Holy Cross vs Fordham

TominVT
Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:18:12 +0000

I happen to agree with those people contrasting the two schools because they reall are different. As far as HC being below Georgetownon the hierarchy I have to disagree. Georgetown is somewhat more selective but historically, HC was considered the more academic of the two. Georgetown is much bigger, a major research university with a Law School and Medical schools and undergraduate has more of a pre-professional focus with business, internatial relations, polical science, etc. Fordham is more akin to Georgetown than is HC. Fordham also is an urban campus more like georgetown. Obviously Fordham lacks some of the prestige of gtown but is more like georgetown than HC is.

Holy Cross is a very good liberal arts school. Smaller classes, focus on undergraduate education.

Holy Cross is more selective and than Fordham and has a more academic reputation. Despite this there are some majors that I might lean more toward Fordham.

My suggestion, go to HC and go to Fordham for law school.