<p>I would say if you can maintain that kind of a GPA, your chances will be alright. But it’s really hard to say because the school is becoming more competitive with each passing year and more and more students are vying for limited spots. </p>
<p>You’re definitely not going to get into Fordham with that GPA/SAT score so your best bet would be to try to transfer in.</p>
<p>Academically, I think Baruch College seems to be a better fit for you. I am not sure if you are ready to handle the rigors of a Fordham education. My brother had much higher stats in high school, 3.7ish in Baruch, and is barely getting by with a 3.2 right now at Fordham. So getting back to your earlier questions about how easy it is to maintain a 3.5+ GPA at Fordham on my other thread, it is quite difficult.</p>
<p>So Fordham basically admits students only the ones they think can get above 3.3 GPA?
Ask your brother if he’s reviewing the topics from his classes and studying. It should pay off even if it’s such a prestigious school.</p>
<p>If the 3.2 is supposedly that difficult to get, what must I do to prepare myself at Baruch for an Ivy level work before transferring?</p>
<p>Fordham admits students that they think would be capable of handling a Fordham education. This is reflected by high school GPA and SAT score. Now, if you can do really well at Baruch, and write a strong essay indicating your interest in attending Fordham and how you have turned yourself around academically, then there might be a chance. But nothing is guaranteed with transfer admission, as space is limited. My brother scored around an 1800 on the SAT’s, had a 3.7 GPA in HS with honors/AP curriculum, and a 3.7 at Baruch, so he’s always been a strong student.</p>
<p>I would recommend just start taking school more seriously. Seems from your 3.0 GPA and SAT score, that you didn’t really try too hard in high school. You even mentioned yourself that you have been slacking and could do better if you wanted to. So my best advice would be to just start taking your classes more seriously. Work had at Baruch and maintain a very good GPA. There is so set formula on what you should do to be successful at Fordham. If you think you’re capable, then just work harder.</p>
<p>I basically had BC, Fordham, and Nova on my list. Basically, it’s why I didn’t apply straight out of HS this year. Anyways, thanks for the future encouragement. I’ll keep that in my mind as alot of people have told me that.</p>
<p>nadleri-unless you have already heard from Fordham, you should certainly send your updated transcripts asap because in your case, you need all the help you can get-don’t take that wrong, but your stats are low and Fordham is more competitive than ever.</p>
<p>It probably can’t hurt to send it but the likelihood of it changing the decision is not good. They’ve already made most of their decisions by now and even if you’re an on the fence case your current GPA is still not up to their average GPA.</p>
<p>They said they wouldn’t be sending out acceptances until April 1… but thank you anyways. Yeah, i understand my GPA is still way below par and I’ve definately and FINALLy come to expect what my GPA deserves… thanks anyways though…</p>
<p>But don’t lose hope Nadleri. If anything, you can always transfer in and save a year or two of tuition by going to a CUNY. My advice to you would be take all the liberal arts core at another school (History, Phil, Eng, Math/Science, Music, etc) and have all the credits transferred over, because Fordham is very lax when it comes to transferring credits (at least from Baruch since my bro transferred over from there). If you maintain a good GPA in college, you’ll have a very good chance at transferring into Fordham. Good luck!</p>
<p>Starburyknicks… I’m not sure how familiar you are with the new core at Fordham but they are very VERY strict about it. Most AP’s don’t even count anymore. They now insist you take core classes at the school you will graduate from- they won’t even let you take core classes at other Fordham campuses.</p>