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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Nursing  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I would not go to Undergraduate nursing at this school unless you want to waste your money. This school does not accommodate anyone nor do they care about what is going on in your life. They are also extremely unorganized with pretty much everything under the sun. Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Individual Value: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 09 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=64845&uid=418'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I chose Loyola University as my backup school. I originally wanted to go to a larger state school not in Illinois. Loyola will definitely provide you with a great education within the classroom. Teachers are very brilliant and willing to help you on a variety of levels-- definitely use Ratemyprofessor.com, otherwise you will end up with a professor you're not happy with. Depending on your major your work-load will vary. As a political science/communications student I have a lot of readings. You can spot a pre-med/nursing student at Loyola because they usually looked stressed and overtired. Students at Loyola are mainly close-minded, boring, and definitely socially awkward. Ofcourse, you'll meet some good people but as a common theme everyones weird/awkward. Past conversations I've had with friends, I've heard people say that they think Loyola is almost a "fake" university... meaning that everyone acts like they are something they're not... for example: if someone was a total nerd/outcast in High School and come here and try to act like they are some sort of celebrity. It's just straight up weird... I tend to feel like I'm at school with a bunch of kids that sat at the outcast lunch table in High School. Party scene. If you don't have a fake ID plan, good luck. This is a city school so the city attracts a lot of the night life, but you will have to be 21. House parties? "College" party scene? No way. Have fun drinking in the dorms and probably get written up for a noise complaint or some other retarded rule. If you're looking for a typical college experience with a variety of people, open-mindedness, school spirit/pride, good vibes, and people with laid back/outgoing/easygoing personalities, don't come here. It's not worth the $40,000 per year, put your parents at ease. A shout out to fellow Loyolans: Just because you pay $40g's and go to a private school doesn't make you better than anyone else... You aren't at an Ivy League or anything close to it... you can get an 19 on your ACT and get accepted.If you couldn't tell, I'm transferring. I'll miss the friends I've made, but we'll keep in touch. Friendliness: A+, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 04 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=64679&uid=418'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant I am a recent graduate of Loyola Chicago with a BS in biology and am currently in medical school. Loyola is a very good school but for certain majors. Like others have said, Loyola has a very well known and strong premed program. other majors are good too but in my opinion they might not be as competitive as other colleges. I chose Loyola because it was the only school in Chicago that is in a relatively safe neighborhood and right on the lake and was quite affordable (despite the high sticker price the school gives out a LOT of financial aid). almost all of the faculty that i met were very down to earth and approachable. that sense of arrogance and snobbery just isn't there among both the students and faculty. I am not sure if this would be the case at more prestigious schools like Northwestern. What i really enjoyed about my academic experience here was that the general atmosphere wasn't overly competitive. For example: if i ever missed a class, i could ask any student for notes and they would be willing to help. you get the feeling that students are there to help each other instead of trying to tear each other down to get ahead. I think this is a great attitude because there is a real strong sense of community and trust among the students here which makes learning and achieving enjoyable rather than stressful. Living on campus was very fun too. A lot of people will talk badly about Mertz hall because its known for being loud and for its late night fire alarms, but I lived there and i loved it. Mertz is where i met most of my long term friends and the experiences that you get from dorming there... you just cant find anywhere else. Living in Mertz would probably be Loyola's closest dorm offering to the stereotypical "college experience". the food there is subpar but it'll keep you alive. if you dont want to dorm then there are tons of apartments right next to campus as well. Loyola is a Jesuit Christian school but I found it very nice because they have a liberal arts curriculum that never tries to cram their beliefs down your throat. Loyola is in the process of expanding and in the coming years a lot of new buildings will get developed. my only regret is that i wont be around to use them. There is also a downtown campus that is practically on Michigan Ave which offers a wide variety of undergrad classes and is really fun to go to.Overall, if i could choose again, i would definitely still go to Loyola because of the variety of experiences and opportunities they offered me. Just living in a huge urban environment like Chicago was a huge draw for me. Even though i said that Loyola is more well known in some fields than others, it still has a very wide variety of majors to choose from that should suit any student. It isn't a perfect school or the most well known but they are constantly improving and try very hard to please their students and make sure that they succeed. Don't let the price tag scare you, they raise tuition every year (like any other school) but they also provide students with a lot of student aid. I chose Loyola because of its gorgeous locations (lakeshore and downtown) and newer facilities, great academics, affordability (for a private school), friendly atmosphere from both students and faculty, and that cool urban lifestyle and feel of Chicago Education Quality: A+, Social Life: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 28 2010 4th Year Male -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=64468&uid=418'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save  Prev    Select Page: 1 ... 8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16 ... 27    Next

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