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[quote=Anonymous]I am alum but graduated many years ago. This information is most likely out of date.

[list]It is cliquey especially with the population from NJ, NYC, and Long island. I think that if your kid is from NYC culture they will be fine. It personally was not a fit for me. However, there are many students who come from other places, and it is definitely possible to find a niche of friends if s/he doesn't want to hang with the NY/NJ crowds. There are so many NY/NJers there, your kid will have a network if they want to return home to NYC. [/list]
[list]As part of the Jesuit education, there is a focus on service and many students are very community oriented.[/list]
[list]I like Baltimore but it is a large violent city. If your kid is used to navigating NYC they should be fine. When I attended a student was shot in the head outside of a college bar (he survived). My friends who remained in Baltimore tell me that is has only become more violent[/list]
[list]There is no greek culture, which can be a plus or minus depending on how you look at it. Drinking culture is about the same as other places, maybe a bit more. [/list]
[list]Loyola is (was) more Jesuit than some other Jesuit schools in terms of curriculum and % of students who identify as catholic. My friends who attended Georgetown found more diversity in the theology curriculum than was offered at Loyola. [/list]
[list]When I attended the strongest programs appeared to be Business, Accounting, and Speech Pathology. This may have changed in the years since I graduated. [/list]
[list]My parents loved the communication from the school. They felt well informed and generally had a very good impression. My professors were great and I was in a less popular major and had small class sizes, which was nice.  Most of the professors were excellent, however there were a few who were not, and they did stand out in a bad way. My own experiences with the administrators were not great and I have heard the same from others. A new President was just announced last month.[/list]
While I enjoyed my time there and the friends that I made, I probably would not attend if I had it to do all over again. I largely selected Loyola because I received great financial aid. However in retrospect for me it would have been better to attend a more prestigious/well-known university and taken out a bit more in loans. If you have specific questions, I will do my best to answer.

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