Fordham vs Suffolk

happy1
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:36:24 +0000

My son graduated from Fordham a few years ago and had a fabulous expereince. The campus itself is gated and feels safe. In terms of the area around the Rose Hill campus he found it to be a positive. Yes, you need to learn to be a bit street-wise (ex. don’t go off campus alone and drunk waving your iPhone around). But he really enjoyed the proximity to Arthur Avenue, the local bars, running in the Botanical Garden, having access to stores etc. He also did volunteer work with an organization right off campus. The campus police also seemed to patrol the surrounding neighborhood. On top of the area in the Bronx, he enjoyed having easy access to Manhattan via Ram Van, subway, Metro-North (depending where they were heading in the city). If you can visit the campus that would be helpful – you have to be comfortable.

And FWIW he got a great education there, made wonderful friends etc.

You may want to create a post on the Fordam page asking about the neighborhood.