Student Profile
Alisa
- Class: Senior
- Major: Theatre
- Gender: F
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Big Picture
Fordham Lincoln Center is a weird place. You have two options: Live in the dorms or off campus and this severely changes the way you experience the school. When you live in the dorms you can go a little crazy. There are about 10 floors of dorms in one building so you are stuck with everyone. Also the dorms are connected to the classroom building so it can get a little clautraphobic. Some people don't go outside for days or weeks at a time, which creates a kind of stressful environment. If you don't live in the dorms however it can be difficult to get a "college experience". Because you are in Manhattan, there is little reason to stay around school if you don't live there.
Academic Life
Fordham is great if you know what you want to do. If you are in a specific program such as Visual Arts, Theater, or Medieval History, then there are lots of great classes and the Professors are attentive and help you to do pretty much whatever you want. All the other classes are pretty much terrible. The professors are often under qualified (especially in the language dept.). This wouldn't be such a huge issue but you are required to take many of these courses because of the "Core credits" and they are slow to respond to complaints. However, I definitely think it is worth it if you want to do Theater or Visual Arts because the Professors are amazing and the classes are small in these departments.
Student Body
Fordham is fairly diverse and this is a major plus. As opposed to a lot of schools in New York, there is a substantial amount of Financial Aid given out and there are a lot of students from New York. If you are worried about being stuck with a bunch of rich kids this is a pretty good school to avoid them.
The Best Things
Art Departments
The Worst Things
Core Classes
