Professors usually schedule office hours for students to come and ask questions, but they are always available to schedule an appointment to meet with students. My advice: go to office hours and build those relationships with your teachers. It makes the college experience so much better! Academic advisers are available for the students with many walk-in hours throughout the week. They additionally have individual appointments students can book. Each freshman is assigned a first and second year adviser, and then a new adviser is assigned your junior year according to your major.
It is really easy to get an appointment-- all you need to do is call. VT: How would you describe the dorm life — rooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students?
Ashley: Loyola has recently built many new eco-friendly dorms on campus, as well as new dining halls. As a freshman and sophomore, you are required to live on campus. I loved this experience because you are so close to your classes, dining options, and the friends you will call family.
Many of the dorms on campus have private bathrooms and beautiful views of the Chicago skyline or Lake Michigan. Nearly all sophomore dorms are apartment-style living, complete with bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom.
Every student living in the dorms is required to have a meal plan or a declining balance to be used at the dining halls or small university shops.
There are tons of socialization opportunities for students starting from the moment they arrive on campus. Welcome Week starts with lots of on campus activities and opportunities to explore great tourist sites in Chicago. After this week, many dorm floors host events for residents to bond and get to know each other better. The multitude of student organizations is displayed at an organization fair for students to get involved in as many as they would like.
The Department of Programming provides many weeknight and weekend activities for students to participate in, including Wednesday and Friday night movies of new releases that are not yet out on DVD! Loyola also has a rapidly growing Greek community, with sororities and fraternities that host many social and community service events.
Any building you enter at Loyola has screens displaying new upcoming events and opportunities to get involved. Loyola provides students with a great community to make friends, get involved, and be successful. What did you study and why?
Did the university do a good job supporting your particular area of study? Ashley: Loyola supports all of its majors with outstanding teachers and a great Core Curriculum. In my opinion, Loyola is known for its sciences, nursing, business, and political science preparation for law school. However, I never encountered a student that seemed unhappy with his or her major and program.
The Core Curriculum helps build a well-rounded student and does not get in the way of completing your major. Also, Loyola is a Jesuit institution, but I feel it necessary to say that they do not require you to follow their religious beliefs. They allow many opportunities for students of all religions to feel comfortable and able to practice their beliefs. I studied Biology with a Molecular Emphasis and Chemistry because I love science and am passionate about using it to help others.
The university greatly supported my studies by providing me with the opportunity to build a degree by taking courses I was interested in. They have a great tutoring program that is free for students who may need a little assistance, and I highly recommend the center.
The laboratory facilities in the biology department are like new. Loyola also gives students many opportunities to participate in research with professors. My research included studying the parasite that causes malaria.
VT: How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life? Ashley: As a freshman, it was very easy to make friends with floormates and the people others may know. Loyola allows you to build a large network very quickly and has many activities and retreats to allow students to do so. Get Info. Building together As Loyola's first vice president of institutional diversity, equity, and inclusion, Dominique Jordan Turner is poised to make a difference—but she won't be doing it alone.
Explore Loyola See more stories. Photo Gallery Students enjoy the crisp fall air on the quads one last time before winter moves through Chicago. A beautiful view There's a lot to love about Loyola's campuses. Notice of non-discriminatory policy as to students As a Jesuit-Catholic institution with a mission to care for persons as a whole, Loyola University Chicago admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities made available to students at the school.
Come Visit. Give to Loyola. Sheridan Rd. At large universities, it can sometimes be hard to find teachers and other members of the school that are willing to help out. The professors here genuinely care about you succeeding during your time here and will do all they can to assist you. Paying for college can sometimes seem impossible. But I can honestly say that this school helps as much as they can when it comes to helping you pay for your education.
There are always opportunities to apply for scholarships and work studies that lower the cost of attending. The university truly takes into consideration your financial troubles and they really put in effort in figuring out a way for students to afford the school with the least amount of stress possible. Our blue light system makes it easy to signal for help whenever you even feel uncomfortable about a situation.
We have campus safety vehicles visible at almost anywhere on campus and the 8 ride transportation system will pick you up if you feel sketchy about walking home at night. We are located in a city and we do need to take certain safety precautions, and our school makes it easy to do so. There are many different types of studiers, rather you need absolute silence or some background noise.
For those who really need to focus, we have silent levels in our libraries that require absolute silence. On the other hand, we also have cafes all throughout campus, and even in some dorm buildings, that create a busy yet soothing atmosphere for getting all of your work done. There are always occasions going on where dorms will order insomnia cookies for the students or throw an event with meals provided by the school.
Also, students get a free train pass to travel anywhere around the city for five years!! My last point has to be cheesy!!!
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