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Happy Admissions Season!
Fall is the high school recruiting season, and the
Admissions Office has been working diligently to prepare.
In May, the Prep hosted our first Spring Open House, to
give prospective families another opportunity to visit the
Rose Hill campus, tour our facilities and speak directly to
current students, parents, faculty and staff. In July, we
hosted over 230 rising 8th graders at our Higher
Achievement Program (HAP). These boys spent five weeks
in the company of Prep faculty, staff, students and
coaches in order to sharpen their academic skills, form
new friendships, and participate in unique activities and
sports.
HAP is one of the Prep’s most powerful recruiting tools.
Boys who attend HAP often become young men who
attend Fordham Prep. In fact, 40% of our current student
body attended HAP. We are hopeful that all our HAPsters
from this past summer submit an application to the Class
of 2023.
This fall, Associate Director of Admissions Mr. Corey
Punter ’07 and I are hitting the road to visit schools in the
Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Westchester and Fairfield
County. We are also planning a number of events to help
engage prospective families, our network of feeder
schools and partner programs. Our annual Fall Open
House will take place on Sunday, October 28. Each year,
on average, over 1,500 people, including 500 prospective
students, tour Shea Hall, the Leonard Theatre and the
Higgins Gymnasium and speak directly to members of the
Prep community.
Bradley Serton ’95
Director of Admissions
Director of the Higher Achievement Program (HAP)
college preparatory work required of all Fordham Prep
students. We also ensure that boys who are admitted to
the Prep are open to the unique experience we offer.
Admitted students must be willing to try new things and
be prepared to be challenged, both inside and outside the
classroom. A review of report cards, including teacher
comments, and standardized tests, as well as
conversations with principals, program directors and
parents help to make those decisions a little easier.
In November, we will invite grammar school principals,
program directors, teachers and high school placement
officers to enjoy a meal with us in thanksgiving for all they
do to ensure new generations of boys find their way to
Rose Hill. Prospective families, as well as school officials,
often tell me that their experience of our community, live
and in person, is no match for a billboard, email blast or
web video. We try to ensure that those interested in
Fordham Prep have an opportunity to visit. The next generation of Rams is out there. I speak for both
myself and Mr. Punter when I say how grateful we are to
play a small part in helping them join the Prep
community. We are also very grateful to all alumni and
friends of Fordham Prep who so generously donate their
resources and their time to ensure that a Fordham Prep
education remains attainable for all boys who are
qualified to attend. Finally, we are thankful for all the
efforts of all our students, parents, faculty, staff, alumni
and friends. Admissions is truly a community undertaking.
The purpose of our efforts is to admit and register the
Fordham Prep Class of 2023. As always, our job is to
ensure that applicants are prepared to do the rigorous Hail, Class of 2023, hail!
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