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Post by pineapple57 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:35 pm

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LFCNY9 wrote:Does anyone know how diligent they are with their status checker? I applied mid-February, went complete 3/3, and have not had any change since. Is this normal/expected? I am wondering if I should email admissions to make sure and/or send in a LOCI.
I went complete 02/23 and have had no date changes :( I was thinking about contacting them, too.
Let us know what they say! I also went complete 2/23 and this radio silence is driving me crazy.
I decided to wait a little more before contacting them. No date change today either though....

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Post by srm04 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:08 pm

Got waitlisted via status checker today.


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Post by spring9988 » Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:19 pm

Hispaniclaw wrote:Just left a campus tour. Wow, the inside of the building is so ugly. The cafeteria looks like the one from my middle school/the one from OITNB and the library is hideous. I also got a really weird vibe from the people so I'm definitely disappointed.

The assistant dean refused to reconsider my scholarship after I presented a much better offer from GW. His arrogant tone just added to the awkwardness of the email.

Withdrawing today.
I just want to second the disorganization/rudeness of Fordham's admissions department/process. I am shocked that they cannot put together a better program designed to attract the kind of students that Fordham needs to be attracting. I also presented them with much better offers from schools like Vandy etc and they completely shut me down. Beyond that, while every other school makes an effort to reach out to accepted students with an organized email/events program they have done almost none of that beyond a pretty sad admitted students day I attended where the alumni panel consisted of people who all discussed how they got their jobs through personal connections, not Fordham, and one woman could not stop giggling about how she still did not feel qualified to do her job.

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Post by bretby » Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:23 pm

spring9988 wrote:
Hispaniclaw wrote:Just left a campus tour. Wow, the inside of the building is so ugly. The cafeteria looks like the one from my middle school/the one from OITNB and the library is hideous. I also got a really weird vibe from the people so I'm definitely disappointed.

The assistant dean refused to reconsider my scholarship after I presented a much better offer from GW. His arrogant tone just added to the awkwardness of the email.

Withdrawing today.
I just want to second the disorganization/rudeness of Fordham's admissions department/process. I am shocked that they cannot put together a better program designed to attract the kind of students that Fordham needs to be attracting. I also presented them with much better offers from schools like Vandy etc and they completely shut me down. Beyond that, while every other school makes an effort to reach out to accepted students with an organized email/events program they have done almost none of that beyond a pretty sad admitted students day I attended where the alumni panel consisted of people who all discussed how they got their jobs through personal connections, not Fordham, and one woman could not stop giggling about how she still did not feel qualified to do her job.
I completely agree that the alumni panel was really poorly done and, had it been all I'd seen of the school, I would have left convinced I should not attend. That said, they spoke about how they got their jobs through Fordham connections, not personal connections. Relevant difference.

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Post by radio1nowhere » Tue Apr 14, 2015 6:28 pm

ok which one of you crazies got on Humans of New York

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Post by ku546 » Tue Apr 14, 2015 10:38 pm

radio1nowhere wrote:ok which one of you crazies got on Humans of New York

https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyor ... =1&theater
Way too funny.

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Post by WhatCouldHaveBeen » Wed Apr 15, 2015 5:43 pm

You were completely shut down on a renegotiation when you had a better offer from VANDY? And Spring9988, shot down with a renegotiation using GW? My scholly offer from Fordham was 1/3 what i got from some t20 schools so I kind of wrote them off anyway, and I think the fact I have not in ONE place seen any mention of the TIME the deposit deadline is due..midnight? noon? (it does vary for schools) is indicative, of, well, things.

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Hispaniclaw wrote:Just left a campus tour. Wow, the inside of the building is so ugly. The cafeteria looks like the one from my middle school/the one from OITNB and the library is hideous. I also got a really weird vibe from the people so I'm definitely disappointed.

The assistant dean refused to reconsider my scholarship after I presented a much better offer from GW. His arrogant tone just added to the awkwardness of the email.

Withdrawing today.
I just want to second the disorganization/rudeness of Fordham's admissions department/process. I am shocked that they cannot put together a better program designed to attract the kind of students that Fordham needs to be attracting. I also presented them with much better offers from schools like Vandy etc and they completely shut me down. Beyond that, while every other school makes an effort to reach out to accepted students with an organized email/events program they have done almost none of that beyond a pretty sad admitted students day I attended where the alumni panel consisted of people who all discussed how they got their jobs through personal connections, not Fordham, and one woman could not stop giggling about how she still did not feel qualified to do her job.

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Post by LawsRUs » Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:36 pm

Okay this is getting ridiculous. Is anyone else still waiting to hear back?

I have two weeks before I have to withdraw from all schools, and I haven't heard back from Fordham. Submitted mid-November, complete in March. #s are solid for Fordham. What is going on?

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Post by dasani13 » Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:39 pm

LawsRUs wrote:Okay this is getting ridiculous. Is anyone else still waiting to hear back?

I have two weeks before I have to withdraw from all schools, and I haven't heard back from Fordham. Submitted mid-November, complete in March. #s are solid for Fordham. What is going on?
Your numbers are probably too high.

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Post by MEAhrnsbrak » Thu Apr 16, 2015 7:39 pm

LawsRUs wrote:Okay this is getting ridiculous. Is anyone else still waiting to hear back?

I have two weeks before I have to withdraw from all schools, and I haven't heard back from Fordham. Submitted mid-November, complete in March. #s are solid for Fordham. What is going on?
I'm in the same boat. Still haven't heard anything either.

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Post by storpappa » Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:18 pm

+1

Yep, probably too smart. I know I am too handsome, I am sure that is impacting their decision. But a decision and a travel coffee mug should have arrived in the mail weeks ago. Even with the Feb LSAT pushing the application to the pile of untouched until 03/03/2015 -- there should have been a smaller pile by then to make the decisions easier and quicker.

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Post by LFCNY9 » Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:30 pm

I was accepted via email today finally. Don't give up hope for those of you still waiting.

Does anyone know their notification procedure for scholarships? No mention of it in the email, hope this doesn't mean they are offering no merit aid.

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LFCNY9 wrote:I was accepted via email today finally.
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Post by mka5000066 » Fri Apr 17, 2015 1:20 pm

ughhh still waiting, I don't even care at this point I just want a response

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Post by whizkid89 » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:42 pm

Can any admitted students access the Facebook page for Class of 2018/2019? The link in the email from Admissions for that Facebook group seems to be broken for me...

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Post by LawsRUs » Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:01 pm

mka5000066 wrote:ughhh still waiting, I don't even care at this point I just want a response
I just got an email that they are working on our applications, and decisions will come out within 3 weeks. I kinda hope mine comes out after 5/1, when I would have withdrawn from almost all schools to which I've applied.

Also, I think they are readings this.

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Post by JHP » Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:05 pm

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mka5000066 wrote:ughhh still waiting, I don't even care at this point I just want a response
I just got an email that they are working on our applications, and decisions will come out within 3 weeks. I kinda hope mine comes out after 5/1, when I would have withdrawn from almost all schools to which I've applied.

Also, I think they are readings this.
Got the same email as well. It's at least nice to have our waiting acknowledged by the school, especially considering how delayed our decisions are.

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Post by JHP » Fri Apr 17, 2015 5:09 pm

JHP wrote:
LawsRUs wrote:
mka5000066 wrote:ughhh still waiting, I don't even care at this point I just want a response
I just got an email that they are working on our applications, and decisions will come out within 3 weeks. I kinda hope mine comes out after 5/1, when I would have withdrawn from almost all schools to which I've applied.

Also, I think they are readings this.
Got the same email as well. It's at least nice to have our waiting acknowledged by the school, especially considering how delayed our decisions are.
Also, just check my status checker, and the date has moved to today (for the first time since completion). Guess I'll be hearing soon.

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Post by bretby » Fri Apr 17, 2015 7:29 pm

WhatCouldHaveBeen wrote:You were completely shut down on a renegotiation when you had a better offer from VANDY? And Spring9988, shot down with a renegotiation using GW? My scholly offer from Fordham was 1/3 what i got from some t20 schools so I kind of wrote them off anyway, and I think the fact I have not in ONE place seen any mention of the TIME the deposit deadline is due..midnight? noon? (it does vary for schools) is indicative, of, well, things.

spring9988 wrote:
Hispaniclaw wrote:Just left a campus tour. Wow, the inside of the building is so ugly. The cafeteria looks like the one from my middle school/the one from OITNB and the library is hideous. I also got a really weird vibe from the people so I'm definitely disappointed.

The assistant dean refused to reconsider my scholarship after I presented a much better offer from GW. His arrogant tone just added to the awkwardness of the email.

Withdrawing today.
I just want to second the disorganization/rudeness of Fordham's admissions department/process. I am shocked that they cannot put together a better program designed to attract the kind of students that Fordham needs to be attracting. I also presented them with much better offers from schools like Vandy etc and they completely shut me down. Beyond that, while every other school makes an effort to reach out to accepted students with an organized email/events program they have done almost none of that beyond a pretty sad admitted students day I attended where the alumni panel consisted of people who all discussed how they got their jobs through personal connections, not Fordham, and one woman could not stop giggling about how she still did not feel qualified to do her job.

I think maybe your problem was timing. I successfully negotiated up using a GW offer, with Fordham offering significantly more not only than their first offer but also than GW. I did this in early March, though. Schools like Fordham don't have as many resources to commit, so timing is even more important than at higher-ranked schools.

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Post by gillian » Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:02 pm

parkcity wrote:Anyone considering going to Fordham with minimal scholarship? I only got 30k so don't want to commit financial suicide.

I wanted to go, but even with a 60k scholarship, I couldn't justify the debt. I guess it depends how much you're willing to gamble to live in NYC?

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Post by mela36 » Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:28 pm

I took the Feb LSAT, received my acceptance on 4/16, but also no mention of scholarship. I'm applying as a part time student, and this is the best ranked school in the area with an evening program. that doesn't leave me much room to negotiate when the other evening programs in NYC are ranked much lower. Anyone else in the same boat?

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Post by cocotruffles » Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:05 pm

Does anyone know if it says in the admission letter anything about double depositing? I don't have mine near me. Thanks!

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