Experience at Loyola Maryland- please share
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Anonymous
That is interesting- all of the instate schools we toured are 30-40% from outside of MD. Nothing wrong with that but nice to branch out a bit. Any thoughts on the overall "vibe" of kids? Preppy? greek? sporty? |
Anonymous
| There is no Greek life there. Because of that, it’s more of a bar school. It was when I was there too. I would say it’s a good mix of all kinds of kids. There are some athletes, some preppy kids, some nerdy kids. The vibe is low key. This is not a cut throat school. |
Anonymous
| If you are Catholic and/or comfortable being around a lot of Catholics, you will love Loyola MD. It punches above its weight academically in many majors but is not a total pressure cooker school. Campus is very nice with a suburban feel. |
Anonymous
Curious what “bar school” means. Loyola is in a residential area from what I could see, so no bars right by campus. Kids go downtown somewhere? With fake IDs? |
Anonymous
| Bar school means students go to bars. There are a few bars along York Rd but most students go into Federal Hill or Fells Point. And yes, many college students have fake IDs. They are much better than they used to be. Order them online for cheap and they have your photo and info. Not like the ones back in the day where the photo looked nothing like you. |
Anonymous
York Road is a mile walk. There are few bars there. The other areas are kind of like Old Town Alexandria in look & feel. The suburban part of the school is kind of like Chevy Chase (on the DC/MD border). There will be neighbors who are living the suburban life. I majored in media & art and played a D1 sport (and an intrarmural co-ed sport). While there are friend groups, it is possible to have different kinds of friends (and evolve) which is amazing for 18-22 year olds. You can find your self. It isn't a "find your people" because it is not so cliquey. They have a strong ROTC program. There is a nice theatre on campus. Lacrosse is their "football" and if you don't know the sport well, it is easy to follow. (You score a goal or you don't-like hockey.) |
Anonymous
This. At graduation one friend got a ton of honors. We didn't realize they had a high GPA. It makes it easier to participate in class discussions. In graduate school I was naive about students who were out to compete and steal your ideas because Loyola was more collaborative. |
Anonymous
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There was a prior post asking about Loyola’s business school and the below is what I posted.
My DD currently attends and is a Junior. She is a business major. My DD seems to be having a very good experience. She has blossomed - she has gained confidence - quite a bit - has a large group of friends and is doing well academically. The students seem to bar hop in Baltimore - frankly that can get a little unnerving as a parent but again my DD has grown because of the experience and now is much more situationally aware. Loyola was generous with merit aid. She looked at a number of Catholic schools. Not because of religion but for their size - they seem to occupy an interesting space between the LACs and the state schools. So Marist, Fairfield, St. Joe’s, Providence were on her list - among others. It came down to Fairfield and Loyola. I thought it was going to be Fairfield but at the last minute she picked Loyola. Somewhat serendipitously we met the current President during a campus visit prior to him being named President. It was during Covid and as we were walking campus he saw us, let us into one of the buildings and introduced himself and some of his colleagues. He was very low key, mentioned that his current role was a bit of an assistant to the President and had a pretty direct conversation about the challenges they were having weighing the decision to stay open during Covid. I came away thinking the school was run by down to earth folks and would be comfortable having them educate and care for my DD during her college years. Shortly after my DD started her freshman year he was appointed President. To me how he handled our interaction - a one off chat with a perspective parent - and how forthright he was and yet provided no indication of his role/title/ego said a lot about him and the school. There are a lot of good schools out there. For my DD, I think Loyola has turned out to be the right fit. |
Anonymous
| Anyone have experience with an ASD/ADHD kid at Loyola? Kid wants a larger school they don't stand out but would probably navigate better at a smaller school. The size seems like a nice compromise between SLAC and flagship. |
Anonymous
following! |
Anonymous
You might want to look at St Joe’s. I believe they have a program for students with ASD. And it’s almost an identical school to Loyola in every way. |
Anonymous
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https://www.wsj.com/rankings/college-rankings/best-colleges-2025 Loyola ranked 23 on this list, for what it is worth. |
Anonymous
Can you please copy the list? I do not have access? |
Anonymous
Someone posted the list on the WSJ thread. |
Anonymous
The whole list is on page 6 of this thread https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1226062.page |