<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1850 M650 R600 W600
[</em>] SAT IIs: USH620 BIO600
[<em>] GPA: 3.68 W
[</em>] Rank: Top 50% (competitive catholic school)
[<em>] Other stats: NHS, National Spanish Honors Society, All honors classes (except Chem) and 5 APs
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Formidable in my opinion
[<em>] ECs: started a club, officer in another, played baseball, and am in several other clubs
[</em>] Teacher Recs: got one from supposedly one of the best Recommenders at my school but I applied with Your Choice Application thinking that I won’t need to submit a Rec
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I have no idea honestly
[</em>] Hook (if any): 1st degree black belt, volunteered at a hospital
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: MD
[</em>] School Type: Catholic
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: I will be waiting to see how much money (if any) I get since Fordham is quite expensive, but I will try to do everything in my power to get my parents to go there General Comments:</p>
<p>Accepted to the Gabelli School of Business with Dean’s Scholarship!!</p>
<p>2230 SAT
750 World History SAT II, 720 Frecnh SAT II
3.8 uw GPA
12/484 ranked (Top 3%)
11 APs
Many extracurriculars, leadership</p>
<p>I was wondering…I am a National Merit Semifinalist and the website made it sound like all semifinalists receive the “Semifinalist Scholarship” based on this quote
“Nominees are freshmen graduating from high school in the top 1% of their class, or semifinalists in the National Merit, National Achievement or Hispanic Recognition competitions who are also in the top 10% of their class. Jesuit Scholarship recipients must also be Jesuit high school graduates.”</p>
<p>…Since I’m a semifinalist and I’m in the top 10% of my class, does anyone know why I only got the Dean’s? Any other semifinalists who didn’t get the scholarship?</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1890
[</em>] SAT IIs: 700 Chem, 610 Math II
[<em>] GPA: 94.3%
[</em>] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: My turning point in life.
[<em>] ECs: Volunteered at Library and pharmacy. Was a member of NHS, chess, Chinese chess, and some other clubs.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Didn’t read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[</em>] Hook (if any): None?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NY
[</em>] School Type: Huge school that is nationally ranked.
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments: Good news :)</p>
<p>Silence; Congrats on getting in. You have really good stats but normally not high enough for a Dean’s Scholarship, which typically requires a 1400 SAT, you have a 1200 something.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1390/2110 (CR:640 M:750 W:720)
[</em>] SAT IIs:US History 650, Math I 620
[<em>] GPA: 4.481
[</em>] Rank: 6/153
[<em>] Other stats: AP US history, biology, chemistry, calculus AB, english
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good. I wrote about my biomedical fellowship and how I realized I have changed.
[<em>] ECs: NHS treasurer, tri-m, orchestra, choral ensemble, hospital volunteer, peer leadership, indoor track, spring musical, track statistician
[</em>] Teacher Recs: didn’t read them, but I’m thinking they’re pretty good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: ^
[</em>] Hook (if any): attended the new jersey association for biomedical research summer fellowship
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: NJ
[</em>] School Type: small average public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian - Filipino
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments: Pretty excited. This was my second choice, but I’m definitely still happy about it. Hopefully I get enough financial aid to afford it though.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Not applicable
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II 750, Chemistry (710)
[<em>] ACT: 32
[</em>] GPA: 3.35 unweighted, 3.94 weighted
[<em>] Rank: Not applicable
[</em>] Other stats: AP Calculus AB (5), AP Biology (4), AP History (4) (8 AP courses total- 4 senior year)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: good, original
[</em>] ECs: Varsity Debate, Environmental Club, Paid work at Dental Office, School Acapella group
[<em>] Teacher Recs: very good recommendation from one teacher and very original
[</em>] Counselor Rec: excellent and not generic
[<em>] Hook (if any): none (maybe not born in the US?)
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: General Comments: excited, also accepted at Drexel University with $12k a year, Northeastern University with 14k a year, Rutgers University, Tulane University, American University, and Penn State</p>
<p>Gabelli is a superb school with outstanding opportunities and internships. Its going to be even better in the coming years with the new building being renovated with state of the art classrooms and NYSE type trading room. Moreover, because of Fordham’s unique Jesuit ethos while being in New York City, you can explore social and community service internships to give back to community, go to Beijing on the Global Honors program or another location. Students have studied in New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Europe, China and at the London School of Economics. </p>
<p>Fordham’s core requirements are daunting and will require you to think outside the box, challenge your opinions thoughts and sometimes your own values…while you take courses in the liberal arts and write a lot of papers.</p>
<p>You will be well rounded and highly respected when you graduate. And you will have a lot of fun at Fordham while you are there.</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1720
[</em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: N/A
[<em>] Other stats: ACT score - 27
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought my essay was great. Wrote about my best friend who experienced homophobia (I was with him) relating it to my involvement in my club to improve our school’s social environment against discrimination and bullying.
[<em>] ECs: Human Relations Club, Anime Club, Spanish Honor Society, spent a week at Barnard College in NYC in an urban studies course, NAMES anti-bullying program, Relay for Life
[</em>] Teacher Recs: 1 English teacher (spoke very highly of me)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: 1 academic counselor (not sure what he said - didn’t see it; sure it was great)
[</em>] Hook (if any): on the Dean’s List and Honor Roll at my school, won awards at my school, had artwork on display in shows, visited twice
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Connecticut, United States
[</em>] School Type: Good public school
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: I applied an English major because that is the area of study I am interested in. It also helps because my math scores weren’t so great, and that shows them that I’m not interested in the sciences. General Comments: Super excited! Fordham is my first choice school!</p>
<p>**Stats: **[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2160
[</em>] SAT IIs: 660 US History, 740 Literature
[<em>] GPA: the scale at my school is kinda funky, but think 4.0/4.4
[</em>] Rank: 3/235
[<em>] Other stats: 7 AP Exams - AP Scholar w/ Distinction
NMSC semi-finalist
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good. (sorry, i’m not exactly sure how to quantify this for you!)
[<em>] ECs: 5 dramatic productions, president French club, math team captain, organized two fundraisers for Haiti/Chile relief, mentoring elementary school student, political campaign volunteer, National Honors Society; job since 10th grade working 10-20 hrs/week
[</em>] Teacher Recs: I’d say excellent – I was certainly flattered. My teacher wrote about how I am likely to become a very “inspiring activist” or something like that. My advice for recs to any prospective college applicants reading this - don’t worry, you’ll get good ones if you’re a good kid :).
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it, but I’m sure it was good; I am close with my guidance counselor.
[</em>] Hook (if any): First generation.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CT
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: white
[</em>] Gender: female
[/ul]Other Factors: Regarding my scholarship (see below) I did NOT file the PROFILE in time to receive an early estimate, so I expect to get need based aid regardless of any merit awards I may (hopefully) or may not get. (Not sure if this would be of any interest to anyone.)
I also received four years of housing, not sure if that’s important either. General Comments: I am wondering about scholarship consideration especially regarding my NMSC semi-finalist status, and the fact that Fordham appears to have a very generous scholarship for those with this distinction. I received nothing with my admission letter. Any insight would be appreciated. Very excited to have been admitted EA to such a wonderful university!</p>
<p>Citygirl: Congrats and welcome to Fordham. You got in based on your complete file…your SAT’s alone likely would have yielded a different result or deferral. But your ACT was in range and your GPA was high…and Fordham recognizes that SAT’s are not always a good indicator of success in college. </p>
<p>h2: you have stellar stats and a NMSC semifinalist. So call Admissions and ask them. Not all scholarships are decided now, in fact, many are delayed for later. Did you file a CSS form? </p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Didn’t take
[</em>] SAT IIs: Didn’t take
[<em>] GPA: 3.7
[</em>] Rank: 40/600ish
[<em>] Other stats: ACT- 30, 6 AP’s (4’s)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Fairly strong, had it revised by several peers.
[<em>] ECs: Very strong. Involved in numerous EC’s including leadership positions along with work. Student Gov’t, Nat’l Honor Society, School Newspaper, Church Youth Group, Track, etc.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Only read one of them but I’d imagine that they were all pretty good.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read.
[</em>] Hook (if any): None.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Wisconsin
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: None. General Comments: Not my top choice school but very excited that I got in! Unfortunately it’s quite expensive. Didn’t turn in financial aid forms so unsure about an early estimate. But if they offer a decent amount in April I may just be there next year :)</p>
<p>SAT: 1970 Math: 740 CR: 600 Writing: 630
GPA:3.95 (weighted)
Rank: 88 percentile
Essays: thought it was good but maybe not??
ECs:strong mix of athletics, community service, national honor society
[ *] Teacher Recs: not sure
[ *] Counselor Rec: not sure</p>
<p>this sucks. im a white from a public school in Connecticut.</p>
<p>goldenlab: I responded to same question on the other thread. It depends.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Beatnumber: I am always surprised at who gets deferred. Every year. But its not just at Fordham either. It happens everywhere. Schools pick kids for lots of reasons and diversity in the class is a huge part of that…not just racial diversity, but geographical and otherwise. Don’t despair. Instead, write them a POWERFUL statement IMMEDIATELY and tell them, genuinely, where Fordham is on your list of schools and why you want to go there and what you hope to do while a student there (i.e. a particular interest of yours or community service etc.) Being deferred is not a death sentence. All sorts of kids get in RD from the EA cycle. It also means they had almost 10,000 applications this cycle… a record number in a string of record years! And the applicant pool is quickly becoming highly selective…to the point of being in the same category as its peer schools. I am not kidding. </p>
<p>So while I am sorry, be patient. Don’t be rude or discourteous to anyone…the kiss of death. Write that statement and be gracious. Check your recommendations. Get REALLY good grades this semester and SUBMIT THEM. </p>
<p>Your SAT’s are fine. That is NOT the problem. </p>
<p>And yes, sometimes things happen we can’t explain. Been there and done that with my D1 four years ago. </p>
<p>@ghostbuster - Thank you for your encouragement! At the bottom of my admissions letter, there was an email address I could contact with questions. I think I am going to go ahead and send an email to that person. I filed the CSS a couple of weeks ago.</p>
(620 Reading, 680 Math)… writing is 590.</p>