<p>Deferred from FCRH</p>
<p>3.56 GPA (9 AP’s)
2120 SAT
Great EC’s, 100+ hours of community service, awesome essays, and a lot of interest shown. </p>
<p>I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t shocked. Many of my friends with much lower stats were accepted. I’m also extremely disappointed; Fordham is one of my top choices. I guess I’ll just push on to Regular Decision. Hopefully I can compete with that pool.</p>
<p>Wow…that is shocking. It happens every year, I tell you. Sometimes (I am guessing here) schools may defer someone they think will get a better offer and they will go elsewhere? Not sure what is going on there. </p>
<p>But yes, by all means hang in there and convey your strong preference for Fordham to them. But most of all finish this semester really strong. A higher gpa and upward trend can do the trick.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
<p>accepted EA
public high school, Boston area
GPA: 3.87 w, 3.21 uw
SATs: 2090
ACTs: 29
APs/honors: 7
ECs/leadership: eagle scout, 4 years varsity swimming, swim team captain, president of student government
work: scout overnight camp</p>
<p>Dec. 23 mail has arrived. STILL no word from Fordham. They have confirmed they mailed it out on the 15th. Very stressful time. Congratulations to those of you who have had news, especially those who got in. You are on your way to a great educational experience~</p>
<p>dowzerw:</p>
<p>This is just too weird for words. Something is wrong here…either the USPS lost it, they had a wrong address and it was sent back or something…or mailed it to a former address…or someone intercepted it? </p>
<p>I empathize with you here. Its a stressful time. We went through this three years ago and got hammered by an ED choice school very, very unjustifiably. My D got into Fordham in the RD pool thank God and we never looked back. </p>
<p>Whatever happens, you have to keep your head and focus. Watch the RD deadlines closely! And start working on Plan B immediately, in case Fordham doesnt work out for you. I would spend the time between Christmas and New Years applying by common application online to Plan B schools. Send in her SAT scores and then all you have to do is get recommendations and transcript submitted when school returns. </p>
<p>Trust me when I say that come September 2010 when you are dropping off your daughter at school (and she will get in to several schools I know!), you will be looking forward and not backwards. The college admissions process is most stressful and sometimes the weirdest things happen. Be well and do your very best to bring holiday cheer to everyone. Tell your daughter that she is one of millions going through this and there are people here who care and are with her in spirit as she goes through these challenges in life. It will all work out for the best. </p>
<p>God Bless.</p>
<p>Accepted RH, but want to switch to LC.</p>
<p>99.027 weighted GPA
14 honors courses / 3 AP
1970 SAT (580M 680R 710W)
Hooks ~ Asian - Low income family - parents w. minimal education
Good EC’s (2 honor societies, 2 leadership positions, several clubs, no sports)</p>
<p>no scholarship… :[</p>
<p>You can switch, from what I have heard. But think long and hard before doing it and if you can, visit both campuses SOON to see for yourself. They are very different. RH is awesome, by the way. RH is a typical college campus, with lots of dorms, student center, cafeteria, gothic buildings, basketball arena (Rose Hill Gym…its old…but it has a lot of character!), football stadium, huge library, beautiful manicured gardens and lawns…big trees, next to the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Gardens (and they share programs there as well!). RH is the main campus and the oldest campus. </p>
<p>LC is in Manhattan, essentially in one building. Its in a great part of town (Upper West Side near Lincoln Center and Central Park). Its very urban. Lots of theatre and dance students among the student body there. You live, eat, study and go to class in essentially the same space. Its a special place for special people looking for that experience. Some programs at LC are not offered at RH, like Arabic, Mandarin and Russian Languages. But you can take courses at both campuses and use the RamVan service. </p>
<p>Scholarships at Fordham normally require an SAT that is higher than yours, often 1400 or higher. You will be surprised at how many kids at Fordham come in with very high stats and are very, very smart. You will be very challenged in your academics at Fordham.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>DD rejected. Devastated. </p>
<p>SATs:
M 590
CR 680
WR 690. </p>
<p>GPA 3.3ish. 4 APs, 5 honors. </p>
<p>Not surprised but hoped to be considered “wholistically” as recent discovery of learning disability has her just beginning an upward rise in grades. (3.88 most recent). Good luck to those who got in. Perhaps DD will be able to transfer in next year. She is passionate about the match of Fordham for her.</p>
<p>I am surprised at the result, dowzer. I have no clue as to what was going on there and why. But I do know that LC has very limited dorm space and its a much smaller college than RH. </p>
<p>So here is what you need to do. Get in to the best school she can find, but which is the BEST FIT FOR HER and will help her SUCCEED. Success trumps prestige by a long shot. </p>
<p>Try Loyola Maryland, St. Joe’s and Saint Louis University. All fine Jesuit colleges. If she still has the Fordham bug in a year, and if she does well at another college, then she can apply for a transfer. </p>
<p>All the best. This too shall pass. By September and move in day, she will be looking forward.</p>
<p>It is IMPERATIVE that she keeps her focus on her school work NOW and keeps that upward trend in grades. College admissions is quirky and is not a measure of you or her, but merely a measure of the process and the numbers games. </p>
<p>Not a minute to waste on new applications to the other schools so keep her focused and busy.</p>
<p>Best of luck to her.</p>
<p>3.16 GPA
1970 SAT
Hooks - Hispanic
EC’s - Administrated Islamic website, president of one club (JSA) and cofounded an outing club this year</p>
<p>Edit: Should have included decision! Accepted to RH!!! :)</p>
<p>Accepted 
</p>
<p>Major: International Studies</p>
<p>GPA: school doesn’t have this system - but predicted all B’s in my A levels which are all A- in the US</p>
<p>SAT: 1820, 690 Reading 590 Math 540 Writing
EC’s: Loads, basketball (captain '12), rugby, prefect, MUN’s, internships, charity work in south east asia (cambodia and thailand). </p>
<p>Essays and recommendations: Good </p>
<p>Ohh I got into LC!! :D</p>
<p>Hook: International student?</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who got in. Come prepared to work hard, its not a party school.</p>
<p>Interesting to see the mix of acceptances. DD was rejected w these stats as noted above: </p>
<p>SATs 1960:
M 590
CR 680
WR 690. </p>
<p>GPA 3.3ish. 4 APs, 5 honors. Varsity athlete, 9 times. Team co captain.
Summers spent in academic studies-Johns Hopkins CTY Spanish immersion in Madid one summer-skipped a level upon return. Georgetown business school most recent summer, earned an A.</p>
<p>Not surprised by rejection but hoped to be considered “wholistically” as recent discovery of learning disability has her just beginning an upward rise in grades. (3.88 most recent). Wondering why another w lower stats gets in…</p>
<p>Another with lower stats gets in because, as I have explained, the college admissions process is quirky at best on a good day. Its ripe with injustice, unfairness and downright favoritivism towards minority groups, special interests and “favorite high schools”. Fordham is no different than any other college in that respect. Its a wicked process, believe me. I know a kid who 10 years ago was REJECTED outright ED from Dartmouth, then admitted RD to Princeton no questions asked. He went to work in the White House, then Georgetown for his Masters and now works in the intelligence community. He was DEVASTATED by Dartmouth’s decision, which will go down in history as one of the biggest bonehead decisions EVER. Totally unjustified. This kid is a STAR and now a legit hero to our nation. So Dartmouth can go kiss my rear end (and certainly his.) Every year thousands of kids (not wannabes) get unjustifiably deferred or denied. Every year thousands of kids get in with hooks, legacy, money or or some other quirky reason that nobody can explain. Every year Fordham admits people who everyone in the dorms asks, “how did YOU get in here?” It happens everywhere. Its not fair, or just or anything…and 99% of the time its not personal, its just a silly numbers game that is bizarre on the best of days. Someone from Singapore? Maybe that is the hook. Someone from a Jesuit high school? Maybe that is the hook. Maybe the admissions committee saw something they didnt like and with 24,000 applications each year, they have to cut the mustard somewhere.</p>
<p>You have my empathy and condolences. Been there, done that. I am still SEETHING with anger at another school who VERY, VERY UNJUSTIFIABLY denied my D1 and broke her heart. We went through 3 months of tears and angst and a whole lot of “growing up” with that wicked decision. When we heard who DID get in there (ping me I will tell you where), we were shocked and even more ANGRY. What is worse, someone who got in with lower stats then turned around and dumped this school to attend a state flagship for less money. ARRRRRRRRGH! Someone with LOWER stats took my kids place and then dumped the school in April. I was so livid I don’t talk to that kid’s mother in the grocery store. I heard in the grapevine that she said, “we never could have afforded it anyway.” blah blah blah. </p>
<p>So yes, you have a right to be upset and question the justice of this process. I wish I could change it. </p>
<p>What to do dowzer? As I suggested, turn the page and look forwards…focus on the match schools and EMBRACE who takes your daughter. How to do that? Go visit the campus and BUY THE GEAR once you are admitted. Buy coffee mugs, hoodies, shorts, towels, bumper stickers…anything to focus on THAT school and forget what happened at Fordham. Then go to that school…and see how she does…emotionally, academically and socially. If its a fit and she is thriving…don’t mess with success. If she does well but still pines for Fordham and feels like Fordham is a better fit for her needs/objectives? Then apply for a transfer…but you will need a 3.0…and in reality a 3.5 to lock it in…at the school she will attend. But again…that is ONLY if she isnt happy there. If she is happy and thriving…could be Truman State for all I care…then LEAVE IT ALONE and let her bask in success.</p>
<p>SUCCESS ALWAYS TRUMPS PRESTIGE AND RANKINGS.</p>
<p>Besides, graduate school is where prestige is the most important. </p>
<p>Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>that was beautiful… I shed a tear… :'(</p>
<p>Thank you, ghostbuster, for your wisdom and encouragement, as always. I appreciate your insights in to the process and your knowledge of Fordham. </p>
<p>It is a fascinating process. DD has threatened to list herself as a minority to see what would happen. hmmm… not ethical but certainly thought provoking!</p>
<p>Haha…its tempting…but they always find out the truth and the repurcussions can be very serious. Don’t do it. Besides…better to get in on your own merit than on something else. Frankly, getting in on legacy or some other hook if your stats aren’t there would bug me too…always better for self esteem to do it on your own, because that afterall is what college is about…personal growth and development.</p>
<p>Get her moving on new applications. Immediately. And submit them…to match schools NOT reach schools. You have one in the bag now, so that is good. Add a few more and see what happens in March. </p>
<p>Then VISIT those schools and decide in April. Voila! Look forward and keep the faith.</p>
<p>Fordham is a great school. Absolutely is. But its not the only game in town.</p>
<p>ACCEPTED! 
(I really mean (:() coz I get no scholarship)</p>
<p>Lincoln Center
Major : Psychology</p>
<p>GPA 3.62
SAT 800M 510CR 570W
Recomm&Essay: Good-I think</p>
<p>D application was referred to the HEOP program? Anyone a student at Fordham under HEOP…would love your thoughts about the program</p>
<p>What about transferring as a Junior? What GPA will I need to be REALISTICALLY being accepted, and would may be too late to send in my app? The deadlines June 1st.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>