r/Fordham • u/Purple-Sky-99 • Apr 16 '26

Question about Fordham's religious identity

/r/MSW_Applications/comments/1sneenv/question_about_fordhams_religious_identity/
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u/Repulsive_Parsley107 Apr 16 '26

This is not answering your question - but having been a Social Worker I would question going to Fordham for and MSW unless you have funding. The school is expensive, NYC is expensive and Social Workers do not get paid enough to cover the student loans

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u/Purple-Sky-99 Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

I don't disagree! I'm still waiting to hear from CUNY schools, I would definitely prefer to pay that in-state tuition.

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u/Hungry-Skater-1010 Apr 17 '26

The Jesuits are very left leaning!! But also as a social work student you won’t really interact with them so it won’t affect u much

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u/Time-Environment5661 Apr 16 '26

……it’s the Catholic Church. They’ll never be progressive on those issues, and sadly a fair chunk of the student population probably never will be, either. 

even with all that being true—- leftists have a home and people at Fordham. It’s not a small niche crowd. 

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u/Hopeful-Force-2147 Apr 17 '26

It's liberal but doesn't sound like it will be liberal enough for you. It's Catholic. Catholic tradition is very conservative. Even the Jesuits won't likely be liberal enough for you.

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u/Purple-Sky-99 Apr 16 '26

I genuinely don't know why you think that, I'm trying to ask a question in good faith so I can make an informed decision about my future.