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Did anyone here apply to Fordham? post your stats.....


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By Incognito (Incognito) on Thursday, February 27, 2003 - 07:39 pm: Edit

my friend got in last yr w/an SAT score of a 1210 (or something like that) and a GPA of an 86.something. He had decent ECs. He also benefited from legacy, though. That's all I can offer. Good luck.

By B18c1cx (B18c1cx) on Sunday, March 02, 2003 - 06:07 pm: Edit

Fordham is close to open admissions. Don't stress, unless you really f***ed up juinor year or on your sat's.

By Dadster (Dadster) on Sunday, March 02, 2003 - 09:01 pm: Edit

>>Fordham is close to open admissions<<

Not really true. Last year, the Wall Street Journal listed Fordham as an "Ivy Backup", a term they loosely defined as a school for students who might get rejected by the most elite colleges. Their apps surged by double digits. While they aren't ultra-selective, open admissions is a bit of an overstatement.

By 1214 (1214) on Tuesday, March 04, 2003 - 01:05 pm: Edit

63% who apply get in. Avg. Sat is 1166. You have to be a doorknob not to get in.

By Collegexpert (Collegexpert) on Wednesday, March 05, 2003 - 11:01 am: Edit

Actually, those are statistics from the entering Class of 2004 in the fall of 2000. Fordham is far from being open admissions. They recruit and enroll a ton more ethnic and socio-economic diversity, which may lower their SAT averages, but makes for a better class and a better school in comparison to its main competitors. The Class of 2005, when apps surged 17% had an acceptance rate of 55% and an SAT Median of 1180. This past year, the Class of 2006, when apps surged an additional 10%, had an acceptanced rate of 57% (they expanded class size for the final time I have been told recently) and an SAT Median of 1200. This year, yet another surge of 17% to over 13,000 applications, will drop the acceptance rate below 50% (no additional class size increases) and look for an SAT Median of 1230-1240 for acceptees and 1210-1220 for enrollees. Fordham is a school on the rise, bigtime.