a

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Virginia
[ *] School Type: Public Magnet for Leadership and International Relations
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 300,000-400,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My dad didn’t go to college

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: extra circulars and my highly selective magnet High School
[ *] Weaknesses: test scores
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t think I expressed enough interest in going there; however, I wasn’t given much room too.
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred from Georgetown, applied to American, William & Mary, UVA, UCLA, Berkley, Cornell

**General Comments: **
I just don’t understand why they would send me a priority application and then deny me. I understand if I’m not fit for the school, but what’s up with the Priority app? It’s frustrating.

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School: Fordham College at Rose Hill (Mathematics and Economics Major)
Early Action

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2020 (650M 680CR 690W)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 63/418; Top 16%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5) English Language (4)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Microeconomics, Calculus, Financial Accounting Honors (recieving college credit for it), other random electives (Into to Comp. Sci.; Theatre 2)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society; Spanish National Honor Society

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Winter and Spring Track (Captain); Theatre Society Business Crew (Junior- Secretary; Senior- Treasurer); NHS; SNHS; I.T. Girls (Secretary for 3 years); Improv Troupe
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at public library (25 Hours); Volunteering at local elementary school (6 Hours)
[] Summer Activities: Volunteeering
[] Essays: Really good, won an essay contest for it
[] Teacher Recommendation: My teacher told me that he wrote a really good one (not a typical, generic one)
[] Counselor Rec: Assuming it was a generic one that all counselors write (I didn’t really talk to my GC that much)
[li] Additional Rec: From a club advisor; told me she spent a lot of time and put a lot of thought into it[/li]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Black
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 70K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM; First generation American

Reflection
[] Strengths: SAT; Essay; Reccomendations; Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses: GPA; Class Rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rutger NB, Drexel; Applied: American University, Boston University, New York University, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Pittsburgh

**General Comments: **
Really happy I got into Fordham despite my decline in grades my Junior Year.

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Decision: accepted

Applied (ED,EA,RD): EA

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 30 (34 reading and English, 27 science, 26 math)
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 weighted, school does not report unweighted gpa
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): does not rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): ap Lang (5), apush (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: ap lit, ap calc ab, ap us gov, college religion classes, “college chemistry” (general chem 1 and 2 dual enrollment), dance
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): national honor society

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): dance classes all years of high school, school play 11th and 12th grade, student director of play 12th grade (I guess this is also community service because I spend 10+ hours a week helping out), founder of women’s club in 11th grade
Job/Work Experience: 2.5 years working at a restaurant
Volunteer/Community service: tutoring all 4 years, altar server and reader at church all 4 years, representative of high school to prospective students, 100 hours at a camp for underprivileged younger kids
Summer Activities: dance, working, volunteering at aforementioned camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I wrote about my experience with the camp over the summer. My ap lang teacher liked it a lot. It provides some context about why I want to pursue a career where I can work with kids
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 8/10 we have a pretty good relationship and I did well in the class
Teacher Rec #2: 11/10. i had her in 9th grade and again this year and she helped me through a very difficult time so we maintained a strong relationship
Counselor rec: my old guidance counselor (who I never met) quit the week before senior year started, so I am not even sure who wrote my recommendation or when
Additional rec: I got a letter of rec from my principal. I’m a scholarship student at my high school which helps, and he likes me

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: chemistry/pre health
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small catholic high school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 70-80k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection

Strengths: essay
Weaknesses: definitely my act scores for someone who wants to do medicine :frowning:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: unfortunately I’m pretty average on paper so I am surprised with this
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted so far here at Fordham and assumption college (with 75% of tuition covered, but it’s a safety), deferred at northeastern, denied from Boston college

General Comments: this was my first acceptance so I’m pretty excited! a lot of kids from my high school apply to Fordham because it’s relatively local so I’m surprised I didn’t get deferred.

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School: Gabelli School of Business
Early Action

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] ACT 29 (32E, 28M, 33R, 24S)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (4); Psychology (3)
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, Honors Microeconomics, Calculus AP, Enviro Sci AP, Statistics AP,
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): FBLA (Pres and CFO);Mock Trial (Attorney);Varsity Swim
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering at public library
[] Summer Activities: Volunteeering and Work
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: I think good
[] Counselor Rec: Very good, counselor is very familiar
[li] Additional Rec: From a club advisor/teacher[/li]
Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): >150K
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): NONE

Reflection
[] Strengths: competitive HS, ECs
[] Weaknesses: Class Rank
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACT was strong if you exclude the Science score, Toughest course load available at High School
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Rutgers, Drexel, MiamiU Ohio, Waiting on a few more

General Comments:

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School:Fordham University (Rose Hill)
ED or EA:Early Decision

[ size=+2][ color=orange][ b]Decision: Deferred **[/color][/size]

[ b]Objective:**
[] SAT I (breakdown):540 (M) 540 (CR) 590 (W) = 1670 [Attempted 3 times]
[li] ACT: 20 [Attempted once][/li][li] SAT II: Contemplating taking them[/li][] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (Unweighted) 4.152 (Weighted)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):1/108
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 (AP Spanish) 3 (AP Language and Composition) 2 (AP History- did not report)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calculus, AP Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, Public Service, Economics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):n/a[/li]
[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): JV Softball (Second Base/Shortstop Substitute) Cheerleading (Flyer) Delta GEMS (Member) Student Government (Sophomore Class Secretary, Senior Class President) Yearbook Committee (Editor) National Honor Society [/li]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Baseball Stadium (spring/summer job), Community Center (summer job) [/li]
[li] Volunteer/Community service:Peer Leadership Group (Co-Founder) Ronald McDonald House (Head of Marketing) Remedy’s Volunteer Group (Co-Founder) Cathedral Kitchen (Volunteer) [/li]
[li] Summer Activities: During my sophomore year, I received a full-scholarship to Appel Farm Arts Camp. It was a 4-week summer camp where we took classes on anything related to the arts. We were not allowed to have phones and were only allowed to communicate through mail. This experience allowed me to get a feel of what college would be like. [/li]
[li] Essays: My essay was about being the only Hispanic and inner-city volunteer member at the Ronald McDonald House. I talked about how I used my fluency in Spanish to help one of the families residing at the Ronald McDonald House, and how I struggled to get my fundraiser approved by my principal. It was mainly about wanting to make a change in my inner-city and how the family that I helped served as a symbol of what my purpose at the Ronald McDonald House was. [/li]
[li] Teacher Recommendation: [/li]

1: 9/10 World Literature Honors Teacher Freshman Year + Current AP Literature and Composition teacher (All last year, I would go after-school to her for help on college planning, and we stayed after-school all of October working on my college application. I have a very close relationship with this teacher): She talked about how I distinguish from the rest of my classmates because of my strong drive to excel and higher level of thinking about the things around me.

2 Biology Honors Teacher Sophomore Year: 9/10 I also have a close relationship with this teacher. We meet up several times to discuss my college plans. He gave descriptive details of a discussion we had in class where I demonstrated my "intellectual capacity"

[] Counselor Rec: 8/10
[] Additional Rec: Could not submit
[] Interview: n/a
[] Supplementary Material: n/a

[ /list][ b]Other**
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Small Charter School
[] Ethnicity: Hispanic (Dominican)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 23,500 (FA Eligible)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation, Inner-city minority,

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[] Strengths: Extracurriculars, Hooks
[] Weaknesses: Test scores
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/deferred/rejected: Scores
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Rutgers New Brunswick, Taladega College, Iona College, Manhattan College, Mercy College, Rider University, Farleigh Dickinson, Felician College, Temple University, Norfolk State University, Bloomfield College (Accepted)

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** I know my test scores are my weakness, but I am extremely grateful to not have gotten rejected. My Biology teacher suggested taking the SAT Subject Tests, but I am not entirely sure about that. I do not want to take it and get an average score. What do you guys suggest? Should I send in my resume with a letter stating my interest? This is my dream school! Btw congrats to those accepted!

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I received some scholarships so far:

Mercy College (6,000)
Iona College (17,500)
Farleigh Dickinson (17,000)
Rider University (20,000)
Waiting on the rest…

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School: Rose Hill w/ Honors Program
ED or EA: EA

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 (760CR 780M 750W)
ACT: Did not submit but 32
SAT II: 730 Lit, 700 Bio-E
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/658
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), Chem (3), World (4), Lang (5), US History (5), Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Environmental Science, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, Honors Molecular Genetics, Honors Microbiology, Journalism
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Girl Scout Gold Award, National Honors Society, AP Scholar w/ Distinction

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tutoring club (President for 2 years, VP for 1), Editor-in-Chief for school newspaper (Life editor since sophomore year), charity club (treasurer for 2 years), service club (president for 2 years)
Job/Work Experience: Private tutor with 5 clients; I work 10 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: I have about 600 hours, a lot of them from the tutoring club and my NPO. About 150 of them is from volunteering at the UCLA Medical Center
Summer Activities: I volunteer a lot during the summers with my own NPO and do a lot of planning for the organizations I’m in, but most of the time I just chill and work out lol – not much to talk about
Essays: I would give my Common App a 8/10; I talked about how my love for storytelling was a segue into the medical field and how my love for writing makes my passion for medicine stronger
Teacher Recommendation: 10/10 from both; While both of them were teachers from my underclassmen years, my APWH teacher is the advisor for two of my clubs and I was his TA during my junior year, and I graded essays for my Honors English 9 teacher in addition to working with some of his struggling students very closely during the first semester of senior year.
Counselor Rec: 7/10 probably… I don’t know her very well and I don’t particularly like her, but our school requires us to provide a “brag sheet” for our teachers and counselors to use for reference. As long as she stuck to that, it should be fine and semi-personal
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Supplementary Material: N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public (3000 students in the entire school rip)
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 150,000+, I applied for FA
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

Reflection
Strengths: SAT, grades, EC’s, teacher recs
Weaknesses: SAT 2’s are really low… and tbh I don’t like my Common App essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to U of Minnesota TC w/ honors, Deferred from Penn ED; now waiting on: UCLA, UCB, USC, Stanford, Brown, Cornell, Boston U, NYU

**General Comments: **
I really like Fordham! So happy to be accepted here, and I could really see myself going here for the next four years. Now is the waiting game. Good luck to everyone :slight_smile:

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@childish20 do you mind if I ask if you received any scholarship from Fordham?

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@jnkam24 I did! I got the Dean’s Scholarship

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Congrats!!

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

**Decision: Accepted

Objective:
[] SAT I (breakdown): 1800 superscore
[] ACT: 27
[] SAT II: N/A
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 20/102
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (3), AP Lang (3)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Psych, AP Gov, APES, Dance 4H, Statistics, Anatomy & Physiology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None that are major; I’ve only received schools awards for academics and sports.[/li]
Subjective:
[] Extracurriculars: Team captain and MVP of JV soccer freshman year, varsity soccer for last three years, varsity lacrosse for 3 years. I am in National Honor Society, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society, Ambassadors Club, and multiple other academic/nonacademic clubs at my school. I am on student council. I was a Kairos Leader and president of a school group that dealt with recruiting students to school. I’ve done pretty much everything here and there at least once.
[] Job/Work Experience: I work at a local cafe.
[] Volunteer/Community service: St. Anthony’s Dining Room, WonderDog Rescue, Challenger Little League Baseball, National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy; volunteering is my shit. I don’t just do it for college apps. It is a passion.
[] Summer Activities: arts trip to London and New York, Spanish immersion trip in Cadiz
[] Essays: Very proud of my personal statement. Took about 2 months total to edit, and I believe it revealed a lot about me and my experiences.
[] Teacher Recommendation: BOMB
[] Counselor Rec: GOOD ENOUGH
[] Additional Rec: :)))))
[] Interview: N/A
[] Supplementary Material: N/A

Other
[] State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: noncompetitive all girl’s school
[] Ethnicity: white, latina
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): >$200,000
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Many colleges don’t consider, but my ethnicity

Reflection
[] Strengths: Essays, teacher recs, overall grades and the courses I’ve taken (I show a distinct increase in grades and harder classes)
[] Weaknesses: Standardized freaking tests
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Luck of the draw? Really, I think I am a fairly decent applicant. I didn’t work as hard as I should have my first two years of high school, but I have tremendously turned around and performed WAY better in my academics the past two years. I have a passion for learning and making meaningful change in the world, which I think showed through in my application.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Miami U, LMU, Oregon State, Gonzaga, Seattle U

**General Comments: **
I’m proud of myself! Good luck to everyone waiting to hear back; you’ll do great. To those rejected, the journey doesn’t stop here. You will find the school for you.

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Daughter ACCEPTED EA to Rose Hill

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 620M, 740R, 720W = 2080
SAT II: Lit 670, Span 600
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): A/P classes not offered at her school
Senior Year Course Load: Advanced senior electives for all classes

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): 2 varsity sports (3 years); Yearbook editor, admissions ambassador, various clubs and service activities. Also: Fall Term junior year abroad
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): don’t know for sure but probably 9-10 on all.

Interview: none offered

Other

State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Small Independent

Reflection

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Strong candidate in any holistic review of qualifications
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Accepted UMiami and Temple. Deferred EA UChicago and UMich. Applied RD to GW so won’t know for a while.

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School: Rose Hill
ED or EA: Early Action

[ color=orange][ b]Decision: Waitlisted **[/color]

[ b]Objective:**
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[ *] ACT: 25- now a 27 after decision
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.45
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Physiscs(2)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): German(5), Lit&Lang(5)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Clac AB, AP stats, IB German, Human anatomy, Money and investing, English,
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): German club (president)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Caribou Coffee (2 yrs), Restaurant(1 yr),
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital(1 yr)
[ *] Summer Activities: N/A
[ *] Essays: pretty solid, talked about culture and service
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: English and math teacher
[ *] Counselor Rec: standard
[ *] Additional Rec: director of a service organization
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

[ /list][ b]Other**
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Minnesota
Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public
[ *] Ethnicity: White (middle eastern)
[ *] Gender: female
[ *] 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: low ACT, and I applied to a lot of schools
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to: UMN Morris, St Thomas, Whitworth, University of Pudget sound, Albion, Bradley, Briar cliffe, Allegheney, Providence, Ball state

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this is really late but i thought it might help some people next year!
School: Rose Hill
ED or EA: EA

Decision: Deferred

Objective:
[li] ACT 29 (33E, 25M, 34R, 22S)[/li][ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.5): 3.26
[ *] Weighted GPA: No clue, but I take all honors courses other than science
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): My HS doesn’t do this
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Gov Pol (senior year, no score yet)
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: AP Gov Pol, English 4 Honors, CP Physics, PreCalc, some electives

Subjective:
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Somewhere around 1500 hours of community service, Key Club, DECA, FBLA, American Legion, Save the Children (club office), Relay for Life, Interact Club, my school’s newspaper, volunteer work with the Episcopal Diocese in my state
[ *] Job/Work Experience: Buyer at local retail store, social media manager for local retail store, summer camp for two years (both paid and unpaid)
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 1500+ hours
[ *] Summer Activities: Work at religious summer camp 120+ hours per week, volunteering
[ *] Essays: Great essay that was looked over by many people, about a camp experience.
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: Only 1 teacher rec, didn’t read
[ *] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[ *] Supplementary Material: n/a

Other
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Connecticut
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian American
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): 70,000 - 90,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Reflection
[ *] Strengths: Volunteering, community service hours, summer camp counselor
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My GPA
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Applied to GW, American, BU, Northeastern, Villanova,. Accepted into UVM, Penn State, UCONN Stamford.
General Comments:
My school is a lot different that what I’ve seen with other high schools. In cases with easier schools such as Fordham, it’s much easier to get in even with a poor GPA such as mine, but for Ivies and similar schools, it’s much harder. I’m not too upset because I mainly applied because I was sent one of the free application fee things. Definitely read my results with a grain of salt- my high school is probably one of the most unique situations for colleges!!

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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): N/A
[ *] ACT: 28 (eventually retook but didn’t have to send)
[ *] SAT II: N/A
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 (rough freshman year)
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Honors and APs, art(required) and religion(Required)
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Honor societies and honor roll, nothing academically spectacular. Really strong extracurriculars

[ /list][ b]Subjective:**
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NEHS treasurer, civics club event organizer, team captain/assistant coach
[ *] Job/Work Experience:
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Different projects, 100 hrs but didn’t include much about it in my application because I had more unique stuff to mention
[ *] Summer Activities: national and international tournaments
[ *] Essays: Pretty solid
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: I’d like to believe they were solid
[ *] Counselor Rec: Not sure but I imagine it being pretty general, she saw me as a good student though!
[ *] Additional Rec:
[ *] Interview:
[ *] Supplementary Material:

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

[ /list][ b]Reflection**
[ *] Strengths: Really unique extra curriculars, didn’t go much into depth here to maintain privacy. Upward trend, good essays, included video of unique extracurricular on application, strong senior year course load.
[ *] Weaknesses: GPA, Test Scores, Freshman-junior year courses
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea, I guess they just liked me and I stood out!
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

[ /list][ b]General Comments: ** KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOUR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE. I EMAILED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND TOLD THEM HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SCHOOL. It worked a lot! best of luck to you all still awaiting decisions, its so exciting to finally be able to post one of these!