<p>catfishin, thanks for the info
I know, but its pretty difficult to find really good schools that take my sat score
and plus i am going to be living at home, and finding schools in nyc that take my sats are pretty crappy–> cuny schools
well, i can’t do anything about it. I just do really bad on standardized tests
i mean i got a high 3 on the cal ab, but i got like in the 500s on the math section of the sats</p>
<p>flamingspirits00, yeah she does. I find myself to be a better writer lol so we’ll se what happens. But your chances are overall better than ours. Good Luck!</p>
<p>your ecs, average, ap, honors classes i think make up for your critical reading score
i go to school near wall st. downtown eco and finance
you?</p>
<p>Living at home will help in admissions at Fordham since they dont have to find a dorm for you. On the other hand, you miss all the fun and camaraderie.</p>
<p>I would say that your SAT’s are on the low side-- as you might’ve guessed. They will definitely hurt you. Your GPA is very good, though- Fordham really values the GPA and takes it into heavy consideration. The current acc. rate is 42%-- not dangerously low, but low enough to be pretty competitive. To be honest, I think you should look at a few other schools where you can be sure you’ll be admitted.</p>
<p>Furthermore, I think that Catfishin’s admiration for Fordham is great but I feel as though sometimes he/she might exaggerate slightly. I definitely wouldn’t consider Fordham to be “shockingly competitive”. There is a “deflation” policy where Fordham wants every class to be curved to a C+ but I’ve found that a fairly large amount of profs don’t pay much attention to this. Grading does get rigid when profs follow the policy closely (a small amount of profs). I’ve had profs hand out A’s like they were nothing, though I’m sure you’ll encounter these types of teachers at any college/university. Also, at times I’ve felt that I struggled more in high school than at Fordham (and I went to a normal public high school). I do write more papers at Fordham in comparison to high school, however, and I’m a pretty good writer so this can play a role.</p>
<p>While you will have to put in a decent amount of work and devote time to studying, I think classifying Fordham as “shockingly competitive” is stretching it a bit.</p>
<p>thanks for your help rainoffire87
yeah, I agree with you, but again finding decent backups is difficult
my only backups are city univeristies in new york, and I think there are probably the only safe schools for me
well we see what happens, but from other peoples scores that i have seen posted up, i think my chances are unlikely</p>
<p>I think catfishin was referring to Fordham being competitive from an admissions point of view. And they were below 40% last year, I heard somewhere and will go even lower this year. I dont think he/she thought it was “shockingly competitive” from a pure academic point of view. But some people come to Fordham and think its a piece of cake, and its not.</p>
<p>Most people have a gut feeling about a school when they visit. If its your thing, then that is good news. If its not, then you learned something and you can go somewhere else.</p>
<p>Most people at private colleges are looking for something different. </p>
<p>shal10, if you really want to go to Fordham, and you are denied admission, then try somewhere else and work hard and then transfer into Fordham as a sophomore. But don’t give up.</p>
<p>I completely agree with Swansong. Transferring , if you don’t get in, is a great idea. You get the same diploma as everyone else.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to start an argument or anything, but the admissions rate was 42% for the class of 2011 with avg. sat of 1230- its on their website. It’ll prob. go below 40% for the first time in Fordham’s history with the class of 2012. Fordham admissions is stern and competitive; it’s definitely a school on the rise.</p>
<p>rainoffire87 whats the update on my essay? lol its cool i know u’ve been busy.</p>
<p>shal10: i live in queens so i go to high school near here. Not ranked so high but i went to a high ranked school (Townsend Harris) but had to leave due to personal reasons, not that that matters. Im thinking my self i have not so good of a chance. I’m actually really hoping that the college board SAT of 1100 is legitimate for mid range, because im over that and i really want to go to Fordham. Hopefully all those things you said will pull through and make up for my CR, like i said i took the SAT again CR probably went down, other 2 probably up. So lets see what happens. On the other hand i dont think they chances are that great but never give up hope.</p>
<p>Did you apply already? if u want we can trade essays to see the “competition”</p>
<p>No problem. I just heard from sources it was 39% last year. Perhaps that was incorrect. Regardless, its getting really tough to get in there.</p>
<p>In a perfect world every student would get in where they are meant to be and where they want to be. Sadly, that isnt possible and many well qualified students are turned away at every university in the country. Everyone also knows that raw numbers dont always tell the entire story and that not everyone does well on standardized test scores as others do. </p>
<p>I don’t want to discourage anyone. Keep your hopes up and cross your fingers. Know that you will be in college next year, at a school that is likely where you will do your best.</p>
<p>In case you haven’t noticed, that person obviously a insecure Fordham student with to much time on her hands or gets paid by Fordham to try to get people interested in the school and apply there. </p>
<p>Fordham is a good school but many things she says about Fordham are EXAGGERATED (for example, That Fordham Admission rates in the 30’s, or how you’ll be a roommate with someone with a 2400 SAT, etc)<br>
that said, I think you have a good shot at getting in.</p>
<p>i went on a campus visit in the summer and this guy (who i think was dean of admissions) said that they were expecting an acceptance rate of low 40s/ high 30s this year, because in the past few years application numbers have skyrocketed…</p>
<p>another question
does being in HEOP affect the way the look at your scores, or is it just the same. Because I heard from other people that students that are in HEOP can get in with lower scores, like mine</p>
<p>I cant answer that question for you, as I dont work for Fordham University. But that may well be the case. The points I want to impress upon you are these: if you don’t get in, don’t despair. You will go to college next year. And if you still have your heart set on Fordham, then work really hard next year and then transfer. If you do get in, then congratulations! But come prepared to work very hard. As with any college there are distractions. I know of one particular case this year already that a promising student had to withdraw at Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>First of all, I am not insecure and I am not paid by Fordham to make posts. I was told by someone that the admit rate was 39% and someone else told me it was 42% last year. That was not my exaggeration that was what I had been told. And in fact there are two people in the dorm with my kid who had perfect SAT’s (one from New York state and another from the midwest) who are both on full rides at Fordham. So that is not an exaggeration. </p>
<p>What I want to know is if you are really at Duke then why are you posting here?</p>
<p>In fact, some 21,967 students applied for admission to the Class of 2011, marking the first time the University received more than 20,000 applications during an admissions cycle. It was also the 16th consecutive year in which applications to Fordham increased. </p>
<p>So what’s driving the soaring numbers?</p>
<p>“We’re reaching out to a greater volume of students much earlier in the college selection process and encouraging them to visit our campuses,” said John W. Buckley, assistant vice president for undergraduate enrollment. “There are numerous academic opportunities that attract students to Fordham, including the new integrated learning communities, honors programs, internships and preparation for post-graduate scholarships and fellowships.</p>
<p>“In my 23 years at Fordham, this appears to be the strongest class from an academic vantage point,” he said. “The level of competition was extraordinary as reflected by the acceptance rate.” </p>
<p>Fordham’s acceptance rate is now down to 42 percent, a drop of four percentage points from last year. And the average SAT score for this year’s class jumped 28 points, to 1,230. Additionally, 76 percent ranked in the top 25 percent of their high school class, a 6 percent increase from last year</p>
<p>Just in case anyone was curious… it definitely sounded like a competitive year.
And no, I haven’t forgotten about you flamingspirits lol. I’ve read your essay and will definitely have comments for you.. finals/papers have been pretty draining. Praying for a snow day tomorrow.</p>
<p>shal,
are you going to be considered as a HEOP student? If so, I’d say you have a pretty goods chance-- HEOP students have similar stats to yours. </p>
<p>If you’re asking about HEOP in general, all I know is that you have to qualify financially-- meaning your family’s income has to be below a certain amt. I’m not exactly sure what the amount is.. you should find it on the website.</p>
<p>Thanks rain. I heard more than one administrator saying publicly it was 22,500 applications…maybe that was just a rounding error. But 21,967 is close enough. One of the major factors in school rankings in USNWR is the avg SAT score and a factor which some people on CC consider the most important. (not me.) Fordham is reaching out and they need to reach out more to kids from around the country, not just the tristate area. Why? Because getting the Fordham name out there, attracting top students…many of whom want to attend college in New York but only consider on NYU and Columbia, is what will help Fr. McShane achieve his goal of making Fordham the number one Catholic university in the US by 2016. That is a heady goal if you ask me, so they really need to cast their recruiting nets a lot wider.</p>
<p>I agree Swansong.. #1 in 2016 is a pretty lofty goal haha. But hopefully with reaching out, it’ll be achieved. I went to Father McShane’s presidential address last year and he said that Fordham’s reaching out to so many people outside of the tri-state area because the general prediction for the next decade is for a decline in population in the tri-state region. Also, he noted the general steep decline in college students after the baby boom is over in a few years. He’s really fighting to keep his dream alive. It’ll be interesting to see where colleges stand in a few years after this whole baby boom is over.. it could very well be drastically different. </p>
<p>And shal, I almost forgot, two friends of mine applied through HEOP and their stats were quite a bit lower than yours. I’d say your chances greatly improve.. though, as you know, nothing is certain.</p>