<p>Can anybody tell me anything about this school? As far academics, student life, etc.?</p>
<p>LMU is a small to mid-sized private school in a suburban part of Los Angeles, called Westchester. It is a pretty nice and safe area. The school has the nicest campus in the world. It is on a bluff overlooking downtown LA and the beach. The campus is on the small size, so you could easily walk it in less than 15 minutes. It is extremely clean as well. The dorms are nice and spacious and there are many dining options on campus as well. The students body is fairly intelligent and very friendly. However, you will definitely see your share of ditsy girls, but at least they're all extremely hot. Basically LMU is the most attractive campus you will find. The students are also very social. Greek Life is pretty big, but you definitely don't have to be apart of it to have a good time. You are in LA so there is an endless supply of things to do. Of the religious west coast schools like LMU, Pepperdine, USD, Santa Clara, etc., LMU is the most chill and more of the party-type. The tour guide mentioned about a Party Bus that takes students to nightclubs throughout LA, so they don't have to worry about driving drunk. Athletics aren't huge, but they are pretty decent. Men's basketball is definitely the biggest sport on campus and always draws a crowd. And they have a pretty big rivalry with Pepperdine. Academic wise, Business and Film are the best programs. LMU has a good career/intern services, and being in LA allows you to have access to anything you could want. They are a good school, and are well respected in California, mostly SoCal though. Don't expect people on the east coast to even know what LMU is.</p>
<p>But anyways, LMU is amazing and I truly recommend it. If you have any more specific questions, I'll do my best to answer them.</p>
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<p>I think nowadays you'll be surprised - two kids from my d's small Massachusetts high school will be entering LMU this fall!</p>
<p>Wow, thanks Socal. Do you go to LMU? And I believe I read somewhere that it is a commuter school...is that true?</p>
<p>EDIT: Does LMU have an honors college?</p>
<p>No I don't go to LMU, but I really love the school. If I don't get into UMiami, then LMU is my next choice. </p>
<p>People say it's a commuter school, but I've visited the school 3 times and I've never got that feeling. I would definitely call it a residential campus. </p>
<p>And the school does have an Honors Program.</p>
<p>Alright, awesome. Do you know if they are generous with financial aid? Because annual tuition is pretty expensive, which is often the case for private schools. And is tuition a lot cheaper for those in the honors program?</p>
<p>LMU is definitely a commuter school. A lot of people don't live on campus (over half) and the ones who do often leave on the weekends. Unlike a lot of private schools, I believe that LMU mostly consists of instate kids. A lot of students at LMU are from Southern California. Sports aren't extremely popular so students normally don't stick around on the weekends. There are a lot of activities on campus for freshmen, so your first year wouldn't be so bad.</p>
<p>One of my friends is transferring out. Loyola Marymount has become what USC used to be - an ok school that baby sits extremely wealthy kids who were average students in high school and gives them a diploma after 4 years. LMU does have some pretty good graduate programs though.</p>
<p>If you get a lot of scholarship money, I’d suggest looking into the school.</p>
<p>worried student: has USC changed? because if so i might be more interested in it. I have heard a lot of bad things about it from family in Cali who were in college 20 years ago but I don't know much about it now</p>
<p>USC is a great school right now. </p>
<p>LMU: its got solid programs but again, outside of Cali, not many know of the school.</p>