I am a current senior in high school and I am strongly considering Fordham. I would apply as an undecided major at the Rose Hill campus. During my research of the school, I have heard a lot of negative things about the core, such as the amount of classes you have to take (would last you until senior year?) and the general rigidity of it. I don’t mind some core classes here and there, but if there is no flexibility, I feel like it would just be high school all over again; I want the opportunity to explore and try out different classes to finalize and discover my major. I guess I just want to know a little more about the core and if most students like it. Also, does it benefit you in the long run? I have visited twice and have loved it both times; I am just a little concerned that my class time would be spent on topics that don’t even pertain to my major or interests.
P.S. I’ve already looked on the website at the core requirements. 
There is a core and you will probably have to take classes that you wouldn’t have taken otherwise, but as a student, most people finish by sophomore year. I know one person who almost finished everything her freshman year except for her language classes and her EPs, which I guess theoretically last all four years, but you can do many of those in major classes
The majority of the core can be completed in two years (with exception of EP4 and possibly the foreign language). Many Core classes can count towards your major, you just need to check the “attributes” portion of a class description.
Core is totally ridiculous. Yo seen 60k to take classes that have no relevance to the real world and theres so many of them that it consumes about 25-50% of your entire college education. Not worth it, unless you enjoy philosophy, theology, art history, etc.
Fordham is definitely for the artsy kind
I had the core basically completed in 2 years. You should be able to find the core curriculum online. As noted above, it is not for everyone, but for me it was a good thing. I feel that I got a strong and broad based liberal arts background that I probably wouldn’t have had if left to my own devices.