<p>I've narrowed my decision to the University of Scranton and Loyola University Maryland and now I have no idea which of the two to pick. Loyola gave me a little bit more aid then Scranton, but I would be commuting at Scranton and living at Loyola so the costs even out. I'm majoring in Political Science with the hope of going on to law school after college. Does anyone know how good the Political Science department at each of the schools are? And the rate of acceptance into law school?
I've also been offered a spot in the SJLA honor program at Scranton, so if anyone could give me more information about the program that would be great!
Also, how are the people on each of the campuses? Are they friendly?</p>
<p>My D did the SJLA program and would highly recommend it. It is by invitation to roughly the top 50-60 incoming freshmen. The courses you take through SJLA satisfy many of the core requirements, but you are doing it at a higher level with your fellow SJLAers as your classmates in those classes. I don’t know if you checked out the SJLA page on the website, but here it is: [Program:</a> Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program (SJLA) - University of Scranton - Acalog ACMS?](<a href=“Program: Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program (SJLA) - University of Scranton - Acalog ACMS™”>Program: Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program (SJLA) - University of Scranton - Acalog ACMS™)</p>
<p>She double majored with Philosophy as she only needed an additional three (I think) philosophy courses after taking the SJLA courses. Many of the students in the program with her went on to law school, medical school or other graduate programs. We know another current SJLA student who has been accepted to grad school at Yale and Columbia. So there are some amazing students in the program.</p>
<p>As for the people on campus, we always found them to be friendly and down to earth. We also found the people of Scranton to be the same way. We always have had very friendly conversations with store clerks at the mall or waiters and waitresses at restaurants.</p>
<p>You might want to revisit each university and make an appointment to meet with someone from the political science department. You can then get more of a feel for each program and ask them about their law school acceptance rates.</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision. You have two great choices!</p>