Saint Louis University Top Questions

I wish more than anything I had chosen a school other than SLU. The only reason I still stay is because of the physical therapy program... it is one of the best in the area and I will only have to stay in school for six years rather than seven.

Basically you will fit in just fine if you are conservative, white, and rich. If you are not one of those things, you will probably take a liking to people at the other schools in the city- such as the WASH U liberals. Because there are so many other schools in St. Louis, even if you can't find friends at SLU, you have a really big chance of finding them from other schools at the parties or just around town.

One unique thing about SLU is it's strong emphasis on the Jesuit Catholic Mission. Though I am an African-Methodist Episcopal, learning here at SLU has taught me so many things about the Jesuit Society and about the Catholic faith that I would not have learned at most other Universitites.

The location. St. Louis University has done a fabulous job creating a campus that feels like it is closed in, but then the city is surrounding us. It is like they created our own little town on campus, but the second you cross a street, you are in St. Louis.

The Bilikin

A look at SLU student lifein 2006. Shared by YouTube.

Prefer not to say. I think all the schools I applied to were good, and uniqueness doesnt really factor in.....for me at least.

Most Beautiful Urban Campus. Ever. Also, the vast majority of people are nice and laid-back.

The level of friendship and unity that is shown to any SLU student, and the obvious bond that exists between all SLU students, friends or otherwise.

The administration sucks. Just to warn you. If you're paying your own way through college, be forewarned - they're raising tuition much, much, much faster than the average university does. Father Biondi (dude in-charge) said that students who can't afford to pay for the crazy tuition hikes can "stand on the corner of Grand and Lindell with a tin cup and beg for change." He couldn't care less about us (good thing the professors do). In fact, half your intellectual conversation will be about how the school spends those tuition dollars/killed SLU's free press/fires the wrong people for the wrong reasons/loses faculty to Wash. U./etc. Oh, and there are a LOT of bums around; don't let them hound you for change as they're out for fresh blood, just tell 'em no. They always need two bucks for bus fare. From you. And the next fifteen guys to walk by. SLU is so way totally worth it.