<p>Hey guys I'm new here. Does anyone know if Loyola University Chicago any good? I just got selected for this "Fast-Track Application" from them saying that I'm the type of student they want to see next year and that I can skip the essay, keep the 25 dollar application fee, and receive a decision and scholarship notification by March 1, 2005.</p>
<p>What is this university good for. I'm planning on majoring in the liberal arts area like history, philosophy, and political science.</p>
<p>It is a good school, LAS/Business/Education, and fine for the things you list. Catholic/Jesuit contolled but, like most Jesuit controlled schools, has minimum religious requirement -- take one or two courses which can include things like history of various religions -- and is otherwise secular. Decent location on the north side of Chicago, right on Lake Michigan. That Fast-Track app is a recruiting tool and goes to a large number of high school students who have better than average test scores.</p>
<p>I am assuming you are not from the Chicago area. Everyone in Chicago knows Loyola. Loyola and DePaul are two major urban Catholic universities here. Their relative stocks rise and fall -- when I was growing up, Loyola was definitely seen as the better school, but in the last twenty years or so, DePaul has surged forward on the strength of its basketball program and major building expansion. DePaul also has the better location with its Lincoln Park campus. If you are interested in Loyola, you might want to check out DePaul. Both schools combine undergrad liberal arts with graduate schools of law, business, and, in the case of Loyola, a truly excellent school of medicine.
Be forewarned though that both retain a real "commuter school" atmosphere. Not everyone cares, though, since Chicago is such a great city and becomes your larger "campus."</p>
<p>what's a commuter school atmosphere?:P</p>
<p>I'm from california btw</p>
<p>commuter school means that many of the students do not live on campus; they live in the city and drive home everyday or have apartments, but they do not live on campus</p>