<p>I am able to see that the range of room fees st RH is around 8 k to 12k with meals being almost 5k to 6k. However can someone direct me to the specific choices within these categories? Also can a current student share some insight regarding the meal plan best suited for the average freshman?</p>
<p>I would personally go with the cheapest meal plan possible since there are so many food options right outside the campus such as pizza shops, White Castle, diners and restaurants. You can eat cheap on Fordham Road.</p>
<p>Here are the dorms, with prices: <a href=“Fordham University”>Fordham University;
<p>Here are the meal plans, with prices: </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.fordham.edu/student_affairs/deans_of_students_an/student_handbooks/rose_hill_student_ha/division_of_student_/fordham_hospitality__70806.asp”>http://www.fordham.edu/student_affairs/deans_of_students_an/student_handbooks/rose_hill_student_ha/division_of_student_/fordham_hospitality__70806.asp</a>.</p>
<p>It certainly will be nice, when they roll out the new website!</p>
<p>I too am looking a dorms in RH. Which hall(s) is/are the best? Which hall(s) is/are the closest to most classes? Which hall(s) is/are the nicest in terms of amenities or newness? Which dorm(s) is/are the best for quiet people or people who don’t party?</p>
<p>All of the freshmen dorms are near one another so they are all about the same distance from classes, the student center, etc. </p>
<p>I would recommend Queens Court for quiet people It is the substance free dorm. Not all of the students adhere to the policy, but it probably has fewer partiers than the other freshmen dorms. </p>
<p>Older thread, but still helpful: <a href=“Fordham Dorms! - #16 by kc - Fordham University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/fordham-university/679617-fordham-dorms-p2.html</a>.</p>
<p>Re link posted above - Hughes and Tierney are no longer freshman dorms. Martyrs Court isn’t mentioned in that link and currently is a freshman dorm.</p>
<p>My daughter is currently a freshman in Martyr’s. These are the smallest rooms about 10x17. She has an AC when she moved in, which is then removed during Thanksgiving break. </p>
<p>The layout is very basic…bed on either side, with a desk at the foot and at the foot of that a wardrobe with folding door. Inside there is ample space to hang clothes and there is a shelf on top and drawers on the bottom. Bought a mirror to hang on the door. </p>
<p>She practically lives in Queens. When it came time for incoming freshman to fill out the housing questionnaire, I told her to apply to Queens, but she didn’t want that because it is the 'substance free". But some get around that, but all in all, that is a very VERY nice dorm, with great lounges and such. The kids are great too, her friends are incredible. South and Loschert are very nice also she has friends in those dorms also.</p>
<p>In Queens, SubConnection and Auntie Anne’s is located in the basement level. Nestled between Queens, South and Martyrs is Rod’s Coffee House. One bad thing about Martyrs and I believe Queens is that there are no elevators. Loschert and South have elevators. But the one thing you won’t have to worry about when it comes to move-in is that when you pull up, there are student volunteers that will literally empty your vehicle and lug all that stuff to your room. That’s only in Freshman year. You’re on your own after that. </p>
<p>Like an above poster said the dorms are centrally located from where classes and activities would be. The furthest building one would have to go to if one has classes there is Faculty Memorial Hall. </p>
<p>As for the meal plans, we went with the “Block 175 Plus”. <a href=“https://fordham.sodexomyway.com/dining-plans/index.html”>https://fordham.sodexomyway.com/dining-plans/index.html</a>. You get “Ram Bucks” which are honored at certain merchants in the area. Applebee’s is a nice splurge every now and then for my daughter and her friends. Also, your student ID will give you discounts with listed merchants in the area. Arthur Avenue, aka “Little Italy” of the Bronx has great restaurants and my daughter has taken full advantage of the discount at Palombo’s, an Italian bakery. Also, if you exhaust the Declining Balance Dollars, you can always add more money. I only had to add on once since my daughter started in the Fall, and that was around mid-November. Another note-----Declining Balance Dollars and Ram Bucks carry over from the Fall to Spring semester. BUT–if they are not used by the end of the Spring semester, then they are lost. </p>
<p>Right now she is going to be choosing her dorm for next year in a week or so. That’s another thing, you don’t choose where you want to be Freshman year, but you have choices after that. While at Fordham you will get to know the dorms and have an idea of where you might want to stay after Freshman year. Staying with the same meal plan, that worked best for her. They eat on and off campus. First week of school they all went and got White Castle and picnicked on the lawn in front of the dorm. For birthday’s they’ll go to Arthur Avenue. There’s a Walgreen’s and Best Buy across the street from campus also. Everyone gets their necessities at Walgreens. </p>
<p>Hope this helps. </p>
<p>My kid was in Queens. It was wonderful, but not without drama. Freshmen year is a lot of adjustment and there is always dorm drama. Pick your friends wisely. Stay away from party animals. They are everywhere, including in Queens. My kid was in Ohare sophomore year and it was also very good and a growing experience. Then Walsh as a Junior…and the apartment scenario…with mixed results on "cooking in’ instead of eating out. But Senior year it was the brand new Campbell Hall apartments and a lot of fun. </p>
<p>In June you will get the dorm selection cards and make your choices wisely. No place is perfect and no place is forever (like some colleges where you might be stuck in the same building for four years). </p>
<p>The Bronx is eclectic and vibrant, but has its own dangers and crudality. Its both an opportunity and a risk. Be smart. Fordham is safe but you must be responsible and not drink and wander around outside the gates at night. Particularly alone. Welcome to Fordham everyone!</p>
<p>Is anyone going to be at the new dorm at Lincoln Center? How is the progress of that dorm? It looked beautiful (but incomplete) when we visited at the Open House in October.</p>
<p>I believe it’s supposed to be up and ready to go for September.</p>
<p>are there any pictures of what the new LC freshman dorms will look like?</p>
<p>For the public, I’m not quite sure. However, those who applied to be RFMs and RAs got some pictures of what the new dorms might look like. Basically, it’s more of the communal living style. It’s totally different from the apartments McMahon has now, where you’re not sharing bathrooms with a whole floor.</p>
<p>The main freshman dorms at Rose Hill are Alumni North and Loschert (was Alumni South). The rooms are double occupancy, with a few triples - community ones - shared by each wing of each floor. Some floors are single gender, some are one-wing female, other wing male. The beds are adjustable, desks and chairs are provided - but there are no lights except at the door – bring a lamp the first day! These are Freshman-only dorms. </p>
<p>No microwaves, hot plates, or crock pots are allowed in the dorm rooms, for safely reasons.</p>
<p>For food plans – it depends on how much you eat, and your schedule. Our son is an athlete, and it is necessary for him to have the unlimited plan. This allows him to eat a light breakfast, another one after practice-usually with the team, lunch and two dinners, plus get coffee, tea, juice and snacks between classes and weekends. Because he is out on campus so often for classes and practices, (and to eat), he found he doesn’t need a refrigerator in his room. (That makes the room much more spacious –saves money and solves the issue how to store it over the summers.) </p>
<p>But importantly - The unlimited plan is a big benefit for social interaction, too. The unlimited provides a good opportunity to socialize – a student can go sit with friends as they eat, even if they aren’t hungry. And they can meet to study at a location close to their dorms. Our son and friends have a group dinner at one of the on-campus restaurants every night at 9. They take a break from studying and enjoy the camaraderie. The group has grown over time, and is now almost ‘family’. </p>
<p>There are two unlimited plans – the one with the extra dollars to spend was unnecessary for our son-freshman year he spent most of it in a rush the last three weeks. It can be good, especially if you don’t want to carry cash or a credit or debit card.</p>
<p>There are many options for good and economical food off campus – but in winter few on-campus resident students go off campus except on weekend evenings. The many extremely cold and snowy days this year really limited trips off campus. And during any major studying crunches, it is hard to find the time to go. </p>
<p>Evaluate what your preferences and needs are, then choose your meal plan. You can change during the first two weeks each semester.</p>
<p>Good luck with your choices as you enter college– it is an exciting time of life!
Go Rams!</p>
<p>Sorry - one sentence was left out of my post. The triple dorm rooms s are sometimes ‘forced’, but are less expensive. The BATHROOMS are community-shared by floor and wing…</p>