This may be school dependent. Ours doesn’t provide letters if either the teacher or student are leaving. (I am not sure if it related to the fact that all LORs are done via Maia so need both at the school/in the system or if other reasons too)
Rose Hill and Lincoln Center are just the campuses. You still need to apply to a school regardless which one you pick. You can, for example, be in either Gabelli at Lincoln Center or Gabelli at Rose Hill. https://www.fordham.edu/gabelli-school-of-business/academic-programs-and-admissions/undergraduate-programs/which-campus/ Some majors are better suited to one or the other campus.
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That’s fine, as long as Fordham arts and sciences has at least one major you are interested in…do they?
Your HS counselor is the best one to help you categorize schools If your HS uses a program like Scoir, Naviance, or Maia Learning, you can look at the scattergrams for past results from your HS to help with categorization. (I realize this might not help/be possible if/when you change schools next year.)
Big picture, you need a list of colleges in different categories…something like a few reaches, a handful of targets, at least one affordable safety.
Before you change schools, you have to figure out how to get teacher LoRs. Also spend some time doing the NPCs with your parents so you are all on the same page regarding estimated COA at each school and your parents’ budget. Good luck.
I understand. But my point is, if you want to study marketing, study marketing. It’s different than psych or sociology. They are not bad. They are more academic. But they are not marketing. Or operations. Or supply chain.
It doesn’t mean you can’t get a marketing job. But it means you wouldn’t have studied marketing.
So if there’s something you know you want to study and we don’t know what that is for OP - then go where you can study it. But they pointed out the B school so I assume something they offer.
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Why Fordham?
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As a general rule, I would agree with you. 
But in this case, we have the Math problem. If the OP strongly prefers Fordham over other options, she has several alternative paths to the business school via Arts & Sciences:
- Do a double major, one of which is a Business major. This is possible at Fordham with permission.
- Do a business minor. There are several business minors specifically designed for liberal arts majors. A&S students can take up to 6 courses in the business school without special permission.
- Pursue a liberal arts major and address the math issues during that process. Pursue business studies by taking an MBA after graduation.
I thought that you raised an interesting alternative earlier in the thread by suggesting a college with a business school where admission is not as challenging, i.e. Manhattan University. If the Fordham location with its access to the Manhattan business world is what makes it attractive, Manhattan U also offers a Bronx location with easy access to The City by subway. And it’s in a better neighborhood.
My nephew’s daughter is currently a student in the Business School at Manhattan and she loves it. She says that the facilities in the business school are excellent and that the college has been great in helping to line up internships. They have a lot of alumni in The City. She was her high school valedictorian and considered other colleges, but something about Manhattan U appealed to her. She hasn’t regretted it.
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I’m thinking of applying for International Policy Economy at Rose Hill or Policy economics at Lincoln, considering my stats, is this achievable?
You have other colleges on your list besides Fordham, correct? And do you understand the relationship between the Bronx campus and Lincoln Center?
I can’t speak for up to date stats and I know that things have become more competitive in the past few years, but my D19 had lower stats than yours (3.5 uw/3.7w, 30 ACT) and was accepted with merit to IR at Lincoln center. It’s definitely worth an application.
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Yes, I expect that you would be accepted.
I expect that you would have more course options in that major at Rose Hill as well as more options for combining with a second major or minor at Rose Hill. Those are certainly things worth asking about if you are accepted and are trying to choose between the 2 campuses.
Why Fordham vs others ? What’s the specific attraction ?
If you got into a business school somewhere, do you have a discipline in mind - finance, marketing, etc?
What caused the C and D? What are you doing to ‘learn’ what you struggled with in math ? That doesn’t go away just because you went to college. You really need to learn this material.
I assume you’ll apply to other schools as well ?
Will you apply to Fordham Early Decision ? That is likely better odds but do not do so unless you can 100% afford it That means ensure your family runs the net price calculator and is comfortable with the amount shown, plus 5% increases each year.
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The two campuses are very different and I believe you can only put in one Fordham application so you will need to choose. Have you visited both? Do you prefer the traditional RH campus or the urban LC campus?
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