Fordham c/o 2015/16 (2011-2012 Cycle) Forum

30-Something · Post by **30-Something** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:05 am

Hola fellow WLers... Hoping we all hear some good news from Fordham this week. Good luck!!

Lookingforanswers · Post by **Lookingforanswers** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:07 am

30-Something wrote:Hola fellow WLers... Hoping we all hear some good news from Fordham this week. Good luck!!

+1 Fordham is a top choice for me I hope they take a good amount of us!

hadisious · Post by **hadisious** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:22 am

Lookingforanswers wrote:
30-Something wrote:Hola fellow WLers... Hoping we all hear some good news from Fordham this week. Good luck!!

+1 Fordham is a top choice for me I hope they take a good amount of us!

+2 Good luck everyone. Hope we all get what we're looking for!

Happy Endings · Post by **Happy Endings** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:28 am

hadisious wrote:
Lookingforanswers wrote:
30-Something wrote:Hola fellow WLers... Hoping we all hear some good news from Fordham this week. Good luck!!

+1 Fordham is a top choice for me I hope they take a good amount of us!
+2 Good luck everyone. Hope we all get what we're looking for!

+3 Beyond the numbers and rankings, I just hope Fordham sees in us...what I believe we see in them. Hope we all hear some life changing GREAT news!!!!

"Faith is the substance of things HOPED for, the evidence of things unseen." Heb. 11:1

rkh235 · Post by **rkh235** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 1:22 pm

+10000000 seriously guys i hope we hear some good news this week. especiallllly those who have fordham as their first and foremost choice. AHHHH change my life this week, fordham. PLEASE

jocelyn · Post by **jocelyn** » Mon Apr 30, 2012 10:44 pm

waitlisted- i don't know since when because i never checked the status checker, i just got this message via email and freaked out. Sent my LOCI and now just waiting... Goodluck to everyone...

BigRed2009 · Post by **BigRed2009** » Tue May 01, 2012 2:31 pm

May day!! Another round of first decisions about to go out (and a little waitlist movement too)... - Kathryn Espiritu

Ahhhh. Hope for a Happy May Day!

cocoabean250 · Post by **cocoabean250** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:22 pm

BigRed2009 wrote:
May day!! Another round of first decisions about to go out (and a little waitlist movement too)... - Kathryn Espiritu
Ahhhh. Hope for a Happy May Day!

Good luck everyone!

JCFindley · Post by **JCFindley** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:38 pm

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30-Something · Post by **30-Something** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:40 pm

JCFindley wrote:INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!

DanSeiDan · Post by **DanSeiDan** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:41 pm

waitlist or first decision? and how did you find out?

Lookingforanswers · Post by **Lookingforanswers** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:45 pm

JCFindley wrote:INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!!!... still waiting here

rkh235 · Post by **rkh235** » Tue May 01, 2012 3:51 pm

congrats JCFindley!

would love to be you right now ahahah.. celebrate well!

JCFindley · Post by **JCFindley** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:18 pm

OK, I am an initial admit. I applied late so wasn't expecting to really hear anything until they started on the WL.

Stat wise, well, let me say that I did NOT get in based on my LSAT and GPA. My GPA is slightly above the 25th percentile.

This is a quote from the interview with Stephen Brown posted on TLS and is the only reason I applied.....

"TLS: Realistically speaking, how large a part of the admissions process are factors other than a candidate’s GPA and LSAT scores? Of these non-numerical factors, are there any that particularly pique your interest (military service, corporate work experience, Teach for America, etc.)? Can you give examples of what you see as excellent, good, and mediocre non-numerical attributes or accomplishments?

Fordham students are smart, but they’re not pure intellect. The school seeks out mature students who are in touch with the world, and have given law school real thought. Work experience, military service, and Teach for America are all very desirable. Obviously the rankings matter, but the school seeks to admit unusual candidates, and others who will add color to the class. Somewhere in this year’s entering class is a tugboat captain. There are artists, musicians, and students with work experience in a wide range of fields. Any activities that demonstrate a sense of social engagement are looked upon favorably."

Fordham is my top choice for a number of reasons and would have been if I had retaken the LSAT and got a 180. (Yes, I would go to Fordham over NYU and CLS and YHS....) So, against TLS logic I applied late when people said I shouldn't bother and did that with a PS that people didn't think was all that great and an LSAT that was in need of a retake......

My feeling was that as a nontraditional student with a somewhat unique background no one on here could really tell me what my real chances were. If it had been all about the numbers I would never have got in but indeed it is NOT all about the numbers with Fordham......

JC

mcdeeremitch · Post by **mcdeeremitch** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:29 pm

Lookingforanswers wrote:
JCFindley wrote:INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!!!!... still waiting here

Congrats....any waitlisters hear back yet?

dingbat · Post by **dingbat** » Tue May 01, 2012 4:52 pm

JCFindley wrote:IN!

Congratulations, good sir.
I'll see you at orientation

JenDarby · Post by **JenDarby** » Tue May 01, 2012 5:07 pm

Congrats JCFindley!!! I was pulling for you!

Good luck everyone to everyone else still waiting!

rkh235 · Post by **rkh235** » Tue May 01, 2012 5:10 pm

JC- thanks- reading that does calm me down a bit (ever so slightly tho). You always hope law schools pull candidates based off more than their stats and its nice to see fordham actually does

I hope that my background works in my favor the way yours worked for you!

Congrats again!!

Ngb4a · Post by **Ngb4a** » Tue May 01, 2012 5:51 pm

In off the waitlist!!! Got my notification via email this afternoon

mcdeeremitch · Post by **mcdeeremitch** » Tue May 01, 2012 5:52 pm

Ngb4a wrote:In off the waitlist!!! Got my notification via email this afternoon

Congrats!!!!...stats please??

Ngb4a · Post by **Ngb4a** » Tue May 01, 2012 6:18 pm

I'm with JCFindly on this one, I don't think it was just my stats; GPA was below 25%, though LSAT was above the 75%. I think it was much more about my work and life experiences

Happy Endings · Post by **Happy Endings** » Tue May 01, 2012 8:53 pm

Big congrats to JC and Ng!! For those of us that are still waiting...keep believing and stay positive!

ps-I realize that I have said this in literally every comment...optimism over doubt. Always.

JCFindley · Post by **JCFindley** » Tue May 01, 2012 9:10 pm

Happy Endings wrote:Big congrats to JC and Ng!! For those of us that are still waiting...keep believing and stay positive!

ps-I realize that I have said this in literally every comment...optimism over doubt. Always.

Let me add a congrats for NG!

Also, to all still waiting optimism over doubt is indeed the way to go.... FWIW none of the predictors said I would get in so they do indeed look at more than just the numbers......

rkh235 · Post by **rkh235** » Tue May 01, 2012 10:05 pm

congrats congrats!! lets hope there are lotsss more WL ppl that get off tomorrow and the day after!
keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of this week!!

hadisious · Post by **hadisious** » Tue May 01, 2012 10:43 pm

Congrats to those admitted today. Hoping the rest of us hear some good news so on

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