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I knew from day one my roomate wasBrightChemistry
I knew from day one my roomate was a nightmare. If you come here to Lincoln Center, DEMAND to switch rooms immediately if you know that's how it's going to be. She drinks, comes in all hours of the nights,says hurtful things to everyone, expects other people to pick up after her and has alienated our whole floor not including most of our class. The RA's response to my asking for help was to tell me there was nothing they could do about it, and then went on to tell me how I'd get in trouble for booze in the room even if it wasn't mine. Basically, bureaucracy does not want to help you at all, they just want to avoid trouble and paperwork. It shows how much they don't actually give a shit about their students. Fordham wants to be like Georgetown, but it's no where near. IF this school wasn't in nyc, it'd be off any type of maps ranking wise etc. DONT' COME HERE. it's not worth it.
1st Year Female -- Class 2010
Surrounding City: A+, Extracurricular Activities: F
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Okay, i went to this school for twoQuite BrightPreLaw and Legal
Okay, i went to this school for two years, and left as soon as i could. Seriously, it was the worst experience of my whole entire life. Freshman year i partied far too much, and did terribly in school. Now, that is no one's fault but my own, but if you are planning on going here, make sure you are aware of the draw of the nightlife. The bronx is terrifying. My freshman year, an off-campus student was raped and beaten with a metal pipe. Sophomore year, a homeless man wandered into my building (O'Hare) and tried to open dorm rooms. FINALLY security found him. The school is wildly unsafe. They also are insanely strict. Freshman year, i was GHBed at a bar in the bronx (i told you the neighborhood is the pits) and instead of helping me, i was written up and received a citation for campus drunkeness. I then had to attend an alcoholic awareness meeting, although i was victim of some sicko local. The freshman religion courses are stupid. A bunch of the teachers (esp in CBA) are FOB Asians who don't speak English. The core is so stupid and pointless. The freshman dean isn't the most arrogant, pompous idiot at the whole school. He seems so friendly and helpful at first, but try to find him once in a while. I lived in North from 05-06, and the janitors were terrible. We had vomit sitting in the middle of our floor for a whole weekend because they don't clean up during that time. Kinda stupid, considering the weekend is when everything gets the messiest. We also had vomit COOKING on the radiator at the end of the hall from October to the day we left in may. It was a DELICIOUS smell when the winter came and the heat was on full blast. OHare is a great place to live. The staff is friendly in the grill, and the whole building is new and quiet with awesome AC. It was the only highlight of going to Fordham. Leaving there was hands down the best decision i ever made. If you want to associate yourself with a homogeneous mix of white, rich, snobby people, then fordham is your place. But, as a white, financially comfortable person myself, the arrogant attitudes of everyone you encounter will start to wear you down. Just look at the kids on facebook and their guido-esque pics, and you will understand. Dont let your fantastic orientation trip sway you, this school sucks shit.
2nd Year Female -- Class 2013
Social Life: A+, Faculty Accessibility: F
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This school is the biggest fuck-feast on earth.Quite BrightPreMed and Medical
This school is the biggest fuck-feast on earth. I was originally a history major, but decided to try Pre-Med for a semester to see if it was for me. They gave me Calc I, Intro Bio, Intro Bio Lab, Chem, and Chem Lab. You'd think with a heavy course load like that, I'd have nothing else right? WRONG!!!!! The people who make the schedules put me in Compostion II, an extra class, that gives me 19 credits so far. I bombed the first test/quiz in every class, and the Professors didn't write "good first try" or "see me" or "get a tutor". Instead I got a cold unfeeling F. Granted college is a place where you are expected to "do for yourself" but seriously, when a kid gets a 30% on the first Chem test a little concern should be given. I am a commuter so I don't get to (and can't afford to) pay 10 bucks to eat in the crappy cafeteria. What's worse is that a majority of the time juniors and seniors are the ones who grade your h.w. . So don't expect to get 1/2 a point on a Calc problem just because you got the formula write, but the answer wrong. Worst of all the period to withdraw from a class and not recieve a mark on your transcript is the 1st week of class. That means after you take that first test/ quiz and realize the class is not for you, its already too late to withdraw from a course and not recieve a W or WF, both of which damage your GPA. Summarily, if you like doing stuff on your own, dealing with crappy professors, and can pay $50,000 ($36000 for commuters) then this SHITTY DICKWAD NO NAME CATHOLIC HELL HOLE OF A UNIVERSITY WITH SHITTY SPORTS TEAMS, aka Fordham University, is for you.
1st Year Male -- Class 2011
Campus Aesthetics: B+, Education Quality: F
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