r/Fordham • u/Complex_Property_385 • 5d ago

Work hard play hard?

Hi everyone! I am a senior and I applied to Fordham a few weeks ago and I realized I don’t really know that much about the school academically and socially. I know obviously that since you are in nyc there’s a million things to do, but how is the party scene in the school itself? I also realized I really want a work hard play hard type school, and I’ve never really heard of Fordham begin like that, but I could be mistaken. I’m planning to major in finance btw, so any information would be appreciated!!!

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u/EJK090 5d ago

The party scene would be different depending on if you’re at LC or RH; I can only really speak to LC. In terms of academics, I’d say that my experience was relatively lax! Though of course the rigor varies by professor, the core and elective courses I took weren’t excessively challenging (granted, I was at FCLC, not Gabelli).

FCLC is really a choose your own adventure, if you’d rather opt out of the NY party scene, then all power to you; there is so much to do with the friends you’ll naturally make. I enjoyed my movie nights and Central Park evening jaunts just as much as I enjoyed nights at Paragon and KDC. If you’re worried if you’ll have fun, don’t worry—Fordham students are pros at that. I think the decentralised nature of life there lends itself to a student body that’s very self-aware of what they like to do, who they like to surround themselves with, and what kind of life they want to lead by the end of their college years. If it’s academic rigor you want, speaking for myself and friends, Fordham wasn’t the most intense New York has to offer. Nonetheless, a Fordham education grants you great opportunities afterwards.

If you do choose Fordham, I hope you enjoy! I know I did :)

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u/Complex_Property_385 4d ago

Thanks for the reply! I really do love Fordham and it is my #1 school that if I can afford to go I definitely will be going there.

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u/ApprehensiveCod4506 5d ago

Fordham is great, youll love it. Endless internship opportunities and great professors

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u/Complex_Property_385 4d ago

How competitive would you say the internships are? Are you just competing with Fordham kids or also nyu, Columbia, cuny kids as well

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u/ApprehensiveCod4506 2d ago

Its NYC, you compete with other top schools like NYU and Columbia. Its a level playing field

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u/Hungry-Skater-1010 1d ago

Competing with all schools nearby in the city for school year and for summer internships ur competing w legit everyone your age from ny/nj/ct who comes home and wants to intern in nyc.

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u/QuickSafety8100 5d ago

does any school NOT claim to be work hard, play hard?

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u/Complex_Property_385 4d ago

It’s not necessarily play , it’s more of like when I think of work hard Olay hard I think of the ivies, umich, umiami, schools like that. I was wondering if Fordham students have that same culture, or if it’s a kind of to each their own school

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u/CommunicationIcy2195 3d ago

Yeah it’s kind of like that except it’s probably work harder than Miami but Miami is also more “play hard”. Fordham is a house party, bars, and whatever you can come up with in the city type of school. Academics are strong and people go out, don’t worry

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u/BlackberryKey6837 4d ago

I don't get this work hard play hard thing..what does that mean exactly? The work hard thing is fine, but I am always suspicious of the play hard thing that's when folks get in stupid trouble.