Fordham Class of 2021 Decisions

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[B][size=4][color=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size][/b]
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[B][size=4][color=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size][/b]

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
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.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflections:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments (if any):

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Old SAT: 2240 (700 CR, 740 M, 800 W; 10 essay)
ACT (breakdown): didn’t submit
SAT II: 790 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): about 3.9 I think, but my school doesn’t use this scale
Weighted GPA: we do a weird 5.65 scale, so N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/98
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (4), Bio (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Spanish, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Physics I, AP Psych, AP English, AP Calc AB, College Writing (concurrent enrollment URI)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really any… CSPAN StudentCam third prize, RI Scholar Athlete, All-Division, etc.

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-World Languages Club (Secretary)
-National Honor Society (Treasurer)
-World Languages Honor Society
-Varsity tennis 4 years
-VAASA
-Golf team

Job/Work Experience: 2 summers of bussing at local beach club
Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours per year for NHS; teach CCD at local Catholic church
Summer Activities: working, tennis, etc.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app: maybe 7 or 8/10… Sort of weird, but good I think
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Spanish teacher for 3 years: 7/10
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Algebra 2/Pre Calc teacher: 9/10 probably, but didn’t read
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): I have no idea

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Computer Science
State (if domestic applicant): RI
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: pretty high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflections: This was my safety school, so I was kind of expecting to get in. Kind of surprised I didn’t get a scholarship, but it’s alright :slight_smile:
Strengths: Scores, grades, etc.
Weaknesses: Not really any outstanding ECs or achievements
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Safety school… good scores/grades
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none yet but hopefully some more acceptances soon!

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1320 (680 M, 640 E)
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II: -
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): -
IB (place score in parenthesis): Prediction 36
Senior Year Course Load: HL Economics, HL Spanish, HL History, SL Environmental Systems and Societies, SL Mathematics, SL English Lang&Lit
Major Awards: Rugby Player of the Year, Sportsman of the Year

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volleyball Varsity (captain), Rugby Varsity (captain), Football/Soccer Varsity, Basketball Varsity
Job/Work Experience: Computer Job in Nigeria, Coca Cola Company Worker in Supermarkets, Frozen Yoghurt Shop Employee
Volunteer/Community service: Runs for campaigns.
Summer Activities: Summer camps every year in the US including NEU and Brown.
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 (havent looked but I think theyre good)

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
State (if domestic applicant): -
Country (if international applicant): Greece
School Type: British International School
Ethnicity: Greek/Cypriot/British
Gender: Male

Strengths: Multicultural/International, Travelled to many places, EC’s
Weaknesses: Could improve IB grades

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1310 (660 CR 650 M)
ACT (breakdown): 29
SAT II: 670 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7
Weighted GPA: 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School does not rank; But I am top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (4) Chemistry (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Micro/Macro Econ, Calculus, Honors English, AP Physics 1, AP Spanish Language, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): GirlUp Women’s Rights Club (Treasurer 1 year, President 1 year)
Peer Mentor for Freshmen
Varsity Girls’ Tennis (3 years)
Member of Peer Plus - a club for accepting and working with special education students
Girl Scout (12 years)
Senior Internship Program at a homeless shelter
Johnson&Johnson Technology Program for Sophomores
National Honor Society (2 years)
Spanish Honor Society (2 years)

Job/Work Experience: Dunkin’ Donuts (since July 2016 - 12 hours/wk)
Volunteer/Community service: 200+ hours as a Girl Scout, nursing home volunteer, and intern
Summer Activities: Tennis intensive camps, Leadership summits
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 8.5

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 8 (English teacher: I was very close with her and she is a really awesome writer)
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9 (Math teacher: I had a hard time in his class but he was very helpful and saw how hard I worked)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 7 (She knew me pretty well)
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Humanitarian Studies
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~$140k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflections: I’m happy and glad I got in but I wasn’t too surprised
Strengths: Extracurriculars/Essays
Weaknesses: Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Scores were decent and I had a good essay
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: This was my first decision

General Comments (if any):

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Decision: Accepted
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1400: 710 CR, 790 M
ACT (breakdown): -
SAT II: -
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6 or 3.7 i think
Weighted GPA: 3.89
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 15% at least
AP (place score in parenthesis):gov (3), bio (4), lang (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): -
Senior Year Course Load: ap calc bc, ap french, ap lit, ap physics 1, honors choir, band
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): nhs, musical (lead role 2/3 years, student leader), honors choir (president), track and field (manager 2 years), cross country (manager 1 year), swim + dive (2 years; had to get knee surgery so not now)
Job/Work Experience: i got a job after i submitted so…
Volunteer/Community service: -
Summer Activities: -
Essays (rating 1-10, details): ehhhh maybe 7/10. talked about my personal reasons for loving and getting into science.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10. both teachers loved me but had different perspectives on me as a student.

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 - my french teacher last year. i had an a in her class and absorbed material like a sponge.
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 - my honors pre-calc teacher. i had a low b, but she talked about my ability to problem-solve and how i was an a thinker
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): i have no clue honestly
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): -
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): -

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, haven’t heard
Intended Major: integrative neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: top 5 public hs
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): -

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT (breakdown): 33C
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.06
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Didn’t send
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, AP Macro, AP Stat, English Honors, World Religions, Arabic 3 Honors, Intro to Linguistics (Dual Enrollment)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Jesuit Scholarship

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Aviation Club (President), Varsity Bowling, Campus Ministry, Ecological Ministry
Job/Work Experience: 40 hr/week retail over the summer, founded my own business
Volunteer/Community service: 35 hrs junior year, 37 so far senior year - need 70 to graduate
Summer Activities: work as mentioned above and travel
Essays (rating 1-10, details): N/A
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 9.5
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 7.5
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 10
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Business Administration - Gabelli Rose Hill
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Jesuit high school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Jesuit high school, feeder for Fordham

Reflections:
Strengths: ACT, Jesuit high school, business experience
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: The Jesuit “connection” between my high school and Fordham is very strong, and I believe I have strong scores in general.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Saint Louis University, Embry Riddle
Deferred at Georgetown
Denied at Notre Dame

General Comments (if any):

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2050 Old SAT (Didn’t send)
ACT (breakdown): 33C 31M 34R 35W 30S
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/101
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 AP US History, 4 AP English Lang
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP European History, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, French IV, Community Service
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track and Field (captain), Book Club (member)
Job/Work Experience: Sales associate
Volunteer/Community service: Cat shelter every other Sunday
Summer Activities: N/A
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 Common App - wrote about my identity crisis with being a different ethnicity than my whole family and town
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 French teacher - had for three years and saw me grow
9/10 English teacher - my writing really improved with her class and we talked much through the year
8/10 Counselor - new counselor, but really liked my drive for school

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Natural Sciences
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Small, Catholic High School
Ethnicity: African-American
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 70000-80000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM

Reflections: I’m really happy that I got accepted and received an early acceptance. I never thought I was achieve all that I have and anyone who is reading this: please know that any college decision doesn’t define you as a person!!
Strengths: Scores, rank, maybe URM status
Weaknesses: ECs, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I was accepted because of my background (common app essay) and my scores honestly
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: LMU

General Comments (if any):

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Old Test: 1960 (620R 670M 670W)
ACT (breakdown):N/A
SAT II: 690 Math 1, 670 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78,
Weighted GPA: 4.40
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 15%
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Honors English, Accelerated Anatomy, Marketing
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): -

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): National Honors Society(Secretary then President), Best Buddies 4 years (Secretary), DECA 2 years, Interact Club, JV/Varisty Outdoor Track and Field
Job/Work Experience: Internship at a BioTech Company for two summers, worked for the head lawyer a the company and the Head of HR; babysitting for 3 years
Volunteer/Community service: Best Buddies for four years and a peer buddy for two, went on a mission trip to armenia, regularly tutors 6th graders in math, helps organize town fair every spring, organized veterans day breakfast
Summer Activities: Work at biotech company, regular babysitting jobs
Essays :10, I wrote about how I am motivated by my ancestors who died in the Armenian Genocide
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 10/10 PreCalc teacher, 9/10 Chem teach, 9/10 English teacher

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): A rec from my boss of two summers
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Finance
State: Massachusetts
Country:
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: ~$200k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflections:
Strengths: Essay (was about my grandfather being from Syria and how he was never educated past the 7th grade), my senior year and junior year gpa (4.0 uw)
Weaknesses: SAT score, Freshmen year grades
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong progession of grades over four years, well-rounded student
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred at BC, Denied at Notre Dame, haven’t heard from anywhere else yet

General Comments (if any):

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My son was accepted, yay! However no mention of a merit scholarship which makes it out of the question financially. He’s willing to accept that’s it’s a no go, but is that definite? I want to say when my daughter was accepted 3 years ago she didn’t find out merit until later, and when she did it was significant I’m reading of all the scholarships on this thread and thinking it has changed. . He emailed the counselor just to check if there’s a possibility, because if not he will need to take it off of his list. Just wondering if anybody has heard about receiving merit at a later time. Thanks

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Gabelli School of Business Lincoln Center

SAT I {Best single sitting ) 2300 (800 M, 780 CR, 720 W):
SAT I (superscore) 2360 (800 M, 780 CR, 780 W):
ACT 35 (36 M, 35 S, 35 E, 34 R):
SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Chem, 740 USH
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11/557
AP (place score in parenthesis):
Chemistry (5)
Physics 1 (5)
US History (5)
Environmental Science (5)
World History (5)
Biology (5)
Statistics (5)
Psychology (5)
Macroeconomics (5)
English Language (5)
US Government (5)
Computer Science A (5)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Physics 2, AP Calc BC, AP English Lit, AP Euro, AP Micro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AIME (x2), National Merit Semifinalist

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): State and National Champion math team member (9, 10, 11, 12) and new school Mu Alpha Theta VP, Math and Science Tutor (10, 11, 12), Started and coach church’s middle school math team (11, 12), Founded citywide financial literacy initiative at 3 high schools (12), Churchgoer and charity + youth group volunteer (9, 10, 11, 12), Bassist in a rock band in early HS, Secretary and founding member of school’s mock trial team (12) Qualified for states, Camp Counselor for two summers for 5-6 year olds, some with disabilities (9, 10), intern for 3 weeks at my dad’s law firm (11), Chem team member and local award winner (10, 11)
Job/Work Experience: only rlly tutoring for money 6-8 hours weekly and my dad’s law firm internship
Volunteer/Community service: counselor, church stuff aforementioned
Summer Activities: counselor for first 2 years of high school (6 weeks and then 2 weeks), Math team took up most of the other time w/ at least 5 weeks per summer for training and competing at Mu Alpha Theta nationals, Self-study of precalc and calc
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App- 9.5/10, pretty good, about how I lost 80 pounds in 8th grade and it made me an inspiration for people who are bullied
Penn - 9/10, visited the school, loved it, wrote pretty specifically
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: 10/10, Math team coach and teacher of 4 years, the best around
Teacher Rec #2: 8/10, chem and physics 1 and C teacher, he loves me and knows me really well (he’s a total bro), don’t know about his writing skills tho
Counselor Rec: 6-7/10??? Met her twice, gave her a resume, no clue
Additional Rec: 8/10, Teacher at the middle school where I run the math team, definitely had some good stuff

Other

Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
Intended Major: International Business
State (if domestic applicant): FL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Big public school, 2400 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: > 250k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Nope

Reflection

Strengths: Test scores, GPA, teacher Rec, math awards, essays
Weaknesses: Lack of business EC’s, was my first app so I didn’t really have the hang of it yet
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: scores, grades, merit
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:
Denied from Wharton

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1210 (550 Math, 660 English)
ACT (breakdown): 30 (25 Math, 25 English, 36 Reading, 33 Science)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.71
Weighted GPA: 5.00
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 11 out of 80
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Dual Credit Chemistry, Dual Credit Brit Lit, Dual Credit Macro Economics, AVID 4, Dual Credit Pre-Calc, Dual Credit Calc 1, Dual Credit Advanced Historical Analysis
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Interact (Vice President), National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Prom Committee, Yearbook
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Elementary School Volunteer (90 hrs/year)
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Chemistry and English
State (if domestic applicant): TX
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (Early College HS)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflections:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Tulane University

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Decision: Accepted
Objective:
ACT (breakdown): 33 (29 Math, 34 English, 36 Reading, 34 Science)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.64
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Approx top 5%
Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP English Lit, AP Government, Economics, Physics, Advanced Forensic Investigations, Spanish 5-6
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Hispanic Recognition Scholar, National Essay Contest Winner (Gilder Lehrman American Revolution Essay)

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): ASB (ASB Treasurer, third year), Teen Court (Treasurer), Yearbook
Job/Work Experience: Receptionist at Tax Preparation Office, Surfing Instructor at day camp for 2 summers
Volunteer/Community service: National Charity League-ninth and tenth (multiple 100+ service hour awards)
Summer Activities: surf instructor
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9.5, struggle with ADHD
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Political Science
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public (small magnet school, first graduating class)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflections:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First acceptance!

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Decision: Accepted

Gabelli Business at Lincoln Center
SAT I (breakdown): n/a
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.722
Weighted GPA: 4.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No rank, but probably in top 15-25%
AP (place score in parenthesis): didnt send
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: Ap Music theory, Ap Euro, African American Lit, Law, Science Wellness, Drama, Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): -musicals at school
-wrote and directed in a school wide play festival
-competitive children’s choir
-church cantor
Job/Work Experience: summer camp counselor on summers
Volunteer/Community service: started a non profit junior year to provide underprivileged opportunities to see live theatre
Summer Activities: camp work
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app essay was about a 7-8/10
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): Ap World-7/10
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): AP Lang-10/10
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details):
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): n/a

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, but forgot to send the CSS, have to get on that haha
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large Competitive urban public school
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: upper middle class(>200k)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none at all… catholic? XD

Reflections: Excited to be accepted! Don’t know if I’ll attend yet, but I would really love too!
Strengths: Essay, Test Scores, ECs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think my passion and drive in a single aspect in my ECs really made me stand out
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted:IU, U of Minnesota Deferred: Boston College

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ACCEPTED EA

SAT I (breakdown):never took- PSAT was high, just missed NMS semi
ACT (breakdown): 31(32 superscore), 31M, 34E, 31L, 29S
SAT II: 1340- took once, no prep during postseason for sport- decided not to retake (670 for both)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3:7
Weighted GPA: higher, unsure- school doesn’t show
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):no rank top half, top prep school in state
AP (place score in parenthesis):Physics 1, Latin
IB (place score in parenthesis):–
Senior Year Course Load: AP physics 2, AP Psych, Calc, honors English, graphic design
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Silver Key (2) Scholastic art awards

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
2 varsity sports all 4 years, captains of both- league, team, city all-star, team/character awards; student council, senior leadership; yearbook, newspaper, arts forum- editor senior yr; several Scholastic Art awards;
/Work Experience: pet/kid/house sitter, camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service:volunteer tutor; activity coordinator at retirement home
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8, a little rushed, but showed me
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):didn’t see but am sure they are great- know teachers well and great relationships

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes- CSS was late though
Intended Major: undecided
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: too high for aid, not high enough to go to Fordham without it!
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): direct Legacy

Reflections: was top choice until academy appointment
Strengths: variety of activities and leadership
Weaknesses: frost year GPA affected cumulative GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: well rounded, decent test score, demonstrated leadership and involvement
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: offered appointment at an academy, accepted at 2 other Jesuit universities (with excellent scholarships/honors programs), rejected ND

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Decision: Accepted

Early Action - No information provided about scholarships or financial aid, but should come in February.

Objective:
ACT: 30

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68
Weighted GPA: 3.89
AP World (4) AP US History (5) AP French (4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc / AP Macro / AP Micro and others.

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial / Badminton
Job/Work Experience: Fast Food Worker
Volunteer/Community service: Intercultural Multi-year exchange
Summer Activities: Intercultural Exchange
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Good
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Probably good

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 125K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflections:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at U of M, deferred at Northeastern

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Decision: Accepted

Gabelli School of Business at Rose Hill

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): January Old SAT 1960 (M 770 CR 580 W 610) Took the December one and expecting a 1450+
(I hate testing and I am kind of lazy so didn’t take October and November)
SAT II: 760 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.73
Weighted GPA: School doesn’t do weighted
AP (place score in parenthesis): Macroeconomics (5)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): County Scholar Athlete

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity soccer (Captain), Jazz Band, Mathlete, Varsity Water Polo, Varsity Swimming, Regional Manchester City Supporters Club (Co-founder), International Blog (2500 followers), E-sport FIFA 16 (Ranked 21st worldwide), Student Peer Tutor, Player Evaluator at footballdatabase.eu, Turkey Intercultural Field Trip.
Job/Work Experience: Two Internship experiences at top 500 companies
Volunteer/Community service: Stadium volunteer (80 hours)
Summer Activities: Wharton Sports Business Academy
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9 (Wrote about my extreme passion on soccer and FIFA and how I coalesced it with many other aspects. I also talked about my prospect on the burgeoning Chinese sports industry.)

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): In general 8-9 I guess.

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Global Business
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant): China
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 200K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope

Reflections:
Strengths: ECs, all-rounded?
Weaknesses: No significant weaknesses
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong passion on soccer and insightful prospect on future sports industry
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Northeastern (Accepted)

General Comments (if any):

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If you don’t mind me asking, did you submit your SAT score? @JORDAHALL

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Decision: Accepted

Global Business Honors Program at Rose Hill

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1440 (720M/720R)
ACT (breakdown): did not take
SAT II: 780 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.49 / 4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP Biology (3), AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, AP Economics, AP US Government, AP Physics C
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Psychology, AP Economics, AP US Government, AP Physics C, Honors Senior English, Art History, C++ Programming
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Book Award, Community Service Award

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Tewksbury Tutors (Founder)
DECA (Fundraising Coordinator), state finalist in finance
NHS (Vice President)
School Council (Student Rep)
Cross Country and Track

Job/Work Experience:
Local hardware store
Volunteer/Community service:
Tutoring
5K road races and track summer camps
NHS projects

Summer Activities:
Socioeconomics research at local community college
Investment camp at a university
Published Financial Journalist at Seeking Alpha

Essays (rating 1-10, details): 8/10

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): 9/10
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): got one from research dean I did economics research with
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details): N/A

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: Finance
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Mid-size public (~1000 students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 180K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): no hooks

Reflections: I was very surprised when I received the notification for the Global Business Honors Program and am very excited to learn more about it. Attended a reception in Boston for accepted students and met a lot of great people from Fordham
Strengths: Business focused extracurriculars, GPA
Weaknesses: Applied to competitive major, no hooks
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed high interest for finance through my essays and extracurriculars
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Babson, deferred at Northeastern

General Comments (if any): I added Fordham to my list just a week before I applied to college because I was looking for one last good business school to apply to. I’m very glad I did and hope to visit the campus soon to learn more about the school

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Decision: Accepted

EA so didn’t hear anything about merit aid yet…

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): new SAT: 1480 ( 710 CRW, 770 M)
SAT II: 700 M2, 720 Chem
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): (Doesn’t use this scale) 76% in 12th Grade, 77% in 11th Grade, 95% in 9th and 10th Grade
Weighted GPA: N/A
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): in top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang (5), Physics C Mechanics (4), Chemistry (3), Biology (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: CBSE Curriculum (Most Demanding) - Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, English Core, Bengali
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): not really… Kulapati K. M. Munshi Award in Mathematics in 2015, Certificate of Commendation from Shikshan Bharati & Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in 2015 for AISSE, Accepting No Limits Award – awarded Brilliant Student by TECH MAHINDRA October 2, 2015, and AP Scholar Award …

Subjective: Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

  • NCC (National Cadet Corps) – For 3 years
  • HSBC Train Green Programme (Team Leader)
  • Intra - Model Earth Summit (MES) – (Delegate)
  • Model United Nations (MUN) – (Delegate)
  • Painting since 2nd Grade
  • Swimming for last 7 years

Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteering with the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata at Nirmala Shishu Bhavan (Home for Specially Abled Children) for 32 hrs and continuing, Volunteering at school ALOK (organization for underpriviledged kids) taught them on most weekends for 4 years during school year…
Summer Activities: Classical Music, Ace Teens with British Council
Essays (rating 1-10, details): common app: maybe 8/10… gave lots of effort
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): English Teacher for last 2 years (hopefully 7, didn’t read)
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details): Physics Teacher last 3 years ( maybe 9/10)
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details): (10/10, really really likes me ) :slight_smile:

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
Intended Major: Neuroscience (Pre Med)
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant) : India
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflections: was kind of safety for me (i think)
Strengths: Good SAT score, nice essay
Weaknesses: Not really any outstanding ECs or achievements
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Safety school… good scores…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: none yet but hopefully some more acceptances soon!
:slight_smile:

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):none
ACT (breakdown): 31 C
SAT II: 720 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): n/a
Weighted GPA: 3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang(5), APUSH( 3(
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Ap Lit, Ap Euro, Ap comp gov, ap stat
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Varsity field hockey (captain)
Varsity lacrosse (captain)
FCA (president)
Model UN (co-founder)
Job/Work Experience:
Internship at law firm
Internship at mayors office
Volunteer/Community service:
Church community service all four years
Summer Activities: WJMC, Mission trips
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 7
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1 (rating 1-10, details): 8
Teacher Rec #2 (rating 1-10, details):7
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):9
Additional Rec (if any) (rating 1-10, details): from my lax coach 9
Interview (if any) (rating 1-10, details):

Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?:nope
Intended Major: political science
State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
None
Reflections: didn’t expect to get in, people with much higher stats GOT deferred
Strengths: good ECs, ACT
Weaknesses: 2 Cs freshman year, did the essay in like 30 mins
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk I’m well rounded I guess
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to Emerson College (24k scholarship), George mason university (40k scholarship)
Deferred from Northeastern

General Comments (if any):