<p>Oh wow, great thead! I did my BA at Fordham and now I’m doing my PhD at McGill. </p>
<p>Fordham is an excellent school. It has lots of student/teacher interaction and a great campus. The administration is wonderfully helpful and <em>very</em> easy to approach. The classes were challenging and yes, they were definitely deflated. I’m not the person to ask about reputation since I’m of the conviction that it really doesn’t matter where you go to undergrad. The only thing that matters is that you get the attention you need, work with people you want to work with, and live where you want to live. If that’s Whatsamatta U., go for it. But seriously, strongly consider Fordham because of its great campus environment. </p>
<p>McGill is a big, public, anonymous university. One plus to the big Canadian U’s is that you will spend quite a bit less than you would on a private American university. Still, I’d much rather go to a smaller place like Fordham Rose Hill and then pursue graduate degree work in a larger place. And that’s exactly what I did. Trust me, if/when you get to the graduate level you will shortly realize that no one cares where you did your undergrad. It’s all about one’s ability to write scholarly-level material and the ability to advance oneself as a scholar. I think Fordham is an excellent place to learn these skills, and I hope you choose to go there.</p>