Loyola University - Chicago

Overall, my time here in Chicago has not been bad. Actually, my time in Chicago has been wonderful. I do wish, however, that the school that is in such a wonderful city would bring itself up to par. Not only has the school cut funding for almost any program or department one can mention, but it also cannot retain any faculty due to its poor management. There are some very good professors here, however I must say that they are few and far between. The people are for the most part friendly, but there is a somewhat depressing undertone on campus. I wish I could say I received the education that I payed for, but for $20,000 per year for tuition, I could have done much better elsewhere. I personally think that the classes are very comparable to some community colleges in quality. The community colleges probably even have a better turnover rate for faculty. I am not saying this about the academics blindly. I have attended classes at universities around the midwest, including Northwestern, U of Chicago, Michigan State, and U of M. Attending classes at these schoold truly gave me a perspective on what I should be recieving in my education, especially since in some of the cases I am paying more to go to Loyola

3rd Year Male -- Class 2004

Surrounding City: A+, University Resource Use/ spending: F