<p>Interested in hearing any thoughts on this college. Daughter has a B average: her counselor recommended Marymount as a school that would help her focus and meet the requirements for the 4-yr. schools she's interested in (San Diego State, USC).</p>
<p>D thinks the small class sizes and low student:teacher ratio would be helpful to her get on track, but is anxious about the religious affiliation and wonders if the small size might feel claustrophobic. We live in the SF Bay Area and her background is very urban/liberal. She values diversity and has no religious background. The school also posts a fairly detailed list of rules on their website, and though she's not rebellious or a party-goer, just the fact that they put so much focus on it gave her pause.</p>
<p>Thanks for any input - especially if you know of other 2-year "feeder" colleges along the same lines.</p>
<p>Loyola Marymount is a Jesuit university. As you may know, Jesuits are the most progressive of parochial catholic/christian clergy. I think Santa Clara U and Notre Dame are run by Jesuits as well.</p>
<p>If you want to transfer to SDSU, your best bet may be to go to a local feeder community college in San Diego. For USC and UCLA, something like PCC (Pasadena) is the best bet.</p>
<p>In the SF bay area, De Anza and Foothill are good CC choices.</p>
<p>Did you look at USF in the city which is also a Jesuit college?</p>
<p>^^^
The OP doesn’t mean Loyola Marymount in LA… </p>
<p>and, yes, SCU is Jesuit, but Notre Dame is not (Congregation of the Holy Cross).</p>
<p>The OP is talking about Marymount College in PV. Marymount offers some BA degrees, but it also offers AA degrees. It isn’t Jesuit, it was founded by the Sisters of the Sacred Heart.</p>
<p>Your daughter has nothing to worry about religion wise. There are only a small handful of Catholic colleges where it might be uncomfortable not to be Catholic. Marymount is very welcoming to those of all faiths and to those with no faith.</p>
<p>Frankly, I think the school would provide just the nurturing she needs to get her academics to the point where she could excel at a UC school. :)</p>
<p>I looked at the list of rules, and they seem rather reasonable to me. When I think of some of the stories that cc parents have posted here about problems with their kids’ roommates, it would seem like many of these rules would have eliminated some of those problems (such as having quiet hours after 10pm during class week) and not allowing guests to stay multiple nights. </p>
<p>I know that my older son recently mentioned that a suitemate was playing loud music all night on a school night. I’m sure my son really wished for a quiet hours rule that night. And, since this is largely an AA school, that means the overwhelming majority of students are under age 21, so it doesn’t surprise me that it has a no alcohol rule. </p>
<p>I think when unrelated people live in close quarters (such as dorms), sometimes some rather “strict” rules actually help maintain everyone’s comfort level.</p>
<p>USC is very transfer friendly so good grades from any juco will work. Transferring into San Diego State is difficult from out of their catchment area. Much better to attend a juco in the SD district.</p>
<p>Hey I am from PV and a fair amount of people from my area end up spending some time at Marymount if they are interested in transferring. The big issue is cost. It is way more expensive than a community college, but unlike a cc where students have a tendency to get lost in the system Marymount is great place for someone who needs a little more guidance. I wouldn’t be worried about “the rules” Marymount is a pretty eclectic place. PV is a residential community and basically a beach town. If she is looking for an urban setting this is definitely not it. Bottom line if you already going the cc root it’s a step above, but if she is looking for a regular college experience while she waits to transfer it’s probably not there.</p>
<p>I know a few kids who went to Marymount, did really well their first year, and transferred to USC as sophomores. Also a few who transferred to LMU. It’s a great option for transferring to both of those schools - but she’s going to need to ace that first year. Don’t know anything about transferring to SDSU except its really, really popular - 96,000 applicants last year!</p>
<p>I too would think that attending a CC with an admissions agreement with SDSU would be the best way to assure admissions to that particular campus.</p>
<p>FWIW as it is off topic, Notre Dame is not Jesuit, it is affiliated with the Congregation of the Holy Cross like University of Portland.</p>