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 | Quite Bright | I'm transferring. I love the school and it's such a shame because it really is beautiful, but there are two major factors why it isn't for me, and most likely isn't for you. One, if you choose Loyola because you want to attend a city school, don't. Loyola may be technically in Baltimore but the city of Baltimore is largely inaccessible, dangerous, and separate from campus. If what Loyola is surrounded in is Baltimore, then it must be the absolute worst part. You can't walk down the street at night without getting mugged or put in some other dangerous situation - we receive emails about incidents that occur on York road daily from campus police. And that leads into my second reason - Loyola has virtually no concept of a social life apart from going to the bars. This is a bar school to the definition, and if you don't like to drink on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday and saturday nights with the occasional monday night, you won't feel comfortable here. I bought a fake i.d. because I thought that was my golden ticket to a social life but really it just gets you in to crappy places and a slew of boring, predictable nights. Loyola kids have to be smart because it is a hard school to get into, but they don't show it when completely smashed, which they are seventy percent of the time. Community service? I've been here two months and haven't heard a word about it. But back to my main point - the social life. It is not in any way "low key." There are no dorm parties, forcing kids to go off campus to Johns Hopkins frats - big mistake. You will waste your money away on taxis everywhere, and the frats at JH are maddddd sketchy. They are downright dangerous, there is a hazing ritual that pledges have to sleep with a Loyola girl and steal her "swipe" meaning her key to get around the school which contains all her money. The scene here is so not a good time. It just isn't. The people are fake, very much the same, wear the same things, stay up all night (I swear my roommate is a vampire) and judge everyone, all the time, immediately. It is a social hierarchy here and I've made friends, been told I am a nice person, and still I want desperately to get out. There is such an air of effort, of trying too hard, that the girls can't go out at night without wearing club outfits, freezing in December. If you want to attend a school where you are expected to be social every night of the week, and by be social I mean drink until you are blackout drunk, and still keep up with your massive amounts of work, and if you want to attend a school where the surface is much more important than what's inside, and everyone is the same (rich, white, preppy and judgmental) then come here. I've been on this site many times and I know I read disgruntled negative comments and think to myself, "well this person was obviously just unpopular and didn't fit in," but I promise you this is not the case. I'm dreading telling the VERY FEW friends I have made here that I'm leaving, but I just can't envision four years here. All the things I thought I came to Loyola for are not here now that I am here, and I regret choosing this school. Don't say I didn't warn you. | Campus Aesthetics: A+, Surrounding City: F | | | |
| | Oct 21 2009 | 1st Year Female --
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| Not so bright | | Hi I'm Kyle palmer and my experience at loyola university was terrible.i mean everybody here is stuck up and snooty, while all they do is go to the bar scene, theres nothing to do here except play wii fit. | | Apr 28 2009 | 4th Year Female --
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| Bright | I am only a freshman and coming into this school I liked how it was small because I am used to a small high school and close community where the teachers genuinely care about how well you do in class. I do not get that here at all. When you have a problem professors are condescending and rude. They are not helpful and could careless about your gpa and how well you end up doing in their class. They are nice in class but when you need something outside of class I have never been more disappointed with teachers in my life. Coming here really makes me appreciate the faculty at my high school and I am transferring next semester. | University Resource Use: A+, Faculty Accessibility: F | | | |
| | Mar 26 2009 | 1st Year Female --
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