<p>How is the social scene? Is it lively, parties, & school spirit. Or perhaps more people looking to be educated with little regards to social aspects. Or can you find the best of both worlds?</p>
<p>Is acceptance as rigorous as people say? Do you know anyone who had lower than a 3.0 gpa that got accepted (because according to collegeboard.com 7% of undergrads had a gpa of 2.5-2.99 but on the fordham website it is said that a minimum gpa requirement is atleast a 3.7)?</p>
<p>How are the facilites generally. The dorms, cafeteria, library, studyhalls, etc.</p>
<p>If you could answer these questions I would be thrilled! Thanks so much!!!</p>
<p>Most of your questions have been asked and answered numerous times on threads under Fordham on CC…for more than one year. </p>
<p>The Class Profile is published on the Fordham.edu website. Which campus are you referring to? LC or Rose Hill. Vibrant social scene, but its not a party school. Very bright and competitive students who seem fairly focused on their studies, their gpa and getting great internships and jobs. Its a diverse student body in every respect, including geographically as Fordham draws from all over the country, though most are from the tri-state area. You will be challenged in your coursework with moderate to heavy workload. You will find kids who are extremely bright and have uber stats and on various scholarships and you will find a lot…the vast majority are significantly above average though not necessarily in the uber stat category 1200-1320 SAT’s for example, and 3.7 gpa’s coming in. You will find athletes and theatre kids. Its New York, need I say more? </p>
<p>Come to admitted student orientation and find out.</p>
<p>I should have asked you guys this instead of posting another thread entirely but I found this very helpful. I think I’m going to choose this school over berkeley lol. But just one thing, do either of you know If fordham is respected by the more elite graduate schools like say harvard or princeton to do my Grad schooling? That’s all that’s holding me back from sending my deposit.</p>
<p>I don’t know if there is such a number to precisely answer your question. That is to compare it to Berkeley on Ivy League grad acceptance rate. But…I do know that Fordham students have been admitted recently to Harvard, Yale, Columbia, NYU graduate and professional programs. It depends on how you do at Fordham. There may be some people who will suggest that some schools have a Catholic bias to the negative about Fordham, but I don’t know if that is entirely accurate or not. Berkeley certainly holds its own on acceptance into prestigious programs…but then again you likely have more competition there, if that makes any sense. At Fordham, you will be ranked as an undergraduate. You will know where you stand and what your chances are right up front. If you finish at or near the top of the class, then I suggest you will do just fine, particularly if your GMAT, MCAT, LSAT or GRE scores are high. Fordham is well regarded academically. And it also depends on the program you are targeting for graduate school and what is the funding for such programs when you graduate in four years…that waxes and wanes as funding comes and goes…and certain graduate programs are “hot” or not. </p>
<p>Its a great school in New York. Its Jesuit. Its a lot of fun without being too big and bureaucratic (relative to a large state flagship like Berkeley). </p>
<p>You have two excellent choices. Its up to you and what you want out of a total college experience. Fordham clearly wants you, with that scholarship they offered. They aren’t kidding. I hope you pick Fordham.</p>
<p>You have me the answer I was looking for, and I should have answered this on the other thread haha, but I wouldn’t mind if there were just 2 hispanics in the whole school lol. I get along well with everyone, I’m an optimist and a socialite. I don’t mind some diversity, I doubt I’ll have a ton of hispanic friends knowing me, I like learning about other cultures, and friendship with people of other cultures I get the benefit of a good conversation and that knowledge. I come from a ghetto area, so I know a lot about the whole drug thing who people react to that, riots at school etc. I take no part but I’ve learned enough of that, and thanks a lot haha. Just need to fill out my paper work lol.</p>
<p>I was asking those questions specifically on this thread because I wanted a true students perspective. Not just one I can get off the Fordham Website since there are obvious biases good & bad that lie in a website and a student perspective. </p>
<p>But thanks, you delivered some good points with your reponse</p>
<p>Here’s a quick response to your questions bkim2011, if you want more specific answers send me a PM and I’ll be more detailed. =]</p>
<p>As for the social scene vs. academics, I think all schools have their bookworms and all schools have their partiers. That said, I think Rose Hill is more geared toward school spirit whereas Lincoln Center kids can be a bit more aloof. Overall, I think the majority of people do care about social aspects and most people care about academics. LC kids are more urban and focused outside of school as far as social settings where RH kids are more school spirit oriented because it is more a part of their daily lives. Both crowds exist but the middle bit of everything is most common in my experience.</p>
<p>I have met students who had below 3.0’s and I’ve met students with above 4.0’s. Students come to Fordham for a variety of reasons, but in the classroom you will find others who are intellectual matches. Those with lower GPA’s tended to have higher SAT’s if you’re asking out of a situational wondering if you’ll be accepted mindset. If you’re asking because you want to be in an academically challenging environment then don’t worry about HS GPA’s. Fordham has a great reputation, and it earns that reputation every day.</p>
<p>School Facilities:
Library- RH- absolutely gorgeous, one of my favorite places, huge, great study environment
Library- LC- I have to be honest here, personally, I avoid it as much as possible, some students like it I’m sure but I find it a bit too dark/ musty to be a good study area
Cafeteria- RH- I love their food, the salad bar is great and they even have sushi! The dining area is also set up really well to encourage socialization. Overall I’ve been surprisingly happy with it.
Cafeteria- LC- Obviously geared towards commuters. Limited seating and limited choices. The food isn’t bad, just again, limited.
Dorms- Amazing on both fronts. Both campuses offer apartment style dorms which are incredible, and they’re all maintained very well.
Campus feel- RH- it’s a beautiful campus, especially the main quad. I’m a person who enjoys hanging out on blankets on center campus with friends and RH has been wonderful for this.
Campus feel- LC- in the spring it can be nice out. The space is limited but they work hard to keep the area they have beautiful, clean, and inviting.</p>
<p>bkim: If you come to the Admitted Student Orientation you will be able to interract with students, talk with them and see for yourself. Getting many opinions. We did that in 2007. Its what sealed the deal, frankly.</p>
<p>Everyone has an opinion, you know how that goes. And its up to you to do your homework, if you can in person. </p>
<p>Fordham has created a facebook page for admitted students this year, which may or may not compliment unofficial pages created by admitted students. You can go there and see for yourself what people are saying, but keep it in perspective, as its newbies and they may have perceptions that are inaccurate.</p>
<p>No college is perfect. Its never fully like the glossy brochures they send out. And soon the honeymoon wears off…usually around Thanksgiving. That is when friendships and just maturity will carry you through, until the Spring weather returns and brightens your day.</p>
<p>I was recently accepted into Rose Hill without on campus housing. I am ecstatic yet completely devastated at the same time. It is my dream to attend Fordham due to family ties to the school. I am on the housing waitlist but feel my chances are slim to live on campus. If i do not receive housing do you think it would be better commuting or living off campus? How many freshman do you know of that live off campus? As a commuter do you miss out on a lot of the social scene?</p>
<p>There are less commuters at RH than LC but there still is a group of them. The student lounge under the dining hall is enormous and I’ve spent large chunks of time in the library. There are a lot of places on campus to hang out during the day and plenty of ways to get involved. You also stand a good chance of getting housing after freshman year. I think a good option would be to commute your first year, make an effort to get to know resident students and switch to on campus housing starting sophomore year since there is more availability, especially with the new upperclassman dorms. As a commuter you may also get increased financial aid and save upwards of $10,000. With the neighborhood RH is in I’d definitely recommend commuting as opposed to off-campus housing.</p>
<p>As for how ResLife picks roomies, I don’t know. They try to find people who are well suited based on their backgrounds. Paperwork doesnt always equal good fits. Its always a crap shoot. At every college. Come with a tolerant and open mind and do your best focusing on your studies. If its not the best fit, you will find friends to hang with and then for sophomore year find friends to be with who are like you. If people followed the basic rules of self respect and mutual respect a lot of dorm drama would go away. Its college. Its drama. Its not always fun. But its not boring!</p>
<p>They do their best to keep you together. The easiest way to secure you’re with your friends is to have a complete room/ suite filled. They will tag you with a partner if both of you list each other on the form and are usually able to keep you with that person.</p>
<p>For future reference for anyone since ghostbuster sort of raised the question. Reslife sends out an electronic 7 question survey to determine who they room you with. With the new EP classes, though, it’s mostly based off who will be in that class with you, and after that based on the questions. (Examples are: do you mind living with a smoker, how much noise is tolerable while studying, how clean are you, etc, they are not open ended, you select the bubble corresponding to you).
On that form, if you know someone coming into freshman year you wish to room with, you can list that person.</p>
<p>Do you think I stand any chance of receiving housing for the fall semester? I went to the Spring preview today and asked dozens of students and faculty and they all seemed fairly confident everything would work out for me. If not for the fall semester are my chances good to receive housing for the spring semester? I am so nervous about commuting, i feel like my college experience will be miserable.</p>
<p>Honestly yes. RH has a lot of housing and they can usually accommodate everyone who wants it. Going into sophomore year you’ll be given preference if you go on the commuter wait list as well (as opposed to new/ transfer students). Students are sending deposits in 3 weeks. After that Fordham will take stock of who ended up coming and be able to determine how much additional housing they have. You could call back a week or two into May and ask if they have housing since students who declined their acceptance won’t need it.
That said, I know a number of people who are very happy as commuters. It sounds bad, like you don’t actually go to college but Fordham is aware of its commuters more than other schools and puts a lot of effort into integrating them. I even know a student who is switching from resident to commuter because of this next year!</p>
<p>That is good to hear. At the preview today I have to say I cannot see myself anywhere else but Fordham. Everyone was so easy going, nice and down to earth. I approached everyone I could and they were all so nice and helpful even people not affialiated with the tours. It felt so relaxing and tranquil and I would love to live on campus to be a part of that. I did fill out the housing waitlist like 30 minutes after I got my acceptance letter so Im hoping I get housing for my entire freshman year. I am just going to keep in touch with Res Life and people I know inside Fordham.</p>
<p>i live in brooklyn, nyc and commuting and housing are both an option. the commute is a bit rough (an hour or so, maybe more depends). what do i lose/gain from being a commuter student, and do i lose out on anything really important being that I’m going to be a part of CBA?</p>
<p>In a nutshell… What you lose is basically living on campus, the “college experience” of living with others in a community. What you gain is more scholarships, free food/ events specifically for commuters, and a much lower tuition.</p>