<p>I'm going to be in NY next week and signed up for a tour at Fordham, so that my family can see the campus. This will be my second visit and I would like to make the most of my time there. I know that they don't do interviews, but I was hoping to talk with an English prof (or sit in on a class), as well as speak with someone about the honors program. Does anyone have any ideas or advice? Also.......</p>
<p>I applied regular decision, so I still don't know whether or not I've been accepted. I'm a Nat'l Merit Finalist, weighted gpa 3.95, many service hours and strong extra-curriculars. With all of the applications Fordham received this year, I'm worried about acceptance. Any thoughts on my chances?</p>
<p>From this little bit of info, I'd say your chances must be very good!
Try your best to to speak with professors in your areas of interest and sit in on a class. Our S. did this with his first choice schoool on his second visit and it really reinforced the school as his first choice, AND gave him a little view of what to look forward to next year. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you--I was wondering if anyone was ever going to reply! I emailed the admissions office to run it by them, but so far, no response. I hope I don't get one of those canned, automated responses. Our tour is scheduled for Friday morning.</p>
<p>Or you can try a phone call to the department secretary. He/she can advise as to who has a free block and might be willing to talk with a prospective student.</p>
<p>The Office of Admissions is in the midst of final shaping of the applicant pool. As such, it's difficult for us to respond to these types of requests quickly.</p>
<p>That said, we do have classes open for visitation. You can give us a call to discuss what's available while you're visiting.</p>
<p>The English Dept. secretary said that they don't set up classroom visits. This morning I called the Admissions Office and I'm set to visit a class on Friday, after our tour. When that's done, there's nothing left for me to do but keep my fingers crossed and wait. </p>
<p>I appreciate everyone's comments and advice. Thank you!</p>
<p>My family and I visited Fordham on Friday, and I was able to sit in on a class. After the tour, my parents were raving about the school, to the point where I had to tell them to relax and stop trying to "sell" me on Fordham, and that I loved the school.</p>
<p>I had mixed feelings about the classroom visit. The professor was great--we were able to talk a bit before the class started. A few of the students, however, attempted to dissuade me from attending. They tended to be commuter students, who said that Fordham was a commuter/suitcase school. Another student described the school and classes as boring. I hope their negativity was simply due to the fact that it was the Friday before Spring Break, and they were burned out after mid-terms.</p>
<p>Fordham is over 1000 miles from my home, so I sure hope that those students were exaggerating about the number of kids who leave campus each weekend!</p>
<p>The best part of my trip was when I got home, there was a letter of congratulations from Fordham, informing me that I am going to be offered admission and telling me to save the date for Spring Preview weekend in April. What a relief!</p>
<p>haha yeah, they were probably burnt out from midterms-- it has been an excrutiating week. some classes are more interesting than others, so it really depends on what you consider boring (the school itself definitely isn't boring -- anyone who considers nyc boring is crazy). I'd say over half of my friends live across the country and thus, obviously, they can't go home on weekends-- the rest live close, however, they stay most weekends and only leave for emergencies. Fordham used to be a commuter/suitcase school but it isn't one any longer. I think the commuters you talked to were either a)- tired out from exams or b)- unhappy with commuting at fordham in general. I will be the first to admit that Fordham doesn't have the best programs/activities for commuters which can lead to a negative experience (but clearly this doesn't pertain to your situation).</p>
<p>hahahaha--when the tour took us through the cafeteria, kids were coming up to our group to complain about how awful the food is. It DID look nasty. The tour guides tried to apologize by saying that it's usually much better and that it looked so pitiful because the kitchen was anticipating a small crowd due to spring break.</p>
<p>The tour guides tried to apologize by saying that it's usually much better and that it looked so pitiful because the kitchen was anticipating a small crowd due to spring break.</p>
<p>hahahha thats funny. nah, spring break or no spring break, it's always bad. bring a barf bag to every meal just in case.</p>
<p>Okay yes the food is terrible--but you can find edible stuff! Expect to eat a lot of salad.
I love the Student Deli's sandwiches.
The international line can be hit or miss. I find that when I go early (like 4pm or something) I can get some decent food...
I guess my stomach is just used to it, though...</p>