@groundhog369 did you receive financial aid package?
i did not apply for financial aid 
@jd9821 Yes I did! I was accepted! I loved the campusâŠthe price just scares me and the ranking of their biology program is low compared to other schools⊠so it makes me question if the price is worth it? Are you going to stay? I need to make my choice ASAP! I loved everything about the campus. Also. Youâre right⊠I was rejected with a 4.0!!!
@Sweets10 I love Fordham. Yes the rankings are a bit lower compared to other schools, however, out of all the schools in NY state it is ranked highly compared to them. Yes, NYU is ranked very high for biology, but I think Fordham will give you an experience a lot of colleges cannot compare to such as the small atmosphere of the class sizes. NYU on the other hand is full of lecture based classes where many professors do not know all of their studentsâ names. I can even back up my statement with a student I met while studying there this past summer who was a transfer from Fordham and said that at times she had regretted transferring because she felt at Fordham she was closer than ever to her professors and at NYU it can be very difficult to get to know your professors. If you are on the pre-med track, just know Fordham has a good amount of people that get accepted to top medical schools as does NYU. But what you put into college is what you get. As for the campus at Fordham, I would say it is definitely more of a college feeling whereas NYU is more of a âworkplaceâ for some with buildings scattered all over Greenwich. I personally love both campuses and think they are too different to compare. I do know people that have gotten into both NYU and Fordham and chose Fordham due to the enclosed campus feeling and better scholarships/financial aid received opposed to the lack of community they felt at NYU and the outrageous price along with the joke of financial aid in loans. The price is worth it to some extent, since you will have connections all over NYC and be able to have many internships in labs and hospitals all around. The alumni network is also very good for branching out before and after graduation. I do not have a meal plan so I do not know what all the fuss is about the food being terrible and as for overall student experience Fordham definitely has a very calm vibe to it that many enjoy. Academics are very fast paced but manageable and professors are generally always available by office hours, email, etc. and they really make an effort to get to know their students. Some classes are lectures while others are professors writing on black/whiteboards in classrooms, such as my biochemistry class which was entirely based on notes the professor wrote down in class and not just powerpoint slides. This can be very helpful for some!! I did not apply anywhere else so I will definitely be staying at Fordham and believe that if you can afford it, it should be a solid option. The campus is also great, small yet big in a way for some, students here are competitive, as they are at most schools, but there are definitely less competitive students at Fordham than what I experienced at NYU over the summer. The location is great if youâre into the urban setting of the Bronx, however, safety can be an issue for those that wander deep into the areas of the Bronx that are considered dangerous. I do not reside on campus and I feel perfectly safe in off campus housing. Fordham is right next to little Italy so there are many places to dine out and the metro north train station is directly next to campus so its just a 20 min ride into the city.The Biology Department and the Foreign Language Department are two of the best departments I have encountered thus far. Core requirements can be a pain for some and science majors, with the exception of psychology, are not required to take a foreign language, I chose to take the foreign language requirement to wave other requirements and also obtain a minor. It is also easy for some transfers to get around majority of the core curriculum. At NYU, I know for the student I met that transferred from Fordham, she was able to get around a lot of core classes there, yet NYU had a language requirement regardless of being a science major and she was a junior so it was kind of a pain to have to take the language so late for her. I believe Fordham offers a world class education and there are many NYU-caliber students here that willingly chose Fordham over NYU. Fordham is a very good fit for me right now. Sometimes I feel NYU would have been a better fit, but the universe says otherwise. And yes I did enjoy my time at NYU over the summer to an extent, however, there are some of the most evil TAs in the labs there that do not care how much work you put in and will still find someway to bring a grade down for you. Also, I should add that many NYU students in the class I took either ended up dropping the class, withdrawing, or worse (failing). Whereas other students I met visiting from different schools as well were able to push through. NYU is very pricey, slightly more than Fordham, and I have friends that go there that do not even use the meal plans their parents purchased, and order food breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That can give you an idea of majority of the students that attend NYU $$. As for Fordham, there is a variety of kids coming from less money and a variety of kids coming from money or comfortable. I will admit that many eat out and have there fair share of spending, but this is what one gets when they attend a private school of that cost. You cant really escape students that come from money. At times it can be very intimidating, but at the end of the day Fordham is about studying what you love and not worrying about anyone else. Also I should add!! I have not had a lab where there are TAs instructing, with the exception of 2 Was in a Human Physiology Lab that only helped with setting up and grading. The lecture professor was the overall lab instructor who was very interactive with her students, but also very demanding in the class lol. Lab size at Fordham was 12 students. Lab size at typical NYU class = probably over 40. If you want a small and intimate learning environment then Fordham is definitely for you and if youâre willing to put up with the core here then you should thrive. Sorry for the ramble!! Hope this helps.
@Sweets10 I love Fordham. Yes the rankings are a bit lower compared to other schools, however, out of all the schools in NY state it is ranked highly compared to them. Yes, NYU is ranked very high for biology, but I think Fordham will give you an experience a lot of colleges cannot compare to such as the small atmosphere of the class sizes. NYU on the other hand is full of lecture based classes where many professors do not know all of their studentsâ names. I can even back up my statement with a student I met while studying there this past summer who was a transfer from Fordham and said that at times she had regretted transferring because she felt at Fordham she was closer than ever to her professors and at NYU it can be very difficult to get to know your professors. If you are on the pre-med track, just know Fordham has a good amount of people that get accepted to top medical schools as does NYU. But what you put into college is what you get. As for the campus at Fordham, I would say it is definitely more of a college feeling whereas NYU is more of a âworkplaceâ for some with buildings scattered all over Greenwich. I personally love both campuses and think they are too different to compare. I do know people that have gotten into both NYU and Fordham and chose Fordham due to the enclosed campus feeling and better scholarships/financial aid received opposed to the lack of community they felt at NYU and the outrageous price along with the joke of financial aid in loans. The price is worth it to some extent, since you will have connections all over NYC and be able to have many internships in labs and hospitals all around. The alumni network is also very good for branching out before and after graduation. I do not have a meal plan so I do not know what all the fuss is about the food being terrible and as for overall student experience Fordham definitely has a very calm vibe to it that many enjoy. Academics are very fast paced but manageable and professors are generally always available by office hours, email, etc. and they really make an effort to get to know their students. Some classes are lectures while others are professors writing on black/whiteboards in classrooms, such as my biochemistry class which was entirely based on notes the professor wrote down in class and not just powerpoint slides. This can be very helpful for some!! I did not apply anywhere else so I will definitely be staying at Fordham and believe that if you can afford it, it should be a solid option. The campus is also great, small yet big in a way for some, students here are competitive, as they are at most schools, but there are definitely less competitive students at Fordham than what I experienced at NYU over the summer. The location is great if youâre into the urban setting of the Bronx, however, safety can be an issue for those that wander deep into the areas of the Bronx that are considered dangerous. I do not reside on campus and I feel perfectly safe in off campus housing. Fordham is right next to little Italy so there are many places to dine out and the metro north train station is directly next to campus so its just a 20 min ride into the city.The Biology Department and the Foreign Language Department are two of the best departments I have encountered thus far. Core requirements can be a pain for all majors including psych, does not include: business (gabelli) and STEM majors. I chose to take the foreign language requirement to wave other core requirements and also obtain a minor and to prepare for transferring to NYU which did not happen lol. It is also easy for some transfers coming to Fordham to get around majority of the core curriculum. At NYU, I know a student that transferred from Fordham to NYU and she was able to get around a lot of core classes there. However, NYU has a language requirement regardless of being a science major and she was a junior so it was kind of a pain to have to take the language so late in her undergrad (she was neuroscience major who felt since the NYU neural science program was ranked very high she would benefit from it, yet she admitted she regrets leaving sometimes). I believe Fordham offers a world class education and there are many NYU-caliber students here that willingly chose Fordham over NYU. Fordham is a very good fit for me right now. Sometimes I feel NYU would have been a better fit, but the universe says otherwise. And yes I did enjoy my time at NYU over the summer to some extent, however, there are some of the most evil TAs in the labs there that do not care how much work you put in and will still find someway to bring your grade down. Also, I should add that many NYU students in the class I took either ended up dropping the class, withdrawing, or worse (failing). Whereas other students I met visiting from different schools as well were able to push through. NYU has many science classes built on some serious curves whereas the grade deflation at Fordham can be annoying for some since I have not had a class that was curved at all, but not having a curve shows who the brightest students are in the class and who puts in the most work. Another side not, a friend at NYU who goes out a lot and does not really put the work in was still able to have decent grades due to some major curves in her bio classes. NYU is very pricey, slightly more than Fordham, and I have friends that go there that do not even use the meal plans their parents purchased, and order food breakfast, lunch, and dinner. That can give you an idea of majority of the students that attend NYU $$. As for Fordham, there is a variety of kids coming from less money and a variety of kids coming from money or comfortable. I will admit that many eat out and have there fair share of spending, but this is what one gets when they attend a private school of that cost. You cant really escape students that come from money. At times it can be very intimidating, but at the end of the day Fordham is about studying what you love and not worrying about anyone else. Also I should add I have not had a lab where there are TAs instructing, with the exception of 2 TAs in a Human Physiology Lab that only helped with setting up and grading quizzes, projects, technique, etc. The professor for the lecture was the overall lab instructor who was very interactive with her students, but also very demanding in the class. Lab size at Fordham was 12 students. Lab size at typical NYU class = probably over 40. If you want a small and intimate learning environment then Fordham is definitely for you and if youâre willing to put up with the core here then you should thrive. Be prepared to write as most of my exams (science and core) are open-ended/essay based with little multiple choice. You are able to express answers as sentences/ paragraphs or as pathways/diagrams to explain the best you can. Benefit: there is room for error, Con: gotta know your stuff in detail!! Professors are sometimes lenient with grading and will only take off a few points for missing small concepts but capturing the big picture, whereas others can be very harsh graders and will like things very specific, but that is said for all colleges. Sorry for the ramble!! Hope this helps.
@Sweets10 I edited the first post and copied it to the second one. Just read the second!! My apologies. I should also add the the student life is nice and calm and sports are not a very big thing but people do play them if you are into that sort of thing. Also, career services and advising are really there to help you for any graduate schools, law, medical schools etc. and to get a job fast after graduation. I think this is one of the best aspects of Fordham since I am pre-med and med school does not always work out for some right after undergrad and I have several backups in case it is difficult to get into med school. The school really helps shape up your resume and there are many events on campus and off campus (in Manhattan such as at research facilities/hospitals) for STEM majors. In fact, I just received the STEM newsletter a few weeks ago about Albert Einstein School of Medicine holding an event for Fordham pre-health students, in which current medical students show undergraduates what it is like to be at their medical school for a day. Pretty cool! Opportunities here are endless, but you have to be willing to look for them. No one holds your hand in the process! Hope this helps your decision!
New here, but accepted to CAS on December 21.
Stats:
HS GPA: 3.98 College: 3.72
No SAT/ACT
57 completed college credits
HiSET instead of high school diploma
Unusual story (attended an early college instead of finishing HS), good recommendation (1) and good essay
Congrats to everyone!
Just for future reference, I was accepted on January 11th to Tandon. This date is the last possible day any student can be accepted for the spring transfer term.
Hi, could you please tell me whatâs your grade? Cuz I am also considering transferring but many posts here are really starting to freak me outâŠ
Hi, could you please tell me whatâs your grade? Cuz I am also considering transferring but many posts here are really starting to freak me out⊠Thank you!
Hi, could you please tell me whatâs your grade? Cuz I am also considering transferring but many posts here are really starting to freak me out⊠Thank you!
For people that got admitted, what did your financial aid look like?