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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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 This information is most likely out of date.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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[b]I went to Hopkins and returned to Baltimore more than 15 years ago as an adult.  Have no clue what pp is talking about, area around Loyola was very safe then and is now as well.[/b][/quote]

I live and work in Baltimore as well and agree.  My kid goes to school right next to Loyola and the neighborhoods around Loyola are some of the nicest in Baltimore.  Yes, Baltimore has some dangerous and unsafe places (I work in one of them) but they aren't near Loyola.[/quote]

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