How is the math department at Fordham

friedokra
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:39:28 +0000

Yes indeed. If you absolutely cannot make a campus visit to Fordham or anywhere else, then I would do your homework online. CC is a good start. But look at all the online services and go to Fordham’s website. Ditto for any other college you are considering, whether that is in NYC or Boston or Chicago or even a small town.

Examine what you WANT from a college education in the United States. In the US, going to college is not just about classes and professors, it is also about student life: clubs, sports, social life, dorms, facilities, nearby attractions, etc. What do YOU want? Big city, small city, rural? Big school, medium school, or small school? Public or private? Religious or non religious? Northern, Central, Southern, or Western School? They are all very, very different.

Why do you want to study in the United States and not in China? What is your objective?

Do you wish to be in an environment with lots of other mainland chinese? Or a school where you may be one of only a few foreign students? You will be very far from home. What will you do during US holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, when schools close for weeks and you MUST leave the campus?

Ask yourself these questions and then ask them to the admissions office of the schools you are considering.

Fordham has a fair number of foreign students, I am told. Ask to be put in contact with some of them and ask them how their experience is going?

Fordham is a classical liberal arts college, meaning you have a strong core curriculum you MUST take, including philosophy, english literature, history, theology, science and math. You can major in math, but it will NOT be your only course of study. By a long shot.

So make sure your English skills are excellent! Are you considering Rose Hill/Bronx main campus or Lincoln Center campus?

Good luck!