They had special admission visit days for engineering when we looked. We ended up just going on a regular day but really liked the smaller school. Child was admitted with a low B average, but got less merit than their other schools.

I posted before. The COA was similar to Towson after some great merit aid and grants. I doubt many people pay the full cost.

Anonymous wrote:How is the engineering program? Mr daughter wants to major in mechanical/aerospace. I see they only have a general engineering degree and then you can do a concentration in mechanical, electrical, computer, or one other one (cannot recall). Is this not looked upon as highly as a full major in the type of engineering you want to do? That was what was giving us pause about pursuing Loyola, because everything rise did look amazing. Any thoughts? (?)

Call the school and ask for more info re where the engineering students are employed.

Loyola is a good 20 minute walk from Hopkins. Hardly right next to it. Now Notre Dame University is right next to Loyola. They share a library.

How is the engineering program? Mr daughter wants to major in mechanical/aerospace. I see they only have a general engineering degree and then you can do a concentration in mechanical, electrical, computer, or one other one (cannot recall). Is this not looked upon as highly as a full major in the type of engineering you want to do? That was what was giving us pause about pursuing Loyola, because everything rise did look amazing. Any thoughts? (?)

Had never even considered Loyola for DC - heading to their website as soon as I hit "submit." Sounds like a fantastic place! Thanks for this post!

Provably on the level of Fairfield or Providence.

Many DCUM posters have this insane notion that the best school for their non-superstar kid is a bullshit second tier liberal arts college that “nurtures” them at the cost of $80k a year.

The best school for that kind of kid is any one of the better Jesuit colleges that fall below Georgetown, BC and Holy Cross. These school offer practical pre-professional training and useful majors that actually result in good jobs at graduation, a fun college experience—and often lots of merit aid.

In the northeast there’s Loyola, St Joe’s, Scranton, Fairfield and Fordham. In the Midwest there’s Creighton, Marquette and SLU. Etc. Picking one of these instead some weird no name second tier liberal arts college with impractical majors, little alumni network, and shitty graduation rates is the smart choice.

It’s a beautiful campus abd I loved the Jesuit approach. I went there a million years ago. They have a strong travel abroad program but it feels small after four years.

My kids friends whose parents are cheap as shit who live in Maryland did not get into UMD and Towson was the school her parents would pay for. My kid convinced her to apply to Loyola against her parents wishes as tution is higher but she told her they give great meriit aid.

In the end was same tuition as Towson with merit aid and her and her parents are very very happy getting a private college experience for cost of in state Towson

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Anonymous wrote:My son goes to Loyola. It’s a pretty good mix of students but most come from Maryland, NJ, and Long Island. It’s always been that way even when I was a student there in the 90s. Beautiful campus which I believe is a registered arboretum. It’s in northern Baltimore City about a mile from the county line. It’s surrounded on three sides by neighborhoods like Cleveland Park, Wesley Heights, Woodley Park.

There is an honors program but I’d say most students were probably B students in HS. It’s Jesuit so pretty liberal as far as the Catholic faith. My son likes everything about it except that they don’t have a football team.

It’s right next to Johns Hopkins…

Spaced apart by Sherwood garden.

agree with other posters - it's a great campus, can enjoy city surroundings, for smart, motivated kids. (but what DCUM would consider average). many students from northeast/midatlantic, but attracting more widely now. if business school is a consideration, would absolutely look. Lots of innovation in programs. It's a catholic college with focus on social justice. It is walking distance to the Hopkins university campus, but further north in the city so it does have a more suburban feel.

I know 3 Loyola grads (all business majors) from the late 90s and they are all wildly successful. One in NY, one in Chicago, one in DC. Two of them have done a number of gigs overseas and they all work for major well known real estate companies.

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Anonymous wrote:My son goes to Loyola. It’s a pretty good mix of students but most come from Maryland, NJ, and Long Island. It’s always been that way even when I was a student there in the 90s. Beautiful campus which I believe is a registered arboretum. It’s in northern Baltimore City about a mile from the county line. It’s surrounded on three sides by neighborhoods like Cleveland Park, Wesley Heights, Woodley Park.

There is an honors program but I’d say most students were probably B students in HS. It’s Jesuit so pretty liberal as far as the Catholic faith. My son likes everything about it except that they don’t have a football team.

It’s right next to Johns Hopkins…

what does this mean? loyola is closer to towson and houses than hopkins

Anonymous wrote:My son goes to Loyola. It’s a pretty good mix of students but most come from Maryland, NJ, and Long Island. It’s always been that way even when I was a student there in the 90s. Beautiful campus which I believe is a registered arboretum. It’s in northern Baltimore City about a mile from the county line. It’s surrounded on three sides by neighborhoods like Cleveland Park, Wesley Heights, Woodley Park.

There is an honors program but I’d say most students were probably B students in HS. It’s Jesuit so pretty liberal as far as the Catholic faith. My son likes everything about it except that they don’t have a football team.

It’s right next to Johns Hopkins…