how hard is it to get into fordham?

behappy
Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:03:08 +0000

My d was admitted to Fordham with a 30 ACT/4.0 weighted, hard courses (she’s also not good in math),well-rounded in music/athletics, some extra-curriculum but not alot. Those stats are not great for her school; it’s a good school where competition is fierce (esp because so many people apply to the same NE schools.) I assume her essays were ok and so were her teacher recs. Two of her friends weren’t accepted: WM 3.47 GPA and WF 3.9 GPA with both 1750-1800 SATs. Because we had no hooks and couldn’t bring any diversity (location or otherwise), we tried to make as many open houses, tours, etc. as we could to show interest. (One of her friends with 4.6 GPA and high SAT? thought she was going to get a big scholarship to Boston U: she was denied. They didn’t even make a campus visit!) Keep doing to best you can, take high level courses (they don’t have to be in math), and let them know you want to go there. Good luck