<p>Is anyone familiar with both schools? They seem to have similar stats. This would be for an average (B+) student from Virginia. Don't know much about NJ. Proximity to NY City would be the draw, but South Orange does not sound very safe. Seton Hall seems to have a better academic reputation.</p>
<p>** cross posted on FDU's thread</p>
<p>major in mind? are there other schools you are deciding amongst?</p>
<p>Both schools have a decent commuter population as well as a residential campus; Florham Park is definitely more of a campus with Madison a cute little town down the road…</p>
<p>South Orange is also a cute town, but not as suburban…</p>
<p>The Midtown direct train line of NJ transit has both of these on it…South Orange is closer than Madison…</p>
<p>FDU has EXCELLENT services for alternate learning styles…we know a number of students who have been very succesful there…</p>
<p>I’m the mom … her major would be film/broadcast/digital production, likely post production editing or audio. Loves DePaul in Chicago- it is first choice. Also very strongly considering Rochester Institute of Technology, Seattle University, Pacific University Oregon, and Flagler College. Looking for likelies - due to a long and convoluted story, both FDU and SHU would fall into a financial safety situation, and I’m relatively sure of her acceptance. I’m a firm believer in choosing likelies you’d really be happy attending, and we will research them as thoroughly as any other college on the list. And yes, I know the “big” names in Film, but there’s not a snowball’s chance of being admitted into them - and I think that’s just as well. We want our list of applications to include 6-7 well researched schools that she’d really be happy attending.</p>
<p>Seton Hall is safe… no worries there. I am sending my Son there this fall (nursing). I happen to work in the Film / TV industry. The real questions (in my opinion) that you should be asking are what are the internship opportunities and other resources available? I did two internships (25 + years ago) when I was in college. Both experiences offered me employment that I said no to. I still work with some of those staff members as they later moved to new employment opportunities. I am a big fan of NYC, though I am not a fan of NYU. Lots of TV / Film and communication industry all around. American Museum of the Moving Image, Radio and Television museum as well as a wonderful Performing Arts library in Lincoln Center.<br>
I do not know much about FDU, other than that Madison is a very nice area of NJ. My Son and I toured the FDU Teneck campus, as that is where thier Nursing program is out of. We were very disapointed by the Teneck campus. </p>
<p>Good Luck.</p>