Our daughter (NJ) was admitted for Bioinfirmatics with a goal to do the combined BS/MS in Biology and Bioinformatics. Was invited to compete for Ignation and encouraged to apply for Greer. Would love the good, the bad and the ugly. PS we are Catholic and son is at Loyola MD so we understand the Jesuit style/LAC core. Interested in outcomes post graduation and of course, student life.
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A friendās daughter had a fantastic experience there. She stayed in Chicago for work and has many good friends from her time at college. I canāt tell you anything more than that. If your child likes the school, Iām sure it will be great.
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Here are their published outcomes, which are pretty high level. Career Outcomes : Career Services: Loyola University Chicago
I would contact the career center and ask for more details, including for the major(s) and/or career(s) that your D might be interested in.
The main campus is nice, students seem friendly. It is urban and feels urban. Lots of places to eat and shop right there. The student union is nice, lakefront is a plus, as is easy access to many areas of Chicago. I go to campus for some activitiesā¦menās volleyball is good, seems popular with the students!
There is a smaller campus on North Michigan avenue in the city, not sure what classes/majors go there (easy to get there on the āLā train.) If she is looking at healthcare careers, I donāt know if undergrads would need to ever go to the Maywood campus for classes or clinicals and the like, but thatās a haul.
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A young family member of mine went to Loyola Chicago and had a terrific time. Felt the education was strong and liked the emphasis on community service. It is well respected in the Midwest. My own kid goes to a different Jesuit, Fordham, which nobody around here has ever heard of. So I tell them Fordham is ājust like Loyola, but in NYC insteadā and then they say āOh, good school.ā
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My daughter is a freshman from MD (very familiar with Loyola MD!) so I can really only speak to her experience so far, not career outcomes.
My daughter was really only interested in urban schools/campuses. With all acceptances in hand, she narrowed down to Fordham (my alma mater) and LUC with cost being the ultimate ātie breakerā as LUC was much more affordable. She is an IR major in the honors program. I was a little concerned about the honors program as I had read that many students drop out b/c it was ātoo much work/too stressful.ā She did full IB diploma in high school which was a huge amount of stress. I did not want her to feel that same kind of stress while also adjusting to college life. However, she recently told me IB was way more work acc to her, she was very prepared for college and honors has not been stressful to her. She plans to stay in honors next year.
In terms of social life, she is having a blast, taking full advantage of being in Chicago. First few weeks were a bit hard/typical, finding a friend group (her roommate is local and goes home every weekend, but they otherwise get along). She joined several clubs, including club tennis, so that helped her make friends. Friends are from all over from San Diego, St Louis, Michigan, etc. They use the El frequently to explore the city. She loves the location, with plenty of restaurants, Target, Aldi/Whole Foods within walking distance. Loves studying in the Commons overlooking the lake.
If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me.
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She sounds a bit like our daughter. She definitely favors an urban environment and did notice the Target in one of the video links on the LUC website! I worry a bit about crime in Chicago and also heard that theres a much higher concentration of women at LUC than men, which is a little odd. She will be visiting in March for the Ignation scholarship competition and can get a feel then.
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How did things go at the visit? Looking into this school and just trying to gather some more recent info. Thanks!
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We didnāt end up visiting. Ultimately, she had scholarship interviews/activities at two other schools around the same time, so she decided not to pursue LUC. From my perspective (and pretty much my whole family as well as my son attended/attend Jesuit colleges so Iām a fan), I thought admissions was disorganized and rather unhelpful and I learned before we visited that the ratio of females to males was in the range of 60/40 (not sure why so many women vs. men, but she also didnāt like this stat). Good luck with the search.
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While some schools do try to balance gender as best they can, there are limitations as women represent about 58% of students at 4 year colleges (2022 data here)
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I would also say Loyola Chicago has a large and popular nursing program. I know several students who have attended for nursing from out of state. Sometimes demographics of particular programs can throw numbers as well.
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Understood, but this was a wider demographic gap here than other schools she looked into (or the one sheās ultimately attending).
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Agreed, but other schools with large/well-known nursing programs did not have this wide of a gap between female/male students.
Yes, I noticed the gap too, although as a boy, Iām not sure my son would mind! Thank you for replying. Do you mind sharing where she ended up?
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University of South Carolina, Honors College. Neuroscience on the Pre-Med track which is nice as if you keep a GPA of 3.8 (I believe), the MCAT is waived for USC med school and I believe some spots are held for Honors College graduates. Still a city but totally different vibe!
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I cannot think of a single negative of a school with a female majority.
Less guys to date if you are a female is a potential negative
I guess if your goal for college is dating than that would matter.
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