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There is nothing wrong with the Fordham Bronx campus. It is right outside of the Fordham Metro-North safety and the campus is like Fort Knox in terms of security. I have been on both the NYU and Fordham University campuses' checking out courses and contemplating obtaining my Master's degree. I found NYU to be the most off-putting. The level of snobbery was annoying. Fordham had some snobbery as well, but being a smaller school, less so. Then again I did not go to college here in NYC, so maybe it's a New York City thing. I will say that NYU offers a range of courses for enrichment and agree with the comments about having great connections.
The Bronx campus is across from NY Botanical Gardens, around to corner to the Bronx Zoo and close to Arthur Avenue - a very safe Italian neighborhood with great food and no homeless people.
NYU is nearby Washington Square which during BLM was taken over by the homeless.
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The reputation of the Village’s iconic park has been dragged through the mud as of late — with other tabloids tossing out terms such as “drug den” and “violent hub” to describe the historic greenspace amid reports that the popular relaxation spot has been seized by unhoused narcotic peddlers.
For years, the famous Washington Square Arch and wide-spanning fountain has been a celebrated hangout spot for teens and young adults who partake in marijuana smoking long before it was legal. However, some have pointed to a recent, unabated rise in drug use and distribution amid the usual crowds of skateboarders, busking musicians, and families picnicking.Nevertheless, toward the western side of the park, quality of life issues related to drug use and homelessness were far more visible.
SL seems to have very personalized learning. Small groups. Great professors. However other reviews seem to suggest it ends there....
Will look more into it....
It's worth a look as there are a few positives worth considerating.
The campus at UWS is great. Though would a student be able to take every class needed just there. If so your now part of a very small school.....
Luckily she is a serious student. Guessing this campus selection is even more competitive as well.
Yes, I think that needs to be considered. It's challenging because your daughter probably doesn't know what she will be majoring in, which may mean taking some classes in the Bronx as well.
There is also Pace and St. Johns in Queens (if you want to go the Catholic route). Just additional considerations.
Sarah Lawrence has gender neutral dorms and roommates. It allowed a student's father to live in his daughter's dorm room where he pimped out her dorm mates. The girls parents repeatedly meet with Sarah Lawrence to remove the father, but Sarah Lawrence refused.
My kids attended summer writing camps at Sarah Lawrence, so I kept an eye on this craziness.
A friend got a full ride to Sarah Lawrence (like twenty years ago) and left because of it's snobby. She transfer to Fordham and is now a lawyer.
Yes, that's definitely a terrible situation and very unfortunate that it occurred at Sarah Lawrence. The OP was concerned about location which is why I brought up SL. I have no particular reason to push for that school.
While other schools may not have had sex scandals on the same magnitude, there is plenty of things going on at Columbia/NYU as well, so teaching your kids to avoid these situations is key irrespective of where they go to college.
NYU is an NYC based entertainment company issuing student visas catering to foreign students (who pay full sticker cash) masquerading as a university and Fordham is a mediocre private university which means it's way overpriced.
It all depends on the field of study. Locations is a minor factor compared to a school's strong fields/majors and connections to internships.
My nephew went to Manhattan College. It's a great STEM and business college, but for not liberal arts. It's a lovely campus.
There is Manhattanville College in Purchase NY (very close to NYC). Great business college with a strong liberal arts.
Purchase College, in Purchase NY (again very close to NYC) is a wonderful arts/ballet/writing college.
In Jersey, Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ which is minutes away from the PATH train into Manhattan. It's a very well regarded STEM school.
At little further out from NYC is Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck and Madison NJ - another business oriented college.
There is also Drew University in Madison NJ for liberal arts. It offers many courses with NYC field trips.
NYU doesn't have a real campus, Fordham has more of a campus feel. It depends on how city wise/street smart a student is and if the student has a real need to feel like they are part of something.
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I wouldn’t send my kid to those schools for free.
Plenty of good schools around without the snobbery or their super liberal agendas.
Go to a good school, make good connections. Connections come first in life. It’s who you know not what you know. Always was and will be that way.
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