What are Fordham students like?

sandkmom
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:05:53 +0000

Fordham is less gay friendly than many other colleges.



Lol.

AdeleRose, my S is a Sophomore Theatre major at LC. It is my understanding that there are several theatre groups at RH and they are not open to theatre majors. But the students majoring in Theatre probably wouldn’t have time to perform at RH anyway given the demands of their schedule with the various LC productions they are involved in. However, there are MANY talented people who choose NOT to major in Theatre for a variety of reasons. I’m sure Fordham RH has plenty of talent and I have heard from a Jesuit who resides at RH that the productions are quite good!

It seems to me as though you are looking at the campuses as being less than whole bc a percentage of the population is at the “other” campus whichever one that may be. I believe that each is its own vibrant community…different college experiences for sure, but neither lacking in what is available to the students. Fordham has something for everyone and the Ram Van makes it easy to travel back and forth between the campuses if desired.

If your S’s major is also available at LC, why not tour that campus as well and see which is the better fit for him? And if he needs to be at RH for sports, keep in mind that he liked the campus tour. Have faith that if he can picture himself as part of the Fordham community, he CAN fit in and enjoy 4 happy and productive years at Fordham! Best of luck! :)

Oh and by the way, my very “artsy” S has short hair and dresses conservatively quite frequently…he’s even worn suits to some of his classes! :D