<p>Stats:
SAT: 720 CR 640 M 680 W
SAT IIs:640 Lit, 610 History<br>
GPA: 3.3 weighted
Rank: none
Other stats: Aps and SUPA classes
Subjective:
Essays: strong
Teacher Recs: strong
Counselor Rec:strong
Location/Person:monmouth county
State or Country: nj
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Other Factors:[list][*] Extracurriculars: 3 varsity sports mock trial model un sga student government lots of volunteering</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays: Very good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: Very good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Very good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Catholic student and my essay</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars: Football, Leadership team, Catholic Eucharistic minister, Peace society, I also play guitar and piano</li>
<li>Why I think I was accepted: My essay and recommendations.</li>
<li>Other thoughts:</li>
</ul>
<p>Stats
-SAT: 740 CR 700 M 760 W
-SAT IIs:740 US History, 670 M-Biology, 630 Math Level I
-GPA: 3.53
-Rank: 36/336
-Other stats: 8 AP’s. So Far one 5 (US History) and two 3’s (English Comp and Biology)</p>
<p>-Essays: Good essay about a holocaust survivor I met.
-Teacher Recs: Didn’t get to see them, but according to my counselor they were “magnificent, tear jerkers.” lol
-Counselor Rec: Great.</p>
<p>-State or Country: NY
-School Type: public
-Ethnicity: white
-Gender: Male</p>
<p>-Extracurriculars: I’m captain of the Varsity Golf Team, Layout Editor of the Newspaper, Principal Bassist in Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra, Principal Electric Bassist in Jazz Band, one of the top 4 academic team members, and my biggest thing is being a legislative researcher for Congressman Israel.
-Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: A lot of good EC’s, ok GPA and great SAT’s.
-Other thoughts: I got the Dean’s Scholarship, and I was accepted to Rose Hill</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: Math-700 CR-690 Writing-640
[ *] SAT IIs: Math 1-720 Math 2-690 Literature-680
[ *] ACT: 29
[ *] GPA: 94.5
[ *] Rank: Top 10th
[ *] Other stats: N/A
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Creative I suppose. I feel weird saying they were super but I worked pretty hard on them :]
[ *] Teacher Recs: Both teachers think I’m the second coming so pretty decent.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Statistical.
[ *] Hook (if any): White middle class male. HA
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: New York
[ *] School Type: Competative Public
[ *] Ethnicity: Cracker (white)
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars: NHS president. Key Club Lieutenant Governor. Student Body Vice President. Commentary Editor for my Newspaper. Photo Editor and Lead photographer for the yearbook. Musical theater and show choir.
[ *] Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Huh. Dunno.
[ *] Other thoughts: Didn’t get a scholarship which stinks :/</p>
<p>SAT’s: 800CR, 650M, 690W
UW GPA: 3.86/4.0
SAT II’s: 740-USH, 610-Chem
Rank: 9/140
First Generation student
Spectacular Rec’s, Great EC’s
A few state awards</p>
<p>ACT: 30
SAT: w630 m660 r650<br>
SAT II: history580 literature630
GPA: 3.88w 3.6? uw
EC: Editor of Key Club (with hours of com service), NHS, Editor of School Newspaper
Also, I independently shoot concerts for a webzine, which relates to my major (photojournalism/journalism)</p>
<p>I didn’t get a scholarship letter though. Do you think if I showed them my offer from Tulane, they would accept it? I have no idea how to go about that.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 750 CR 590M 750 W
SAT IIs: 730 US History, 680 Literature, 650 Spanish with Listening
GPA: 3.9 weighted? not sure
Rank: school doesn’t rank
[Other stats: AP US History 4, AP Spanish 4, taking AP Gov, AP English Lit, AP Calc AB </p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: i wrote about going to ghana, my parents’ homeland, and how much i felt like a foreigner.
Teacher Recs: didn’t see them, but one of my teachers said he wrote one that would get me into harvard. lol he’s a funny guy
Counselor Rec: didn’t see it, most likely good since we have a good relationship
Hook (if any): i dunno</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: CT
School Type: all-girls catholic school
Ethnicity: black (ghanaian-american)
Gender: female
Other Factors:
Extracurriculars: editor in chief of school newspaper, secretary of pro-life club, school literary magazine, set construction and painting crew, academic team
Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: because i’m so amazing. jk. i dunno, just an overall good applicant i guess
Other thoughts: i got the semifinalist scholarship, which covers tuition and fees. pretty good news since the economy sucks right now</p>
<p>congrats to all accepted! to those deferred or rejected, good luck and don’t give up hope!</p>
<p>GPA: 3.3UW/3.5W
Course Work is extremely rigorous, Full IB Diploma Canidate + AP Calc so I would have a math this year, 2 of my courses get UHS credit</p>
<p>SATs 710/750/740 (Superscorws)
thats 2200/2400
1460/1600
SAT 2s
US-Hist - 690
Math I - 690</p>
<p>From an Upstate large urban public school.
Varsity Soccer/Varsity Track
Mock Trial
Travel Soccer for 7+ years
a couple other little ECs</p>
<p>I got accepted with a full scholarship! (Semifinalist Scholarship)</p>
<p>Stats:
GPA: 3.3UW/3.7W
My classes are really tough. This year, I’m taking AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP English Lit, AP Art History, Bioethics, and Studio Art. Last year I took AP USH (5), AP Bio (5), and AP English Lang (4), as well as Honors pre calc, Spanish III, and World Religions & Social Justice.</p>
<p>SAT: 770 M/780 CR/ 720 W for a 1550/2270. (one sitting, not superscored)</p>
<p>SAT 2s
US-Hist - 750
Math II - 750
Spanish - 640 </p>
<p>From an all girls Catholic prep school in DC.
EC’s:
*preprofessional dance (jazz/modern)
*technical theater (both at my school and outside, one show reviewed by Washington Post)
*fiction editor of award-winning literary magazine. I was also published in it twice last year
*Member of a local group that models/performs for nursing homes (been in for 10 years)
*Worked at a day care all through high school
*Currently working as a receptionist at my dance studio</p>
<p>Other:
I’m a national merit semifinalist, and an AP scholar. I got Honorable Mention in the MD distinguished scholar competition (MD’s only state merit scholarship comp) for dance.</p>
<p>My essay was about how I’m really (read: really, really, REALLY) clumsy and graceful at the same time.</p>
<p>Rose Hill - College of Business Administration</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.8
GPA - Weighted: 4.62
Class Rank: 12
Class Size: 499</p>
<p>Scores:</p>
<p>SAT I Math: 780
SAT I Critical Reading: 730
SAT I Writing: 800
SAT II U.S. History: 800
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 720</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Cross Country 9-12
Indoor Track 10-12
Outdoor Track 9-12
Newspaper 11-12
We The People Constitutional Debate Team
Fed Challenge Team
Leadership positions: Captain of Cross Country team Junior and Senior year
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Cross Country grades 9-12 – captain 11,12
Varsity Indoor Track grades 10-12
Varsity Outdoor Track grades 10-12
Volunteer/Service Work: Volunteered frequently at local road races
Volunteered in school’s snack shack at Varsity football games
Honors and Awards: National Merit Commended
High Honors
National Honor Society</p>
<p>Stats
-SAT: 1280/1890
-SAT IIs: U.S. History 650
-GPA: 3.4 Unweighted
-Rank: School doesn’t provide rank. 40th Percentile
-Other stats: Out of the five total APs I could’ve taken I’ve taken 3. </p>
<p>-Essays: It didn’t have anything to with how I would perform at Fordham but I think it was pretty good.
-Teacher Recs: I didn’t read it, but I was one of my teacher’s top students last year.
-Counselor Rec: Probably generic, I didn’t read it. I spent a couple of hours with her discussing what I wanted her to emphasize. </p>
<p>-State or Country: NY
-School Type: Public - Very very competitive.
-Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
-Gender: Male</p>
<p>-Extracurriculars: Secretary of the Stock Market Club for three years and Charity Project manager for the Architecture Club for three years, I also co-founded an independent Improv group.
-Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: I don’t really know I guess. I matched their stats and showed interest while taking really hard classes.
-Other thoughts: CBA at Rose Hill. No merit award</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7 UW (prob like a 4.3 weighted)
SAT: 1400/1600 and 2100/2400
APs: AP Human Geo: 3 APUSH: 4 APLANG: 5 (taking AP calc, AP bio, and AP environmental science right now)</p>
<p>Essay: very strong</p>
<p>Recs: okay/pretty good</p>
<p>ECs
12 hours of tennis a week
varsity all 4 years, captain, state quarterfinalist etc. looking to play at college
mock trial - team captain, participating for 8 years
music - piano and drums - piano for 9 years and drums for 5, play in jazz band and jazz ensemble, a small group of 4 good jazz players from our school - play during school and summer
rainforest project - 1 of 2 selected to go to costa rica and study stream ecology with a nationally renowned group of scientists and researchers
taught tennis for 3 summers (45 hours a week)
volunteered at my historical society and community center
part of YLC (Youth Leadership Council) which puts on various community fundraisers
over 40 hours of volunteering</p>
<p>stupid things like ap scholar, presidential award of excellence</p>
<p>Why I Think I Got In: I think my stats are well above Fordham’s averages, but besides that, my essay. I’ve heard that fordham really looks at the essay and i thought mine was really good. so for all of you that want to go to fordham and are smart and capable and don’t maybe have the stats, don’t give up hope at all just try to present yourself as best as you can in your application and have a great essay and recs. you’ll be fine!</p>
<p>Stats
-SAT: 680 CR 720 M 660 W
-SAT IIs:690 Math1C, 650 US History, 680 Literature
-GPA: 93 UW, 96 W
-Rank: Top 5%, and steadily increasing
-Other stats: </p>
<p>-Essays: Pretty good I guess, wrote the essay on comparing yourself to a book character in the Your Choice Application.
-Teacher Recs: Very good, 2nd highest average ever in my teacher’s college law class, also she was my mock trial coach
-Counselor Rec: Good, we have a good relationship</p>
<p>-State or Country: Suffolk County, NY
-School Type: public
-Ethnicity: white
-Gender: male</p>
<p>-Extracurriculars: Mock Trial attorney, participated in moot court competition, Baseball, AAU Basketball, National Honor Society, Basketball Referee
-Why I think I was accepted/rejected/waitlisted: Above average stats, great recs
-Other thoughts: Accepted to Rose Hill</p>