Questions About Fordham, Any Inputs Will Be Appreciated

southernbbq
Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:10:15 +0000

To clarify that comment from deezmom:

You send in your preferences in the summer for dorms. You also send in your preferences on fall semester classes from a selection, and they try and meet your choices within that framework. They will place you in math depending on your ability or completed AP classes. Winter/Spring semester freshman year you choose your classes from the OASIS system, but yes they are from the core requirements. Students with AP classes under their belt see the BEST advantages in Sophomore year both in terms of dorm priorities and core classes covered. Sophomores have much more leeway on what they pick, depending on whether you are in College of Arts and Sciences, Business College etc. Yes, Fordham’s core is stringent, but its broad based and helps you think in other areas. They ask you to take an art history or music history class as well, which can be fun. Some take Opera and go to the Met!

They are building another dorm as we speak at Rose Hill to meet the high demand, but tripling occurs now and again and its not always so bad. I know sophomores who REQUESTED triples this year! And you arent stuck in the same building for 4 years…you can select and move around every year, pick roommates etc. And there are many choices, including upperclassmen apartments on campus and even some apartments off campus owned by the University (very close by).

Plus the core classes help you get acclimated on campus as a freshman and explore different departments and majors…Fordham is wise…they know kids come in with one notion and often change majors in the process.