<p>I'm deciding to go to either one of these to. Which is better? I intend to major in psychology and don't know which one is better know for this. I have made a list:</p>
<p>Marquette
Known basketball team
Ten minutes away from where I live</p>
<p>Loyola
In Chicago (I love this city)
I'll be able to move out and get the college experience of living in the dorms
If I stay in Milwaukee my parents say I would stay with them in order to save money</p>
<p>But overall which one would is higher ranked or better for a physcology major?</p>
<p>Will your parents pay for the dorms at Loyola? Have they SAID so? That adds about $12k per year in room and board. </p>
<p>Both are fine for Psych</p>
<p>To do anything significant in Psychology requires a Master’s or PhD, and I don’t think it will matter which of these two universities you attend as far as preparing to apply for graduate school. Once you attend graduate school, no one will care which university you attended for your bachelor’s degree (unless it was Harvard or something). I’m assuming you’re applying to both places to give yourself options. US News rankings show that overall Marquette is a higher ranked university, and the graduate psychology program at Marquette is likewise higher ranked than at Loyola, which may indicate the strength of the undergraduate psychology programs as well. However, there’s a lot of learning that goes on in college that has nothing to do with classroom learning, but rather learning how to make your way in the world and live on your own away from parents. For that reason, Loyola gets my vote, if it’s affordable for you. If it’s a stretch financially, then be content that Marquette really has everything you’re looking for. Maybe you can compromise with your parents there, by spending a couple of years staying at home, and a couple of years with students. Note that the best year to be in a dorm is freshman year, so if you wait to move out from home till later, then you’ll probably be looking at sharing an apartment with friends (which is often cheaper than dorms with meal plans anyway).</p>
<p>Apply to both, and add DePaul. Run the Net Price Calculators.
I would agree with mommyrocks: if it’s affordable, try to live on campus (for either choice, actually), because college is more than going to class and doing homework. It’s a transition time and living on your own, having to make choices, living with the consequences of your bad choices, are all things you should try and learn as a college student (as it’ll make your life easier when you graduate college - if you haven’t lived through that, you’ll be a bit “delayed” compared to others, and having to manage what others learned over the course of 4 years can be at times difficult - I actually can’t think of a student who lived all 4 years at home then moved away for work/grad school, who didn’t have trouble with the transition.) In addition, the time to create meaningful bonds is freshman year, during orientation and in the first year dorms, and that can really impact the quality of your experience as well as your networking.</p>