College Admission at Loyola

I had a nice surprise for Valentine’s Day-warm weather! I know it seems strange that I would post that right after writing a whole entry called “Snow!”, but that’s the Midwest for you-arctic conditions one day, and a tropical breeze the next. My friends and I took advantage of the nice day by taking a [...]

My name is Tanner Walters, and I am currently a Freshman, starting my second semester at Loyola! This blog is where I’ll be talking about my personal experience as a student at Loyola and as a new Chicagoan. A little about myself:  I am double-majoring in theatre and journalism (we’re not all biology majors, I [...]

Yes that is exactly what you think it is… a Gold Pyramid. My fraternity, built this structure for “The Kappa Klassic.” Which, is a mini golf course brought to campus by the sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma. My group was asked to design a hole and being that our fraternity was built on Egyptian history, we built [...]

I often hear horror stories from friends and family about people who have roomed with their best friends in college and ended up hating their friends by the end of the year. So when making the decision last year to get an apartment with four of my best friends, I was a little hesitant and [...]

Throughout the travel season, I’ve noticed that quite a few students are applying to a wide array of schools. Applying to many schools can be a good way to keep your options open, but it can also be quite time consuming. I would recommend narrowing the list to save your self some time (and money if [...]

After almost two months since leaving for school, fall break finally gave me the opportunity to travel back to my hometown. This break always comes at a genius time, when I physically can’t pull any more all-nighters, I crave my mom’s home-cooking all day long and most of all I miss my family and friends. [...]

I have been all over the world but I must say there really is nothing like the Chicago skyline. And it looks great from all angles: From the Field Museum From Lincoln Park From a reflection off the Trump Tower From Grant Park From the Lakeshore path And from my freshman year bedroom in Mertz

So for the past month, I have spent A LOT of time on the road and living out of a suitcase for fall travel, recruitment to various high schools and college fairs around Indiana & Illinois. This has led to quite a bit of reminiscing over my study abroad experience while I was a junior at Loyola University [...]

Check out this canvas I made that was completely inspired by Pinterest.  I had been searching for the perfect decorations that I could craft for my room, and this one is right up my alley.  The quote is one of my favorites; it definitely sums up my traveling and foodie lifestyle! I put stick on [...]

As I’ve mentioned before, fall means travel season for Admission Counselors! So far I’ve spent a total of 9 days on the road and I’ve driven a total of 1,794 miles throughout Indiana! That’s an average of 199 miles per day, woah. While I love fall travel and the opportunity to meet with so many [...]