Skidmore or Fordham

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<p>My daughter has been accepted at Fordham LC and Skidmore; wait listed at Emory and Tufts. Deciding between Fordham LC and Skidmore presents these contrasts...Skidmore affirming community and she could major in the theatre program...Fordham...not accepted in the performance tract...can minor in theatre and reaudition in the spring of her freshman year or choose to wait and do it in the spring of her sophomore year...competition will be stiff...usually take 1 or 2 students.....if selects Fordham would major in English and minor in theatre, flipping this if she is able to get in performance tract, at Skidmore she would major in theatre and minor or double major in English...loves New York City...not wild about Saratoga Springs or the amount of snow she would have to deal with....loves Skidmore's programing as well as Fordham's...</p>

<p>anyone know how theatre minors are treated at Fordham...are they valued and included...she loved the warmth and respect between the theatre professors and their students...is this true in other disciplines? </p>

<p>community seemed easier to happen at Skidmore...anyone have any thoughts about community at Fordham...</p>

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<p>I can't say anything about the theatre program at Fordham, but I was really impressed by the English program, it far exceded any expectations I had. If I recall correctly, the English offerings at LC are quite heavily oriented toward drama, with lots of courses on analysis of film, playwriting and so on, so that would seem to fit well with your D's interests and help tie her theatre interests into the rest of the college. And of course, the location really couldn't be better for someone interested in the arts.</p>

<p>I applied for Rose Hill, but I got the impression that there was quite a lot of community amongst the LC people because of it only having one residence hall. I did sort of wonder how it worked when people moved off campus though, and whether LC was a bit isolated from the rest of Fordham.</p>

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<p>I sent you a pm.</p>

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<p>Sorry, I meant that I sent a pm to crossroadsmom.</p>

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<p>Thanks tli83 for your response...will show my daughter when school is out today!</p>