<p>My daughter is deciding between these 3 schools. She is entering as undeclared. Does anyone have any thoughts about which is he strongest academically?</p>
<p>I was actually in a similar boat my Senior year of HS. Stonehill and Loyola were my two favorites and at the time had almost identical admissions stats.
I, too, was torn to the point where I actually told my parents (prematurely) that I was going to go to Loyola just so I could have the decision made. Thankfully, my father insisted that I at least revisit my other top schools and I wound up choosing Stonehill because it was the best “fit.”<br>
Loyola, as I understand it, is typical of other “Universities” in that there are specific “schools” that house specific types of majors. From what I understand, switching between schools (for example, coming in as undeclared business but later deciding to become an English major) can be very difficult. Stonehill, on the other hand, categorizes their majors into three “disciplines,” (business, liberal arts, and sciences) but switching between and double-majoring among the three is simple. </p>
<p>I’m very happy with the level of education I have received at Stonehill. I will be graduating in May having experienced a wide variety of courses, internships for credit, service learning, etc. I will be starting with Teach For America in June. </p>
<p>That being said, I have had friends at both other schools (St. Mike’s is incredibly similar to Stonehill from what I have heard) who feel the same way about their respective schools. This is pretty much a case of finding the best “fit” between three schools on relatively equal academic levels.</p>
<p>Hopefully this helps!</p>