What are Fordham students like?

happy1
Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:28:48 +0000

My S is a senior at RH in the business school. Like most schools, Fordham has many different types of kids. I would say that my S is conservative in dress (yes, he may have been one of the kids with short hair that you saw on campus) but he and most of his friends are very liberal in their belief system. I’m guessing that there are more liberal schools around, but I don’t think that the kids at Fordham should be stereotyped as conservative.

My S loves the location of RH where he is on a traditional campus with easy access to NYC.

From what I see when I walk on campus, it appears that Fordham is relatively diverse. In terms of religion, my S has friends who are Jewish, atheist, Hindu and just about everything else and they all seem fine. The Jesuits are educators first and foremost and have great respect for other religions. That said, you do have to take two theology and two philosophy classes as part of the core. One theology class is required and the second is an elective where you can take something like Religions of the World. I have to say that I wasn’t sure about the core when my S started Fordham but he has been exposed to so many different things through it, that I believe it was great for him.

In terms of drinking, my S did not drink at all when he started school and found the wellness dorm to be a great place. He lived in a wellness community during sophomore year as well. Even now (over 21) he just will have an occasional beer with dinner or something. There is a group of people who do drink as part of their regular social scene, but he has found lots of people who do not. And just so you know the Tuesday nights out happen because most students do not have classes on Wednesday.

I don’t know directly, but it does seem that the LC campus gets the more “artsy” crowd as the theater and dance programs are there. I would guess that athletes need to be at the RH campus because that is where the sports facilities are located but I’m not sure.

Good luck in your search. Hopefully a current student will chime in with more information for you.