<p>I am currently a sophmore at Virginia Tech. Long story short, after a semester long suspension and dealing with living in the south, I want to transfer! I love VT, but I think I'm more suited for living more north. I am from NJ and want to possibly transfer to Fordham for spring semester after I finish fall semester at Tech. </p>
<p>I have always wanted to live in NYC and I have recently come into the opportunity to go to school where I want and not having to worry too much about tuition. So, Fordham seems like the perfect option at the moment.</p>
<p>My biggest question right now is the housing situation. I am aware that transfer students may not be able to receive housing on campus and that's okay. Reading reviews about the school, I read how restricting it is to live on campus with visitation hours and guards at the doors. I understand this is for safety but I will be living in an apartment in Virginia and I don't think I will enjoy going back to dorm life dealing with an RA and rules of that sort. I'd much prefer to not worrying about getting in trouble or dealing with the "parenting" of the school. </p>
<p>So, bottom line...is it a good idea to try and find off-campus housing so I don't have to deal with res life? Or is the on-campus housing at fordham not as bad as it sounds and worth it to live on campus? If so, where should I live as a transfer student?</p>
<p>Based on your experience at VT, and reason for leaving, I don’t know that any Jesuit school is going to be a good fit for you. I mean absolutely no disrespect. You should be looking for a good fit, and although not the south, I think you’ll find the same lack of tolerance for ‘a little weed’ at Jesuit schools (administration, not necessarily students). I may be wrong, but I’d be less concerned with housing (and the restrictive nature you feel it has) and more concerned about a schools drug policy if that’s something you plan to continue.</p>
<p>There are schools that treat alcohol and minor drug infractions as health issues, and those that treat them as disciplinary and legal issues. You need to know the difference when considering a school if either are a factor for you. VT is well known to treat these as disciplinary and legal issues. It should not have been a surprise to you, and has nothing to do with ‘the south’.</p>
<p>Perhaps you should consider a school in Washington or Colorado? Best of luck.</p>
<p>I’m confused-- where does jar111 mention weed? Also, why does jar111 assume that s/he would not need to worry about Fordham’s tuition? Fordham’s tuition causes quite a lot of worry to its student population.</p>
<p>Before talking about housing, you have to get in first.</p>
<p>An important piece of info is why were you suspended for 1 semester? It may not be an easy thing to transfer to a liberal public school with a suspension, it will be harder to get into a conservative private school like Fordham. You will need to explain your infraction to the satisfaction of admissions. </p>
<p>You will work out housing once you know you can transfer, and you can always live off campus. I question your wish to want to avoid “Res life” by living off campus…it seems like you may want to test the limits of your next school’s regulations.</p>
<p>The off campus housing at Rose Hill (in the Bronx) is affordable and varies in quality. It pays to get closer to the school. Off campus at Lincoln Center is very expensive. I agree with other posters, transferring to Fordham with a suspension is not going to be easy. Of course if you were suspended because you were arrested protesting treatment of monks in China or illegal immigrants, and can document such, you may be fine. However if you were suspended for drugs, alcohol, academic honesty issues, it will be very problematic.</p>
<p>In Virginia, FERPA protects the privacy of students so when transferring, my transcript will just say that I was not present in school for a semester. I do not have to explain my suspension to the school, since many students have to take a semester off for varying factors. Once I re-enroll in Tech this semester, my suspension will be wiped off of my record. </p>
<p>I do appreciate the input blueiguana, and I should probably re-consider Fordham as where I want to go to school. Colorado isn’t exactly an option and I can’t really transfer anywhere too far away if I’m going to be transferring. To most who posted, it is possible that I won’t get accepted, however at this point, I was more entertaining the thought of transferring and the other aspects besides getting in. </p>
<p>I really like the idea of living in NYC and Fordham is a great business school, it is a shame that it is so conservative I was hoping that NYC would balance that out but I guess if I’m transferring I shouldn’t go somewhere that is conservative since that was my only fear about going to Virginia Tech and that became a biiiig issue for me.</p>
<p>Jarr, please reveiw the Common Application for Transfer students. On page 5, you will be asked if you have had any disciplanary violations, academic or behaivor, that resulted in suspension. You will also be asked to waive FERPA rights, when requesting the “College Officials’s Report” That report will ask if the applicant hs ever been suspended.</p>
<p>As an aside, if you pursue Fordham as an option, I would suggest that you take a close look at the school’s core curriculum so you have an idea as to if you will be able meet all the requirements and graduate on time. A friend of mine who transferred into Fordham will need an extra semester to complete the core requirements.</p>
<p>“my transcript will just say that I was not present in school for a semester.”</p>
<p>You will have to explain that. Were you sick? Were you failing? You don’t want to get caught in a lie as that can come back to haunt you…not even a local community college can accept you if you have been found to falsify information. While you do have rights to privacy, schools have a right to full disclosure and will want to know what happened.</p>
<p>When filling out your application, request the housing option. IF you get accepted, you can always decide later if you will proceed with housing. Living on campus for at least one year might be a good idea to get used to the campus, etc. This would also give yourself time to scout out nearby off campus options, which may be difficult to find or not as affordable as living on campus.</p>