Loyola University Chicago Top Questions

The weather. There are a few things that I could name that are not so great about Loyola; however, the weather is truly the worst and something that almost all attending students would agree with me on. The winters are absolutely brutal. It affects travel, finances, health, and your mood. And Loyola rarely calls off class for weather based conditions. Being on Lake Michigan, the wind is terrible for most of the school year. Whatever temperature it actually is, the wind takes off ten degrees.

The social life. People dont' really go out at all. The academics are great and I love the teachers, but there's not much to do on the weekend

The worst thing about my school is that it is expensive and you can lose track of where you stand in the university. They do not reach out to you and make you be responsible, they kind of just give you dates and things that need to be done and expect you to do them.

I believe it is difficult to find friends when the dorms are spread out and locked on every floor. I have found a few close friends, but I am looking for ways to come across new people all the time. Loyola does an outstanding job academically, which is of the utmost concern clearly. However, once a student adjusts to their academic schedule, the next concern is their social surroudings. The social life at Loyola is lacking.

There isn't really anything that is terrible or awful at Loyola, there was a lot of construction going on which was annoying because of the noise and the blocking of walkways, but most of the construction is over.

The worst thing about my school is that I am unable to take summer classes because Loyola does not allow transfer summer credits because they want to keep academic standards. They say that if you want a Loyola degree then you should take all classes from their campus. I respect this view, however I am an out of state student and I can't afford to pay tuition and live in Chicago every summer when I need to work. I wish I could take summer classes to expend my education, instead I'll have to take maximum credits each semester.

There are a limited amount of majors here, especially for students who are Pre-Med.

The school does not promote networking within students. I have felt that students here do not talk much unless they know eachother outside of class. Also, too much emphasis has to be placed on just passing the exam, rather than learning because professors make the exams extremely difficult.

I would say the worst thing about any school would be the classes they force you to take. Althogh they have good meaning behind their core, there is really no reason for it besides claiming that i is in some way special.

The lack of student unity, the student body is divided on campus and since it is a rather small population-the University seems disconnected.