Fordham University Top Questions

People assume we are all spoiled white kids living in a sheltered community in the Bronx. A lot of people think the school is very conservative and religious.

The lincoln center guys are all gay

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That they are all catholic, wealthy, and not as smart as NYU students.

That we are the kinds of kids who didn't get into ivy league schools, so we came here. Also, that the school is a suitcase school and everyone goes home on the weekends.

Some people stereotype Fordham students as rich snobs, some say they are very nice/hardworking and very involved in community service projects, some say we work hard, but party hard. Also, I have heard a lot of people in manhattan say that they love hiring fordham students because we tend to be really hardworking/down-to-earth, and aren't afraid of starting at the bottom doing the nitty gritty work and working ourselves up in a business, as opposed to nyu and columbia students, who they say are often stuck up and expect an easy route to the top...

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rich smart kids

Well, the most obvious stereotype is that we're all artsy and all of the guys are gay at Lincoln Center. That's what they will tell you at the Rose Hill campus.

Everyone here is more excited to study than they are to go out and have a good time. Everyone here is snobby and rich.