Is LMU considered a good school?

Shrinkrap
Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:36:28 +0000

With regard to LMU and Occidental to a certain extent, but more so with regard to Smith, LMU is not as “prestigious” or highly ranked. There will probably be less geographical diversity there. You might have to figure out if that equates to “good” for you.

My D was admitted to Occidental and Smith, both of which I believe are LAC’s, while LMU is a university, and smaller. The kids she met at their diversity gatherings seemed headed for big things. Some of the kids she met at Smith ended up at Ivy’s.

Another measure might be med school admission rates, and I don’t know of any that is better than 94 percent. I must say I am skeptical of how LMU achieves such a high med school admit rate.

Nonetheless, my son seems to have settled in faster at LMU than my D did, where she ended up.