<p>Title speaks for itself</p>
<p>Fordham is an academic school. There are people who party, drink and think college is a place to spend a lot of money (often not theirs, but their parents), waste a lot of time and otherwise underperform, take up space and never really figure out the incredible opportunities available to those who work hard, experience Fordham fully and leave their own personal stamp on the Fordham legacy. </p>
<p>Frankly, party animals are the first candidates for failure and eventual withdrawal from the university. Do some survive and graduate? Yes. Do some “get over” and amazingly find a way to get decent grades and good job offers? Yes. That is life. </p>
<p>But overall Fordham is a strong academic school with a fairly heavy workload, all of which is designed to enhance the experience of students and provide them with a spectacular education, both in books and values. </p>
<p>But Fordham is not a “nerd school” for robotics, or a “no-fun” school. Its lots of fun, great friendships, lots of growing up, and an incredible array of internships, opportunities, and richness of spirit. </p>
<p>No shortage of fun, but also no shortage of academic work. </p>
<p>Your choice.</p>
<p>The party scene is what you want it to be. While Fordham is a serious academic school, there is certainly time for fun. Some people favor the tri-bar area in the Bronx, others spend a lot of time in Manhattan on weekends, others go to house parties. Most people do a combination. Fordham is not a big sports school and there are no frats. Personally, I think the school should offer more activities on campus every weekend, but I have never been at a loss for things to do.</p>
<p>Bars are popular for freshmen and sophomores (they’re often 18+, when they do card). House parties are available but crowded. Manhattan has everything you could possibly want to do, available all night long via a 20- to 40-minute subway ride. Obviously the on-campus scene isn’t the hottest: lots of (most?) people drink in their rooms at least occasionally; university-sanctioned festivities are hit-or-miss. Partying here is very typical for midsize, midranked private universities, Catholic or not–probably not as crazy as at Big State U, but among similar institutions, we’re not enough better or worse to merit your making a decision based on how much we yolo.</p>
<p>The fact that there are no frats is definitely something you should take into account. For me, it was one of the many reasons for my coming to Fordham.</p>
<p>Also, because you’re in NYC, there’s SO MUCH MORE to do at night than “party,” especially compared to Ithaca/Binghamton/Amherst/State College/Poughkeepsie/etc.</p>