<p>I really like Loyola University Chicago...even though i haven't visited ;) . The campus seems really cool and it seems like a decent school, with an actual campus and an urban campus.</p>
<p>I know that there are the obvious choices such as University of Chicago and Northwestern, but how are Depaul and other Universities in Chicago?</p>
<p>I'm looking for somewhat of an actual campus, but I also really like the urban/city vibe. </p>
<p>Which university in Chicago is best for Communications/Journalism/Public Relations? And which universities are top ranked in Chicago?</p>
<p>i’d probably choose loyola if i wanted to study journalism in chicago. but i’d definitely choose northwestern if you dont mind being in evanston.</p>
<p>Loyola’s campus is absolutely beautiful. If you visit, I suspect you will truly love it. When I was on my visits, I did not visit DePaul because of time constraints. But if you’re looking for a ‘traditional college campus’ in with close proximity to the city, Loyola is definitely for you.</p>
<p>Although UIC has the benefit of being almost directly in the city, the campus was… ugly. Loyola is definitely the way to go. If they had an architecture major, I’d be there next fall.</p>
<p>i do NOT want to be in evanston…i wanna be close to the city.</p>
<p>idk if i should apply to the university of chicago or not…i like how its a VERY good school academically but I’m scared about being in tons of debt. Do they give a lot of merit? If they do, is it hard to get since everyone that goes to uchicago is well-rounded in academics and extracurriculars?</p>
<p>what college in INDIANA could loyola compare to? would it be smart to go to loyola and be a very good student and receive lots of money in scholarships or go to a college like uchicago and pay for the name?</p>
<p>I really am not in the position to answer very many of your questions, but Loyola gives GREAT aid. With my ACT score, 27, I got a $24,000 scholarship over four years (6 grand a year), and an $11,500 grant. Dropping the overall cost of tuition + room and board to about 23,000 if I were to attend.</p>
<p>As far as UChicago goes… Why not apply? Whats there to lose if you get in and decide not to go?</p>
<p>Um, if you want to study journalism and communications, Northwestern is your best bet. It has top-ranked programs in communications and journalism. Why do you not want to visit NU? Students use the “L” train and intercampus shuttles to visit and work in Chicago all the time. Evanston BORDERS the city of Chicago. The college town is quite urban too. </p>
<p>I’d say evanston is almost as close to the city as Hyde park is. On the purple line express or metra it only takes 20 minutes to get into the loop. Plus, the journalism and communications programs are some of the best.</p>
<p>Evanston abuts Rogers Park, the city neighborhood where Loyola’s main campus is located. By public transportation it can be quicker to get to the loop from Evanston than from Loyola. And the North Side, especially the north lakefront area, is much livelier with restaurants, bars, nightlife, movies, etc. than is the South Side where the University of Chicago is located. Most places you’d want to go on the North Side are easier to get to from Evanston than from Hyde Park.</p>
<p>Which gives out more aid/scholarships? Since that will probably be the deciding factor for me (its unfortunate that money might keep me away from one of my FAVORITE schools )</p>
<p>UIC’s campus is a lot prettier than what it was prior to the dismantling of the 2nd floor walk ways. The campus architectural design is brutalism. They are slowly dismantling all excess concrete. One classroom building is complete and another one is currently being renovated. However, this renovation work is expensive, and that can’t do more than one building at a time. </p>
<p>If you can get to downtown Chicago from Northwestern in 10-15 minutes, that is odd. Most of the time, the roads are too congested. If you take the CTA train, it’ll take over an hour.</p>
<p>Well thanks for ALL the posts and I’m going to think about Northwestern now.</p>
<p>Another question…</p>
<p>How is UIC? How does it compare to Loyola and Depaul? Is it better/worse? Proximity to the city? Can a lot of people get in (i want AT LEAST moderate selectivity)</p>
<p>Nova, there is the Purple Line Express CTA that bypasses all minor stops on the North side of Chicago. You can get into the Loop easily in 20-30 minutes during rush hour. There’s the intercampus shuttle that travels between the Evanston campus and Water Tower Place on Lake Shore Drive.</p>
<p>The Purple line express only runs on the weekday rush hours. It is constantly on the chopping block because of budget shortfalls. Normal time from Evanston to downtown when the Purple Line Express is not running is close to an hour.</p>
<p>On the other hand if you want to be in the Loop in a hurry it’s about 20 minutes by Metra rail. Besides, Northwestern students have fewer occasions to be downtown than to be on the North Side where the liveliest neighborhoods are. Why would you go to the Loop? For a job interview, maybe? But those would be on weekdays. For the Art Institute, definitely, but how often are you going to do that? Most of the urban experience you’ll want will be on the North Side, more accessible from Evanston than from Hyde Park. </p>
<p>If you’re going for pure academics, I’d say Chicago. If you’re going for city life, ironically it’s Northwestern (in suburban Evanston) that provides the best access to the best of what Chicago has to offer.</p>
<p>I plan on taking a college visit day to Chicago next week or the week after. I’m wondering which colleges I should see? I DEFINATELY want to see Loyola Chicago. What college is closest to that?</p>
<p>NU is about a 15 minute drive down picturesque sheridain road from Loyola. DePaul (if you were looking at it) is in Lincoln Park which isn’t far. UIC and UChicago are on the other side of the Loop, probably 30-45 depending on traffic (avoid rush hour at all costs, where it might take an hour!) down Sheridan the other way, then onto Lake Shore Drive. UIC is closer to loyola than UChicago, but more city driving so it takes about the same amount of time. If you want to avoid driving, Loyola, Depaul, NU are all accessible via CTA (so are UIC and UChicago, but probably no faster than driving).</p>
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