Can I get into Fordham or College of the Holy Cross with a 3.0 gpa and 24 act score and strong EC's?

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#1

I’ve always wanted to attend one of these two schools. What are my chances?

#2

Can you afford them? How much will your parents pay each year?

I doubt either school would accept your scores. Strong EC’s with lowish GPA will look like you spend too much time on things other than academics…not a good look for colleges.

#3

Here’s your best shot:
Step 1. See the movie “Rudy.”
Step 2. Attend a community college for a year or 2 and get really good grades.
Step 3. Keep studying for & taking SAT & ACT until you get at least a 28 or so.
Step 4. Apply to HC and Fordham, preferably indicating you want to major in something that isn’t usually very popular.

#4

Holy Cross won’t happen and unless your stats are truely not representative, you won’t want it to happen. Holy Cross is a very demanding school and increasingly becoming an elite school in a broad sense.

Fordham, your ACT is close enough to the middle 50% to give it an honest try and hope you get lucky.

Others you might consider are U Scranton, Siena, Farfield, St. Bonaventure, St. Michael’s, Stonehill, Susquehanna and maybe even Providence. And don’t snicker, you are average and well below average in gpa for these schools.

#5

What about Syracuse, Creighton and NYU?

#6

@2inSchool2 Snicker?

#7

Tough love???

#8

None of the three, but if you like Fordham, St Bonaventure, St Michael’s, Siena, UScranton , Susquehanna… are all excellent suggestions.
If you’re open to Creighton, Gustavus Adolphus, Bradley, Concordia University Moorhead, Luther, Nebraska Wesleyan are all good possibilities.

Are you first generation (neither parent got a 4-year degree)?
Do you know your school’s average act? % who go to a 4-year college?
Is it generally considered competitive or rather lower performing?
Are you URM?

#9