<p>Thank you happy1!</p>
<p>LC houses everyone, undergrad and grad/law students, at McMahon hall, 155 W. 60th St. It was the nicest housing we saw when we were looking at schools. My S lives in a 5 person apartment with a full kitchen and bath, dining room/living room, and two bedrooms. You could also end up in a three bedroom apartment with two bathrooms and you state your preferences on the housing survey that comes out after the enrollment period ends. My S did get the smaller apartment which he wanted but he also ended up being tripled even though he did not want to be. I have to say that it has worked out just fine for him…and saved nearly $4k on the room & board, which due to location, was the highest of every school he applied to, including NYU. But, of course, the surrounding neighborhood IS a beautiful and central location in NYC and a very nice place to live! </p>
<p>BTW, you can get to Lowenstein from McMahon without ever going outside which can be a real plus given the winters we have been having here in NY!</p>
<p>^^ SandKMom: Which hall/complex would you prefer for LC and how do they room the roomates? Survey?</p>
<p>There is only one residence hall, McMahon, for LC and it’s for everyone. You will fill out a housing survey for your preferences (smaller/bigger apartment, how neat you are, night owl or morning person, etc., in May or June but your roommates are also decided by a mandatory core class called EP Seminar. You will rank the offered classes in order of preference on the freshman registration survey and everyone in your apartment will all be in that same class 1st and 2nd semester. You pick your other classes on your own unless you are in a major that preregisters some of them for you.</p>
<p>ResLife did a pretty good job putting people together in my S’s apartment. Three of the five (my S included) are thinking about staying together next year.</p>
<p>to Zuzanna: I’m also a Comm LC major from Florida! Work study is definitely offered to freshman, and there are even some departments that take students on to work part time even if they weren’t offered work study. For example, I work in the Office of Student Leadership and Cultural Development as Event Manager, and I had a friend that worked with Security and another with our Media Relations department, and none of us were offered work study in our fin aid package.
Some say that RH is easier to get into just because it is a bigger school with a bigger student body, but I would not recommend you switch where you apply to based on housing. Being from Florida, if you get accepted into LC they are going to give you housing. Getting housing gets more iffy the closer you live to school. So no worries about that!</p>
<p>I also want to address the OP’s questions, before he is completely scared off. As I said above, I’m a sophomore comm major here at LC. Yes, the students are very independent. You do have to work to find a social group, but if you dorm it is very easy to do so. You will live with anywhere from 4 to 7 people, and hopefully out of those you will make a few friends. For me, I lucked out and 3 of my roommates last year became my closest friends, and we are living together this year. I met my best friend and now roommate through Urban Plunge, which is this program Fordham offers before orientation where you move in early and do service in the city, and became close with my other friends through talking to them in the study lounge/classes and by becoming involved in student government. Basically, if you put out the effort to get to know people and make friends, you will be fine.</p>
<p>LC does have about a 50% commuter student population. However, it’s extremely silly to think that just because many of the students either live at home or off campus you are unable to be friends or hang out with them. They’re still in the city, or at least in one of the outer boroughs, and still available to hang out! The only difference is that they’ll just take a subway or bus back to a different location than you. They’re not lepers by any means, so to treat them like outsiders just because they don’t sleep in the dorm next door is ridiculous.</p>
<p>The fact that students complain about a lack of student life is very amusing to me. As someone involved in clubs and programming as a student and employee, I feel the need to say that we would have more student life if students actually participated in the events that we put on. Every day there is at least one event being put on by a club, and they range from restaurant outings, movie screenings, open mic nights, talent performances, dances, and cultural awareness programming, among other things. The Campus Activities Board also works hard to get discounted tickets to broadway shows, rangers games, knicks games, and other things. There is student life, the problem is that some students enjoy complaining about a lack of student life more than actually participating in the student life that does exist. I must say though, that for those that do participate, they always enjoy themselves. Most of our big events get over a 100 people at them, which for a small school like us is a big accomplishment. These events and programs are heavily advertised throughout the school through posters, tabling, and every table in the caf has a little weekly calendar of events on it. So yes, there is student life.</p>
<p>That said, I can see why a lot of people don’t participate in student activities, simply because we do live in the heart of Manhattan. I’m able to find a balance between extracurriculars and city life. I love that I can walk up 10 blocks and be in the Upper West Side, walk down 10 blocks and be in Hell’s Kitchen, and walk east one block and take multiple subway lines that will get me anywhere in the city i want to be. It is a little distracting having all these options available to you, and you do sometimes have to choose between going to something really cool that you know is going on in the city, or staying in and doing the work you need to catch up on. But it’s all about finding balance, and definitely after the first semester you figure out what you need to do to get there.</p>
<p>^^^Glad to have you back on CC, ramfan2013…hope you had a great semester! 
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<p>My S is not a complainer about student life, yet I don’t think he’s participated in too many “Fordham” activities either. He attends Fordham theatre productions, of course, and he did say he went to the Urban Plunge potluck but that there weren’t too many people there. I agree with you…the fact that you are right in the middle of one of the greatest cities on earth is probably the biggest detriment to the student activities that you are trying to put together because you are competing against the city and all it offers. I bet you do better in the Spring because everyone has gotten used to the fact that they actually live in Manhattan and they’ve probably already run through their money! 
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<p>ramfan, go find my S on the 3rd floor for one of your open mic/talent nights…he’s an amazing singer and always willing to put on a show when his public needs him! Plus, mom would be happy if he took advantage of some activities that DIDN’T cost a day’s pay, lol.</p>
<p>nyc2013, ramfan2013 and sandkmom: Thank You, This helps a lot.
Now we just need to be patient and wait. I will probably have dozen new questions when (if…) my daugher gets in. Thx again.</p>
<p>^^^SO hard to wait! Best of luck to your D! :)</p>
<p>I did my freshman year of college (2009-10) at FCLC and can honestly say that I have NO idea where they got the 90% statistic for freshmen retention because at LEAST half of my class transferred or left. I know several people each from FCLC that are now at Binghamton, Syracuse, NYU, Columbia, and Le Moyne, in addition to various state schools (like myself, now studying at Ramapo College of New Jersey). </p>
<p>Agreed entirely that it felt like high school: it was just too small not to. Everybody knew everybody and was in everyone’s business. The ridiculous commuter to resident ratio made it almost impossible to find friends within the dorm, and while I understand the Jesuit background of the college, I was not allowed as an 18-year-old female to have my best male friend sleep in my living room because of college rules. I found it ridiculous how childishly we as students were treated. Also, I don’t understand what “events” are being discussed, because while I was there I saw barely any events at all. I tried to join several clubs but the meetings were so disorganized and membership was so up in the air that I gave up. Outside of my suite, I made literally one friend. It was impossible to meet people.</p>
<p>My freshman advisor, who I will not name, was easily the most nasty and unhelpful person I’ve ever met in my life. I had to go on medical leave for three weeks due to hospitalization, and the school absolutely pressured me to take the rest of the semester off “to recover”, when I’d been cleared to go back to school weeks earlier. I also had numerous problems with the few people I did manage to meet, and 9 of my 10 professors were aging, tenured, and incredibly boring. </p>
<p>The core curriculum… Oh, don’t get me started. I understand the need for an extensive background education. I really do. However. It’s SO extensive that I barely saw NYC for the entire year that I was there. It felt like I was CONSTANTLY in the library reading entire plays, writing papers, and dissecting theory on philosophy, religion, and the arts when I went in as a declared pre-law student. It felt like a giant waste of my time.</p>
<p>All this said, I probably wouldn’t have left if they hadn’t cut my scholarship for absolutely no reason. Financial aid lost my FAFSA application FOUR TIMES, from April 2009 to March 2010. Each time it was lost, my parents took time out of their work schedules to come into the city and hand deliver it. And each time, it was lost. In late March, when I received my billing statement for Fall 2010, my student loans were posted - and my scholarships had disappeared. We have no idea where they went. As a result, I had no choice but to transfer to a state school. </p>
<p>Best of luck to anyone trying to have a good experience with this school. A year of “elective” courses and $60,000 later, I’m still trying to figure out how such an awesome sounding school went so incredibly wrong.</p>
<p>They’re able to post that statistic because LC and RH combined. The loss of say, 20 students is felt incredibly at LC but is nothing at RH. Also, a 90% retention rate with nearly 2000 freshman means 200 students leave, that’s a big number. It’s easy to feel like you’ve lost half your class at LC because there are so few students living on campus and the majority of LC transfers live on campus.
Yes, our core was incredibly large, my advisor actually didn’t understand it enough to advise me on what courses to take. The intro language courses were just as overwhelming. We were, unfortunately, the guinea pig year and obviously there are some kinks with their new programming to work out (like the “EP” courses).
I agree with you about the events, the vast majority of the few I saw were tied to cultural clubs and I was unsure about tagging onto a club just for a free meal or trip. </p>
<p>I hope you have better luck at Ramapo and have a better experience when you go on to law school!</p>
<p>@ivyonocheck</p>
<p>I debate whether to engage you in discussion given that you have registered on CC to make your one post which makes me suspicious of your agenda here.</p>
<p>But I am certainly a Fordham LC supporter so here I go. I WILL say that people will surely transfer to other schools. This doesn’t only happen at Fordham and there isn’t any one school that is perfect. Some people will leave because of fit and they just didn’t choose the right school to begin with. Some will leave because of the grass is always greener syndrome. Some will leave because of $$$. I’m sure some will leave for health or medical reasons and some for other reasons as well. The truth is you can’t REALLY know what a school is like until you get there but once you do, the burden is on you to make the most of your experience. And many people transfer without trying to make any changes to their present situation. That’s the world we live in…it’s an instant gratification thing. (And nyc2013, I’m not really talking so much about you because I do think that you tried to make some changes by realizing that you wanted a more traditional college experience and switching to RH. I’m not sure if I think that giving RH less than one semester before sending out transfer applications was enough but that’s just me. I wasn’t there and don’t know what you did and didn’t do and so I can’t say one way or the other. I certainly wish you the best of luck at your new LAC. :)) </p>
<p>Just as you challenge the 90% retention rate statistic, I challenge your statement that at least (implying possibly more) than half of your class transferred. I’m sure several people you know DID transfer and to the very good schools that you listed. But more than half your class? I am not buying that. And why would the commuter/resident ratio lead to problems finding friends among the residents? Perhaps the only friends YOU made were commuters? You said you only made one friend outside of your suite and that you tried to join clubs but gave up because they were too disorganized. Did you do anything to change that??? </p>
<p>I would also challenge nyc2013’s statement that the majority of students who transferred were residents. I could just as easily say that the majority of students who transferred where commuters because I happen to know one person who transferred and they were a commuter. I just don’t think any of this can be verified by any of the posters myself included. It may seem to be that way to them and to me but that doesn’t make it so. If it’s really important for prospective students to know the actual statistics, then I recommend asking someone at Fordham LC if they are willing to give out the data. </p>
<p>Regarding the HS comments that you and others have posted. I asked my S about this yesterday. He said that he has encountered students that weren’t quite as mature and thought to himself, “What are you in HS???” These aren’t the students he chose to surround himself with as he isn’t the slightest bit interested in getting sucked into gossip or drama. He chooses to surround himself with like minded people…students who are there to learn, who are excited about their classes and the core curriculum, and who are confident enough in their choices not to care or get involved in what other people think or do. He has heard people complaining that they live in the middle of NYC but feel like they are in a bubble and can’t understand why they would rather sit there complaining about it instead of getting out into the city. </p>
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<p>It surprises me that you felt you were unable to get out into NYC. My S worked damn hard this semester getting all A’s and A-'s in his classes which is no easy feat AND he had to put in 50 additional lab hours as a Theatre major and still, nearly every day he left the campus. Maybe he only had time for a run in Central Park on some days but others he was all over. He said if he got bored of Central Park, he’d head downtown to Madison Square Park for a change of scenery. He took his gf to the Rockaways in September bc she’d never seen the ocean. They went shopping in the Village for Halloween costumes and of course, he took her to see the tree and ice skating…they went in Bryant Park bc it’s free. Now he knows Manhattan VERY WELL. But he’s not afraid to go exploring the boroughs either. And the Met. I don’t know if it was required or optional but for his Art History class he went for specific tours and wrote papers on them. It is my understanding that many of the LC professors use the city and all it offers as part of their course. I know his English and Theatre professors did as well. Not sure about Theology though. </p>
<p>I think all prospective students should thoroughly research the core requirements. It IS a very large core curriculum and my S will be taking classes over the summer to complete requirements so that he can finish a double major. But he does NOT think the core is a wast of time…it’s one of the reasons he chose Fordham. He came in as a Theatre major and while he loved his Theatre courses, he actually liked his English Comp II course and Theology and Art History courses just as much if not more. He said he’d major in any one of those subjects after taking those classes! </p>
<p>You said you came in as a declared pre-law student. I wasn’t aware that Fordham had a pre-law track because I never researched it. I assume that you did and that you came to the school fully aware of what courses would be required of you and the Jesuit philosophies in educating a person. The fact that you were in the library and the work you described may have been a hell for you but is exactly what my S loved about his courses! I will say that he’s not looking forward to math and science but he understands the need to take those courses. Could you really not have found at least one core class that you liked? </p>
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<p>As a parent, I am very happy with this policy. It “sounds” to me like you claim to understand that there are certain policies that exist at Jesuit colleges but really think the rules shouldn’t apply to you. It also surprises me that you think you were treated childishly because I think LC is a very adult lifestyle and I posted earlier on that.</p>
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<p>My S’s AP scores were lost (he took 9 classes so it was a significant amount of credits) and it DID take my involvement to get it straightened out. I have not been overly impressed with how certain administrative details are handled and it seems like some things are handled out of RH even though you might go to LC which complicates things and makes it easier for things to get lost. But I don’t get what you are saying about your FAFSA application being lost. You don’t apply for FAFSA at Fordham, you apply through the govt and they issue a Student Aid Report, SAR. I would think that needs to come directly from them not a copy from your parents because they wouldn’t accept my copy of my S’s AP Score Report as proof either. I had to call CollegeBoard and get them to resend my S’s scores. So I don’t think your parents should have wasted their time hand delivering your copy of the SAR or your FAFSA application, they should have met with the director of FA at LC to straighten it out. But honestly, it seems to me that there were other reasons that you wanted to transfer and your scholarships that “disappeared” was only one of them. </p>
<p>It sounds like you had a tough time at Fordham LC and I’m sure your health problems didn’t help the situation. Again, I am not sure if you are posting legitimately or simply ■■■■■■■■. But if you ARE actually a student at Ramapo, I wish you the best of luck, happiness and success there. :)</p>
<p>I don’t know if I asked this before but how is the diversity at Lincoln Center? I love meeting new people from different countries and cultures!</p>
<p>^^^I am told that Fordham LC is more diverse than RH but have no actual data to back this up. I am also told that some of the diversity comes from the commuter population. I remember reading a description in Fiske’s guide last year that overall Fordham was more diverse than BC, less funky than NYU. It stuck bc those were the schools my S was considering. </p>
<p>Keep in mind, that once you walk out the door whether you are at RH or LC, you are in one of the most diverse cities on earth! You will have no trouble “meeting new people from different countries and cultures.”</p>
<p>I also recommend that if you do enroll at Fordham you consider taking part in Urban Plunge which means you come to Fordham a few days early to take part in activities in different neighborhoods in NYC. There is a whole muliticultural component to the Urban Plunge program.</p>
<p>Thanks sandkmom! I haven’t gotten the chance to appreciate how much of a help you have been not only to me but to all the other fellow LC students and their parents! Its much appreciated! I have another question if you don’t mind regarding M/F ratio @ LC. Females do dominate lincoln center correct? Because I have been meeting a lot of possible LC students and most of them if not all are female. I don’t mind this but my parents really would like to know.</p>
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<p>When I was there, it felt like the vast majority was female.</p>
<p>@nyc2013</p>
<p>Sounds like we had similar experiences, and probably the same advisor. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one with those sentiments.</p>
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<p>I don’t see the point in addressing why I made an account, but since you brought it up, I’m looking to transfer again and was looking around the forums. I apologize if it seemed like I was ■■■■■■■■, but FCLC is something I feel strongly about. </p>
<p>I never said that people don’t transfer from other schools as well. Obviously, if I’m looking to transfer, it can’t only be from LC. Maybe it was what nyc2013 said, that because 200 people transferred out it felt like a huge loss to the resident community, but from my classes and friends of friends I know more people that left than that stayed. The resident/commuter ratio makes a difference because the commuters rarely ever stayed a minute outside class time, and thus it was difficult to meet and mingle with any of them.
Also, the ideology that a freshman can change the organization of an established club is admirable but sorely lacking a reality check.</p>
<p>Not to be dramatic or to cause a fight, but your son seems like the kind of person that I avoided at LC. I hate to say it, but everyone there said that they hated drama, and every single person caused it, the Theater and Dance students most of all. Also, I was never “sitting and complaining” about not being able to get out into the city. I was sitting drowning in papers. My classes, notably Music History and Theology, required some trips across the boroughs, but when it wasn’t required of me, going out and about the city was an unheard-of luxury.</p>
<p>Never once did I say that the policy should not apply to me. My point was more that it seems like an incredibly dated and unreasonable policy for today’s college students. </p>
<p>Regarding my financial aid, yes, I apologize for confusing that terminology, it was my SAR. However. Your suggestion to meet with the director of LC is ludicrous and almost laughable considering how little personal attention each case was given, even at such a small school. When I was transferring, for example, it took three weeks of almost literally camping out in front of the Dean of Students’ office in order to get a meeting with him. Also, please don’t imply that my parents “wasted their time” coming to the city in order to sort out my education. </p>
<p>I did say that I “probably” would have stayed at LC if it wasn’t for my scholarships, but that they were the boiling point. At this point it’s all coulda, shoulda, woulda. </p>
<p>Best of luck to your son.</p>
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<p>My S seems like someone you would have avoided. He is happy, well adjusted, engaged in his classes, performing extremely well academically and friendly with EVERYBODY. He spent Sunday morning cleaning his apartment (he cleaned it before he left, too) and shopping for supplies so that it would be “ready” for everyone to come home and they could all start the semester off right. Hmmmm. Just wondering how, if you avoided “that kind of person” which might just have been your biggest problem in making friends…making judgments about people without actually getting to know them…how would you know THAT was the type to cause drama? </p>
<p>But whatever. You are gone. I wish you well. I think you need to put it behind you and focus on the future and I wish you good luck. :)</p>
<p>To the other prospective students, get to know the faculty, get to know your advisor, get to know the administration because they WILL go out of their way to help, teach and advise you. </p>
<p>My S is STILL corresponding with his Theology prof by email re his thoughts on things he learned…yes, he got an A in that class! He emailed his Eng Comp II prof a rough draft of his final to get her feedback BEFORE handing it in. Yes. Another A. She also nominated it for the LC book of top freshman essays. I will say that my S is genuinely interested in all the subjects that he has taken so far and will be taking this semester. He isn’t feigning interest just to get the grades and I’m sure that the professors can tell the difference. </p>
<p>On the subject of advising, it is very likely that the Class of 2013 students had problems bc the core changed that year. But that seems to have all been worked out by now and my S’s advisor helped him put together a complicated Spring schedule that required taking a lab in another class section to fit everything together. If they were more interested in policy than the students then they would have told him to pick other classes IMHO.</p>
<p>Fr. Vin DeCola, SJ is one of the deans for the first year experience. My S was able to get to know him through the Urban Plunge program and he has gone out of his way to help him with the above registration issues and the AP issues. The AP issue was resolved the day after I called him and I have heard that LC administrators have at times walked across the street to CollegeBoard to get the scores. It would not surprise me in the least if this occured bc it was resolved so quickly. Then he called my S to tell him that he got the scores, that he got his credits and that two core class requirements were satisfied. He followed it through to its resolution and went out of his way to call my S during Christmas break to tell him this. That is not “little personal attention” if you ask me.</p>
<p>My S has also developed a personal relationship with Fr. Grimes who never fails to stop and chat with him when they run into each other. Now I do have to say that my S is probably more comfortable engaging in conversation with adults than with some of his peers at times and this has surely helped him develop these relationships. But I recommend that everyone do this. The fact is it’s just easier to take a personal interest in a student that you know personally than one you have never spoken with other than a courteous “hello” in an elevator. </p>
<p>@spt. leonidas</p>
<p>It is my understanding that the ratio of females to males is approximately 60-40.</p>
<p>And you are welcome. I am happy to answer any questions from a parent perspective and based on what my S has told me…he was absolutely giddy returning to school on Saturday! It’s also quite helpful to hear directly from the other students who have attended LC. It does seem unfortunate to me that there is only one LC student who posts on CC (ramfan2013) that is happy there and the other CCers are transferring but maybe that balances out. It’s important to talk to other LC students when you are there next month for your visit bc the CC ratio of unhappy LCers seems disproportionate to me but in the end it is YOUR opinion that counts. Take a look at the campuses, feel the vibe and decide if YOU can be happy there. And then, if the answer is yes, make it happen.</p>
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<p>I have several problems with this characterization of the core curriculum. First, you blame the amount of work required for your core classes as the reason you could not take advantage of Manhattan. But, based on your description, it’s not because you needed to take core classes that you couldn’t see Manhattan; it’s because your classes were difficult and thus your free time was limited. Rather than arguing that Fordham should not have as large of a core, you should be arguing that Fordham should be an easier school. </p>
<p>You also state that as a pre-law student, you felt that “writing papers, and dissecting theory on philosophy…felt like a giant wast of [your] time.” Writing and abstract thinking are two of the most important ways to prepare for law school. That’s why so many law school students with the highest LSAT scores are philosophy and theology majors – they were constantly pushed to write and think critically about difficult arguments. In my opinion, the core curriculum is excellent preparation for law school. The whole point of Fordham’s core is to develop students’ writing and thinking abilities. I’m not sure what you expected a pre-law program to be.</p>
<p>Rose Hill and Lincoln Center have the same core curriculum, so I feel my opinion on the core is applicable to this thread’s discussion. I personally have loved Fordham’s core and think it’s part of what sets Fordham apart from other schools. There is a strong emphasis on abstract thinking, something that more “practical” courses often fail to teach. It’s a rigorous education filled with difficult classes, but I would be disappointed with Fordham if it lowered its academic expectations to give students more time to explore NYC. In fact, I believe I have had ample time to see all that the city has to offer. Despite the rigor of my classes, I have seen numerous broadway shows, gone to many museum exhibits, eaten in dozens of ethnic restaurants, explored several unique neighborhoods, and have had countless unforgettable experiences.</p>
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<p>There are a two reasons why Fordham would reduce or cut someone’s financial aid: </p>
<p>If you have a need-based award, your financial aid may alter from year to year if your family’s financial situation changes. For example, if a family has two children in college one year but the next year one child graduates, then the financial situation (and resulting aid) will change. This is a typical practice at most institutions. It may or may not be fair, but it is clearly stated in the financial aid documents students must review before they enroll.</p>
<p>If you have a merit-based scholarship, Fordham reserves the right to revoke your award if your cumulative GPA drops below a 3.0. If your GPA moves back above 3.0, then you will receive your award again. Again, most schools that offer merit awards have similar policies.</p>
<p>Fordham does not randomly cut its students’ financial aid. I’m not sure what happened in your situation, but I suspect that it was one of the above explanations. If it was in fact a mistake on Fordham’s part, I do hope that you sought an appropriate explanation from the office of financial aid before deciding to transfer. </p>
<p>Like sandkmom, I’m also confused by your issues with the FAFSA as Fordham requires the official SAR report to be directly submitted by the government after you complete the information online. The office of FA should have explained this to you and I’m sorry if it wasn’t clear. I’ve never heard of this happening to someone before and personally, I’ve only had positive experiences with the office of financial aid.</p>
<p>Students take an average of 18-22 core courses (depending on AP credits). It is extremely difficult to double major as (like other schools) specific courses are offered in cycles spanning 2-4 years. While some people say they enjoy the core, if a student wishes to attain a degree in more than one area the school has essentially forced them to take summer courses which few people can afford. I think Fordham could attain the same effect of the current core in terms of breadth of knowledge with a smaller course requirement. For example, 1 theology instead of 2, 1 philosophy instead of 2, intermediate level of language instead of fluency, 1 instructional writing courses instead of 2-3 (depending on SAT’s scores), etc.</p>
<p>It’s definitely a matter of opinion when it comes to Fordham’s core. There’s no arguing that the core is hefty and can limit some students from double majoring. It all depends on AP/IB credits and the requirements for specific majors. While I know many students with double majors (I myself will double major with a minor without having to take summer classes) I also know a few students who have had to sacrifice a minor or second major.</p>
<p>Still, I would argue that the skills and perspective Fordham’s core gives you is far more beneficial than the brief introduction to an academic field that a second major can provide. And many graduate programs don’t give preference to students with more than one major - in fact, a strong, traditional liberal arts education is often viewed as more credible than a curriculum specific to one field.</p>
<p>But the core is not for everyone, especially students desiring a more technical education. Prospective students must take a look at Fordham’s core before they decide to enroll.</p>