<p>I know there are a bunch of threads involving the differences between campuses, but these are more specific. First of all, I know that LC is made up of a lot of commuters. Is this very noticeable? Does it impact the social scene at all? Secondly, how much of a campus feel is there? My main concern I guess is with the number of commuters. Does it feel like too much of a "commuter school" than it does a close-knit campus?</p>
<p>Plenty of threads on that as well. I dont have the specifics, but RH has 5500 or so undergraduates. Some of them are local commuters, but the vast majority are resident students in dorms and campus apartments. LC is about 1800 students, and I dont have figures on how many live on campus but I think its generally the same percentage, but could be wrong. I think more than 75% live on campus now. Housing guaranteed four years if you get housing. </p>
<p>Generally, they offer housing to almost everyone, though some they don’t and some of them its because of stats…good enough to get in but not necessarily get a dorm, if you will. This is anecdotal. I am sure there are some with excellent stats who also commute and some commute for cost. The issue is dorm space and they can offer someone on the bubble, who is local who doesnt need a dorm room. </p>
<p>Again, that is anecdotal. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.fordham.edu/admissions/undergraduate_admiss/applying/class_profile_28473.asp[/url]”>http://www.fordham.edu/admissions/undergraduate_admiss/applying/class_profile_28473.asp</a></p>
<p>My daughter is an accepted student at LC and we visited the campus yesterday while in the city. I did notice it was a bit empty and there were a lot of parent-child combos walking around – maybe visiting or bringing a child home or back to school? Anyway the Ram cafe was completely shut down by 3:30-ish. There were students walking around, but not a lot – some may have been hanging out in their dorms ,which we didn’t/couldn’t visit on a non tour day.</p>
<p>Anyway, that feeling of the campus being sparsely populated may be attributed to people going home, students exploring NYC, or the fact that the resident students aren’t a dominant representation considering the commuter population.</p>
<p>It didn’t bother my daughter, who is not a social butterfly, and who has an older sister living in Manhattan. But as far as a typical campus community – I’m sensing there are a lot of independent students who don’t mind striking out on their own.</p>
<p>Lots of kids sleep in Sunday’s. Its not that they are all partying…though some are, but they catch up on sleep. They stay up late doing papers and school work. Or even if they are out late, they aren’t necessarily drinking heavily. The norm is a quiet campus both at RH and LC on Sunday’s. Unless a basketball game is at RH or there is a special event planned.</p>
<p>I do think LC is more in the artsy and independent crowd…</p>
<p>Plenty of people stay at LC on the weekends. Many live too far away to go home except for breaks.
Was it really cold up there, my3daughters? They might have just been hiding inside.</p>
<p>Yes, really chilly!!
Lefty Lou, I have a question also about the social scene.(Not to hijack this thread – this pertains to the social scene, as OP opened with.) My daughter is extremely quiet, sensitive and shy (also has bipolar disorder). She’s exceptionally bright and attractive which has meant, fortunately, she’s always had a nice boyfriend and a small, nice group of friends. I’m starting to notice that as her peers are evolving, she is still very socially inhibited, won’t make the first move, doesn’t initiate anything – just her nature, one that is in the gene pool. But this quality seems to be less and less endearing to her peers, and I see her socializing much less. She also dresses differently than the kids at her suburban high school – a lot more artsy expression, rather than Uggs and Northface.</p>
<p>Do you think the Fordham LC dorm environment will be at all nurturing, supportive or welcoming to this type of personality? She’s very deep, a published poet who will likely major in philosphy, psychology or languages. Do you think there are enough quirky, sensitive types for her to feel at home? Or does the large commuter population and being in the city in general tend to draw in more independent, non-community-seeking kids, like I kind of felt while visiting? What is your child’s temperament and expereince there?</p>
<p>Thanks for the PM – I replied!</p>
<p>My3Daughters, your daughter sounds as if she would fit in with my daughter and her friends. My daughter is in theater (playwriting and acting.) She only comes home on breaks. I didn’t really have the sense of LC as being a commuter school, probably because we are from out of state, as are most of the theater students.</p>
<p>I wish my daughter were also a theatre major, because that would give her a niche. As one of the very few truly shy people in the population, majoring in theatre (as in acting) wouldn’t be a possibility. She is going to major in philosophy, psychology or languages. But thank you for the encouragement – my greatest concern is that she will fit in with her suite mates – and I guess that all depends on who they are, but with 6 or so, someone outght to click with her!</p>
<p>If not, she’ll just have to muddle through her freshman year, make other friends, and room with them the next year.</p>
<p>Yes, the muddling part is harder for a very shy bipolar!</p>