Loyola University Maryland
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Anonymous
I went to Fordham. They gave off for major Jewish holidays and even had kosher options at orientation and other big events. Other than a few crucifixes and a focus on public service and intellectual rigor, there was nothing that really distinguished it from a non-religious university. The theology/philosophy course requirement was no different than anywhere else. You could satisfy it with a course on Hinduism or Thomas Aquinas, among others. |
Anonymous
| We just came from Loyola MD admitted students day. It’s hard not to admire the prevailing sentiment which is, we educate the whole person, and we care about you. It seems like a special place. I was impressed. |
Anonymous
Sure, UMD isn't great for everything, but in general, it's a better school I have one at UMD, and another who got into Loyola MD with lots of merit. But, they opted to go elsewhere. They didn't want the small school feel. |
Anonymous
| Also attended Admitted Students’ Day and walked away very impressed by promoted access to professors, pre-professional engagement and Jesuit ethos. |
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My daughter’s best friend is a little shy and had some medical issues. She dropped out of Ohio state, could not get into UND, did community college and was lost.
She transferred in Loyola and lives in campus and is not thriving, she was lost at the big schools, |
Anonymous
How did they accomplish this? |
Anonymous
| Does the campus seem really small? I just read that it is 79 acres! |
Anonymous
Are you saying she is thriving now? |
Anonymous
That’s bigger than I expected! The campus seems pretty compact, but there are a lot of wooded areas that probably add yo the acreage. Loyola MD has a beautiful quad and really nice dorms too. |
Anonymous
| If you liked the Loyola Maryland tour, what other schools did you like? |
Anonymous
St. Joe’s in Philly is a very similar feel in terms of size, city suburb location, Jesuit college, etc. Worth taking a look if Loyola MD is of interest. |
Anonymous
| St Joe’s in Philly is remarkably similar in terms of feel and the campus. |
Anonymous
My daughter chose UMD over Loyola last year for business. We are in state and Loyola would have cost us less than UMD. If she had not gotten admitted directly to business at UMD, she would have chosen Loyola. We were impressed with what Loyola offered, but she wanted the bigger school and did not want to take foreign language classes. She is loving UMD and has become very involved with some of the business clubs. Loyola's dorms are much nicer overall than UMD, but UMD's dining hall hours and options are way better. UMD also has the metro, MARC trains and busses which makes it very convenient and affordable to get to DC, Baltimore and to shopping centers. My daughter's friend goes to Loyola and often uses Uber. They are both very good schools. |
Anonymous
There is an area that is just trees, fields and wild animals. So pretty in the snow! The main part of campus has academic buildings, places to eat, practice fields, a chapel, etc., and then there is a bridge where there are dorms and meeting places, but the mail part of campus is what you will see on a tour. There are nearby places that are a part of campus, but are 5 minutes away (the lacrosse/soccer stadium and the fitness and aquatic center). |
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The campus has been designated as an arboretum. The campus is called Evergreen because of the Evergreen property next to it. Loyola at its present location was created in the 1920s when they bought this property. The Evergreen house is a museum now.
https://www.loyola.edu/department/sustainability/arboretum/ |