<p>I heard that this mostly a commuter school and most of the students live in NYC and go home on the weekends. I heard that Fordham is really boring on the weekends and there is nothing to do.</p>
<p>I also heard its really strict, hard to have fun in general.</p>
<p>I also heard they really try to drive religion into you.</p>
<p>Are any of these true?</p>
<p>Can anyone elaborate?</p>
<p>Also:</p>
<p>How's the food?
Is it a wireless campus?
How are the dorms?</p>
<p>-It is not mostly a commuter school. However it does have a decent sized commuter population. Most students live on campus though. It seems like a lot of students do go home on weekends or off campus into the city. The reason for the former is that many students here are from the tri-state area so they're close by. I don't do much on weekends here so I wouldn't know what goes on.</p>
<p>-not sure what you mean by strict. elaborate on that question. students here seem to have fun if that's what you're worried about.</p>
<p>-not really. aside from the two theology courses (which i just finished taking) you don't have to deal with religion on campus. they supposedly hold mass on campus, but i don't even know where that would be. the theology courses you take are pretty diverse and deal with different religions, not just catholicism. some professors take it a bit too serious though making the courses much more harder than they should be.</p>
<p>-the food is edible. it's college food. not much to talk about. i'm a bit on the side of "horrible" food but i've gotten so used to it now, i just don't care.</p>
<p>-the dorms are ok.</p>
<p>I can only answer for Rose Hill.</p>
<p>As far as Fordham being a suitcase school, this is something that I was really concerned with when I decided on Fordham, since I'm from Florida. I've found it to be a total myth. It may have been true in the past, but it's certainly not anymore. Not only is Fordham attracting more students from out of the area than ever before, but those students who do come from the tri-state area don't go home all that often. In fact, I saw my parents more than my roommate from Queens saw hers freshman year! My friends from the area rarely go home, and when they do, my friends from Texas, Arkansas, and California are still there. </p>
<p>I've never been bored on the weekends...I guess the definition of "fun" is a relative one. If you're looking for a party scene, it's certainly there. If you're not, you can always get a group together to go into the city and do something.</p>
<p>Not too strict...most partying happens off-campus in the bars, so the University can't really check it.</p>
<p>You're only required to take two theology courses. The first is Faith and Critical Reason, which really depends on your professor; in mine we read a lot of stuff like Richard Dawkins, and stuff on faith and the internet, so it certainly wasn't Catholic Indoctrination 101. The second course can be anything from a religious history course to a course on Buddhism or other world religions to a course on Christian Hymns, it's up to you. The religion is there if you want it, but it's never forced upon you.</p>
<p>Food's pretty awful, but they try, and will listen to suggestions. </p>
<p>Dorms and most buildings are wireless.</p>
<p>Depends on the dorm...some are great, others, not so much...</p>