Hofstra

[laxer47]

can anyone tell me anything about Hofstra? Is it a good university? What is the coach like?

[craig21]

hofstra is a great school. It is a small/medium sized university with small classes. Good law, business, and pre-med school

[BoiledEggs]

I met the coach. Hes very strict there are certain rules like, cant sit next to a teamate during class and some others but i forgot them.

[RottingMind13]

Classes are no more than about 35 at the largest. Technically I think we're considered a good school, although we are top 10 of the Princeton Reviews unhappiest students. It has quality programs and offers a lot, many majors require an internship to graduate, e.g. they try to prepare you for the real world in a way. Umm it's kind of expensive, by the time I graduate the total bill for 4 years will be $140,000 including room, board and food, not including books. Like all schools some teachers are great and others are terrible. I cant really help ya on how Seth is because I'm a club guy, but I can answer other questions you might have.

[malax31]

I'll be there next year. I can't really help you with the coach stuff-ill be a club guy next year, but i can tell you the school seems real nice.

[cwa1104sab]

I've known Seth for a long time, my brothers know him better. I can you he's a great person and he played and coached with Petromalli at Hopkins so... He also was an asst at Hofstra. I would have no problem, or concerns sending my son to play for Seth. In fact I'd be honored and might call him when it's time

JMHO

[cannon5]

hofstra is a great school. It is a small/medium sized university with small classes. Good law, business, and pre-med school

I beg to differ.... It is ranked 12th in tier 3 universities... Yes, it is college but if you go to a private school you should do better (or a decent public school). THat may sound nice but it is after a number of random schools including bowling green, wake forest, carnegie mellon, southern methodist university, worcestor polytechnic institute. And that's just a few of the ones in front of it. And thats at least over #100 ranking in the country and that is just for universities. Not colleges.

[cannon5]

rotting mind.... 140 grand is not that much for 4 year sfor a university

[The Doors]

rotting mind.... 140 grand is not that much for 4 year sfor a university

um...i disagree.....state schools cost 17k a year....divide 140 by 4 and your are looking at 30k+ every year....I don't know about you, but thats a lot of money to me

[CapitalSDNY]

I've been attending Hofstra for 3 years. Been trying to transfer the past 2...enough said! Definitely wasn't worth me coming all the way from California.

[lilaxgurl23]

I've been attending Hofstra for 3 years. Been trying to transfer the past 2...enough said! Definitely wasn't worth me coming all the way from California.

I'm a freshman at Hofstra and I'm transferring.

Could you guys expand a little bit more on those posts? I'm sure many members who are interested in Hofstra are curious to know what it is about the school that makes you guys want to transfer.

[Msupermenz]

I went to Hofstra for 2 years and transferred due to the fact that the amount of money you pay to go there isnt worth the type of education you are getting. Also, everything ArteEtLabore said is true. Majority of the student population are stuck up rich kids and dont have to worry about money becuase their mommy and daddy take care of everything for them...i once saw a 18 year old kid driving around campus in his brand new mercedes benz, what teenager needs a mercedes? all i can say is if you want to spend the money to go there all power to you, but there are better schools out there that less expensive.

[Guyute Lax]

I went to law school at Hofstra and now I make gobs and gobs of money and I can see my Egg Harbor and Fire Island from my living room. It doesn't make a bit of difference where you go to school, it's what you accomplish with it.

[Guyute Lax]

Oh, and my landscaper went to Lafayette. But he's not your average landscaper.

[ShockerAutc]

Except for the fact that there is not two of exactly the same people at two different schools. Hows is the lacrosse atmosphere at Hofstra?

[Guyute Lax]

That's not true at all. Who do you think a law firm is more likely to hire, someone who graduated from Harvard Law or Hofstra Law? 2 men with the same exact credentials, identical candidates, just one went to Harvard and one went to Hofstra. The Harvard candidate wins 10 times out of 10. Game, set, match.
If you're talking about big city, white-shoe firms, then yes. Good luck trying a case or actually going to Court if you work at Debevoise & Plimpton. Look up who's running NYC and it's the guys from Brooklyn, NYLS, Hofstra, Fordham and St. Johns, not Harvard & Yale.

[cwa1104sab]

The original post asked 2 things: 1 about the school and 2 about the coach. I said I know Seth and I can vouch for him. That being said and again I state Seth T is a good man, a man I wouldn't mind have coaching or teaching my son. About the school I don't know so I won't pretend to know but I can tell you what living on Long Island in the shadows of Hofstra is like. What ArteEtLabore said is true about Long Island and the kids. We raise a bunch of spoiled, pampered, rich suburban, brats who think it's their birthright to do and say and act as they please. That being said we also raise some of the best dam kids and lax players anywhere. Good and bad wherever you are but just like this is the "hotbed" for lax this, in my humble opinion, is the "hotbed" for 90210 type kids

[RottingMind13]

I'm not gonna disagree with some of the bad things that were said about the University. Again, it is full of long island kids who fit into a very specific stereotype group. Many do act like money grows on trees. I do have a good group of friends, but a lot of people there are kinda scummy. Hempstead is a bad area, which is why I dont travel near there much. However there is always the positive that the city is just a trainride away. I have been on the fence on whether or not I wanted to transfer out. There is no way i'd transfer now that I'm almost out of there, but the thought crossed my mind many times. Hopefully my degree will be beneficial as more than just a picture on the wall, but that is yet to be seen.

[MJC1801]

I really would like to preface this by saying that I am a Hofstra grad and I played for coach Tierney for 3 years.

The school is what you make of it. I grew up upstate and only went to Hofstra because they paid for 5 years of school for me. It is very expensive and the costs keep going up. I would never have afforded to go there without a scholarship. If you want to get a good education, you certainly can. If you want to coast and get a degree, you can do that too. I unfortunately did the latter. There are great business programs, communication programs, and their lawschool is actually very respected.

It is in a bad area (I lived off campus in the ghetto and it was fantastic) There are plenty of things to do on Long Island if you have a car. If you don't have a car, get on the tain and your in the greatest city in the world.

Coach Tierney will take Hafstra to the next level within 4 years. No more fourth quarter choking like the Dino days. I was part of many of those. I'm not criticizing, I played in the games. He is a very passionate coach who's players would run through walls for him. He is a winner. You may not like getting your feelings hurt, but he will get the best out of you.

The easiest way to decide is to make a visit. Check the campus out. Drive around, look at the facilities. Talk to admissions people. Don't take the opinions of everyone (including me) on the forums.

If someone went to Hofstra from California and thought it was going to be the PAC 10 atmosphere, you should have done your homework.

Good luck, stay away from the FLIDS, and so what if the girls are slutty, is that a bad thing?

[malax31]

I really would like to preface this by saying that I am a Hofstra grad and I played for coach Tierney for 3 years.

The school is what you make of it. I grew up upstate and only went to Hofstra because they paid for 5 years of school for me. It is very expensive and the costs keep going up. I would never have afforded to go there without a scholarship. If you want to get a good education, you certainly can. If you want to coast and get a degree, you can do that too. I unfortunately did the latter. There are great business programs, communication programs, and their lawschool is actually very respected.

It is in a bad area (I lived off campus in the ghetto and it was fantastic) There are plenty of things to do on Long Island if you have a car. If you don't have a car, get on the tain and your in the greatest city in the world.

Coach Tierney will take Hafstra to the next level within 4 years. No more fourth quarter choking like the Dino days. I was part of many of those. I'm not criticizing, I played in the games. He is a very passionate coach who's players would run through walls for him. He is a winner. You may not like getting your feelings hurt, but he will get the best out of you.

The easiest way to decide is to make a visit. Check the campus out. Drive around, look at the facilities. Talk to admissions people. Don't take the opinions of everyone (including me) on the forums.

If someone went to Hofstra from California and thought it was going to be the PAC 10 atmosphere, you should have done your homework.

Good luck, stay away from the FLIDS, and so what if the girls are slutty, is that a bad thing?
what did you study there?

[MJC1801]

I majored in Liberal Arts. Like I said, I was there to play lacrosse more than study. In retrospect, it was stupid, but at 18 I knew everything I needed to know already. (Please sense the sarcasm before responding).

[malax31]

I majored in Liberal Arts. Like I said, I was there to play lacrosse more than study. In retrospect, it was stupid, but at 18 I knew everything I needed to know already. (Please sense the sarcasm before responding).
haha. Well im going to be a freshman there next year, but im going for the education, and im going to play some club lax on the side for fun. do you know anything about their communications program? I think I applied into it as undecided, but im really undecided about what to major in.

[MJC1801]

I actually know a few peolpe who were part of the communications program. I won't say I'm an expert, but I know one guy works at MTV, another at HBO, and one of my wifes friends is a VP at TV Guide. They were all part of that program......many TV, cable, radio, etc. companies are in Manhattan. Internships are close to campus to get your foot in the door. Good luck, you'll like playing club ball, they get some cool gear. Have you visited the school?

[malax31]

I actually know a few peolpe who were part of the communications program. I won't say I'm an expert, but I know one guy works at MTV, another at HBO, and one of my wifes friends is a VP at TV Guide. They were all part of that program......many TV, cable, radio, etc. companies are in Manhattan. Internships are close to campus to get your foot in the door. Good luck, you'll like playing club ball, they get some cool gear. Have you visited the school?
yes, twice, and im going back for an admitted student day. I'm real excited to be around manhattan, with all the connections, and its one of my fav. places to go now from home (I live in PA). I'm pretty excited to go there, but even more excited to get outta high-school haha. thanks for your help.

[smooth87]

If you're talking about big city, white-shoe firms, then yes. Good luck trying a case or actually going to Court if you work at Debevoise & Plimpton. Look up who's running NYC and it's the guys from Brooklyn, NYLS, Hofstra, Fordham and St. Johns, not Harvard & Yale.

My cousin was the ADA of the Bronx up until last year (he graduated from St. Johns) and I asked him the same question, just because I am looking into law schools also. The way he explained it to me, was that he was hired over Yale/Harvard grads because in the city schools, they actually teach New York law and all of the ins and outs of it. Schools like Yale, since they are such a great program and kids come from all over the country that they teach national law -law that can get them by anywhere in the country. But the more prestigious of a law school you go to, the more bank you will make just because corporations can say they have an employee from Yale.

[RottingMind13]

I'm in the communications program as a print major. It's a very good school. They have many professionals that are teachers. Many have/still do work for Newsday which is a semi-local but covers a vast area paper. One of my professors worked for the NY Islanders or covered their beat. Not one of them has been a teachers assistant. Almost everyone in the communications department that has taught me has had significant experience in their field of work and many have made me a better writer.

[fsflaxer30]

The original post asked 2 things: 1 about the school and 2 about the coach. I said I know Seth and I can vouch for him. That being said and again I state Seth T is a good man, a man I wouldn't mind have coaching or teaching my son. About the school I don't know so I won't pretend to know but I can tell you what living on Long Island in the shadows of Hofstra is like. What ArteEtLabore said is true about Long Island and the kids. We raise a bunch of spoiled, pampered, rich suburban, brats who think it's their birthright to do and say and act as they please. That being said we also raise some of the best dam kids and lax players anywhere. Good and bad wherever you are but just like this is the "hotbed" for lax this, in my humble opinion, is the "hotbed" for 90210 type kids
I surely hope you aren't taking pride in raising brats... because that's exactly what the lacrosse world doesn't need right now...

[cwa1104sab]

I surely hope you aren't taking pride in raising brats... because that's exactly what the lacrosse world doesn't need right now...


Clearly I'm not taking pride in the fact that L.I. has brats, just stating facts I wonder why you missed it when I said we raise some of the best kids and lacrosse players but pointed out when I said about brats??



MJC1801 where did you play for Seth?? When he was there as an asst.??
Also No one but us knows what FLIDS are so lets keep that secret :chuckle:

[MJC1801]

I played for him at Hofstra his first 3 years there. After Colbeck left for UVA. He was actually a volunteer his first year, when he still was running the Crease.

[fsflaxer30]

calling them brats doesn't indicate a lack of pride....
and you didn't indicate any remorse either....

[lacrosse25]

Alright, I'll try to explain as best I can. The things that have made me decide to transfer are as follows...

1) Cost. Without any scholarships, Hofstra costs $35,000 a year. Not only is this a lot of money on its own, the benefits of a degree from Hofstra don't seem to outweigh the cost. You could go to a much better school academically for the same price, or even less. From the people I've spoken to in the professional world, a degree from Hofstra doesn't carry that much weight.

2) Location. The problem I have with this is two-fold. First, Hofstra is a very nice campus but the city around you is basically the ghetto. A lot of the area is run-down and I simply would not feel safe walking around by myself, especially at night. There are some things close by for you to take advantage of (movie theaters, mall, etc...) but there is isn't that much, and it's not like you can spend every day at the Nassau Coliseum. The second part is the main reason I'm transferring. If you're not from Long Island, you will probably hate it. I know this sounds like exaggeration but it is not. Long Island is like a whole different world. 99% of the people that go to Hofstra from Long Island are spoiled and stuck up. They have more than enough money to throw away, and think everyone else does too. Again, no exaggeration, the people from LI have serious problems. The girls are extremely fake and slutty, and the guys are overprotective and quite possibly insane. Both sexes do a LOT of hard drugs. Again, I know this sounds like exaggerated blanket statements but from my experience all of this is true. Obviously there are some normal people, but they definitely DONT outweigh the problem ones.

I'm sure it sounds like I'm painting this terrible picture of Hofstra, and in a way I am. Everything I have said is true though, and frankly there is a reason that they rank in the top 10 for unhappiest students. That's not exactly a ringing endorsement for a school.

Ultimately, I'm transferring because Hofstra really isn't at all what I expected and I'm not as happy here as I believe I should be. Feel free to PM me or post any questions you may have.


Do you play lacrosse there? can you give a lacrosse men/women prospective view? thankks

[RottingMind13]

he doesnt play

[MrPelzar]

can you tell me how good you have to be to get Recruited to Hofstra. Wil they be at champ camp this Year?

[malax31]

can you tell me how good you have to be to get Recruited to Hofstra. Wil they be at champ camp this Year?
you have to be the best, there's no other way around it.

[ML_LAX09]

edited, please delete.

[BoiledEggs]

As for the brats their probably from Nasua county. There parents probaly work in the city. I can tell you if you went over to stony brook youd see a whole differnt atmosphere. Alot of Suffolk kids go there, having the campus practically in my backyard, I dont see any rich snobby kids.

And dont go off labeling LI as all stuck up rich kids, as you said Hofstra is in a ghetto and i dont believe there rich. There are alot of poor and bad areas on LI. The reson your seeing all the rich kids is becasue Hofstra is the only place for the rich kids to go.

[dlo6215]

i don't think hofstra is a great school academics wise, but most people there don't HATE it there. it is "in the ghetto". there is a huge range as far as places on LI and hempstead isn't the greatest. as for the people on LI i can't really say because i have learned on this thread that since i live in nassau county i'm an insane snob and do lots of hard drugs. it is very expensive especially for a school that doesn't have a stellar reputation. btw, i'm a junior there now

[RottingMind13]

well you are kind of a snob dan. school is expensive, whoever asked: If you want to play varsity it's basically a top tier d1 school as far as that goes. So if you are the best of the best you will have a chance at playing varsity. If you are going here anytime soon you can always play club like some of the other people on the boards. hofclublax@gmail.com is that contact

[lacrosse25]

would the hofstra womens team be considerd a "top tier d1 school" as well?

[oldcoach1234]

you have to be very good.

[Juzblaze16]

its a good school, the lax is good, great coaching...put yourself out there to get recruited and just ball out