Fordham's rep and worth

ghostbuster
Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:28:32 +0000

I am no FCLC expert. My kid is at Rose Hill. But…students at Fordham can cross matriculate at FCRH/FCLC and take classes on both campuses and many do.

Fordham is unique. Its Jesuit. Its NYC. Its smaller than NYU and FCLC is a much more enclosed environment…its still urban, but not quite like NYU. But you have all of NYC at your beckon. Its next to Lincoln Center for Performing Arts and adjacent to Central Park. Its a great part of the city.

Fordham is not NYU or Columbia, but we hold our own academically. Fordham students get wonderful opportunities to work in New York as interns and full time work. Fordham students are prized for work ethic and personal ethics. Fordham students get prestigious fellowships such as Fulbright Scholarships, Boren Scholarships, etc. 14 last year alone! The workload is stiff but not overwhelming. Its the best of both worlds. Not cutthroat. But reasonably challenging and competitive.

Compare the price with NYU and Columbia and we are less expensive I believe. Its up to you to decide if the price of admission (and student loans) is worth it to you. For some, price is everything. For others it is not.

You get out of a school what you put into it. You dont find many kids at Fordham who are cynical and mumbling about going somewhere else. Like all colleges, you will have some kids transfer for various reasons, some of them financial, some of them because it wasnt a good fit. Go to the Admitted Student Orientation. That is key to determining if you feel like its a good fit BEFORE the drop dead date of May 1. I think you will like what you see. Plus FCLC has HUGE expansion plans for new facilities. Its on the website.