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<li><p>Does Fordham admit by major?</p></li>
<li><p>Is on campus more competitive than the others?</p></li>
<li><p>How involved is the Catholic affiliation?</p></li>
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<p>Thanks for any help! :)</p>
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<li>Does Fordham admit by major?</li>
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<p>No, the admit by school. i.e. business school, arts and sciences school</p>
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<li>Is on campus more competitive than the others?</li>
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<p>Fordham does give special consideration to locals who do not require housing.</p>
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<li>How involved is the Catholic affiliation?</li>
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<p>There is no pressure to be Catholic. You can be as religiously affiliated as you want to be.</p>
<p>Fordham admits by the campus/school you select on the application. Fordham University has three major undergraduate colleges: Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) , Fordham College of Business Administration (CBA) and Fordham College at Rose Hill (FCRH). (Fordham also has the College of Liberal Studies for non traditional and adult students.) CBA and FCRH are both in the Bronx at Rose Hill. They live together and matriculate together, but they are different colleges, with different deans and different course requirements for graduation (though the Fordham core is much the same), and they rank their students separately. FCLC is the smaller of the two campuses. If you don’t self select, Fordham will presume you mean FCRH and admit you there. Both FCLC and FCRH are essentially liberal arts colleges within the University system. I am not aware they admit kids based on intended majors, as they know a lot of kids change their minds and you are not required to officially commit to a major until spring of sophomore year. However, it goes without saying that if they have too many “communications majors” in the pool, it may affect who gets in. You will have to ask them directly for a specific response on the matter. I wouldn’t worry about it for now. </p>
<p>I don’t think that FCLC is more competitive than FCRH and I believe the admission statistics at both schools are very similar. However, since FCLC is a smaller campus, with fewer rooms available for on campus living, that factor may affect who gets in. If you say you are a commuter student at either campus, it may help you, since they don’t need to find space in the dorms for you. Approximately 75% of Fordham students live on campus. </p>
<p>Fordham is a Roman Catholic Jesuit institution. There are many threads here on CC under the Fordham threads which address this frequent question. In short, Fordham is about 60% Catholic in its student body. It has many non Catholic faculty, including Jewish, Protestant and Orthodox Christian distinguished faculty. Nobody will proselytize you. Church is not required. There is a campus ministry and all Fordham students are welcome to attend weekend retreats (which I highly recommend) in a lovely bucolic setting. You can be as religious as you wish or non religious as you wish. You will be required to complete two theology courses in the core requirements for graduation, but they are not doctrinal in origin. The Jesuits respect your point of view and will engage you in active learning and thought processes. While Fordham has one of the highest percentages of teaching Jesuits on any of the 28 Jesuit universities in the USA, it also has a very high number of lay faculty (non religious). You will have fellow classmates who are Catholic, Lutheran, Jewish, Muslim, Presbyterian, Methodist and agnostic. Not all the Catholic students are overtly religious, though going to Sunday evening mass in the University Church on campus in Rose Hill is a common occurence. </p>
<p>Theology is one of Fordham’s strong majors, as you may expect. There are wonderful honors programs and a very strong faculty. Fordham also has a highly respected Graduate School of Religion. Its there if you want it, its not in your face if you don’t. But its not a secular school. (Think goldilocks and the three bears…not too hot, not too cold, just right. LOL!)</p>
<p>Hope that helps you.</p>