Do I have any chance for Fordham?

ghostbuster
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:57:29 +0000

Correct. The business school is at Rose Hill. Its called the College of Business Administration, or CBA for short. They live with and matriculate with the liberal arts kids, or Fordham College at Rose Hill, FCRH. That will all be explained on your visit. The campus will impress you. Its very very pretty, particularly in the fall! Its a fabulous school with amazing internships, especially for business students.

You will be required to take the famous Fordham Core Curriculum. That is a combination of English, Theology, Philosophy, History, Math/Science classes. Though you have many choices in each category. That will give you a very well rounded and solid education to supplement your business education, and which gives Fordham kids a special marketing tool when looking for jobs. Its not an easy school. Its very rigorous, but also a lot of fun.

I dont know about interviews. I think they grant them if you request them, but they are not required. Whether and how that helps an applicant is an open question and I suppose that depends on your circumstances and such. You will get lots of opinions about that on CC on other threads. If you have something you need to convey that can’t be covered in your application, your essay, or by your guidance counselor recommendation, then maybe that is a good idea. If you just want to touch base with Admissions people and get a feel for your chances and how they respond to you, then maybe that has some value as well. Personally, I’m not big on interviews, but that is just me.

You will be given a tour around campus by Rose Hill Society people, all of whom are Fordham students, serving as “ambassadors.” They can be a treasure trove of information for you. But I also recommend you spend time in cafeteria and on “Eddies Parade” just talking to students and seeing how you fit in.

If you are outgoing and comfortable with yourself, you will be fine. Its New York and most of the kids at Fordham are from the tri-state area, though a growing number are from other regions. They are good kids, who work hard. Fordham is becoming more diverse but still has work to do beyond the latino community…more african americans are needed and more asians, in my opinion. I think that is a challenge for Fordham because of its Catholic heritage. Though about 60% of Fordham students are Catholic.

I encourage you to apply and I am delighted you are going to visit.