Boston University VS. Fordham University

College Search & Selection
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Hey guys! I’m hella indecisive and I’m having a hard time deciding which college I should attend. I’m going to list out pros and cons and I ask if you guys can comment which school may be better?

Boston University
Cost - Around $50K
Major - Comm-Advertising

Pros:

  • I heard their comm program was good.
  • It’s been my top choice for a while now.
  • Boston (away from home lol)
  • Internships
  • Well-Known
  • My mother likes it LMAO
  • It’s a big school with a pretty good social scene and lots of clubs

Cons

  • Expensive (I asked for more money let’s see)
  • Grade Deflation? Can someone confirm or deny this?
  • I want to go to grad school and I need both the money and grades so it ties into the two above.

Fordham University
Cost - Around $40K
Major - Gabelli Business-Global Business

Pros:

  • I heard their business program is good.
  • The freshman dorm at LC is hella nice LMAO
  • They gave me more money than BU (still expensive to attend ik)
  • NYC > internship opportunities
  • and like NYC is kinda the best
  • My father likes it ha

Cons

  • NYC > TOO CLOSE TO HOME LITERALLY MINUTES FROM HOME
  • I guess not as well-known as BU
  • Especially the LC campus, it’s really small so there’s not a lot of clubs or parties on campus

Please help me guys!!! Which would you guys go for!? Should I go for my mom’s choice (BU) or my dad’s choice (Fordham)??? One parent is gonna hate me for 4 years…

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Are your parents paying all of it either way? Or do you have to take on loans?

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@philbegas I’m going to have to take out loans

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BU is not worth 40k more than Fordham (I’m talking over 4 years) IMO

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Would it be 40k in loans or would your parents pay part?

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I personally think you should choose BU because there’s over 30,000 thousand students so you’ll meet amazing people. Also, if you like hockey then definitely attend a hockey game, it’s amazing!!! Sure, you might have to pay a lot of money now, but you still have the option to acquire scholarships while you’re there.

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@obsessedwcollege It would be part loans and part my parents paying, but more loans

@remedystudy Thank you! That is true about scholarships and I’m actually still trying to apply for some outside ones currently.

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@remedystudy is giving poor advice IMO. 40,000 dollars EXTRA debt on top of the loans you ALREADY have to take is not worth a couple crappy sports games.

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Plus Fordham still has 15,000 students so it’s not exactly a small school.

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I’d try hard to keep loans to a manageable level. Perhaps consider commuting to Fordham LC to save money.

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@palmtree17 can you post the total amount of loans you have to take on for each school? (per year)

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@philbegas you really do bring up a great point. Plus, this is only for my undergrad studies… and I’ll see if I can get a number of loans to you soon! I have to ask my parents. Thanks for all your help though really, you’ve changed my perspective on a lot.

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@happy1 For sure yea I was thinking about commuting after my first year

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If you plan on graduate school then I would definitely pick a cheaper option. Let us know what the loan amount is!

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@philbegas Fordham’s Lincoln Center campus has about 2,000 undergrads and probably over 5,000 grad students. The number of students you quote in post #8 also includes the Rose Hill campus. Students can take classes and use facilities on both campuses but the number of undergrads at the home campus at LC would be relatively small. Still, given the economics, Fordham looks like the prudent choices.
https://www.fordham.edu/info/20088/fordham_facts