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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has a friend at Loyola who loves it. I don’t know anyone else who goes there so I’m curious for any insight. It seems like a good size for my son and the location is great as far as being closer to home but not too close. I am worried about the safety of the campus though and where students live if they move off campus because Baltimore is not the safest. Does anyone have any insight on this university? Thank you!![/quote]

I went there in the 1990s and my son is a 2nd year. He loves the dorms, but we are moving off campus so he can have more space.

After the snow storm, the streets in Baltimore were a mess with ice and Loyola's campus looked like a catalogue. They pay a lot of attention to the grounds and to public safety. When my son and his girlfriend go off campus, they go to the Mount Washington area or Towson.

Kids go out at the Power Plant area or the Backyard. Charles Village is a little more Hopkins. Last time I went to drop him off I saw the kids going out for the night on a weekend at around 10 pm, and it was a rush of Ubers. They go to Federal Hill or Fells Point. You do have to keep it together as a student when you go out, but traveling in groups works.

One thing that makes the school unique is that they have a program called Messina. First year students meet once a week to talk about current events, get to know one another, sometimes play Uno, and it is a 1 credit class. It is a great way to "find your people". When I was there, it was called Freshman Year Experience, but this one has more of a social justice vibe. It is a really welcoming place, and the President of the school lives on campus with his wife and dogs. He's very much present and accessible. I called the career office to ask about hiring some students and they were all already "spoken for" in that major.

Kind people tend to want what Loyola offers. [/quote]

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