**Decision: Rejected **
**Date applied: ** 1/15
Date decision postmarked/received: 03/26
Which school/major at Fordham: Dornslife College of Arts and Sciences
Scholarships:
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 32 C, 33 superscore
SAT II (place score in parentheses): 1430, did not submit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.94
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): Calculus AB, World History, American History (5), US Government & Politics, Comparative Government, Latin, English Language & Composition, English Literature, Physics 1
IB (place score in parentheses):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics 1, AP Calculus, AP Latin, AP English Literature, AP World History
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): 4th place state literary rally for chemistry, NLE winner Summa Cum Laude
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): National Honors Society (Vice President), Mu Alpha Theta (Secretary), student ministry, JCL, Respect Life, Science Club, etc.
Job/Work Experience: Raising Cane’s, Rosemary Food Mart
Volunteer/Community Service: Camp Climb, St. Anthony Parish campus leader
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):: 9, worked really hard on it
Teacher Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):: 9 for three of them
Counselor Rec (rating 1-10, details):: 9, she is my moderator for National Honors Society
Additional Rec (rating 1-10, details)::
Interview: did not do
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? no
State (if domestic applicant): Louisiana
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: Catholic, all-male
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:$150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation College
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars, personal qualities
Weaknesses: Standardized test scores
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Accepted: Boston College, University of Miami, University of Virginia, Tulane, University of Alabama, Texas Christian University, Boston University, Emory
Rejeccted: USC
Awaiting: Vanderbilt, Boston University, Emory, NYU, UNC Chapel Hill
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: This was my first rejection, and it came like a sledgehammer. I was really disappointed, but I’m over it I guess. Congrats to everyone who got in, y’all are exceptional students for USC to want you. Go Trojans.