Loyola University Chicago Top Questions

The worst part about Loyola is the dining hall food on the main campus, but really, there's not much else to complain about! Both campuses offer the typical college setting but in a big city. There are larger classes coming in every year, but the number of students offers everyone a chance to find their place here.

I love Loyola. The atmosphere is great here and though it's kind of far from downtown, Rogers Park is a really cool area. The people here are, for the most part, really nice, open-minded people. If you make enough friends you'll usually always find something to do. The Jesuits are actually all really nice as are most of the teachers.

The best thing about Loyola would have to be the location, we have a school right on the beach (Lake Shore Campus) and then we have one right downtown, so I can go shopping before class! I would change the loungable space Loyola has because we don't have any! In Damen, which is one of the main academic buildings there is only old, hard, uncomfortable wooden chairs. Same thing goes for every other academic building, but what about the people that commute and have three hours between classes and just want to relax. Theres no doing it. Loyola just built the Information Commons but its more of a study place, and Zips is just to old and looks kinda spooky.. Our school is just right for a small Jesuit university. I don't think it should get any bigger. I like the intimate classroom setting, but sometimes our teachers take advantage of that too by taking attendance because there are only 40 people in the class. It should be our choice to come to class or not...we pay for it! When I tell people that I go to Loyola many people think "Wow, shes rich" or "Shes smart," but most just think that I am rich. Most of anyones time on campus is spent at the Information Commons or the Library. Thats where one would go to socialize. Its not a college town...its Chicago. The most recent controversy on Campus was whether or not Loyola should renew their contract with Coca Cola...I don't remember the outcome or how they came to a conclusion. I think there is a lot of school pride, it is evident that the students like the school, but it may not be noticed all the time. Students don't like the food, how much we pay for housing and that tuition keeps going up.

The best thing about Loyola is the city. It's close proximity is absolutely fantastic, and it provides for so much excitement, yet still maintains an academic atmosphere. One thing I would change is the level of faculty diversity. Most of our teachers are white Catholics, yet the students are not. We should have diversity reflected in our faculty as well as our student body. Our school is just right in size! You see people you know all the time, yet you still get to meet a variety of people you've never seen before. At the same time, you don't lose your identity or get lost, as you might in NYC, for instance. People usually react with indifference or "oh, that's a nice school!" or something about how our campus is close to the lake. I spend most of my time on campus at the CFSU, Centennial Forum Student Union. I also jump around classrooms for meetings and classes during the day. Our town has many parts to it, but Loyola definitely has a presence in Rogers Park. However, I doubt the citizens would call it a "college town" I feel like Loyola's administration can be helpful, but at times present an atmosphere of superiority, which limits our desire to go to them for guidance and assistance with club activities. However, this is just a generalization and some of the administration have been AMAZING in many respects. The biggest "controversy" I guess was the school's debate on whether or not to permit our Coca-Cola contract to continue, due to the accusations of poor treatment of its workers in Columbia, etc. The students all took sides and it was a very strong political movement and has since raised awareness of social issues on campus. There is a moderate amount of school pride. No one really HATES it, but no one LOVES it either. I'll always remember the day that H.O.M.E. came on campus to try to advertise their homophobic material. Students banned together to pressure them off campus, showing the school's utmost tolerance and ability to come together as a community.

Well if you haven't guessed it Loyola U. of Chicago is in...... Chicago, so that's neat. It's a middle sized school (opinion) though it feels pretty small. You run into all sorts of people you know just walking through campus which certainly brightens my days. PS. Our campus is literally right On Lake Michigan, ie. you can see it when you walk through parts of campus, you can see if from some of your classrooms, you can see it while you study in the new Information Commons. There is TON to do here but it takes some initiative on your part as a student. You're in College now! so no one is going to hold your hand (though here in Chicago crossing the street may be considerably more dangerous than where you're from), there aren't mandatory activities (yes! that's right! classes are not mandatory.), your friends no longer have the same or possibly even similar schedules as you do and thus many times you are on your own to amuse yourself. People have heard of Loyola so its got that going for it atleast. No offense to anyone but when you say you go to Monmouth College people will probably nod and say "oh yeah Monmouth, eh?". There isn't as much school pride as you will find a flagship state schools like U of I or Mizzou, but then again if that's what you are interested in you probably aren't reading this. There is an active student voice. Though I don't necessarily like our school paper, I like the fact that it contains important topics and active debates about the happenings of our school. I think its wonderful that students openly question the school's stance on various issues through editorials. The Food! where oh where to begin? (not the campus food, you need to experience that for yourself) I'm talking about the food to be found here in Chicago. Lets start with just Loyola's "friendly" neighborhood Roger's Park. Now I live off campus in an apartment, thus i have a nice folder full of menus for take out and delivery. This folder has listings for Thai food, Pub Grub, Indian (sub-continent not native american) food, Pizza, Italian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Ethiopian.. I think you get the idea. If you come here you will lie in the most diverse part of Chicago and you need to Enjoy it! You NEED to try Thai food, it is my favorite, and within a 5 block radius from campus there are probably 4-7 choices for Thai food. Please do yourself a favor and go to Thai Spice on Devon, so good my friends from DePaul come here every other week or so to visit me and enjoy the food at Thai Spice.

The best thing about Loyola is there always free stuff around the campus. From t-shirts to food, you can always expect to find something out there since everything is paid by the university. I feel that the school is just a little small. The walking distance to anywhere is less than 10 minutes. I feel like the same scenery gets a little boring, but I think that goes for any university. Loyola wouldn't be considered a college town since there aren't many things to do around the Lake Shore campus. Perhaps the Downtown campus can give you another aspect but I rarely go there. I have no problems with the Loyola administration so that is never really a problem. One thing that students always complain about is the amount of time that students have in order to drop a class without a W on their transcript. It is hard to get a feel of a class in a week so many disagree with this rule.

The best thing about Loyola to me is that they offer you so many opportunities for internships and guidance to what you want to do and exactly how to do it. This is very helpful especially since there are so many opportunities available in Chicago. Loyola needs a larger male population. END OF STORY. I think the size of Loyola is perfect. The classrooms have a comfortable amount of seats and just enough students for the Professor to help anyone who needs additional help. When I tell people that I go to Loyola it is always a positive reaction. If there is one for sure thing about Loyola is that it has a reputation for intelligent, ethical people. Any job that I have had was always impressed with Loyola University Chicago on my resume. I spend most of my time in my apartment.... "what college town" when it comes to the Baumhart campus. It gets too mixed up with downtown, so it is hard for one place to be a communal college bar/hang out. I have enjoyed taking classes from every professor I have ever had at Loyola. They have been really helpful, always available for office hours, and very thorough in classrooms,amazingly, they just really want to help.

The best thing about Loyola would have to be the people. We have such a diverse group of people and everyone hangs out with everyone. I came from a really diverse high school so it was good to see a lot of diversity at Loyola. I believe Loyola's campus size is just right. Campus size was important to me because I didn't want walk half a mile to get from one class to the next and I also wanted there to be some campus, so I could walk around the campus if I wanted to when I'm out of class. So since Loyola wasn't too big, it was perfect, plus you can't beat the view of the lake! The one bad thing about Loyola is that it's not in a college town. Since I'm a commuter, I don't really spend much time on campus because there aren't many places you can go outside of campus to have fun besides some of the places on campus. One experience I'll always remember was on orientation day when I tried to throw my friends into the lake. Orientation was a blast!

The best thing about Loyola is the location. It's surrounded by diverse neighborhoods and sits right on the shores of Lake Michigan. Students are given a CTA pass to last them the school year so that they can explore the city. The campus is different than your typical college campus. The good thing is that it still looks like a college campus. It's not in the heart of the city, so there is still some open space that creates somewhat of a sanctuary from the city. The bad thing is that the campus is not huge, meaning it doesn't have a quad. The school does not have a big impact on the surrounding neighborhoods, so there is not a lot of surrounding school spirit. If I were to change one thing it would be the weather in Chicago. The campus is absolutely beautiful by the lake during the summer. But once it gets cold and the leaves fall, the campus turns ugly and uncomfortable. On the whole, though, Loyola is considered a respectable school by outside students and institutions.

One of the best things about Loyola is the amazing location of the campus. Loyola is the perfect place for students who want to experience life in the city, but who also want to experience campus life as well. Unlike other campuses in Chicago that just look like a group of buildings on a city block, Loyola has a beautiful campus that gives you the true college campus experience. Not only that, it resides right on the lake and you are within a half an hour of downtown. Another great thing about Loyola is the overwhelming sense that you are welcome there. Out of all the college campuses I visited, Loyola had to be the most inviting of them all. It seemed like everyone was more than willing to help me feel comfortable and I felt an immediate sense of belonging.