<p>1) 89.5 UW but I applied 4 years ago when it was a lot easier to get into fordham and had 1350/1600, AP/college classes.
2) Main difference is setting. RH is your traditional campus. LC is like NYU in terms of setting and being a non traditional campus. It is right in the heart of the city in one of most prime locations, obviously though much smaller in stature than NYU. RH has all of the athletic teams (basketball, football, baseball, etc). And there are certain majors like Business (and Bio/Chem I believe) that you can take at RH and not LC. LC does have a natural science major however. Basically, you can categorize LC as the more liberal arts oriented campus.
3) About 8 miles. Fordham has its own vans that each carries about 15 students at a time and goes back and forth from the two campuses. Two to three vans depart together every half an hour from both the campus, so you can always be sure to catch a van even if you sign up 15 minutes before departure. Takes about 25 minutes barring traffic. So getting back and forth from the two campuses is extremely easy and if you have classes at both campuses, you get free passes. Otherwise, it is $3 one way which is still really cheap.
4) Case can be made for both campuses. Location is key with the LC campus (the commute would be better for internships). RH gives a sense of community especially if you dorm on campus. They also have some really cool stuff on campus like WFUV (one of the largest radio stations in NY and owned and operated by Fordham). You can get involved in a lot more activities too. Both campuses have something unique about themselves and a communications/media major (which I assume will be your major if you want to pursue journalism). At the end of the day, really depends on what you want out of your college experience.</p>
<p>(sorry for hijacking ur thread)</p>
<p>I don’t really know about engineering. I’ve never harbored much interest in science. I’m more interested in social science, studying humans, and learning how to improve people and society. I think my SAT II math score reflects my ability to think logically. I mean, I don’t really see how SAT IIs in English, history, math, or sciences help express a desire in a social work/psychology/sociology major. Those seem more like sciences than humanities, but I don’t really know. I’ll probably be doing psychology/sociology in undergrad, so isn’t that science?</p>
<p>And about CUNY Honors, it’s free and it’s getting more and more selective, so I assume it’s getting more and more prestigious. It might not provide the greatest college experience, but it seems like a solid undergrad program to ED and well, it’s free.</p>
<p>I’m currently thinking about applying to Fordham, and I know the school started out as Roman Catholic, but does it really get involved in the religious side? Or does it maintain neutral</p>
<p>It’s just like any other school. Religion has very little influence except for the two required theology courses. First theology course deals with topics in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. 2nd theology course if of your choice (ex: eastern religion - Buddhism). So as you can see there is no favoritism towards Christianity and nothing is really imposed upon you.</p>
<p>You have a point Shoozer. Yea, Psych and Sociology are technically sciences (social sciences). But I think Math (especially 2c) and Physics show more of a technical side due to the stereotypes. I think history SAT II can be relevant because sociology is study of interaction b/n ppl, social norms, culture/values etc and history is how past events shaped society. so i guess if you understand history and how things were during that time, you might be able to understand why people acted the way they did (values/customs/culture). Like some of the dictators arose out of social unrest. So i guess there is some connection, I don;t know, I am just pulling things out out of my a$$. world history may be a good one to take instead of physics i guess. Yea I have nothing against CUNY. It is a solid program, provides you with access to internships, no tuition (but it’s only $4,000 a year to start off with anyways) and I think you get free laptop/other perks. You have to look at the opportunity cost (econ term lol) of each of your decision and decide based on that. But your reasoning seems to make sense.</p>
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<p>I’ve always wondered about this. What happens to someone who is accepted ED and then backs out (penalty-wise)? Does the school actually do anything?</p>
<p>There is really no legal action a college can take if you choose to back out. It’s really based on an honor system. However, I do think that if other colleges that you are applying to find out about it, they will most likely reject you. Also, it hurts the high school’s reputation if you do not honor the early decision code, as the college will think twice about accepting student from that high school in the future years. I am sure the high school guidance counselor would not appreciate this and would probably do everything to make sure that you do not back out of the early decision acceptance unless the reason is extremely extenuating.</p>
<p>“do not back out of the early decision acceptance unless the reason is extremely extenuating”</p>
<p>If you are applying for financial aid, but the aid offered is not enough to allow attendance, the ED offer can be declined without consequence. You just say thanks but no thanks.</p>
<p>Yea but the OP is applying to an honors program in which full tuition is paid. Besides, I do not think not enough FA is a good enough reason. You always get aid based on EFC and if the college thinks your parents can afford the tuition, they will not give you as good of a package. Most people that apply ED know exactly what they will be getting themselves into including the tuition of the college. Again, the whole ED process works on an honor system, so there really are not any penalties to begin with. But it does hurt the high school’s reputation and the chances of future students from that high school school to get into that particular college. Most selective schools will not put up with any BS.</p>
<p>“I do not think not enough FA is a good enough reason.”</p>
<p>The Common Application instructions say it’s a good enough reason:
<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf</a></p>
<p>But thanks for the heads up for this OP.</p>
<p>Nice. We learn something new every day.</p>
<p>I was just wondering what the Lincoln Center Campus/buildings are like. Are they old, new, are there dorms? If so, what are they like and how is the student life?</p>
<p>Is Fordham good about getting internships for its students? Are there any connections that the school has to major businesses?</p>
<p>Well yes to all of the above. First, Lincoln Center is a great place, though strongly leaning towards the theatre/dance/fine arts crowd, and some esoteric programs like Middle Eastern Studies. But LC is also a first class liberal arts college and had 7 Fulbright Scholars last year from that campus. (Fordham also had 7 from RH.) Fordham has the Excelsior campaign going on now and that is entering the building phase. Much of that is going to be at Lincoln Center as they build new buildings for FCLC and the Law School. Presently its all housed in the Lowenstein building which is very crowded. Yes they have dorms at LC, and about 800 students live there in the residential apartments. </p>
<p>But the College of Business Administration (CBA) is at Rose Hill in the Bronx. Fordham has awesome contacts with businesses in Manhattan and throughout New York for internships and jobs. Hundreds of employers interview at Fordham each year. </p>
<p>Fordham Rose Hill is also building new dorms for upperclassmen, which will allow them to have more space for freshmen coming in, in their dorms and reduce triples etc. The two campuses are very distinct, though many students take classes at both campuses and use the RamVan to get back and forth.</p>
<p>Go to the Fordham website for more detailed information, to research programs, faculty, services and everything you want to know. </p>
<p>Student life is very active and lots of fun. LC is very much an urban campus like a mini NYU. Rose Hill is a classic college campus with sports venues, huge library , large campus with gothic buildings. Students are active in club sports as well, and can join just about any group they can imagine. Debate teams, moot court teams, on and on.</p>
<p>which campus is better for Psychology?</p>
<p>Its good at both campuses, but the graduate program in Psychology is at Rose Hill. Don’t worry about a major just yet. You will have at least a year and maybe more of core requirements to fulfill and you dont declare a major until Spring of sophomore year. Lots of kids take Psychology 101 as part of their science core requirement and from there can determine if its a subject they like and can excel in, or if they need to look at something else.</p>
<p>Do you know the average student debt at graduation? Asked today at Open House - reply was “We don’t publicize that figure.”</p>
<p>I am extremely interested in Fordham! I just recently visited the campus and I loved it! I want to be a math major, possible do the 3-2 engineering program.Does anyone have some helpful information on what I should do with that? I am ranked in the top 10 percent of my class with a 99.7 Average, this year im taking 5 AP classes, I have been the treasurer of the class of 2010 since 10th grade. I am also captain of my team and a member of SADD. I got a 1210 on my SAT, hopefully i improved on the October test. I really want to go here, however, i am concerned if Fordham gives grants or something. Do you think i would be elligible?</p>
<p>Hey thanks for asking everyone’s questions!
This is something that wasn’t all that clear to me on the site for CBA. How easy is it to double major or possibly get a dual degree between the College of Business and College of Liberal Arts? Can undergrads have multiple minors as well? I know with most business schools, it isn’t as easy for students to have two majors. What’s the most you’ve seen someone take on, so to speak, in terms of their number of majors/minors?</p>
<p>I’m not planning on taking on whole lot for my freshman/sophomore year; I just want to know how many options I would have if I were to apply to CBA. </p>
<p>Sorry if that was confusing…
Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>your 1210, dancer, is a touch below the avg sat at Fordham. But your rank and gpa are wonderful. Maybe that will work out for you. For scholarships, generally you need to be in the upper ranges and that is usually 1400 or so (there may be some exceptions.). As for “grants” those are usually part of the financial aid package, so file a FAFSA after the first of the year. </p>
<p>London: Some people double major, some major and double minor, some major and minor with a specialized concentration. Its whatever you can handle. Some liberal arts kids want to get some business exposure and take the economics courses, for example. Some business students want more liberal arts than what is in the core and double major, perhaps in a language. You have all sorts of options.</p>
<p>But everyone completes the core and its going to take at least a year if not two. Depending on you AP exam scores. But its what makes Fordham special.</p>
<p>As for the 3-2 engineering program with Columbia its a very rigorous course load and only for the very serious engineering students. Discuss that with your advisor if you come to Fordham. But I wonder what engineering has to do with dancing? </p>
<p>Did you visit the LC or RH campus?</p>
<p>What are the course requirements?</p>