<p>What do you like most about Fordham? What do you hate about Fordham? Honest insiders' opinions, please! Be as complimentary/harsh as you have to be!</p>
<p>Like:
- There are a lot of research and field positions available, and because it’s a small school and most students are too focused on getting their next Starbucks shot, there’s next to zero competition in obtaining them.
- Location, of course.
- Small classes
- RH, beautiful campus
- 3/2 Program
- RH, more of a school spirit…sort of, but not really.</p>
<p>Dislike:
- The amount of req’s on the CORE is beyond stupid. I finished my GenEds at my old college completely, and yet I had to spend a year here taking additional CORE classes.
- Hipsters galore.
- Seems like there’s a bit of an attitude floating around LC
- Feels like high school, part two
- LC, hideous campus
- LC, No sense of community in the school
- Boring professors who spend about 1/4 of the time bragging about their qualifications:
so far I’ve learned, my CS instructor went to Cornell and has a PhD in math, my econ instructor worked at the UN, and my polysci instructor ran for governor in her hometown…and lost. Not that anybody asked them for their resume. - Everyone and their cousin is doing the 3/2 program. I guess that means nobody really wanted to attend Fordham.
- Looks like a walking fashion show with 500 Mary-Kate Olsens.</p>
<p>Likes (I go to RH, the post above me is LC):</p>
<p>-beautiful campus
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-the students i’ve met?</p>
<p>(honestly that’s all i can come up with)</p>
<p>Dislikes:
-the teachers here honestly care less about you than the people you pass by on the subway. I suppose I was spoiled with my high school teachers, but these teachers will go a semester without knowing your name and won’t care at all. They certainly have an attitude about them.</p>
<p>-the administration treats its students like a legal system that presumes guilt before innocence. they will tell you one thing but actually require another, and any sort of issue one might have with a dean…it will be handled with absolute incredulity. There’s an even worse attitude with the administration.</p>
<p>-the grading here is ridiculously deflated. I’ll state again I was probably spoiled by my high school, which gave good grades and had awesome teachers. But I honestly can’t understand what teachers want out of students for an A. I am a National Merit Scholar and I still haven’t gotten a single A at Fordham. I’m waiting for Fordham to become more notorious for deflation, because it certainly exists.</p>
<p>-one of the most significant dislikes here: I absolutely hate how significantly having a certain teacher can affect your grade in any given class. In the same course, one teacher will give you an A for an amount of work, and another teacher will give you a C- for that same work. I think that is why there is such a large difference in opinion about Fordham sometime. You simply have to get lucky with teachers, and it absolutely shouldn’t be like that. I know students here who went from a 3.6 to a 2.8 between semesters only because they didn’t get as lucky with teachers that semester.</p>
<p>-how much freedom Fordham gives its teachers in designing classes and the syllabus for that class. My international politics teacher asked us what readings he should give to his intro class next semester, since he’s basically allowed to teach from any perspective he likes. There are teachers who have all their readings from one author, from one time period, etc. It goes hand-in-hand with the previous dislike.</p>
<p>-the core is ridiculous and obstructive of academic plans.</p>
<p>-I’m not sure how much worse LC is regarding school spirit, but there isn’t any at Rose Hill either. No one really cares about the school, but Fordham doesn’t give them much of a reason to. Just about every person you talk to goes to Fordham because they were rejected by their #1. Me? I’m coming to Fordham having applied to it as a safety, and being rejected by my #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 (well, at least that was a waitlist reject).</p>
<p>-I don’t know about LC but I never hear about any research opportunities at RH, other than the Physics department. As an economics major, that doesn’t really help me.</p>
<p>-The location of RH definitely leaves a lot to be desired. If you step off the campus you’re in immediate danger of being mugged. I haven’t had an issue yet, but I can tell you I definitely breathe a sigh of relief every time I get past security onto campus.</p>
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<p>Well, that’s my dislike rant about Fordham. Hope it doesn’t destroy opinions, but this has been my personal experience with the school.</p>
<p>Haha you listed pretty much exactly what I was about to write Jeydomz. </p>
<p>-The res life department is terrible. I’ve only finished a year and I already desperately attempted to move off campus. I don’t consider myself a “troubled” individual, but somehow they managed to doc me about 5 times; they stick to the “policy” like glue and will not budge at ALL. I’m sure doing so rakes in alot of money for them. On that subject the ra’s they hire are cool for the most part but many of them will go on witch hunts. </p>
<p>-You’re absolutely right about the teachers. It really is hit or miss…I did absolutely zero work for one class and got an A whereas for another class I worked my ass off for and got a B-. I pretty much did exactly what you described somehow…went from a 3.5 to a 2.9 in one semester simply based on teacher choice. I worked substantially harder this last semester too. </p>
<p>-The location of RH is good and bad…on one hand everything IS right there if you need it…but it’s the bronx. And manhattan is a 20 minute mta trip away. I’ve never legitimately feared for my safety but it’s always in the back of my mind when I step outside the campus. It doesn’t help that I see security guards asleep all the time either. </p>
<p>-You forgot to mention the terrible caf food ;)</p>
<p>Likes
-I was spoiled at Fordham; all my teachers were accessible to me; held regular office hours; and helped me enhance my grades whenever I expressed a genuine interest. </p>
<p>-The Dean of Student Activities/Life has always had an ungratifying job; however, the Dean of Fordham College always had an open door to me and my class deans were always helpful. If you need to see Father McShane S.J., the President, make an appointment. His secretary will glady give you one. </p>
<p>-High Schools are notorious for inflating their grades and coddling their students; Fordham seeks to bring their students back down to reality. One falls hard when one is brought down to reality. By having a realistic grading system, Fordham seeks to provide its students with the ability to set realistic goals for themselves. </p>
<p>-No teacher is supposed to grade like his/her neighbor. Moreover, each professor has the freedom to teach how he/she wants by having the freedom to build his/her own syllabi. I tended to gravitate to those teachers who provided me with a challenge; others know through the grapevine who grades easily. </p>
<p>-the core is one of Fordham’s greatest assets; it’s the one that will distinguish you from many other schools in the future. It is built on a 450 year old Jesuit tradition. In general, the students who dislike the core are the least receptive to learning and the least curious. They view their college experience as a means to a high paying job. When I started Fordham, the first thing the Dean told us was “to leave if we were ONLY here to get a high paying job after graduation. At Fordham, we will educate you, we’re not a training school”. </p>
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<li><p>The school spirit at Fordham is not found in the bleachers and pep rallies but in the lifelong friendships that one builds. I’ll take that any day of the week over pep rallies. Love of Fordham runs deep, but there has always been a smaller proportion of students who need to b*tch about Fordham because they think they’re Ivy league material. I’ve never had a inferior complex because I went to Fordham and have found that thanks to the core, I have a much broader culture than my Ivy counterparts. Moreover, one of the biggest mafias in the New York City business world or anywhere else is not the Italian one, it’s the Fordham mafia. We take care of our own!</p></li>
<li><p>If Fordham was your 6th choice, then maybe you shouldn’t be there at all : Fordham admissions didn’t have the foresight to reject you like the 5 other schools. Consider your admission to Fordham a lucky gift to be attending a top school. And if you don’t think it’s a top school, then please transfer out. College is supposed to be a happy time, if you’re unhappy I’m sure your advisor at Fordham would be the first to tell you to rethink your college choice. </p></li>
<li><p>The fact that Fordham was a second choice for many students doesn’t make it any less valid a choice for a student. I know a lot of students who had Fordham as their first choice. </p></li>
<li><p>You’ve completely misunderstood the core curriculum and the fact that college is about experiencing a myriad of disciplines and acquiring general culture. Now by “dissing” the Bronx, you’ve completely misunderstoond what a Fordham education is all about. The Bronx is a very big part of a Fordham education and most graduates will tell you that they got a double degree at Fordham; one about culture and education at Fordham; one about life and people in the Bronx. The Bronx will teach you a lot about life but you need to be intelligent enough to see the forest from the trees. </p>
<h2>Funny, no one every complains about Harlem (Columbia), New Haven (Yale), Hartford (Trinity College), the slums of Washington D.C., but Little Italy in the Bronx gets all sorts of erroneous labels.The Italians and Albanians protect Fordham students. Most Fordham students LOVE Little Italy.</h2></li>
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<p>Dislikes</p>
<p>Fordham students who fail to realize how lucky they are to be at Fordham. </p>
<p>Fordham students who suffer from an inferior complex that manifests itself through a faux superior attitude. However, fortunately, they are a very tiny proportion of the student body. </p>
<p>Well, that’s my like/dislike rant about Fordham. Hope it bolsters somes opinions; since this has been my personal experience with the school.</p>
<p>If Fordham is overrun by endlessrecession, Southernbbq, and anyone else who throws fits anytime someone disagrees with almighty Fordham, then I might have to reconsider staying.</p>
<p>People are going to either love Fordham, hate it, or not care either way. However, if everytime a student says they dislike they school, it’s quite preposterous and rather elitist to suggest that they don’t “deserve” to attend.
There’s a difference between being proud of your college and being pompous about it. </p>
<p>Secondly, Columbia is west of Harlem in Morningside Heights, while formerly part of Harlem - is now yuppieville.
It’s overrun with Starbucks and well-off professors and scholars, and overpriced condos, I wouldn’t equate it with the Bronx. At least not the part where RH is in.</p>
<p>Lastly, Fordham =/= Columbia or Yale by a long shot. That’s probably why the “complaining” about these schools is likely non-existent.</p>
<p>The Fordham Core Curriculum is meant to assist students in being well-rounded and well aware of general subjects that are extremely important to society. Some may agree that certain courses listed as requirements on the Core may not be interesting; however, these classes are academically stimulating and allow students to remove their selves from their comfort-zone. Also, the Core Curriculum is fairly easy for committed and hard-working students- its main courses can be completed in about 3 semesters. </p>
<p>Fordham is not “the sequel to high school;” It all depends on who you surround yourself with. You will obviously feel like you’re still in High School if you’re friends with immature students. Furthermore, Fordham is a challenging University filled with a generally difficult course-load, so it is definitely not like High School.</p>
<p>About Professors, they are definitely available to all students and each one tries their utmost best to get in contact with their students. Professors are required to have at least one office hour per class- and that is usually three to four hours per week. It is not necessarily true that Professors have favoritism and grade inaccurately; it is up to the student to become involved in the class and occasionally get to know the Professor and ask for help when needed.</p>
<p>And about the environment surrounding Fordham Road, it is definitely not dangerous- there are always security guard and police officers on duty on Fordham Road. In the past, The Bronx used to be a bit dangerous, however, times have changed and The Bronx has greatly improved with security. It is obvious that it is extremely dangerous to walk the streets alone at four in the morning- and that is almost everywhere you go. Therefore, Fordham University and the surrounding areas throughout The Bronx are safe.</p>
<p>Jeydomz: I have to comment on just 1 or 2 points you made because they aren’t very accurate. </p>
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<p>I don’t think Fordham is the problem. I think it’s you, no offense. Sure grade deflation exists at the school, but it’s not impossible to get As at the school. i wasn’t a Scholar of any kind in high school, but I’ve gotten 14 As so far and I know other people who have had As in the past too.</p>
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I don’t know what professors you’ve taken but the ones I’ve met are definitely kind. It’s all about getting to know them, going to their office hours, and asking questions when you them. I had one professor who I went to ask for advice regarding a class I should take. I’m about to leave thinking he was busy, but he stops me and pulls me in to see how I was doing with jobs and classes and other stuff. By the end of it, he offered me a special invitation to a luncheon on campus (though I had to decline because I had class).</p>
<p>With all that said here goes my list:
Likes:
-I like how the deans, professors are very helpful when it comes to problems with class scheduling and help in completing assignments.
-I like how helpful Career Services have been in creating a resume and interview tips. I even learned about dinner etiquette just in time for a job dinner.
-Ram Van service takes you straight to LC
-There’s a crap load of student jobs on campus.</p>
<p>Dislikes:
-Res Life office is horrible.
-The core is too long and restrictive. I consider it for the most part a waste.
-The food is unbearable on campus. I order out more than I use my meal plan.</p>
<p>PlattsburghLoser : I seldom come on to these boards.</p>
<p>I disagree when you say “People are going to either love Fordham, hate it, or not care either way. However, if everytime a student says they dislike they school, it’s quite preposterous and rather elitist to suggest that they don’t “deserve” to attend.”</p>
<p>No it isn’t preposterous. </p>
<p>First and foremost, any student should attend the university that best suits him/her because one’s four undergraduate years should be filled with the pursuit of truth, knowledge, and learning and just plain old fun in a nuturing environment. A student shouldn’t force him/herself to attend a school. Also, vis-</p>
<p>it’s certainly ok to not like the school you go to. a university for some people just gets you a degree and can add prestige to that degree. sometimes there are no better choices. sometimes its the cheapest of choices.</p>
<p>Jesuiteducated: Right, the Bronx is safe. That’s why every week Fordham sends out an email about some student getting robbed at three in the afternoon. Most students would rather pay for a ride on the Ram Van than walk through the Bronx and take the subway. </p>
<p>Second, I live in Morningside Heights, I think the perception of someone who actually resides there would be a little more accurate than someone who visited yesterday. Considering the townhouses on 118th are selling for $2 million dollars and the condos on 117th start at $750,000 - and my apartment is over $4,000/month and both of my neighbors are Columbia professors, and another is a Barnard professor…and Columbia has successfully taken over the entire neighborhood, I think that doesn’t exactly sit with the image you’re attempting to project. I doubt so many families, particularly those with small children would live in a neighborhood with a reputation for being unsafe. </p>
<p>As I’ve already stated, but you’ve successfully manage to overlook or maybe reading comprehension wasn’t instilled in you at Fordham—people are unlikely going to complain about Yale’s location, or Yale at all because…it’s Yale. Fordham’s reputation is no where near Yale’s. People are likely going to tolerate Yale’s “faults” because of its prestige and reputation. People also complain about NYUs campus. Are you going to go throw down at their subforum too?</p>
<p>Lastly, a student is not going to know if they like a school until after they attend. While the school may seem like a perfect fit through their brochures, visit through campus, etc. It is not certain until after admittance.
And it’s ridiculous to assume that every student who dislikes their college has the means to leave. I already transferred here, if I transfer out and lose additional credits, I’ll be in college an additional two or three years. Other students might have a full scholarship to Fordham and can’t leave. Someone might have recently moved here to attend Fordham and can’t leave. Some people’s parents might not allow them to leave. The reasons are endless why someone would be stuck at an institution they do not like.</p>
<p>The fact that you’re making it sound like every student should just hop up and leave the school, shows that you’re blind to reality…among other things.</p>
<p>However, you’re welcome to run around with your head cut off and cheerlead Fordham as much as you like, however you’re doing the school a horrible disservice. Allow Fordham to prove itself. I doubt anyone here is going to change their perception of the school because you told them to. If anyone does begin enjoying their time at Fordham, it will be due to something Fordham did. Not you.</p>
<p>Let’s be honest, the number of students who say Fordham was their first choice are in the minority.</p>
<p>You probably shouldn’t enter a likes/dislike thread if you’re going to get into a huff every time somebody says something they dislike about Fordham. Just a thought.</p>
<p>To Jesuiteducation: before I comment on some of your personal opinions about Fordham please let me say something: the fact that portrayed me as somehow unaware of my luckiness to be in a position to attend Fordham or as some whiny little kid still angry about his rejections is absolutely ludicrous. This isn’t what I would expect out of a graduate of a school like Fordham, which according to you is downright outstanding. Please don’t get so defensive when I say I dislike Fordham: I do. And people can dislike Harvard too, its about fit, and I don’t think I fit at Fordham because of various reasons. Some of those I’ve already stated. I didn’t mention anything about my “#1 - #4”, nothing about them being Ivy Leagues or anything like that. The fact that you assumed such speaks volumes, if I may be so blunt.</p>
<p>With my experience with Fordham, had you been so defensive and presumptuous in a more official setting, you would not have been taken seriously at all.</p>
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-I was spoiled at Fordham; all my teachers were accessible to me; held regular office hours; and helped me enhance my grades whenever I expressed a genuine interest.
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<p>Well I guess that coincides perfectly with what I said before: you have to get very lucky with teachers. I didn’t, you did. Congratulations.</p>
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-High Schools are notorious for inflating their grades and coddling their students; Fordham seeks to bring their students back down to reality. One falls hard when one is brought down to reality. By having a realistic grading system, Fordham seeks to provide its students with the ability to set realistic goals for themselves.
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<p>I never said anything about my high school and its grades, just that they gave “good” grades. All I commented on was that I was a National Merit Scholar – a national competition which awards about 15,000 scholarships from well over 1,000,000 applicants through the NMSQT. Nothing about my high school. My high school didn’t “coddle” me, it was fair with grading, because it was a very competitive and intelligent school. With Fordham, I literally get Bs in classes that I ace midterms and finals on (and yes, I mean 100% on each). I can’t explain that, can you? Teachers put into their syllabus 30% of the grade being participation, that’s all I can offer. I’m incredibly frustrated, that so much is true. I know nothing about my grade until it’s updated on OASIS. I always think A or A-, I always get B+ or B. It’s horribly annoying.</p>
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-No teacher is supposed to grade like his/her neighbor. Moreover, each professor has the freedom to teach how he/she wants by having the freedom to build his/her own syllabi. I tended to gravitate to those teachers who provided me with a challenge; others know through the grapevine who grades easily.
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<p>And that’s a huge problem, in my opinion. When teachers are given so much freedom (which, of course Fordham can’t allow students to have), it becomes different classes altogether simply based on the teacher you have. One Intro To Politics course will have 100% of its readings on Marxism, while another will have it on John F Kennedy. These aren’t “Intro to Politics” courses, they’re courses in Marxism and JFK.</p>
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-the core is one of Fordham’s greatest assets; it’s the one that will distinguish you from many other schools in the future. It is built on a 450 year old Jesuit tradition. In general, the students who dislike the core are the least receptive to learning and the least curious. They view their college experience as a means to a high paying job. When I started Fordham, the first thing the Dean told us was “to leave if we were ONLY here to get a high paying job after graduation. At Fordham, we will educate you, we’re not a training school”.
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<p>Oh, okay, I guess when I said the core was “disruptive of academic goals”, I guess that must mean I’m not receptive to learning.</p>
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- The school spirit at Fordham is not found in the bleachers and pep rallies but in the lifelong friendships that one builds. I’ll take that any day of the week over pep rallies. Love of Fordham runs deep, but there has always been a smaller proportion of students who need to b*tch about Fordham because they think they’re Ivy league material. I’ve never had a inferior complex because I went to Fordham and have found that thanks to the core, I have a much broader culture than my Ivy counterparts. Moreover, one of the biggest mafias in the New York City business world or anywhere else is not the Italian one, it’s the Fordham mafia. We take care of our own!
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<p>It’s very interesting that my post elicited a response like this. If it is directed toward me, I refuse to comment. There’s nothing that I said that should have prompted such a response.</p>
<p>If that’s your idea of “school spirit”, fine. But…I don’t know, what you described, to me, seems just like plain-old alumni and social networking. And that’s great that Fordham has that, it is. But school spirit, no.</p>
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- If Fordham was your 6th choice, then maybe you shouldn’t be there at all : Fordham admissions didn’t have the foresight to reject you like the 5 other schools. Consider your admission to Fordham a lucky gift to be attending a top school. And if you don’t think it’s a top school, then please transfer out. College is supposed to be a happy time, if you’re unhappy I’m sure your advisor at Fordham would be the first to tell you to rethink your college choice.
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<p>“Don’t have the foresight to reject me?” Honestly, how dare you. Just because I am presently disliking my experience at Fordham doesn’t entitle you to declare that I shouldn’t be there in the first place. This entire comment is ridiculous, and it really presents Fordham (since you’re the biggest fan of Fordham in this thread) in a bad light.</p>
<p>By your logic, no one who gets rejected by their #1 or #2 should go to any college. I had to go somewhere.</p>
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- The fact that Fordham was a second choice for many students doesn’t make it any less valid a choice for a student. I know a lot of students who had Fordham as their first choice.
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<p>Interesting…this is…exactly the opposite of what you just said.</p>
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- You’ve completely misunderstood the core curriculum and the fact that college is about experiencing a myriad of disciplines and acquiring general culture. Now by “dissing” the Bronx, you’ve completely misunderstoond what a Fordham education is all about. The Bronx is a very big part of a Fordham education and most graduates will tell you that they got a double degree at Fordham; one about culture and education at Fordham; one about life and people in the Bronx. The Bronx will teach you a lot about life but you need to be intelligent enough to see the forest from the trees.
Funny, no one every complains about Harlem (Columbia), New Haven (Yale), Hartford (Trinity College), the slums of Washington D.C., but Little Italy in the Bronx gets all sorts of erroneous labels.The Italians and Albanians protect Fordham students. Most Fordham students LOVE Little Italy.
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<p>The number one complaint about potential Yale students is their safety in New Haven…just so you know. I never “dissed” the Bronx, I said it was unsafe.</p>
<p>Am I wrong??</p>
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Fordham students who fail to realize how lucky they are to be at Fordham.</p>
<p>Fordham students who suffer from an inferior complex that manifests itself through a faux superior attitude. However, fortunately, they are a very tiny proportion of the student body.
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<p>This is extremely close to a personal attack, and I refuse to respond. As I’ve demonstrated, this post is ridiculous.</p>
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Well, that’s my like/dislike rant about Fordham. Hope it bolsters somes opinions; since this has been my personal experience with the school.
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<p>Thanks for mocking my post by putting it in the exact same format. I guess you “got” me.</p>
<p>Jeydomz:</p>
<p>I never said you were a whiny little kid that is your interpretation of what I wrote. I think you betrayed yourself.
They are my personal opinions as were yours. I know many people who share my opinons.
If you come out and say “I dislike Fordham”, then sit down with your parents, advisors and find a strategy that will either make you like Fordham or transfer to a place that fits. That is far from mean-spirited advice. It’s common sense.
It’s ludicrous to attend any institution that is not a fit, you’re wasting valuable time because you’re not maxmizing on your college experience. You’ve spent a year, you know it’s not a fit and apparently are convinced that it won’t be a fit.
Reapply to one of the schools that rejected you and that you thought was a better fit. Your persistence may pay off.
Unfortunately, you may, however, be confronted with many of the same gripes (dissimilar grading practices, course development freedom, etc…) </p>
<p>As for your high school grading, it’s widely accepted in academia that high school grading practices today are INFLATED, which is why some schools like Fordham deflate. I would not expect you (one year out of high school) to accept such a premise but read the Chronicles of Higher Education. </p>
<p>Plattsburg: No parent wants to see his or her child unhappy. A son or daughter in earnest who is unhappy in his/her college must transfer. I would make none of my children stay at a school they dislike. Some attend/ed Fordham of their own choice, one attended Yale, another Trinity College. None are unhappy and none seek to discredit the others’ schools. Back in the day, I attended Fordham College ('78) Columbia ('80), and Yale Law School ('84). I like Fordham, so what ! I’m a firm believer in a Jesuit education whether it’s from Fordham, Gtown, BC, CHC et al. … I believe in the core as do all of my children, two of whom were National Merit Scholars and one of whom received a Fulbright. </p>
<p>Plattsburg: I find your logic bizarre: A parent is ready to take a chance at his/her child getting shot in New Have because it’s Yale. I simply said the Bronx is safer than New Haven. It doesn’t mean that the Bronx is safe but I enjoy the atmosphere in the Bronx and got a great education from living in the Bronx.</p>
<p>Going to college just to get a degree is an unfortunate motivation. Attending unversity should be about MUCH more than just getting a degree, which is why, if you’re unhappy, you need to change.</p>
<p>Enjoy !</p>
<p>Jesuiteducated, When did you graduate from Fordham? You stated that you had a daughter attending, so you must be around my age.</p>
<p>Odd, but your description of Fordham and the professors does not sound like Fordham from the 80’s.</p>
<p>And I see that your daughter resided in Queens Court as a freshman. Perhaps she was roommates with Endlessrecession’s daughter? (friedorka, algorescousin, seafoodlover or whatever the new name is.)</p>
<p>Hmmmm…I remember endlessrecession arguing the same points about the safety of the Bronx and comparing it to other top schools.</p>
<p>Funny, but you two seem to have a lot in common.</p>
<p>And FordhamRH-LC, when someone claims to be a student who attends Fordham and posts that the neighborhood around Fordham is definitely safe, I have to question that poster.</p>
<p>Don’t you get the security e-mails? Or read the crime blotter in The Ram?</p>
<p>Granted there is crime at EVERY college, but to make a statement like that does not do any good. You are more likely to get mugged on Fordham Road than you will on the streets of Scarsdale.</p>
<p>I am Bronx born and walk Fordham Road frequently and have never had a problem, but you can’t be naive that problems aren’t there.</p>
<p>Here is a link to the crime statistics in the 52nd precinct surrounding Fordham:</p>
<p><a href=“http://nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs052pct.pdf[/url]”>http://nyc.gov/html/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs052pct.pdf</a></p>
<p>Fordham Alum,
I am also Bronx born and I understand that Fordham Road and The Bronx has had a history of violence, however, my point was that the security at Fordham Road has greatly improved over the years. I acknowledge that I did state that the environment surrounding Fordham Road was not dangerous at all- and that is my opinion. I feel safe in my hometown and I feel that there is a possibility of danger in almost any location, which is why I stated that It is obvious that it is extremely dangerous to walk the streets alone at four in the morning- and that is almost everywhere you go. With all due respect, Fordham alum, I am not being naïve- I am well aware of crimes and violence in The Bronx and it does not do any good comparing Fordham Road- a greatly populated urban area- with Scarsdale- an upperclass suburban area.</p>
<p>Dearest Endlessrecession/nocousin/algorescousin/swansong/friedorka/catfishin, etc.</p>
<p>Now you’re trying to pass yourself off as a Bronx born, current Fordham student. As Jesuiteducated you claimed to have attended Columbia yet you thought it was in Harlem. Now, under a new screen name, and after reading the 16 posts you’ve made in the past few days, it was easy for me to learn that you don’t even know what part of Manhattan Lincoln Center is located in. Neither did nocousin and some of your other personalities.</p>
<p>And by the way, no one from the Bronx or the City of New York for that fact, refers to Metro North as a “commuter rail service” or uses the word “the” before Metro North. </p>
<p>Fordham has great students and alumni with diverse opinions. Please stop embarrassing us and the school with this bizarre behavior. This has been going on for years, but it won’t be too hard to figure you out again…I am Fordham educated!!!</p>
<p>She was all those people?
Goodness grief.
I was wondering how somebody could “attend” Columbia and not even know where it’s located nor the condition of the surrounding area… </p>
<p>Now that I’ve read some of her posts, she sounds like she’s just rehashed information from Fordham’s website. </p>
<p>I’m glad to hear she’s not a real representation of Fordham.</p>
<p>I believe there has been a misunderstanding. To make some clarifications, FordhamRH-LC is a group of student representatives from the Fordham University Office of Undergraduate Admissions. We are solely on this website to clarify misrepresented information. This is why certain posts are from different student perspectives and are also providing official information.</p>
<p>If you have any questions, please contact the admissions office at 718-817-5059</p>
<p>Considering every single post is written in the same manner, specifically the consistent capitalizing of words which should not be capitalized and peculiar use of grammar, I doubt your story.</p>