<p>I highly doubt the admissions office would have looked negatively upon your circumstances and PTSD, especially as a reason for rejecting you! I’m sure that that information IN NO WAY hurt your application. </p>
<p>My guess is that the admissions office thought that you did not do enough to prove to them–beyond your story–that you had the smarts and ambition that did not reveal itself in your grades. You may have explained it to them, but they did not see evidence of it in the rest of your application. If you were deferred*, and you believe in your writing so much, why don’t you send them a writing sample? If you still want to get in, a submission of your writing talent, along with a letter indicating your wish to get accepted, might turn the tables in your favor. Don’t give up just because you were deferred! </p>
<p>*Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Fordham defer all early action students? Or are some deferred while others are rejected? I honestly cannot remember. If you were outright rejected, it might help to add a writing sample to your other applications, which can be sent after the official deadline is due (but it varies from school to school). Good luck, and I hope everything works out!</p>
<p>ACT: 31 composite (didn’t submit my SAT scores)
GPA: 3.64 uw 3.93 w
rank: school doesn’t rank but top 20%ish
other: honors and ap classes</p>
<p>essays: good, i wrote about how i’ve been a girl scout since first grade and my journey through my gold award
ec: varsity water polo, varsity swim captain, international club prez, red cross club vp, AYSO intermediate referee, girl scout, community service
teacher rec: not sure but i’m pretty sure it was really good cuz i got my geometry teacher/dean of students to write it for me
counselor rec: no clue</p>
<p>location: southern california
school type: catholic school
ethnicity: white
gender: female </p>
<p>I am so excited fordham is my top choice for school and i was getting nervous when i didn’t receive anything. it turns out my letter came last saturday and my parents hid it in the christmas tree to see how observant i was…i had been stalking the mail carrier though</p>
<p>I actually don’t know. They didn’t mention in the letter if I could reapply as a regular decision… thank you for your words. I’ve been disheartened over this.</p>
<p>zmintz: You should call admissions and double check, but it is my understanding that if you are deferred you are automatically put in the RD pool and if you are rejected then that is the final decision for this year and you cannot reapply RD. Don’t lose heart. You sould seek out other colleges you love (there are so many great schools out there). As a general rule, nobody should put all their hopes into one place - between the admission and financial aid process, almost no school can be considered a sure thing. If you have a great freshman year at another school and still feel Fordham is the best fit, you can reapply as a transfer. Life is not always a straight path, but I hope things work out wherever you end up.</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT: 2080
[ *] SAT IIs: didn’t take 'em
[ *] GPA: 3.4 (started off HS with a 3.0, now I’m up to about a 3.7)
[ *] Rank: not at my school
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: wrote about running & founding my school’s cross-country team
[ *] ECs: some JV sports, running club & captain of varsity cross country, track and field. worship & bible study leader at church, student producer in fall play, service club for rural chinese children
[ *] Teacher Recs: didn’t get to read it but my teacher said it was great!
[ *] Counselor Rec: (same as above)
[ *] Hook (if any): Live in Beijing, moved around a lot, from Connecticut. I helped found my school’s running club and cross-country team and talked a lot in my essay about how running influenced me to work a lot harder in school and made me a more successful & driven person.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: China
[ *] School Type: International private school
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: female
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] Finally got my acceptance. So excited!!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2000- 690 CR 640 W 650 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: NA
[<em>] GPA: 3.74 UW
[</em>] Rank: 22/284
[<em>] Other stats: AP US History junior year 3 didn’t submit. Senior AP Calc AB, AP English, AP Physics, AP Psychology
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I don’y remember, but I did the Your Choice application, so
[<em>] ECs: Drama, acting in shows all 4 years, Math league, student council position, Science League physics captain, dance competition team, Community Service- CYO member and interact member, in addition to other church things, and other CS.
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Decent. I mean, one was my physics teacher Dr. Walsh who went on about my analytical mind, and my drama teacher was talking about what a hard worker and a good person I was. They both made me laugh…
[<em>] Counselor Rec: I didn’t see it.
[</em>] Hook (if any): NA
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New Jersey
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: General Comments:
Didn’t get any money, so that might affect my decision, but I am so thrilled I was accepted. =D</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:2100 750 CR, 700 W, 650 M
[</em>] SAT IIs: 730 Bio, 710 Lit
[<em>] GPA: 3.44
[</em>] Rank: 17/190; top 9.5%
[<em>] Other stats: AP Lang. Comp. 5, AP Stats 4
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: good
[<em>] ECs: editor in chief of school paper; V Football fresh, soph, junior; V indoor track junior
[</em>] Teacher Recs: great
[<em>] Counselor Rec: great
[</em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: CT
[</em>] School Type: public
[<em>] Ethnicity: indian/caucasian
[</em>] Gender: M</p>
fordham is my top choice for school and i was getting nervous when i didn’t receive anything. it turns out my letter came last saturday and my parents hid it in the christmas tree to see how observant i was…i had been stalking the mail carrier though</p>