Questions About Fordham, Any Inputs Will Be Appreciated

UNMHKU
Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:43:39 +0000

Southernbbq/Optimist91,

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. I apologize if we may have sounded ignorant in regards to Fordham. We are going through this college app process for the first time with our daughter. We are middle class family - making too much to really qualify for any meaningful need-based financial aids, but definitely not enough to be able to pay for $200K for a 4-year private school education for her. She has been planning to attend the in-state university here, but applied for Yale early (her dream school - super reach - deferred), and also Rice, Northwestern, Duke, Wash U, and Tuft for their merit aids. We are non-religious and have never crossed our mind to consider a Catholic university. Hence our question on whether she would be a fit if she is not Catholic. Again, I appreciate you taking the time to provide your perspective. I really appreciate it. This topic of her applying to Fordham came up during dinner last night, and I just wanted to get some response quickly from the knowledgeable folks here. We will search the forum for more details. Thanks again for the help.