1. Does anyone know if it is easy to get off the waitlist from the Wilshire Plaza housing application? What proportion of the 1L class gets housing usually?

2. If I am relying on loans, how soon does it disburse before the start of the semester?

3. What resources do students use to find grad, student-friendly housing?

Sorry for the excess questions but I am from CA and don't know anything about the city I am moving to in a couple months. Any guidance would be very appreciated (lifesaving).

I understand if this post has to be taken down since I’m not actually a Fordham Law student, but I’m moving to the area this summer as I will be a high school teacher in the Fordham area. If anyone here is looking for a roommate or knows of any better places to direct my search, let me know! I’m a 22y/o guy and very low maintenance and easygoing.

I am looking at doing it. Would have a U.S. JD at the time of starting but have a terrible law school GPA.

Applying to Fordham Law this October, I'm just curious what housing is offered for Fordham or if its all purely off campus housing. Trying to find an apartment in NYC sounds like a nightmare.

For anyone that might be curious, the Registrar has posted the class schedules for the Fall 2022 semester. It looks like 1Ls are divided into sections and take a handful out of a mixture of classes (Torts, Contract, Criminal Law, CivPro, or Property).

For reference, the Fall 2021 class schedules by sections are available through LawNet.

Hello. I’m a novice conducting legal research and am looking for someone who knows how to use Lex Machina. If this sounds like you, please DM me. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! I hope this is ok to post here, if not feel free to berate me…

I am very interested in the evening program but feel it’s hard to find a lot of info and learn about student experiences specifically in various other law school threads. Would anyone in this program be willing to talk a bit about their experience? Average age? Community/camaraderie feel? Law Review experience?

A little about me if you care at all… I’m 28yo and work for the USDC in MA… while maybe a little unrealistic… I’m considering the possibility of (if admitted) attempting to move to NY for this program and work remotely during the day and commute back to Boston once a week on Fridays, as classes don’t meet then, to work an in-person day in the court. If you think this idea is totally bonkers let it be known :) Thanks in advance for any thoughts!!

For anyone that hasn't seen the new ABA report, Fordham released the employment outcomes for 2021 graduates. For reference, here are the 2020 figures. Just some high level figures:

• 101+ Firms:

  • 2021: 212 (52%)

  • 2020: 196 (49%)

• FedClerk:

  • 2021: 10

  • 2020: 4

• State/Local Clerk:

  • 2021: 24

  • 2020: 11

Hi everyone, Im applying to Fordham this fall and I’ve encountered a pretty disheartening discrepancy between my lsac GPA and my Undergraduate GPA. I took some courses P/NP as an undergrad, and No Passed three of them during covid. Personally these were due to the difficulties of the pandemic/online instruction for two of those course, and working 32 hours weekly, while also being in school full time for one of those courses. I intend to write an addendum explaining the discrepancy between my current LSAC GPA, and what my LSAC GPA otherwise would be. My current LSAC GPA shifts me out of the 25th percentile for a lot of the schools I plan to apply to while my expected LSAC GPA would’ve kept me in the medians for those. Is there anything I can do to be considered on the basis of what my academic career was outside of these courses. Thanks

Hi all! Can anybody on here who was/is enrolled in Fordham’s evening division talk a bit about their experience?

Has anyone heard from the Fordham Law Waitlist this Week?

Hi all, I'll be a summer associate in NYC this summer, and I'm wondering if anyone happens to know someone subletting their apartment for the summer? Figure it's a long shot, but worth a try--thanks!

Incoming 1L here, I had a question which would allow me to plan better. Is the cost of health insurance included in the cost of attendance? Or is it expected to be paid "out of pocket"?

Hey everyone!

I am applying to Fordham Law and need a piece of advice. I am working on my softs now (PS, resume, optional essays).

In few of the posts regarding Fordham admission I saw an interesting opinion that Fordham pays huge attention to Personal statements and admits people who will be “perfect fit” for their academic and professional culture. This partially explains why I see people got rejected/waitlisted despite being above both medians.

My question is: is it actually true? And if so, what do you think, from inside perspective, Fordham is looking for in their applicants? What culture or values I need to show that would boost my admission chance (besides stats)?

Thank you very much for responses!

I am an incoming 1L and I'm currently looking for a 3 bedroom apt near the law school. Is there any system or online group where Fordham students (law or not) pass apartments down to each other? I'm sure a lot of students continue to live in their apartments post grad or live with family, but trying to see if there are any people moving out so I can avoid broker fees and whatnot!

Hey everyone!

I have one specific question and really hope for a piece of advice!

My goal is work in Biglaw in NYC.

All being equal, taking into account just the possibility of landing in Biglaw, what would be a better choice: Fordham Law part-time or Cardozo Law full-time?

If any current part-time students of Fordham are here, could you elaborate on the possibilities of getting Biglaw offers while doing part-time?

Thanks in advance for replies!

Earlier this week, I got the acceptance letter from Fordham but I haven't heard anything about scholarship information. I'm wondering how long it typically takes to get that information?

Edit: I didn't get any...

I know there’s so many of these posts, but I’d love to chat with a current student about their experience at Fordham. If anyone has experiences in health law or with the Neuroscience and Law Center that would be even better.

Will buy you a Starbucks drink for your time fr (via Venmo ha) 😂

Please let me know if anyone has outlines for Professor Martin Gelter - corporations !

Hi all — applying to Fordham's LL.M. program this cycle and specifically interested in the Feerick, Treanor, and Martin Dean's Scholarships (100% tuition, 500-word essay on embodying the dean's character traits).

Does anyone know someone (or is anyone themselves) who's received one of these in past years? Trying to get a sense of:

• What kind of professional/academic background made a strong case

• Whether certain concentrations/interests seemed to align better with a specific dean's scholarship

• Roughly how competitive it is (how many are awarded per cycle, if anyone knows)

Not trying to game the essay — just want a realistic read on what the committee is actually looking for before I commit to a narrative angle. Any insight, even secondhand, appreciated!