<p>. . . find out anything! I hear all my friends getting their schedules and roommates and room assignments while my fellow Fordham friends haven't heard anything at all. Slightly upsetting, I must say.</p>
<p>They should have received info about their schedules this past week. Registration opens Monday. They should be getting room assignments in the next week or two. Has your child logged on to the Fordham 2013 Facebook group yet? Lots of info discussed in there.</p>
<p>Depends on which campus. My daughter at RH did her class requests on line ages ago, but won’t find out till alter. Dorm assisgnement should be in a week or two.</p>
<p>Fordham is a bit slow in this regard, but it works out and the frenzy will begin!!!</p>
<p>My daughter asked to be roommates with this girl last week. THe girls roommate was no longer going to fordham, so my D called and they sure, just fax something in writing.</p>
<p>You can always call to get a better timeline. Its hard waiting, I know, made my daughters nuts, but it was worth the wait!!</p>
<p>Relax everyone. Fordham’s move-in process, required freshmen orientation process etc is very well organized and lots of fun. Many of the athletes are reporting now, and many of the upperclassmen will be reporting the last week of August for various functions, including participation in the planning for freshmen orientation. </p>
<p>Its going to be a great year!</p>
<p>CLRana9017- I agree! This has been especially frustrating; every time I’ve spoken to someone they say we get room mate info “next week”…And they’ve been saying that since almost 3 weeks ago! I really wish this part was more organized…</p>
<p>Really really frustrated right now! D is an incoming freshman at the LC campus, spent the better part of the summer getting to know others on the FB page, found a nice girl, both of them requested each other, D was getting anxious about when they find out so called Res Life, was told that they won’t be getting their housing and roommate assignments until next week, and that they match by what freshman seminar they sign up for! They never told them that. D’s pick did not sign up for a seminar, so I called and asked and they said the roommate choices were “preferences” not guaranteed and they would be rooming according to seminar. Now, why didn’t they tell them that so they all could have picked the same seminars? D is very disappointed and upset. I don’t blame her.</p>
<p>When I spoke to the FCLC orientation coordinators, they said that they liked to put students with different seminars into the individual rooms, but keep similar seminars on the same floor, so it was okay if you and your roommate had different seminars.</p>
<p>But someone called reslife today and learned that they haven’t even DONE roommate assignments! This is absolutely ridiculous! We have THREE WEEKS until move-in day. </p>
<p>Very upset with how they’re handling this.</p>
<p>^^ That’s actually normal for Fordham. If I recall correctly, Fordham was slow at handling everything.
One of my friends didn’t even get her financial aid information until a week before classes last year</p>
<p>My daughter is doing urban plunge, so we leave two weeks from tomorrow to check in August 27th She has heard nothing.</p>
<p>Her sister didn’t hear until August 15th. I agree its very late, but somehow it all works out. </p>
<p>My daughter will be at RH, and she really wants to know her dorm,e tc, but feels a bit less stressed knowing everyone is in the same boat.</p>
<p>I do know that Fordham does take great care in doing roommate assignments, and though that doesn’t make it happen any faster, it will be okay.</p>
<p>I do suggest people call the Presidents office or send him an email. just saying that it would be nice to have some sort of target date for when we will hear.</p>
<p>If they would just say August 12 or whatever, instead of next week all the time, it would be less stressful. A few faxes, or emails, or calls right to the top can get a fire lit under the res life people.</p>
<p>I emailed reslife, etc c, but sent a fax (hard copy is harder to ignore) to the dean’s office and the president’s office,</p>
<p>It was very nice, and just said:</p>
<p>While I know that Fordham is working very hard to get the roommate and dorm assignments done, it is very frustrating to call and get the answer “next week” “august” “mid month” everytime someone calls.</p>
<p>If there was a firm timeline that would be really stress relieving. Getting notification earlier would be even better, of course.</p>
<p>Thank you for looking into this. I know I am not alone if feeling frustrated by the process.</p>
<p>(feel free to use this, a few more letters, of course change it up a bit, may get them moving!!)</p>
<p>Stick with residence life. The dean nor the president is likely going to list a student with dorm problems as a priority…and that’s if they even receive it. Most contact to the president is intercepted by a slew of guards.</p>
<p>Read my email carefully. We are not asking president or dean to fix our students specific problem. </p>
<p>We are asking that they look into a program that doesn’t have very good communication or timeliness with families, some of which will be donors. This is a general complaint and concern that the powers that be can easily check into without having to get into the nitty gritty,</p>
<p>If you think they won’t get it or react, you are mistaken. THey don’t have people intercepting all their mail and hiding it. I have written to the powers that be in corporations, schools, banks. and it is surprising how many people high up do take customer service very personally and will make that phone call or check out a complaint.</p>
<p>The trick is to, at least initially, be friendly, say that you have done all you were supposed to do, that you like the business, and Fordham is a business, its just that they could do something so much better.</p>
<p>If you say that your problem is a universal one, that you aren’t expecting the Pres/dean to fix your little situation specifically, but to look at the larger pictures of thousand of irritated customers, they will look into it. </p>
<p>My daughter had a sitatuon at Fordham regarding moving from one dorm to another this summer. They wanted to charge her 25 dollars and hour for each hour past 6pm she took to move. Seeing that she she was working two jobs, and most of her friends were working 9-5 at least daily, the notion to charge was just absurd. D called and got no where, it was what they were told to do.</p>
<p>I called. I calming explained the situation. After the first person, who was probablly a student working there, told me, that was the way it was, I calmly went up the line. After a bit of explaining of the sitatuation, rational minds prevailed, and D got key a day early and was able to move in half that day, half the next.</p>
<p>It wasn’t the Fordham was trying to be mean, they jsut wanted to get the kids to move in a timely fashion. Once I went up the line, progress was made.</p>
<p>Believe me, a few phone calls from irked moms and dads, a fax or two, some emails, all different, will get the pres or deans attention, and they will check into what is taking so long. Don’t be afraid to complaining. YOu won’t get some black mark on your file. Just be polite, rational, and clear. And show that the situation isn[t just about you, it is about thousand of others as well. </p>
<p>Fordham is a great school, just in some areas they need to move faster and get with the times.</p>
<p>This is not news. This happens every year. Fordham is a bit slower than some schools on notifying you about your roommates. But trust me when I say the move in process is actually quite smooth when move in weekend comes. </p>
<p>There are lots of pluses and minuses to early notification of roommates. And perhaps Fordham is slower because they dont want to be inundated with people who may make snap judgements based on facebook postings etc. </p>
<p>Being anxious about moving in, particularly from out of state, is very normal, both for the parents and the students. Do your best just to get organized now with things to bring or not to bring and enjoy your freedom and last weeks as a family. Once you move in, with orientation, followed immediately thereafter with class time …it gets ratcheted up very quickly and you will be very, very busy. </p>
<p>Again, the anxiety is normal, but just try and relax. Its all going to work out well. Been there, done that. </p>
<p>Upperclassmen begin reporting on the 23rd, particularly those associated with the freshmen move in orientation stuff. And those upperclassmen will be your saving grace on move in day, helping you with every detail.</p>
<p>ResLife gets thousands of phone calls, which of course, distracts them from their jobs of finding roommates and getting everyone in rooms. And we don’t know yet what the final acceptance numbers were and if they are being tripled up like last year in some cases. </p>
<p>They are doing their level best. Its not some conspiracy to make you mad. </p>
<p>Move in day is going to be here very soon.</p>
<p>I understand, ghostbuster, but it is frustrating for parents such as myself, who are trying to light a fire under our kids to start at least thinking about packing and moving etc., but the kids are waiting to hear from their roommates and suitemates first. That said, for me the biggest frustration is to think they are matching students by the seminar they chose and not by their preferences, especially when the honors students aren’t even doing the seminars. If they hadn’t suggested that students could request a roommate, or even told the students that their request would be more likely to be filled if they request someone in the same seminar, that would be different. But kids like my D planned all summer that they were rooming with the person they connected with on FB and to find out like two weeks before reporting that they may get someone else, that’s harsh. These kids are stressed enough with their life changes to have to adjust to the thought of having a random roommate when they were led to believe they could request a particular person.</p>
<p>ilovetoquilt, I think your idea is sound. I personally spoke with someone at Res Life and was less than impressed by their understanding or helpfulness. Perhaps someone in the Dean’s office would be more understanding.</p>
<p>to collegebound: I understand the whole concept of what they are trying to do with the seminars and matching people on the same floors, and I love the concept in theory. In reality, the kids are already going to know the people on their floors, so wouldn’t it have made more sense to help them meet other kids on other floors? And why make them room with someone that is going to be in their seminar? That could be way too much closeness even for people who like each other and get along!</p>
<p>Mom: Your anxiety and your intentions of getting your daughter ready are normal. Its particularly difficult going to college out of state, when your head is swimming with a parade of horribles interspersed with a parade of excitement and wonderment. Been there. Kids are also filled with anxiety about college and to some extent their intentional aloofness is a defense mechanism to counteract their own fears and anxieties about the roommate dramas, the whole going to school in NYC thingie and the question of whether they are prepared for the workload at Fordham. </p>
<p>You are not alone. Take a deep breath. Talk about it with your daughter. Now is a fabulous time for the two of you to go on long walks in your neighborhood and chit chat, or long drives in your car or going shopping and just enjoying each other. </p>
<p>Going to college is transformational. They will come home at Thanksgiving and Christmas changed kids…and it keeps getting more interesting. Its hard for them and for us to come to grips with that. There are books available on the topic if that would help you…one specifically for parents letting go I saw the other day at Borders. I am not saying you are not coping well, I am just saying your feelings are very normal and so are hers. The anxiety is unpleasant. </p>
<p>But there is also a lot of good stuff that is going to happen. Its all going to work out. Fordham is a bit goofy on some of this stuff at times, but the actual move in weekend is well organized and lots of fun. Your drive/flight home will be the real drag. </p>
<p>I dont know about LC, but the RH kids get their class schedules on that Sunday evening, after mass on the lawn in front of the Church and you bid your kids goodbye. They get their hamburgers and hotdogs at the cookout, munch them down and then run off to their specific orientation group…and they are off…then its three days of highly organized stuff, a whole lot of fun meeting new people, and getting acclimated. I imagine LC is much the same. </p>
<p>Some colleges release this information way in advance, let kids move in a week to 10 days before classes begin and then the usual drunken disasters occur. So in some ways, the Fordham delays and highly organized orientation is better designed to cut down on some of that nonsense. </p>
<p>You are one of millions of freshmen parents/family/students who are preparing to head off to college and everyone is going through the same anxiety and excitement. </p>
<p>Its better to enjoy these last few weeks together. You wont be forgotten by Fordham.</p>
<p>My sister is in RH and I don’t think she’s really received very much info yet, minus what is mentioned above. Nobody is really worrying about that part though, we’re in a major FA pit right now!</p>
<p>Jptmom- No, I totally agree that even including seminars in rooming criteria doesn’t make much sense. I hope that your daughter does get her first pick though (and that I do too!). </p>
<p>Ugh, I’m just so annoyed by all this. </p>
<p>PlattsburghLoser- A week before classes? I wouldn’t even have gone probably, if I didn’t know if I could afford it or not.</p>
<p>ghostbuster- That this happens every year is even more disappointing. Schools much larger than Fordham have already notified their students of their rooming situation; I don’t see what or why Fordham has to be an exception. Students, myself included, should really demand better than that–I mean we deserve better, I feel.</p>
<p>also, for Fordham freshmen in FALL semester, the classes are preordained for the most part and you will receive your schedules when you attend that first orientation meeting on Sunday evening. (that is how RH does it). Students pick their own classes for Spring Semester later on before Finals. At RH the anxiety is heightened because you have FCRH and CBA…so everyone is wondering what classes they will get, if they will get their first choices etc. Then there are the add/drop boobirds who flit from one class to another if they perceive the professor is a hardliner who won’t give them any A’s. Its all very predictable and humorous actually. It really helps if you adopt right now an attitude of laissez faire…that some stuff is going to happen that is going to be not her optimal choice and you roll with it…its part of growing up…life is not always fair. You do your best and become as opportunistic as you can (to a point), but in the end, it doesnt help anyone to get wound up about it.</p>
<p>“The end of this week” is the new due time. </p>
<p>But I mean, seeing as that’s what they’ve been saying for the past few weeks, it’s up to you guys to believe it…I’m just going to take it lightly.</p>