<p>Hi! My son is planning to attend SLU next year as a Freshman. I had a couple of questions from "seasoned" SLU people! </p>
<p>We sent in his housing deposit just recently. How likely is it that he'll get one of his first or second choices?</p>
<p>Are Freshman allowed to bring cars? If so, how much is parking and is it near campus?</p>
<p>Son was offered a partial scholarship. Our FAFSA came back okay, but I am wondering with another child at another Catholic University, how well does SLU meet demonstrated need? I'm just trying to figure out where all the $$$ will come from in the fall!
Thanks!<br>
Everything we have learned at SLU so far has been positive! From the current students, to the personal attention, it seems like a wonderful place. Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>What other Catholic college is your other child at? </p>
<p>Son’s best friend will be looking at SLU. We’re leaning toward Marquette, but want to visit Catholic as well.</p>
<p>Also, so many seniors this year are applying to Wash U. We’re a Jesuit HS, so I’m curious as to why they wouldn’t apply to SLU rather than WashU. I get the impression that WashU is probably a lot more expensive, more like a Tulane than a Loyola. What is the difference between the two? Most will be studying engineering, and both have programs for that.</p>
<p>Saint Louis native here. There are a few major differences between WashU and SLU. The first and most obvious is that SLU is a Catholic university (in name, anyway; I haven’t found them to be very serious about it), while WashU is nonsectarian. Also, WashU is MUCH more selective than SLU; their overall admit rate is about 20%, while SLU’s is upwards of 70%. For students looking for prestige, WashU does have an allure; they consistently rank in the top 15 US universities, and are ranked as having the best quality of life out of any university (from personal experience, I can say that their dorms are incredible).</p>
<p>That is not to say, however, that SLU isn’t a good school or that the two aren’t comparable. WashU will set you back about 8k more a year (including room and board), but on the whole, their tuition is similar (33k at SLU vs. 38k at WashU). Both are well known for their life science programs (biology undergrad and med school), although WashU is certainly stronger across the board.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what attracts those engineering majors to WashU, but I suspect it is either because 1) WashU is currently expanding their engineering facilities, 2) they are all biomedical engineering majors (there are few places better for it), or 3) both.</p>
<p>All in all, though, the two are pretty similar. WashU is better in terms of prestige and overall undergrad education, but SLU is good for many of the same things and is certainly respectable in its own right.</p>
<p>Hi! Other child is a daughter at Notre Dame. She is a sophomore so almost half done! In the meantime, SLU was very prompt at getting back to us with a very generous financial aid package. Obviously, our efc was somewhat low with the other college student, but SLU was very helpful. It looks like our son will be a Billiken! Thanks!</p>
<p>Congrats to you son, Irishcali. My son and I loved SLU when we visited this past fall, and everything kind of gets compared to that because it impressed us so much.</p>
<p>A big draw for him to Loyola is the accessibility to Chicago and all that offers using the U-Pass on the busses and on the Red Line. I wonder if SLU has anything that is truly comparable as far as making the city readily accessible for the students. </p>
<p>Visiting St. Thomas and St. John’s in Minnesota next weekend. Also may swing by Macalaster since its blocks away from St. Thomas. I’m antcipating thumbs up St. THomas and thumbs down St. John’s,s so we shall see. </p>
<p>We were able to mark on college off our list; he did not think that DePaul was at all a fit for him due to a variety of personal preferences and other factors.</p>
<p>Great weekend in Chicago!!! Had a ball!</p>
<p>JDA 1990: There is a Metro stop on campus which takes you all over St. Louis.</p>
<p>To add to the questions, my son wants to go to SLU, but we are concerned on where he will live during the time when the dorms are closed. We live in California and it’s not practical for him to fly home for 5 or 9 days. Anyone have any experience on how other students take care of this kind of issue?</p>
<p>Shadow Mom</p>