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| Major: Business - Management and Administration (This Major's Salary over time) | | Gender: Male | This person cares more about Safety than the average student. | Intelligence:
Not so bright | | ACT: | | SAT: | | Lowest Rating
Safety C | Describes the student body mostly as:
Friendly, ApproachableDescribes the faculty mostly as:
Friendly, Helpful | Highest Rating
Educational Quality A+ | How this student rated the school:
| Educational Quality | A+ | Faculty Accessibility | B+ | | Useful Schoolwork | A- | Excess Competition | B | | Academic Success | A+ | Creativity/Innovation | A | | Individual Value | A- | University Resource Use | A | | Campus Aesthetics/Beauty | A+ | Friendliness | A | | Campus Maintenance | A | Social Life | B- | | Surrounding City | A+ | Extra Curriculars | A | | Safety | C |
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What
I like about Fordham is that you are given the
reins and permitted to do with your college career as
you see fit. This being said, it is up to
you to challenge yourself with upper level courses and so
on.. I have seen some comments that claim that their
education was not challenging to the extent that they felt
it should be etc. and to those comments I say
that there is no limit to what you can put
yourself through. I was able to attend any campus I
wanted to of the three, and (..upon course evaluation from
my dean..) was allowed to substitute higher level courses for
those I did not feel would be challenging. I do
consider myself a well rounded individual and with that being
said, Fordham offered me much in the way of a
challenge since I chose the courses that were challenging. I
graduated from Fordham last weekend 05/19/2012, Magna Cum Laude with
honors. I have taken summer courses, non-matriculated, at Yale which
is about an hour north of the Westchester campus, and
I did not feel that Yale offered me anything different
in the way of quality. I was taught in the
same ways, via the same text and by the same
caliber of professor that I found throughout my career at
Fordham. My career at Fordham was both challenging and exciting.
New York City is close by and offers much in
the way of a platform for launching your career, no
matter what your major. Many of the professors are Doctors
in their fields, hold Law Degrees, some are from Ivy
League Universities, and Fordhams alumni base is far reaching to
include some very notable individuals. The school has recently put
several millions of dollars into a completely new Business building
and dorm halls on the Bronx campus, and a new
state of the art Business and Law facility in Midtown.
The schools only issues regarding rankings (..and this is from
Businessweek.com ratings from 2010..) was the lack of state of
the art facilities and amenities; I can tell you first
hand that I have watched this issue resolve itself over
the last 2 years with the implementation of these new
schools and projects, and there is much more still in
the works. The school is aiming for Top10 status, so
the president and board is pouring money into it. After
receiving good scores on both the GRE and GMAT, I
was accepted, no questions asked to a Top Tier Masters
Program (Computer Science Major) in CT, which I start in
the Fall. During the interview, the dean complimented the reputation
of my Undergrad institution and was very pleased with my
choice. As to not seem out of touch with
some of the realities of the institution, I will say
that there are some down sides to Fordham, esp. the
Bronx campus, which stem from its surroundings. I served in
the US Army, deployed and lead a team in Iraq,
this being said, I would never live in the Bronx.
The entirety of the area is sub-poverty and high crime
(..which for some reason seems to be a source of
pride for the locals..). If you combine this with the
usual attendee at Fordham, i.e. upper middle class individuals, you
will find that there is a high likelihood for robberies
and the likes. That being said, be smart, think about
your actions and act accordingly, and you will be ok.
Another point, If you feel college is more about partying
than education, although NYC is less than 20mins south, you
will be sad you hear that the “nightlife” just outside
of the campus is not thrilling. That being said however,
if this is a disqualifying factor for you regarding your
undergrad institution choice, please do the nation a favor and
just work at McDonalds. We have enough under educated moralistically
challenged individuals in high places now a day, and do
not need any more. Also, there is a big drive
for minority acceptance, so I have seen some rather questionable
individuals finding their way into some of the classes I
have taken, but these individuals are usually weeded out by
the curriculum. Unfortunately this is the case with many institutions
throughout the US and must be taken in stride, the
system does even itself out. I loved Fordham, I
have nothing but great things to say about my time
as a Ram (..and I will always be one!) and
I would do it all over if I had to.
The reputation is already well known throughout the Tri-State area,
gaining momentum nationally; the school will be a Top10 for
sure, within the next decade. In closing, good luck to
you in your search, wherever you end up, but be
assured, Fordham is a great choice!
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