Sarah Lawrence vs Fordham

darlene
Sun, 09 Apr 2006 19:48:22 +0000

For a student who is very liberal, opinionated, and non religious, but who wants to be in the heart of city life who feels that the only choices (out of several other tiered schools) are possibly these two, could she be happy at Sarah Lawrence? It seems like it is only a 30 minute ride to grand central station.

I am so concerned that her pro choice, feminism and gay rights ally, will ostracize her at Fordham. It is so hard to understand how much religion permeates throughout the campus (dorm life, dinner conversation, classes, friendships). Subtle discrimation is seen across the spectrum of college life. Are non religious kids at religious schools really at a disadvantage? Do professors at the religious schools cringe when class conversation and papers clash with the school motto?

I wish she had gotten into NYU or Barnard…but didn’t. So now I am trying to see where she would fit.