<p>Hello. I have a question: What is Fordham's policy on torrent downloading?</p>
<p>Do they ban all BitTorrent downloads? If you get caught downloading illegal stuff, what are the consequences? Are their policies enforced? I'd prefer answers from people that currently attend.</p>
<p>I am asking because I can find no information on this on the website or here. I will admit I am very involved in some private torrent trackers and while I'd love to continue helping them out, I'd rather not get kicked out of college because I didn't know the rules!</p>
<p>P.S.: I'd prefer if this didn't become a thread about downloading stuff and why it's good/bad. All I am asking is for information because I cannot find it anywhere.</p>
<p>^^^
Not sure why you needed to make a comment on my last two posts either so I guess we’re even.
Anyway, TheJuanSoto, hope you get the answers you need.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone. I will contact the IT people!</p>
<p>Also, sovereigndebt/happy1, you both seem to know a lot of about Fordham so what can you tell me about its Honors program (I don’t really want to make a new thread)? I just got invited to it. I’ll look over what their site says and look here but I’d like as much info as possible.</p>
<p>My S is not in the honors program, but his very close friend is. His friend is an outstanding student who had the grades and standardize test scores to a lot of “more prestigious” schools. However, he chose Fordham and the Honor program (it didn’t hurt that he got pretty much a free ride) at RH. Anyway his friend has been to our house a number of weekends & we’ve taken him out to dinner a number of times so we have heard a reasonable amount about his experience in the honors program. In short, he absolutely loved the program, his classmates, and the academic challenges in his small seminar style classes. From what I gather in our conversations, the honor program students pretty much take a separate core curriculum and are in those classes together. He is now writing a senior thesis for the program. My son believes that many of the top teachers taught the honors courses. Students in this program get a key to Alpha House (RH campus ) which seems to be used for both work and extracurricular activities (My S has been invited to parties there).</p>
<p>The kids in the program do form a bond, but they still have plenty of interaction/plenty of friends with non-Honors kids in all of their other classes, dorms, cafeteria, extracurricular activities etc. I’d imagine the experience is reasonably similar at LC and RH but I have knowledge of anyone who has been through the program at LC. From what I gather, it is a win-win to do the honors program at Fordham. I would jump at the chance. </p>
<p>Another question (didn’t want to make a new thread). How’s Fordham in regards with graduate school placing? Do a lot of students go to top schools for a masters?</p>
<p>Fordham does EXTREMELY well in grad school, law school and med school placement. The catch is that its the “usual suspects” meaning those in the top 10% of the class. Fordham ranks its students. Other students also get placed, but of course not in Ivy League programs or elite programs. Another key factor is the faculty member who mentors you…choose wisely. They are very influential in gaining admission, as their recommendations are critical…and yes, who they know. </p>
<p>In recent years (and you can ask someone in administration both at Rose Hill and Lincoln Center, not sure where…maybe the registrar?) Fordham has placed kids at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, NYU, George Washington, Georgetown, Boston College, UPenn, UVa., William and Mary, Cornell, Wake Forest, Texas, Vanderbilt and many more. (and yes, my kid was one of them! ). </p>
<p>For law school, however, you should know in advance its extremely difficult for some reason for Fordham undergrads to get placed at Fordham Law. Perhaps they prefer new blood. A very very few students make it, and they turn away (waitlist for example) many highly qualified students. Its just not a common acceptance for Fordham kids. However, those same kids get placed in really, really good law schools. Several in the top 10. </p>
<p>In short, if you perform at Fordham, you will not have difficulty getting into a very prestigious grad school or professional school.</p>
<p>I forgot to thank you guys for the responses! Very informative.</p>
<p>Anyway, another unrelated question: What’s the maximum number of classes a student can take a semester?</p>
<p>Also, I’m going to be at LC which has a lot less courses offered per semester than RH. Because of AP exams I may get out of the introductory Computer Science (my major) and Math (possibly my minor) classes, but based on past schedules LC doesn’t have classes I could take to “get ahead” early (meaning they have the level two class in the second semester only) but RH does. Is it common/easy to get to take classes at RH if you’re in LC?</p>
<p>Most students take five classes a semester but technically it’s the number of credits that counts not the number of classes. But as a freshman, it is unlikely that you need to worry about a credit overload just as it is unlikely that you will be able to “get ahead” in your 1st semester because there are still so many core classes that you need to take regardless of how many AP credits you come in with.</p>
<p>Your first semester at LC you will be preregistered for an English Composition course based on your SAT writing score and an EP 1 seminar based on an interests survey. The EP is also tied to housing in that your suitemates will most likely be in the same class. Some EP courses also satisfy other core requirements so you might want to consider that when you fill out your survey. For example, the EP course might satisfy both the EP 1 requirement and also a Fine Arts or History requirement.</p>
<p>So that will leave you with three other courses to select for your first semester and you will register over the summer online. There are so many core classes required and available that it just isn’t necessary for you to take any at RH your first semester and I recommend you don’t. While plenty of students commute back and forth for classes via the Ram Van, adding that to the first semester adjustment to college just isn’t a complication that you need. I recommend you explore RH on your own time and if you feel strongly about taking classes there, do it in the Spring.</p>
<p>TheJuanSoto, just FYI, the AP credits you have may not get you too far in the honors program. For instance, my daughter took AP Calc AB and BC, if she were in the regular program, she woudn’t have had to take a math class. But in honors, she had to take one level above Calc BC. So she had to take multi variable calc first semester and another calc this semester, then she will be done with math. She did have a choice actually, calc or science, she went with calc because she aced it in high school. (Unfortunately, the prof at Fordham leaves a lot to be desired, and she is struggling in this class, basically teaching it to herself). </p>
<p>We thought that her coming in with so many AP credits would be a big deal, and it would in the regular program, but doesn’t matter that much in the honors program. At least that is how I understand it. She had to pick her classes in someone’s office during an admitted students day, and this person really didn’t seem to know what she was doing…as a mom, it was better for me to stay in the hallway and let my daughter and another girl get themselves into their classes without me asking too many questions.</p>
<p>Some unsolicited advice for TheJuanSoto --If your major might be computer science, I’d be careful about skipping and intro class even if you have the AP credit. I would suggest taking the time to talk to someone in that department and make sure that your AP class matches up with what Fordham covers in its intro class. If Fordham covers some topics not covered in the AP class, I would consider re-taking the class rather than risk not having the background you need for the upper level classes.</p>
<p>Kids who normally use “AP” credits in high school to avoid/test out of intro courses in college normally are at large state schools…and the reason is often because its harder for them to get into the courses they want, when they want and graduate on time. At private colleges its much,much less common. And ill advised. Some students do graduate early…and at Fordham. But that is uncommon. You are going to be at Fordham for four years, so just buckle up and enjoy the ride! </p>
<p>The real benefit of AP credits is that it is an excellent way to prepare you for college.</p>
<p>The biggest advantage of AP credits at Fordham is that you register for classes based on how many credits you have, so if a student has a lot of APs they get to register for classes a few days earlier which can be a big help.</p>
<p>All right. Thanks everyone for clearing all of this up. Definitely helpful. I’ll probably take the intro to CS class like happy suggested and see what happens with my Math. Either way, I’m excited about Fordham!</p>
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