<p>i am trying to decide between loyola and a few other schools, and have been hearing mixed reactions regarding the social life at loyola. </p>
<p>i have heard that the students drink a lot and spend their weekends at bars. is this true?</p>
<p>i do not drink, but am very interested in attending the school, so would a person like me be able to fit in?</p>
<p>***one more question to add!</p>
<p>i go to a high school where people are brand and clique obsessed and looking like an abercrombie model is common.</p>
<p>however, i am not like this and do not want my college experience to be a replication of my high school one.</p>
<p>are the people at loyola like this? the majority?</p>
<p>THANK YOU!!!</p>
<p>my friend who goes to loyola says it's pretty much a party school, either they go to bars, they drink in their dorms, or they go down to johns hopkins and party and those frats. i'm sure it's just like any other school, it isn't a ranked party school so it isn't THAT overwhelming. they're strict about it so if you don't want to drink, there is other stuff to do. i wouldn't worry about it. and i don't know if loyola's clique obsessed but i'm sure appearance is decently important.</p>
<p>i was going to post a similar question, zimpf. I'm in almost the same situation as you are, however i'm pretty sure i'll be headed to loyola no matter what.</p>
<p>My two daughters could have wrote the same question. They, too, are worried that Loyola has too much of a drinking scene and do not want to conform. And the school seems to lacks diversity. Nonetheless, the girls have sent in their deposits and will be attending next fall. But it's a good sign that there are people on this board worrying about the same thing, so not everyone fits the Loyola "bar school" label!</p>
<p>did you go to princetonreview.com to see what the students say? Did you visit the campus to see how they dress?</p>
<p>Yes and Yes. It was the perfect school nonetheless!</p>
<p>thank you all so much! </p>
<p>i really like the school, so i dont think this issue will impact my decision whether or not i end up there.</p>
<p>does anyone know if there is a noticably larger amount of girls at loyola than boys?</p>
<p>I’ve already posted about this, but I will do so again: my son is completing his first year at Loyola. He is a serious student who was accepted to Amherst, but didn’t go due to the financial offer. He is INCREDIBLY honest with us. When he speaks to me and his mother on the same phone line, I often have to ask him to save certain topics for a time when his mother is not on the phone. So, understand that these comments are based on the fact that I am confident that my boy is honest with me.</p>
<p>He loves Loyola. It appears that the girl/boy ratio is about 60/40. Most of his good friends are female. He reports to us that there is a good deal of weekend partying. All of it is done off-campus, or away from his dorm. There are kids who roll in at 2 or 3AM, reeling drunk, which my kid says provides him with great amusement. There have been a few occasions, mostly at the start of the year when my son was seeing this behavior for the first time in his life, that he worried about kids having alcohol poisoning or choking on their own vomit after passing out. He helped out on more than one round of ‘clean up duty.’</p>
<p>As the year wore on and the novelty wore off, it seems that the drinking tapered off. My son is on an Honors dorm floor and most of the kids put pressure on those whose behaviors interfere with the ability to study or sleep after studying. My kid has told us that he has yet to smell pot around his dorm and nobody even talks about any harder drugs.</p>
<p>We are very pleased with Loyola. My son was valedictorian of his HS class and had SATs of 2280 and an ACT score of 36. We were initially distressed that we could not afford to send him to Amherst, but Loyola has turned out to be a real gem. After two weeks, our son told us, “this is where I was meant to be.” Understand that our boy went to a HS where sports were king. Now, he is at a place where the sports tradition is respected, but academic pursuit is king. I can’t recommend the school enough. If your child is accepted and the costs are within your range, go. The Jesuit tradition is hard to beat. My son’s only regret right now is that he can’t stay at Loyola all summer!</p>
<p>Hi obxboy!
I wanted to thank you for posting! We have a son going to Loyola next year and he loves everything about it, but was a little worried about its party school reputation. He was accepted into several great schools, but feels this is a perfect fit for him. I had him read your posting and he now knows he made the right decision. Thanks again for taking the time to lessen our fears!</p>
<p>Our D will also attend next year. We went to the accepted students’ open house yesterday - the emphasis on academics and opportunity was heard loud & clear.</p>
<p>We did Nova on 4-17 and s sat in on a class in the B school building. We were at Loyola on 4-18 and we went into Selinger to speak to the different Humanities profs. We really loved it. </p>
<p>The only thing s says is that Nova has a better rep. I told him go for the fit, not the rep, as the rep may possibly help you get the first job, but after that nobody cares that much where you went. I think Loyola will help him land a good first job and I think the fit is perfect and we will save $80K over the 4 years vs. what we would have to pay at Nova.</p>
<p>There was a great vibe I thought at Loyola. I think he will be really happy there.</p>
<p>I’m glad my post was helpful. We are so happy with Loyola. It’s true that Loyola is not a high visibility school like 'Nova, but our boy is happy and challenged. The profs and administration have open door policies and everyone down to the food service workers and the maintenance staff seem happy and supportive. We are so grateful to have found Loyola.</p>