Admissions Report
By the time you read this message , acceptance letters ( and emails !) will have gone out to those applicants who will eventually come together and form the Fordham Prep Class of 2021 . Right now in the Admissions Office , we are busy processing applications and waiting for our delivery of the entrance exam results , including the TACHS from the Archdiocese of New York .
This fall was like many others : we hosted over 350 prospective students as part of our “ Ram for a Day ” program and are prepared to host 100 more after decisions are delivered . On Sunday , October 30th , we hosted another successful Open House . Over 1,300 people , including 590 prospective students , toured the Prep and met students , faculty , staff and parents . The feedback was overwhelmingly positive . Fordham Prep remains one of the top high school choices for young men in the tri-state area . I also personally visited many schools and attended a number of high school fairs in the Bronx , Westchester , Manhattan and Fairfield County ... and my E-ZPass proves it !
This fall , we made efforts to remind our wonderful feeder schools that they also are part of the Fordham Prep mission . In keeping with our celebration of our 175th year , I spent a great deal of time reflecting on the schools that send us their boys . There are over 260 different schools represented by our current students . The top 10 % of this list accounts for almost half of our student body . There are over 105 schools on this list that claim one student in the building currently . These schools are also valued partners in our mission , and we thank them for all they do to prepare boys to find their way to Rose Hill !
We are preparing for Registration Day on March 1st , 2017 for the Class of 2021 . Accepted applicants will hear from current students , current parents , alumni and friends , and they will be reminded what a special place Fordham Prep is , a community that I have always felt blessed to be part of .
Finally , we have spent a lot of time this year asking prospective students about the reasons they are interested in the Prep and , specifically , how they first heard about our community . The overwhelming answer to this question is that they heard about us from someone already in our school . Word of mouth is by far our best marketing tool . So thank you to all alumni , faculty , staff , parents and friends of the Prep for spreading the word so well . In this and every other admissions season , I am thankful for all of you !
Brad Serton ' 95 Director of Admissions
LIST OF THE TOP 10 % OF MIDDLE & GRAMMAR SCHOOLS CURRENTLY REPRESENTED AT FORDHAM PREP Albert Leonard Middle School New Rochelle , NY Eastchester Middle School Eastchester , NY Greenwich Catholic School Greenwich , CT Highlands Middle School White Plains , NY Hommocks Middle School Larchmont , NY Immaculate Conception Tuckahoe , NY Immaculate Heart Of Mary Scarsdale , NY Iona Prep Lower School New Rochelle , NY Louis M . Klein Middle School Harrison , NY Pelham Middle School Pelham , NY Resurrection School Rye , NY Sacred Heart Hartsdale , NY St . Augustine Ossining , NY St . Barnabas Bronx , NY St . Clare of Assisi Bronx , NY St . Ignatius Loyola School New York , NY St . John the Baptist School Yonkers , NY St . Joseph Bronxville , NY St . Margaret Of Cortona Bronx , NY St . Theresa Bronx , NY Sts . John & Paul Larchmont , NY The Annunciation School Crestwood , NY The Chapel School Bronxville , NY The Epiphany School New York , NY The Windward School White Plains , NY Villa Maria Academy Bronx , NY
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