Fordham University
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The vast majority of students at Fordham will take any opportunity they can get to complain about the rules enforced by Residential Life. Underage drinking is against the law, so naturally Fordham is pretty strict about that, but other alcohol rules tend to make the students who violate them pretty angry. For example, one of Fordham's drinking policies states that if you are under the age of 21, you can get in trouble for being in the presence of alcohol, regardless of whether or not you consume any. The sanctions for violating that policy usually involve a fine, an essay, and enrollment in an alcohol education class. That's a lot—just for being in the presence of alcohol, which is a somewhat laughable offense, considering most students are exposed to alcohol during family parties. 

The only rules that seem to irk students more than the drinking ones are those regarding guests. Fordham considers anyone who doesn't live in your particular residence hall to be a guest, so even if it's your friend who lives across campus, you're going to have to sign him or her in if it's after 5 p.m. But don't forget to sign the guest out or else you'll be looking at a $15, $30, or $45 fine, depending on how many violations you've gotten prior to this one. Fordham claims the sign-in policy is to keep students safe, but most students have a hard time seeing the security aspect of this tedious and expensive rule. There is no doubt that Fordham's campus is overall a safe place, with guards checking IDs at every entrance; the guest policy just seems to be an overkill in the security department.

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Campus Strictness at Fordham University

HollyGolightly

Mathematics '15

1.9

C-

Guess Policy Is Annoying.

Coed visitors are not allowed to stay over--there are loopholes around this but it's annoying. The guest policy for both guests from other dorms and other schools is definitely a process.

Apr 16, 2012

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funagain

History '13

2.7

C+

Very Strict

Punishments for being caught with alcohol or drugs are very severe.

Mar 31, 2012

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adm4478

Social Sciences '15

4.6

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Really Strict School

There are ways to get around rules,but still a major pain that you are treated like a seven year old when you're in college

Jan 06, 2012

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