<p>Hi, Fordham is my #1, but i'm paying for college on my own, so I'd need a bunch of money from them to go.
I go to a competitive school in upstate new york, with a good reputation.
My SATs are a 1220, a 1900/2400 overall
My GPA is a 4.3/5.5--my school does it differently
it ends up as an A- (93) overall
I am the treasurer of my school's National Honor Society
I have 30+ volunteer hrs through my church
I am a discussion leader in our community-wide dialogue at my school (Where we discuss race/ethnic issues in society)
I sing a lot, I'm in both a select, and elite chorus--and have been for all 4 yrs
I've done the school's musical all four years
I write for the school newspaper, as a staff writer
I've been selected for all-county chorus 3 times, and probably a 4th come this winter
I'm also an MC for my school's dance marathon--we put together the event, and run it, working from now till march--to raise over 70,000 dollars for a camp for kids who have cancer.
I have 2 teacher's recommendations, plus one from my counselor
My essay is pretty good, and my highschool doesn't give us "rankings"</p>
<p>What do you think my chances are, and how much money in scholarships do you think I can expect for fordham?
Any other schools you'd recommend?</p>
<p>Hmm, to be honest, I'd worry about getting in before worrying about scholarships. Your grades are average for Fordham (1220 and 93); its really is getting competitive. I'd say a 50-50 chance, make sure to really work on your essay and show that Fordham is your #1.</p>
<p>Btw, my gf works for admissions-- they expect the admit rate to dip below 40% this year.</p>
<p>I absolutely concur. But I would add the following qualifier. Money is just not scholarship money. There is grant in aid money, government subsidized student loans etc. You likely will not get merit scholarship money as I understand the cutoff for that is a 2100 or higher SAT and the CR/Math scores are 1400 and up. You are a bit shy. True, the difference between someone with 100 extra points on the SAT is really minimal because not that many questions on the exam can tally quickly to 100 points. But it is what it is. Take the exam again if you can and have time. But hurry!</p>
<p>Your grades are also very good and that will help. If the classes you took are Honors and AP courses all the better.</p>
<p>Fordham will indeed by extremely competitive in the coming years. They are attracting top talent from all over the country. And that is a good thing.</p>
<p>I dont speak for admissions (nor would I even try to do so). I think you have a good chance of admission and if you qualify for financial aid, like grants and loans you will likely get a healthy offer from them.</p>
<p>To be safe, you should apply to 6-8 schools. 2 reach, 2 or 3 match and 2 or 3 safeties. I cant decide those for you, as I dont know you and what is a good fit for you personally, academically, socially, financially, spiritually etc is really up to you to decide.</p>
<p>I am glad that Fordham is your number one. Its a superb school. The kids there are very tight and also work really hard. Its not a school for slackers, I can tell you that much. They play hard too, but believe me, they are working very hard. And not just in math science courses either. I hear there is a freshman Music History/Theory class that is absolutely enthralling but KILLER.....the prof is a very, very stiff grader. The kids are slaving away and "surviving". </p>
<p>I have tremendous empathy for someone who has a "number one" school in mind, particularly if its not some dreamer with the usual Ivy schools. In that respect, I can offer you my good thoughts and wishes. Continue to work really hard this year. Make sure Fordham knows its your number one, and one way to do that is to apply early admission. I hope you get in and I hope you come. They have a great chorus at Fordham that travels internationally, I hear.</p>
<p>yeah, i applied early action, and i've taken a bunch of honors courses, and i'm in an AP english course, and two Syracuse University courses this year</p>
<p>well, no, it's not true that you need a 1400 or higher for a scholarship.. that's only for the presidental scholarship. i've seen people with sat's in the 1100's/1200's and 3.3/3.4 gpa's receive the jogues scholarship (anywhere from 2,500-7,500/yr.) But I've also seen many people with stats in that range get flat out rejected.. which is why I said around a 50-50 chance for a 1220/93.</p>
<p>That is amazing. Well....I dunno what their process is then for scholarships. Who gets them and why? We got substantial, though not by any means overwhelming, grant in aid money and our stats were substantially above what you are saying qualifies for merit scholarships. </p>
<p>It sort of doesnt matter anyway. If you get scholarship money, that affects your financial aid as well. The kids I have heard about with substantial scholarships (50% of tuition cost or more) all have uber high stats.....2250 SAT (1450 CR/Math) or higher and gpa's near perfect UW or Weighted.</p>
<p>Maybe its like airline seats. You are better off not knowing what your neighbor paid for his seat. LOL.</p>
<p>yeah, it definitely does seem random at times. I think that they use the jogues scholarships as a small incentive for those with stats that are avg. for Fordham (for those kids that didn't expect to get anything and then are shocked and decide to come). From the people that I've talked to, the small Jogues scholarship pushed a couple of people into coming to Fordham.
When I applied to Northeastern U., I wasn't expected any type of scholarship at all and yet I got one (I almost went there b/c of that enticing scholarship).
Schools use scholarships to attract students into coming to their university-- its all a game. Also, there have been instances where people with ultra-high stats didn't get as much scholarship as those with lower stats (Fordham thinks that the ultra-high student is using it as a safety and thus focuses on the student that is more likely to attend).</p>