UNO or Loyola New Orleans?

playwithwords
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:43:35 +0000

I’m having the same sort of dilemma, except I’m already enrolled in Loyola to start as a freshman in the fall. I attended New Student Orientation and wasn’t super impressed with the Jesuit vibe they force down your throat and the cliche-y, pretentious social atmosphere. I’ve lived in a dorm for the past two years at my high school, but also just found out I’ll have two roommates in a dorm even smaller and more run-down than I’m used to (and my high school dorm was not nice, so I’m not just being snobby).

I applied to 12 schools, but for some reason UNO was not one of them. My major is theatre, and I know UNO has an excellent film program and have heard good things about theatre there as well. It recently occured to me that I could pay 1/6 of Loyola’s tuition if I went there, and stay in a much nicer apartment. Loyola offered me $17,500 in scholarships though, and I don’t know how UNO is about giving scholarships/financial aid, especially since I’d be a transfer student (probably the spring of my freshman year).

Does anyone have any information on UNO’s theatre department compared to Loyola’s? Are they good about giving scholarships and aid? Would I be less likely to get into a good grad school if I transfered there? It just seems like it would be smart to save my money now and live comfortably and then go to a really good graduate school.