<p>Which is the better campus for a student interested in humanities to apply to?</p>
<p>“Humanities”–how broad!</p>
<p>Broadly speaking, RH and LC are differentiated by programmatic emphasis and by location, but not as much by faculty within a given program. If you want to study history, English, philosophy, etc., you’d find great faculty and courses at both campuses; your decision would probably boil down to a superblock in Midtown vs. a campus in the Bronx.</p>
<p>Some programs are located mostly or entirely on one campus. Pre-med, business, math, and hard science programs are underdeveloped at LC, which has instead the theatre and dance majors. So the LC crowd is often more “artsy,” more liberal, more diverse, more NYU-lite. MST and MSW programs are also at LC. Choirs, newspapers, political groups, and other clubs have a presence on both campuses, but volunteer work might be easier to come by in the Bronx.</p>
<p>Again, the colleges’ main difference is location. Both are very urban, making them already quite unlike most other midsize LAC’s, but only LC will immerse you in the stereotypical bankers/lawyers/tourists Manhattmosphere. I prefer the Bronx–green campus, rich borough history, easy access to downtown, and (to continue the portmanteaux) a certain “bratmosphere.”</p>
<p>I’m just wondering if you answer yes on the question in the application, “will you still consider attending Fordham(LC) without student housing?”, does that mean they will not consider you for student housing at all?</p>
<p>You’d still be considered for housing, especially if you were a strong applicant. But unless you already live in NYC, have relatives there with an apartment, or are into the voodoo of Manhattan real estate, I would recommend dorming.</p>
<p>@muf123</p>
<p>We live on Long Island and my S thought long and hard how to answer that question. He ended up checking the box that said YES he would consider an offer without housing because we do live in commuting distance and he didn’t want to potentially be rejected for lack of space in McMahon. BC he also checked the box that he wanted housing, he was considered for it and did receive housing with his offer of admission.</p>
<p>@anglegrinderman</p>
<p>Overall I would agree with your very general characterization of the LC student body except I’m a little curious what you meant by “NYU-lite.” More “NYU-like” I could see.</p>