Loyola University Chicago Top Questions

Loyola University Chicago has a lot of the same stereotypes as most other schools. One of the most common stereotypes I've heard are that all students who go here are just rich bitches who rely on mommy and daddy to pay for everything they own and take everything including their education for granted. Although there are probably a select few of those people at Loyola, most of the students I know receive some type of financial aid, take out student loans, and work really hard to be able to afford their education that they greatly value.

Loyola University Chicago has a lot of the same stereotypes as most other schools. One of the most common stereotypes I've heard are that all students who go here are just rich bitches who rely on mommy and daddy to pay for everything they own and take everything including their education for granted. Although there are probably a select few of those people at Loyola, most of the students I know receive some type of financial aid, take out student loans, and work really hard to be able to afford their education that they greatly value.

Loyola University has a very stylish, urban student body. Most students are not extreme about it, however, but at the same time you'll find no students going to class in their pajamas. It's all fashion-forward here. There are many hipsters as well. You know, those annoying people with their thick-framed glasses, neck scarves, caveman beards, who do everything "ironically."

Loyola has an amazing mix of students. You can find groups of jocks, frat guys, sorority girls, stoners, geeks, nerds, the list goes on and on. There doesn't seem to be one dominant group, which makes Loyola quite unique. The only thing is that groups seem to stay rather closed-off, so if you don't fall into any one group it makes it harder to make friends.

Loyola University of Chicago is very unique since we are not a large sports school. A lot of students come to Loyola for the Jesuit education they offer. This does not mean it is not a fun school, but it is harder to find a "clique" of friends that you are comfortable with. Greek life is not big, but it is definitely growing with five social fraternities and six social sororities. Social Injustice advocating is also very near and dear to our hearts since we are a Jesuit school. Class sizes are small and getting to know your professors is not hard to do.

Some stereotypes at Loyola include pre-health nerds including medical, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, etc. Apart from the "nerdy" students we have, another stereotype probably includes students who don't do anything but study. Because Loyola is located a little further away from downtown Chicago, others are under the impression that Loyola students stay at Loyola and don't do anything else, but that's very inaccurate and nothing that a student U-Pass can't fix!