<p>Hey everyone. I'm having a pretty annoying dilemma right now. I got into Fordham at Lincoln Center and Stony Brook (them being my preferred choices among my others) and don't really know what to choose. I know to some its sort of a no brainer but somehow its hard to really come down to a decision. The problems are: Fordham is great and all but because I applied to Lincoln Center there is no real campus and therefore no real college experience. Plus they denied me housing so I'd have to live at home in a tiny apartment with my annoying family. Also I hear that you have to take 2 years worth of mandatory classes which kind of makes me wary of going. I know there are alot of options and everything but with the small size of the place and the urban area, somehow I dont think I will get the full experience. Stony on the other hand has a huge campus and alot of options. Plus its far from my family ^_^. Alot of my friends from Bronx Science (my hs) are going there as well so that would make the college transition easier. I terms of aid, Fordham has given me something like 33K, 5k of which is a loan and 6k of which is a metro grant granted I live at home (obviously since they denied me housing). So thats is a pretty nice number. I havent gotten my Stony package yet cause of a problem with paperwork but am expecting it soon (although I really dont expect much from them). So essentially these are my issues. My dad really wants me to choose Fordham cause I would live at home and it might be cheaper but I know its my decision, I am just having a hard time making it. Any ideas?</p>
<p>come on people anything?</p>
<p>Well first, you have to take GenEd (Core) classes at any college you go to. Because Fordham is an LAC, you just have more to take.
Second, you can always take classes (excluding Core, I think they only allow major classes unless you transfer to Rose Hill) at the Bronx campus which has more of the typical college feel.</p>
<p>I personally think Lincoln Center is the ugliest campus I’ve ever seen, however, you’re going to school for the education, not aesthetics. On the bright side, all of the classes are in the same building, so less walking and scurrying to class/getting lost if you’re new.</p>
<p>I think you should choose which school you’ll think you’ll receive the best education at, and which works best for you financially.</p>
<p>Or, you could just apply for internal transfer to Rose Hill, and they’ll probably be able to offer you housing.</p>