emilyeed,
Fordham
B.A., English
I'm an English major at Fordham College at Lincoln Center.
Features Included
3
Essays
17
Schools
11
Scores
5
Advice
5
ECs
0
Sports
Background
Hometown
Los Angeles, California
GenderFemale
EthnicityWhite Non-Hispanic
AdmissionRegular Decision
Class of2019
English First Language
Yes
Other Language(s) Spoken
Romanian, French
Results, Essays, and Advice
Accepted
Waitlisted or Withdrew
Denied
-
Tap/click a school logo above to view essays and advice specific to that school.
Fordham University (New York, NY)
Applied for a B.A. in English
Accepted and Enrolled Legacy: NoSchool Specific Essays
School Specific Advice
More Essays
These essays haven't been tagged by school. Click school logos above to see tagged essays.
Personal Statement516 WordsCareer aspirations, Childhood memory, Creative personal story, Feeling out of place, Love of writing, Movie or book that changed you, Place you’re content, Overcoming personal struggleEntangled in my blanket and tired of counting sheep, I looked at my alarm clock, eyelids half open. The digital hands read 2 A.M. in bold red letters, and I could still hear them yelling across the hall. My six year old brain could not begin to comprehend the fact that my parents could lie in bed together and still be worlds apart. Desperate to feel the comfort of well-worn paper between my fingers, I reached for the book in...Read more...Supplemental Essay Diversity statement600 WordsThe little girl hopped through the cobbled streets of Bucharest, avoiding every other stone like it was made of lava. Her curly hair, bouncing up and down, reflected her father’s texture and her mother’s color. Her eyes, glinting green in the sunlight and brown in the shade, a mixture of both parent’s ethnic features. She paused suddenly, smelling mamaliga, and grabbed her father’s hand, pleading with him in English to buy her favorite food. Laughing, he...Read more...Supplemental Essay Unique question posed by school600 Words(What does Freedom mean to you?): Lines wrapped around market corners as hungry Romanians waited for hours in the freezing cold. Among them were my mother and grandmother. Pre-1989 Communist Romania was a difficult place to live, with food shortages, censorship, and public transportation so terrible that commuters hung out of open doors and the backs of buses nearly touched the ground. Though I never experienced this for myself, I know that freedom is an important word to my family,...Read more...General Admissions Advice
Why I ultimately chose my school208 WordsI ultimately chose to attend Fordham because of the location, program, and value. The location of my school is quite possibly the best location of any school in the country. I live in a huge, beautiful dorm on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, a block away from Central Park. As for the program, I was admitted into the Honors College at...Read more...My favorite course thus far, and why72 WordsMy favorite course so far is Theology. I go to a Jesuit University, so theology is a required class. I was initially...Read more...5 adjectives that describe a typical student at my school (Feel free to elaborate!)5 WordsCreative, Talented,...Read more...What I’d change about my application process77 WordsI wish I had looked more carefully into the types of schools I was applying to. I got very caught up in names...Read more...My advice about getting recommenders143 WordsGet a teacher who really knows you well to recommend you. Make sure that this teacher has a positive opinion of who YOU are, not just your scores. A class in which you got the highest grade but never really raised your...Read more...High School Performance
GPA3.80(no specification of weighting)
College Classes In High School
Academic Performance in High School Low at first but improved
Test Scores
Highest SAT1570on 1600 scaleHighest SAT2320SAT Score Details
SAT Prep
PSAT Scores
AP / IB Classes and Scores
Details9 classes and scoresSports
Extracurriculars
ActivitiesChoir, Library Volunteer, Model Congress / Model UN, Tutoring/Mentoring, School Theater/Plays
Elaborate on Extracurriculars or Work
Experience & Awards
How Spent Summers
Volunteer Experiences
Awards Received
Application Additional Materials
Similar Profiles
MSharronHeimEmerson
Accepted to Emerson, UCSC, Syracuse, NYU, Northeastern, ,
Freshman at Emerson College interested in book publishing & currently an intern for a film ratings service.hoyasaxa14Georgetown
Accepted to Georgetown, Colgate, Indiana, Vassar, McGill
First-year medical student, graduated undergrad in 2014stephanie_ilen…Emory
Accepted to Emory, UCF, Florida, Miami, American
Born and raised in Florida attending college in Georgia.Lubaba KhanFordham
Accepted to Drexel, Temple
I am a student at Fordham University, NYrams97Fordham
Accepted to Pitt, Penn State, U Dayton, Fordham, American
Hi, I'm Maura and very excited to be a rising freshman at Fordham! PIT -> NYBackSign Up to AccessRegister to view profiles for free!
- or -Already have an account? Log In here.BackLog InIt's good to see you again!- or -Don't have an account? Sign Up here.Forgot Password?You will receive instructions on
how to reset your password.Email has been sent toYou will receive instructions
on how to reset your password.