Loyola University Chicago - Academics

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Although there is certainly disagreement on the topic, most students agree that the best thing about studying at Loyola is the care professors put into teaching their classes. Few teachers live on or even near campus, but this does not stop them from going out of their way to meet outside of their class schedule with students who require assistance. This relationship bene?ts both sides by creating a strong community of learning where students turn into instructors and instructors become students. Unfortunately, the elimination of some of a department’s programs severely hinders its ability to recruit students. Recently, Loyola’s ?nancial situation has stabilized somewhat, allowing for continued improvement of the academic environment.

Despite the University’s ?nancial problems, however, it is still possible to ?nd nationally acclaimed programs at Loyola. The business school has a record of excellence, providing many men and women the background and environment they need to be successful in the fast-paced climate of a big city’s economy. Graduates from all of Loyola’s departments leave with a strong sense of social justice. Many of them ?nd homes providing aid in various forms to communities throughout the world. Anyone looking to pursue a pre-medical or pre-law degree at Loyola will ?nd the school superbly equipped to answer to their needs, both in facilities and in professional assistance. Additionally, the schools of communication, nursing, and education have gathered quite a positive reputation, and are well equipped to prepare students for careers in their chosen field. In the end, although he or she may have to deal with more administrative red tape than the average academic, any student with a desire to learn can excel in any department at Loyola

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

There are plenty of good teachers... There are plenty of good teachers and classes to be had, but the best way to avoid the bad ones is to get advice from RAs and friends. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

I knew students who baby-sat for... I knew students who baby-sat for their professors’ kids, who had beers with their professors after class, who knew their profs’ office hours by heart, and called them by their first names. If it got any more intimate, we’d all be going to class naked. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

In general, the professors at... In general, the professors at Loyola were very good. I found most of them easily accessible and motivated to perform well. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

Loyola has teachers you will want... Loyola has teachers you will want to become, and teachers you will want to behead. The trick for me is not to be intimidated or overly skeptical about the fact that you may have a Jesuit priest as your professor, because Jesuit priests are smart as all get out. And some have been kicked out of the Catholic Church before, indicating they’re rebels, willing to smite tradition in favor of social justice. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

I was in an honors natural science... I was in an honors natural science class, and by the end I felt like I wanted to be a botanist. It was thoroughly engaging, fun, and comprehensive, and my professor thoroughly enjoyed the topic he was teaching. Conversely, I took a physical science class where the teacher had clearly been teaching from the same lesson plan for the last 10 years. It was dry, uninteresting, and despite taking meticulous notes and extra studying, I still was only able to get a B in the class because of curveballs thrown at us on the tests. 12345 Academics Report

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Did You Know?

Loyola’s 1963 NCAA champion basketball squad was the first major Division I college team to play four African Americans among its starting five.

Loyola is home to one of the larger Jesuit communities in the world, with 100 priests, brothers, and scholastics all serving the University and its surrounding area in some way.

Loyola’s football team was dubbed the “Ramblers” in 1926 because it traveled constantly throughout the United States. Although the football program was discontinued in 1930, the unique Rambler name remains.

The movie Flatliners was filmed primarily at Loyola’s Lake Shore Campus.

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